GamingNews

Nintendo Switch launches in China on December 10 for $300

December 4, 2019
(Reuters) — Japan’s Nintendo said on Wednesday it will officially launch its Switch gaming console in mainland China on December 10 priced 2,099 yuan ($298) with local partner Tencent. Pre-orders for the console began at noon (0400 GMT) in China on Wednesday, opening a major front in Nintendo’s drive to expand the reach of the home-portable Switch device beyond a core fanbase as it heads…
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MobileNews

More signs point to Samsung's Galaxy S11 capturing 8K video

December 4, 2019
It’ll likely be a couple of months before Samsung officially unveils the Galaxy S11, but leaks are already starting to paint a picture of what’s in store for its next flagship phone. A render that emerged last month offered a peek at what the S11 may look like…
MobileNews

Readdle’s Calendars 5 for iOS gains support for Microsoft Exchange and more

December 4, 2019
Readdle’s Calendars 5 for iPhone and iPad recently received an update that brings support for Microsoft Exchange calendars as well as the ability to use multiple iCloud, Google, or Exchange calendars. The Calendars 5 update was released over the holiday weekend and will notably make the popular app for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch an option for many users who need to sync Exchange…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Researchers develop AI that reads lips from video footage

December 4, 2019
AI and machine learning algorithms capable of reading lips from videos aren’t anything out of the ordinary, in truth. Back in 2016, researchers from Google and the University of Oxford detailed a system that could annotate video footage with 46.8% accuracy, outperforming a…
MobileNews

First Samsung Galaxy Note10 lite (A81) renders show a different camera hump

December 4, 2019
We saw the Galaxy S10 lite/A91 renders by @OnLeaks, now the prolific leakster is teasing the Galaxy Note10 lite/A81. The renders are quite dark, concealing some details, but the camera bump is clearly smaller. Based on a leaked roadmap, the Galaxy A81 will have a 64MP main camera, 16MP ultra wide and a telephoto camera (“2x or 5x”), plus a Time of Flight (ToF) sensor. It’s not clear how…
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MobileNews

The PlayStation 3 was Blu-ray’s ultimate Trojan horse

December 4, 2019
As the PlayStation 3 came to market in 2006, prices of HDTVs were falling. More consumers were looking to upgrade the big screen in their living rooms. And so the entertainment industry was eager to move on from DVD and rerelease films in hopes that people would “double dip” and repurchase their favorites in high-definition quality (and at a higher price). But instead of a straightforward…
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