For a while now, we were starting to believe that Samsung’s Bixby-powered smart speaker would keep existing as vaporware. After all, it was first announced over a year ago, in 2018 alongside the Galaxy Note9. Earlier today, Samsung Korea accidentally posted an announcement article for the Galaxy Home Mini. The article was posted on Samsung Korea but has since been taken down.
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Fortnite is hosting a PS4 tournament on February 15 and 16
February 3, 2020
Sony announced today that Epic Games is hosting The Fortnite Celebration Cup on February 15 and February 16 as an exclusive tournament for PlayStation 4.
Fortnite is a gigantic hit, becoming a pop culture influencer that has extended its reach well outside of the world of…
Early today, on its South Korean website, Samsung posted that the Galaxy Home Mini will be released in South Korea on February 12th for 9,000 KRW, approximately $83. The post has since been removed, but it was online long enough to give us a few new details about the Galaxy…
Samsung Galaxy A01 debuts in Vietnam with Snapdragon 439
February 3, 2020
Towards the end of last year, Samsung quietly announced the Galaxy A01 smartphone and it’s apparent from the name that this is an entry-level smartphone we are talking about. But information regarding the specs was scarce so we had to wait until now when thethe phone is hitting the shelves to get the full picture.
It seems that Vietnam will be the first country to get the handset, which is…
HPE acquires identity management startup Scytale
February 3, 2020
HPE today announced that it’s acquired Scytale, a startup providing tools that help engineers build identity-driven and large-scale distributed software, for an undisclosed sum. According to HPE fellow and general manager Dave Husak, cofounders Sunil James, Emiliano…
Microsoft’s ‘Your Phone’ app now brings calls from Android to Windows, wallpapers too
February 3, 2020
For Windows 10 users, Microsoft’s “Your Phone” app has been a powerful tool for pairing an Android smartphone to your PC. In the time since its debut, the app has only gotten more powerful. In some of its most recent updates, “Your Phone” has added support for…
More foldable smartphones are coming in 2020, and the Motorola Razr has finally arrived after a brief delay. This week, just ahead of the phone’s shipping date, a few first impressions videos and articles have hit the web, and unfortunately, they don’t paint a great picture for the device.
In case you missed its announcement in late 2019, the Motorola Razr is a foldable Android smartphone…
European Galaxy S20 phones will be bundled with Galaxy Buds+, here's how much they'll cost
February 3, 2020
European pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S20 phones will come with a free pair of Galaxy Buds+. This new model will have an MSRP of 170, according to leakster Roland Quand, but they’ll be free if you place your order no later than March 8.
The first deliveries are…
Ubisoft acquires Idle Miner Tycoon developer Kolibri Games
February 3, 2020
Ubisoft knows that its fans love a good game where the numbers keep getting bigger. That’s why it has added role-playing-like levels to recent Assassin’s Creed and Tom Clancy games. But what about a game where the entire point is the numbers going up? Well, to get into…
Apple details AI to help voice assistants recognize hotwords and multilingual speakers
February 3, 2020
Speech recognition is an acute area of interest for Apple, whose cross-platform Siri virtual assistant is used by over 500 million customers worldwide. This past week, the tech giant published a series of preprint research papers investigating techniques to improve voice trigger detection and speaker verification, as well as language identification for multiple speakers.
Speaker verification and…
