AI & RoboticsNews

Microsoft’s AI rewrites sentences based on context

October 21, 2019
Ever heard of context modeling? It defines how contextual data is structured and maintained, and it plays a pivotal role in open domain conversation. That’s why researchers at Microsoft recently investigated a novel approach that involves rewriting the last utterance in a dialogue turn (i.e., a series of utterances) by considering context history. In a preprint paper detailing their work…
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The Honor V30 Pro with 5G connectivity is coming in November

October 21, 2019
Honor President Zhao Ming has stated that a 5G-connected Honor V30 will be launched next month. Ming didn’t commit to a specific date in November, but said that the phone will support Stand Alone and Non-Stand Alone modes and hinted that this phone will target a young…
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MacWorld test says iPhone 11 beats Pixel 4

October 21, 2019
When Apple announced the low-light photography capabilities of the iPhone 11, everyone was eagerly awaiting a new Night mode versus Night Sight test, aka Apple against Google. PC World conducted one back in September, but that was against the Pixel 3 – the smartphone…
MobileNews

Samsung Galaxy Fold gets Note10 camera features with new update

October 21, 2019
The Samsung Galaxy Fold has been out for some time and Samsung is issuing the first official software update which brings all of the camera updates from the Note 10 line. Users in France and the UAE have already begun receiving firmware version F900FXXU1ASJ4 which comes in at just over 670 MB and brings the October security patch. Galaxy Fold update changelog The major additions in the camera…
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WSJ backs report of Apple making the iPhone XR in India

October 21, 2019
A report last week said that a Foxconn facility had begun making the iPhone XR in India, and a new report today backs this. The  Newley Purnell supported the report with a tweeted photo of an iPhone XR box printed with “Designed by Apple in California, Assembled in India”… The specific mention of the XR is part of a more general  report on India’s push to attract manufacturers to move…
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Xiaomi plans to launch over 10 phones with 5G in 2020

October 21, 2019
Xiaomi has a bold plan of launching nearly a dozen new smartphones with 5G next year. The devices won’t be all flagships, but midrangers as well, as the company fears 4G smartphones won’t be competitive come 2020. Lei Jun, the Xiaomi CEO, revealed the 2020 plans at the…
AI & RoboticsNews

How AI powers the Pixel 4

October 21, 2019
Google’s Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL go on sale this week after making their debut at a hardware event in New York last week, and like previous versions of Google’s flagship smartphone, artificial intelligence powers many exclusive new features and improvements. On-device…
GamingNews

Xbox Live change enables you to choose any gamertag you want

October 21, 2019
Xbox Live is changing the way that gamertags work. The service now enables you to change your name to whatever you want — although, you will get a numerical identified to go along with that. Of course, you still can’t use a lot of hateful or suggestive words. And the length maxes out at 12 characters. You can change your gamertag once for free — even if you’ve used your free name change in…
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