MobileNews

How to use custom fonts on iPhone and iPad

October 28, 2019
One of the features debuting with iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 that hasn’t received much attention since its announcement at WWDC is the ability to use custom fonts on iPhone and iPad. The feature is limited for now, but follow along for how to get going with custom fonts on iOS and iPadOS. Apps have existed for quite some time that offer a workaround to bring custom fonts to iOS and specific apps. But…
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MobileNews

Android TV bug pushes ‘Chromecast built-in’ off-screen while on screensavers

October 28, 2019
Google’s Android TV copies the Chromecast’s nice screensavers when on standby, but there’s a weird bug affecting that feature right now which pushes the “Chromecast built-in” text off-screen. For the past few days, my Nvidia Shield TV has been pushing the text display on the screensaver off of the display, giving a somewhat ugly look when the screensaver is running. At first, I figured…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Amazon researchers reduce data required for AI transfer learning

October 28, 2019
Cross-lingual learning is an AI technique involving training a natural language processing model in one language and retraining it in another. It’s been demonstrated that retrained models can outperform those trained from scratch in the second language, which is likely why researchers at Amazon’s Alexa division are investing considerable time investigating them. In a paper scheduled to be…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Why a memory chip maker is moving into AI processing

October 28, 2019
I did a double-take last week when Micron Technology, one of the world’s largest memory chip makers, acquired artificial intelligence hardware and software startup Fwdnxt. The move could be very interesting. If it bears fruit, Fwdnxt could bring Micron into direct…
GamingNews

'Luigi's Mansion 3' is Mario's brother at his best

October 28, 2019
It’s been six years since Mario’s brother strapped on a modified vacuum cleaner and battled colorful ghosts in Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (known as just Luigi’s Mansion 2 in Europe, Australia and Japan). The 3DS adventure was a brilliant but sad reminder that the game deserved another home console outing similar to the original Gamecube release. Well, it’s finally…
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