MobileNews

Realme takes chunk of India mobile market as Samsung slides

November 11, 2019
Realme keeps on increasing its share of the Indian smartphone market, growing shipments more than 400 percent year-on-year to grab 14.3 percent in the third quarter of 2019, according to figures from IDC. That’s a huge increase on the 3.1 percent recorded a year ago when the brand had only just launched, initially as a spin-off from Oppo. IDC cites “heavy shipments” of the C2 phone as well…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Microsoft AI helps diagnose cervical cancer faster

November 11, 2019
In some cases, AI-assisted cancer detection might be more than a convenience — it could be the key to getting a diagnosis in the first place. Microsoft and SRL Diagnostics have developed an AI tool that helps detect cervical cancer, freeing doctors in India and other countries where the sheer volume of patients could prove overwhelming. The team trained an AI to spot signs of the cancer by…
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MobileNews

Weekly poll: Xiaomi Mi Note 10 - is this the new camera king?

November 10, 2019
The Xiaomi Mi Note 10 is the first smartphone in the world to bring a 108MP camera – that’s 13 times the resolution of a 4K TV! It’s also the first phone to offer five different focal lengths, something the Nokia 9 PureView (the first penta camera phone) could not…
ComputersNews

Calvin Harris already has the new Mac Pro

November 10, 2019
Apple still won’t say when the new Mac Pro will ship besides “this fall,” but one of its early adopters might have hinted that it’s getting close. DJ Calvin Harris has posted multiple Instagram Stories showing that he already has Apple’s workstation as part of his music production setup. He didn’t talk about it, to no one’s surprise, but this suggests…
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GamingNews

Production is finally starting on the 'Halo' TV series

November 10, 2019
After six long years, filming for the Halo TV series is ready to start. Showtime has announced that production on the game-based show is “about to begin,” and has revealed three new cast members in the process. Danny Sapani (of Doctor Who and The Last Jedi)…
ComputersNews

Lenovo pilots VR as an alternative to general anesthesia for kids

November 10, 2019
Whether you’re an adult or a child, medical procedures can be intimidating or uncomfortable enough to cause panic — one reason patients might need to be knocked out with general anesthesia. But Lenovo and the Starlight Children’s Foundation have been pilot testing virtual reality headsets as an alternative to general anesthetics for kids, alleviating panic and pain by distracting critically…
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