In a recent paper published on the preprint server Arxiv.org, researchers at Carnegie Mellon, Facebook, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign propose Active Neural Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (Active Neural SLAM), a hierarchical approach for teaching AI agents to explore environments. They say that it leverages the strength of both classical and AI-based path- and goal-planning…
Sony released charts showing the top downloads on the PlayStation 4’s digital store for March, and Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty franchise dominated the month.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, the latest main installment in the shooter franchise that hit in September…
The OnePlus Launcher 4.4 update has now been updated to show app icons when in the app multitasking view.
Previously, the app switcher would simply show you all of your background or opened apps in the card style, with the floating name and icon above each “card.” The…
iPhone 12 to feature smaller notch and share design cues with iPad Pro, half-size cheaper HomePod later this year
April 13, 2020
Bloomberg today reports that of the four new iPhone models in the iPhone 12 lineup, at least two will feature a redesigned chassis with flat stainless steel edges, with flat sides and more sharply rounded corners like the current iPad Pro design.
The size of the Face ID notch is also expected to get smaller this year. Echoing previous reports, Apple is also working on a cheaper HomePod that would…
Bloomberg has published a new report detailing much of Apple’s product roadmap for 2020, including the four new iPhones that have been widely rumored. Corroborating Ming-chi Kuo’s analysis from last year, Apple is said to be redesigning the iPhone Pro chassis with flat…
Between reports and official teasers, LG has been prepping something brand new for its Android smartphones. Tonight, LG has officially announced the “LG Velvet,” the first in a new line of phones that emphasizes design over specs.
In a press release, LG teases…
Google testing new Lens logo in Photos for Android
April 13, 2020
Google Lens was announced at I/O 2017 as a way to visually search the world and receive help. As the tool integrated into Assistant, Photos, and Search approaches its third birthday, Google looks to be testing a new Lens logo.
At the announcement three years ago, Google showed off a rectangular camera logo. What shipped later that year differed in that it was a square. The actual lens in the icon…
This week’s top stories: iPhone 12 leaks, iOS 13.4.1 release, Apple’s COVID-19 response...
April 13, 2020
In this week’s top stories: iOS 14 home screen redesign and feature rumors, Apple designs a custom Face Shield, new iOS 13.4.1 release, and more. Read on for all of this week’s biggest news.
Apple continued its work to help those on the frontlines of the COVID-19…
Google has made several of its apps from Pixel smartphones available widely in the Play Store for other Android users, but its phone/dialer app hasn’t been one of them historically. Now, some Android phones have been able to download the dialer app from the Play…
Gaming industry TV ad spend is rising — blame Tom Nook
April 13, 2020
Even with much of the U.S. economy shutting down due to the coronavirus pandemic, the gaming sector upped its advertising outlay for television to an estimated $17.3 million in March—$5.3 million more than February’s spend. As we’ve previously mentioned, gaming could be an economic bright spot with millions of Americans staying home.
GamesBeat has partnered with iSpot.tv, the always-on TV ad…
