MobileNews

What Android phones support ‘view in your space’ for Google 3D animals

Two key parts make up the life-sized creatures that appear in Google Search. The first lets you see animals in 3D, while the second — and most delightful — is viewing them in your current space with the ability to take pictures. Here’s what iOS and Android devices support Google 3D animals. Most modern Android and iOS devices support viewing 3D animals in Google Search. This is the simple…
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Honor 30 fast wireless charging and stereo speakers confirmed, Pro+ to tag along

We are just five days away from the launch of Honor’s next flagship phones – the Honor 30-series. And teasers are ramping up, revealing more bits and pieces about the. More importantly, there is evidence that Honor is preparing more than two handsets. In a Weibo post by the company’s official account reveals that all Honor 30 smartphones will feature 40W fast wired charging as…
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AI & RoboticsNews

AI training helps remote-controlled buggy negotiate rugged terrain

McGill University researchers say they’ve developed a technique to train a remote-controlled, offroad car to drive on terrain from aerial and first-person imagery. Their hybrid approach accounts for terrain roughness and obstacles using on-board sensors, enabling it to generalize to environments with vegetation, rocks, and sandy trails. The work is preliminary, but it might hold promise for…
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MobileNews

Apple and Google partner on Bluetooth interoperability for COVID-19 tracing apps

Apple and Google today said they’re working together on Bluetooth interoperability between Android and iOS devices to empower coronavirus tracking apps for smartphones. Apple and Google own the world’s two most widely used mobile operating systems. The news was announced today in a joint Apple–Google statement and will enable tracking of close proximity between people across Android and iOS…
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