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Apple releases iOS and iPadOS 13.3 with multiple bug fixes

December 10, 2019
Apple is now rolling out iOS and iPadOS 13.3 to compatible devices. The OTA update size, at least on our iPhone XR, was around 695MB but the number will vary with the device. As with most of the updates that came since iOS 13 released two months ago, 13.3 primarily focuses on fixing all the bugs that continue to plague the OS. There’s a laundry list of them, which we can’t all mention…
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Lightroom finally adds direct photo import on iOS

December 10, 2019
Adobe announced its December updates to its photography apps today, and among the most significant is the ability to direct import photos on Lightroom for iOS and iPadOS. iOS and iPadOS 13.2 now allows raw files to be directly imported into Lightroom from cameras and memory…
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MIT and IBM’s ObjectNet shows that AI struggles at object detection in the real world

December 10, 2019
Object recognition models have improved by leaps and bounds over the past decade, but they’ve got a long way to go where accuracy is concerned. That’s the conclusion of a joint team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and IBM, which recently released a data set — ObjectNet — designed to illustrate the performance gap between machine learning algorithms and humans. Unlike many…
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NVIDIA's RTX GPUs will speed up Maya 2020 workloads

December 10, 2019
Now that NVIDIA’s RTX graphics cards are boosting performance for Adobe’s Creative Cloud suite and Blender, it was only a matter of time until Maya, the 3D creation tool widely used for Hollywood films and TV shows, joined the party. NVIDIA announced today that…
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iOS 13.3 arrives with full support for physical security keys

December 10, 2019
Apple is releasing its new iOS 13.3 update for all compatible devices today. The biggest addition is the ability to use FIDO2-compliant USB-C, NFC, and Lightning physical security devices with Apple’s Safari browser. These physical security keys offer greater account…
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SkateBird grinds its way to Switch in late 2020

December 10, 2019
Nintendo announced during its indie game showcase today that SkateBird is coming to Switch in late 2020. SkateBird takes inspiration from the Tony Hawk Pro Skater series. But instead of playing as, you know, a human, you’re a bird. SkateBird is also coming out to PC next year. This is the first console version announced for the game. Glass Bottom Gaming is developing SkateBird. The studio also…
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