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Asus’ ROG Phone II is powerful, ambitious, and ridiculous

October 4, 2019
These days, it’s not challenging to find a phone that’s powerful enough to run most games on the App Store or Google Play Store, nor is it too costly. It’s also easy to buy a DualShock 4 or Xbox One gamepad, then pair it to your phone via Bluetooth so you can have a console-like controller experience without being glued to your couch. Both of those points make it very hard for me to convince…
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MobileNews

Apple updates App Store Connect for iOS with support for Dark Mode

October 4, 2019
Apple is continuing its trend of updating its numerous iOS applications for iOS 13. This evening, the App Store Connect app for iOS has been updated with Dark Mode support, as well as stability improvements and bug fixes. With Dark Mode support, App Store Connect will now follow your system-wide iOS setting and adhere to a dark or light theme. App Store Connect has traditionally had an all-white…
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EA leaks personal data for 'FIFA 20' Global Series players

October 3, 2019
EA opened up registrations for the FIFA 20 Global Series competition today. However, those trying to register noticed that the sign-up page displayed personal details of players who had already done so. They saw usernames, email addresses and dates of birth, among other…
MobileNews

Hands on with new iOS 13.2 beta 1 changes and features [Video]

October 3, 2019
iOS 13.2 and iPadOS 13.2 beta 1, which were released yesterday for the iPhone and iPad, feature many new changes and features. Included with the update is the new Deep Fusion camera feature for iPhone 11, the return of the “Announce Messages with Siri” feature found in…
AI & RoboticsNews

DeepMind’s AI can apply learned knowledge to complete novel tasks

October 3, 2019
Can AI agents learn to generalize beyond its immediate experience? That’s an open question in machine learning research, and an area of acute interest for firms like Google parent company Alphabet’s DeepMind. In a study conducted in collaboration with Stanford and the University College London, DeepMind scientists investigated whether systems could apply the knowledge they’d learned in one…
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Apple’s Deep Fusion hands-on: AI sharpens photos like HDR fixes colors

October 3, 2019
Digital photographers coined the term “pixel peepers” years ago to denote — mostly with scorn — people who focused on flaws in the individual dots that create photos rather than the entirety of the images. Zooming in to 100%, it was said, is nothing but a recipe for perpetual disappointment; instead, judge each camera by the overall quality of the photo it takes, and don’t get too mired…
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