With this week’s release, Google is “moving into the final phase” of Android 12 and focusing on “polish, performance, and stability” rather than adding new features. However, a bug in Android 12 Beta 4 sees most notification banners not pop up.
When a notification comes in on Android, you’re supposed to see the app icon/name in the status bar, and a short banner with the sender name…
Galaxy Watch 4 will get Assistant eventually, but only has Bixby now; Google Pay delayed [U]
August 14, 2021
Samsung products have always been a bit tricky when it comes to voice assistants since the company has its own Bixby offering but usually is required to still support Google Assistant alongside it. With the Galaxy Watch 4 series, the Wear OS-based smartwatches will be…
Samsung’s take on Wear OS is great for Galaxy owners, but Google’s side clearly isn’t a priority
August 14, 2021
After a few years of neglecting the platform, Google is putting effort back into Wear OS in a huge way this year, and that starts with the . Samsung is the first company to bring Wear OS 3 to the market, and it comes with a custom skin on the platform that, as you’d…
Google accused of infringing on Sonos patents by US ITC judge, could lead to an import ban
August 14, 2021
Google and Sonos have been engaged in a semi-public feud over the past couple of years which has seen some legal battles as well. Following a lawsuit started in early 2020, a preliminary ruling has been passed down that accuses Google of infringing on several Sonos patents.
Sonos Chief Legal Officer Eddie Lazarus today revealed that the US International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a…
Starting with the Pixel 3, Google has prepared special-use wallpapers for its phones that can be seen in renders and other promo materials, displaying the generation of the device in large type. But despite only being used for marketing purposes, the backgrounds have been…
TTartisan has announced its 11mm F2.8 Fisheye lens is now available for Fujifilm GFX camera systems. The lens features the same basic specifications as its full-frame counterparts, but offers a larger lens mount for Fujifilm’s medium format camera system.
The fully-manual…
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U.S. consumers spent $4.6 billion on gaming in July 2021, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. This is up 10% from the same period last year, and it’s also the best July the industry has seen since 2008.
PlayStation 5 was the most successful console in terms of dollar sales, although the Switch actually…
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Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney told investors during an earnings call Wednesday that he would not give launch dates for highly anticipated releases of KartRider: Drift and the first game from Patrick…
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Neuron7.ai emerged from stealth this week to reveal its platform that combines various open source AI…
Why AI ethics needs to address AI literacy, not just bias
August 13, 2021
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When you hear about AI ethics, it’s mostly about bias. But Noelle Silver, a winner of VentureBeat’s Women in AI responsibility and ethics award, has dedicated herself to an often overlooked part of the responsible AI equation: AI literacy.
“That’s my vision, is that we really increase literacy across the…
