Chrome updates are normally good things, but some Android users have good reason to complain about the latest release. Google has paused the rollout for Chrome 79 on Android after reports of the update ‘wiping’ data from third-party apps that use the WebView framework. The data is technically still intact, but there’s no way to access it — and that’s a problem when…
RCS messaging is now available to all Android users in the US
December 16, 2019
After years of delays and very limited rollouts, next-generation texting is finally available to all Android users in the US. Android Messages product manager Sanaz Ahari has confirmed that the American RCS rollout completed on December 9th, or a few weeks ahead of…
Last year, IBM announced a Data Science Elite team whose only job is to help big enterprise companies push their first AI models into production.
Now, more than a year after the program’s launch, Rob Thomas, the IBM executive overseeing the AI SWAT team, reports that it…
One area of AI that’s red-hot is virtual agents — smart software that companies are building to chat with their customers through text, voice, or a web chat box. IBM says it has emerged as the only serious provider of this technology for the enterprise. Rob Thomas, general manager at IBM overseeing data and AI, recently sat down with VentureBeat founder Matt Marshall for an interview.
Thomas…
This is a preview of the Galaxy S11 design or rather a mid-range interpretation of it. The new Galaxy A series targets a wider audience than the upcoming flagships and its real competition is the aggressively-priced premium mid-rangers coming out of China.
You can view the…
5 areas of focus when adopting AI in your organization
December 15, 2019
Artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionize financial services. According to the MIT Sloan and Boston Consulting Group’s 2019 Global Executive Study and Research Report, 90% of respondents agree that AI represents a business opportunity for their companies.
This week’s top stories: iOS 13.3, Apple Card updates, Mac Pro + Pro Display XDR, more
December 15, 2019
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It seems that Motorola has very carefully picked the launch markets for the Moto One Hyper – the US, Brazil and (soon) the UK. Spotty support for LTE bands along with import fees keeps the competitive Chinese brands out of those markets, which changes the value-for-money…
Chrome 79 for Android rolled out earlier this week with phishing protections and the ability to reorder bookmarks. A WebView issue related to that version is affecting third-party Android apps and causing user data loss.
Some apps are not native and essentially just…
Flashback: the Nokia Lumia 800 was created by transplanting WP7 into Nokia N9's body
December 15, 2019
Last week we covered the Nokia N9 story, this week we said goodbye to Windows for phones. This makes it the perfect time to look at the life of the Nokia Lumia 800 the first Windows Phone handset from the Finns.
We mentioned that the first Lumias reused the N9 polycarbonate body, but the truth runs deeper than that the Sea Ray phone was originally a CDMA version of the Nokia N9 intended…
