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Apple is using Subaru Imprezas with old garbage-can Mac Pros to map the US

Early this year, Apple officially finished rebuilding Apple Maps in the US. Still, it’s constantly improving its map data and map-based features. Today, 9to5Mac shared some exclusive details about how Apple operates its mapping vehicles and how it manages the data they capture. According to internal materials seen by 9to5Mac, Apple’s 3D Vision team cruises around in a fleet of white Subaru…
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How to install Android 11 on your Google Pixel smartphone

After months of anticipation and beta releases, Android 11 has officially launched today. As usual, the new release is heading to Google Pixel smartphones first, and you can install Android 11 right now. Here’s how. How to install Android 11 on your Pixel The easiest way…
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New DAIN algorithm generates near-perfect slow-motion videos from ordinary footage

Researchers with Google, UC Merced and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have detailed the development of DAIN, a depth-aware video frame interpolation algorithm that can seamlessly generate slow-motion videos from existing content without introducing excessive noise and unwanted artifacts. The algorithm has been demonstrated in a number of videos, including historical footage boosted to…
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Google’s Android Phone app now shows verified business callers

Google is bringing a new call verification feature to its Android Phone app, enabling businesses to confirm their identity and communicate a reason for their call — before the recipient even answers. The launch comes amid a surge in phone-based scams related to COVID-19. More broadly, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revealed that phone calls were the “number one way people reported being…
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Report: Apple to begin iPhone 12 mass production soon, AirTags production already started

Apple is set to begin mass production of the iPhone 12 later this month, according to a report from Nikkei. It says at least one of the four 5G-enabled iPhone 12 models will ramp production in mid-September, about one month later than a normal year. Production lines for the entire lineup will start up later in the month and the first weeks of October. Apple’s CFO has already told the world that…
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