A teardown of the U1 chip in the iPhone 11 has confirmed that it is Apple’s own design. There had been earlier speculation that Apple was using a Decawave Ultra Wideband DW1000 chip that has similar capabilities, offering precise radio-based positioning down to 10 cm.
iFixit says Apple’s chip is a different design to the DW1000, but uses the same standards and is compatible with third-party…
Nintendo Switch Brain Age followup gets January launch in Europe
October 11, 2019
Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch is heading to Europe. Nintendo confirmed that the Brain Age followup is launching January 3 in that region. The publisher still hasn’t confirmed a North American release, though.
Nintendo previously only announced…
(Reuters) — Alphabet unit Google’s fight against a record EU antitrust fine related to its Android mobile software received a boost after Europe’s second-highest court allowed Android phone maker Gigaset and HMD Global Oy to intervene in the lawsuit.
Google is…
Microsoft has been through a saga with its Windows 10 updates, with problems ranging from files being inadvertently deleted to wiping user data being reported. With the newest update, the company is testing out a less intrusive approach for installing new features, requiring fewer restarts and making the update process faster.
Windows 10 version 1909, also known as 19H2, will be…
Apple ‘pushing it’ with goal to launch iPhones featuring in-house custom 5G modems in 2022
October 11, 2019
It is pretty common knowledge at this point that Apple is going to release 5G iPhones next year, perhaps across all three of Apple’s flagship new models. However, the 2020 iPhones will be using Qualcomm modems.
Apple’s in-house silicon team has had the challenge of…
Windows 10’s November 2019 update is now available to testers
October 11, 2019
Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 update will be called the November 2019 Update, and the final build is available now to Windows Insiders in the Release Preview Ring. The company has previously said that it’s a small update which focuses on performance improvements and…
Donald Trump is the newest Twitch streamer
October 11, 2019
The 2020 presidential campaigns are well under way, and Donald Trump has added another internet outlet to reach voters: Twitch. The campaign’s first verified stream went live tonight from a rally in Minneapolis, as Trump followed Bernie Sanders’ campaign in creating a presence on the site. While the primary use of Twitch is for live video game streams, as of this writing it’s…
Donald Trump joins Twitch, an Amazon-owned company
October 10, 2019
President Donald Trump has joined streaming service Twitch as part of his re-election strategy. Twitch is owned by Amazon, the company led by Jeff Bezos — and both Amazon and Bezos are frequent targets for Trump’s displeasure.
It appears Trump recently joined Twitch…
How Google Stadia’s ‘negative latency’ might work
October 10, 2019
Google Stadia is going to feel more responsive than local hardware … eventually. At least, Stadia engineering boss Madj Bakar is making that claim in an interview in the latest issue of Edge magazine (via PCGamesN). That doesn’t seem possible, right?. Latency is…
AI startups stand out at Comcast Lift Labs Accelerator 2019
October 10, 2019
This evening in Philadelphia, Comcast NBCUniversal’s Lift Labs Accelerator showcased the 11 companies in its second-ever class during a demo day in front of investors and the local tech community. The event marked the finale of the program’s 13-week program, during which each startup worked with Techstars’ bench of industry experts and Comcast brands including Xfinity, NBC, Telemundo, NBC…
