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Nokia 2.3 announced with Android One and 2 days battery life

December 5, 2019
Nokia today announced the Nokia 2.3, the company’s latest budget Android One smartphone. The Nokia 2.3 will be going on sale today and is priced at €109. The Nokia 2.3 has a simple, no-nonsense design made out of polymer. The front of the device has a notched 6.2-inch, 720p display with some fairly sizable bezels. On the side the phone features a dedicated button for Google Assistant. The…
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Nokia 9 PureView gets the Android 10 update

December 5, 2019
HMD has finished work on its second Android 10 update – Nokia 9 PureView users can expect the notification for an Over The Air update any day now. While you wait, make sure you have the latest security patch installed as that is required before you can upgrade the OS. So…
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Apple explains why the iPhone 11 is requesting location data without permission

December 5, 2019
Apple has finally clarified a peculiar and unsettling privacy issue with its newer iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro models regarding location tracking. After security expert Brian Krebs revealed earlier this week that the latest iPhones request location data even when a user has toggled the appropriate privacy settings to avoid sharing that information, Apple is now telling TechCrunch that the culprit…
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Waymo One marks self-driving service’s first anniversary with iOS app

December 5, 2019
One year ago, Waymo launched a public self-driving ride service in Phoenix, Arizona. To mark that anniversary, Waymo One is getting an iOS app, while the Alphabet division shared usage details for the Lyft/Uber competitor. The Waymo app arrived in the Google Play Store for Android devices this April. In coming to iOS, iPhone owners in the Metro Phoenix area can join the service’s waitlist…
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Microsoft using ‘Game of Drones’ AI racing challenge to improve trustable autonomy systems

December 5, 2019
A series of new features appear to be on the way for Microsoft’s AirSim, a robotics and AI simulation platform. The Unreal Engine-based simulator will be adapted to better suit Game of Drones, which pits quadcopter drone racing AI systems against each other in an AirSim simulation. Game of Drones is in its first year and today Microsoft said it plans to keep the competition open after a winner…
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