Android smartphones can have as much cool tech as companies can dream of, but implementing it properly relies on apps. Convincing developers to support new features has always been Android’s Achillies heel, and it seems that app problem will be the case with Pixel 4’s face unlock biometrics.
In its full review of the Pixel 4, the folks at Android Central offered an interesting tidbit about…
Twitch snags chief marketing officer Doug Scott from Zynga
October 21, 2019
Twitch, the livestreaming service and entertainment community owned by Amazon, is announcing today that former Zynga chief marketing officer Doug Scott is joining Twitch as the new CMO. He will be based in Twitch’s San Francisco office.
The move shows that Twitch is still…
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…
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 didnt 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 crowd.
According to rumors, the Honor V30 Pro will be the 5G model in the line up. It will use the Kirin 990 5G chipset, which…
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…
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…
The 15-inch version of the Surface Laptop 3 represents the biggest change to the clamshell laptop since Microsoft launched the first Surface Laptop in 2017. And yet, it is remarkably similar to the prior models, despite the fact that it’s bigger and has a completely different processor.
That similarity has made it difficult to determine who exactly this version of the Surface Laptop 3 is for.
Podcaster Adam Garrett-Harris has put together a fun curated list of Mac screensavers, including a bunch of Apple-inspired ones.
There is, for example, one which makes your Mac screen look like the Lock screen of an iPhone or iPad (above), and another which looks like an…
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…
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 wont be all flagships, but midrangers as well, as the company fears 4G smartphones wont be competitive come 2020.
Lei Jun, the Xiaomi CEO, revealed the 2020 plans at the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, China, where he also urged telecoms to hurry up with their 5G expansion.
People in the…
