ComputersNews

Windows 10 testers can now answer Android phone calls

October 8, 2019
At Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked 2019 in August and the Surface hardware event last week, Microsoft talked about Windows 10’s Your Phone app getting a new Calls feature. Today, the company is letting Windows Insiders start testing an early preview of Android calling on Windows 10. Having given up on Windows Phone, Microsoft has increasingly poured more resources into Android as its mobile…
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MobileNews

YouTube app will soon respect Android 10 dark theme

October 8, 2019
While YouTube was one of the first Google apps to adopt a dark theme, the Android client is finally moving away from a custom implementation. As a result, it will respect Android 10’s system-level setting. YouTube for Android widely rolled out a dark theme just over a…
AI & RoboticsNews

Microsoft’s AI learns to answer questions about scenes from image-text pairs

October 8, 2019
Machines struggle to make sense of scenes and language without detailed accompanying annotations. Unfortunately, labeling is generally time-consuming and expensive, and even the best labels convey an understanding only of scenes and not of language. In an attempt to remedy the problem, Microsoft researchers conceived of an AI system that trains on image-text pairs in a fashion mimicking the way…
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MobileNews

OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren Edition teased ahead of this week’s launch event

October 8, 2019
OnePlus has already launched its new TV and also the OnePlus 7T, but at an event this Thursday, the company will be revealing more products from the 7T series. On Twitter, CEO Pete Lau has been teasing the OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren Edition. A vague teaser on Twitter shows what is apparently the packaging for the OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren edition. This device has been…
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GamingNews

Xbox One adds game sale alerts and expanded parental controls

October 8, 2019
Sometimes, the most important Xbox One updates are less about interface changes and more about conveniences — in this case, for bargain hunters and concerned parents. Microsoft is rolling out an October update whose centerpieces are more powerful parental controls and…
GamingNews

The Division 2: Ubisoft says Episode 2 DLC arriving October 15

October 8, 2019
Ubisoft said that the latest downloadable content (DLC) will debut for Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 on October 15. Episode 2 of the DLC of the post-pandemic open-world game will highlight fighting in the Pentagon. Episode 2 — Pentagon: The Last Castle will be available for Year 1 pass holders on October 15 and October 22 for all players. The game’s improvements, including the Conflict map and…
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