The Android 11 Developer Preview, as the name implies, is primarily intended to be an early preview of Android 11’s changes so developers can make their apps compatible long before it launches. However, sometimes upcoming Pixel-exclusive features leak through, as is the case with “Columbus” which lets you do things like invoking the Google Assistant with a double-tap on the back.
Over the…
'Westworld' season 3 trailer sets the stage for an AI battle
February 20, 2020
HBO has released a new trailer for the upcoming third season of Westworld. It shows Dolores, Maeve and Westworld’s other characters leave the confines of the park that defined so much of show’s past two seasons. Additionally, we see more of the futuristic city…
Google Cloud AI is removing the ability to label people in images as “man” or “woman” with its Cloud Vision API, the company told VentureBeat today. Labeling is used to classify images and train machine learning models, but Google is removing gendered labels because…
Microsoft launched a preview of its Defender antivirus software for Mac last spring and now the company is preparing to bring the app to iOS and Android something this year. For the mobile versions, it’s unclear exactly how it will work or what features will be available, but the antivirus software for iOS and Android could be more focused on preventing phishing.
Microsoft announced that it…
Sensor Tower: Pokémon Home sees 1.3 million downloads on Android and iOS in first week
February 20, 2020
Pokémon Home has earned 1.3 million downloads on Android and iOS in its first week of availability, according to market analyst Sensor Tower. Home launched on February 12.
The app lets users store and transfer Pokémon to different games. At launch, Home doesn’t support…
Microsoft launched a preview of its Defender antivirus software for Mac last spring and now the company is preparing to bring the app to iOS and Android something this year. For the mobile versions, it’s unclear exactly how it will work or what features will be available…
Android 11 is still in its early days, but behind the scenes, there are potentially some big changes on the way. Now, we’ve been able to flip the switch on a new design for media controls in Android 11 which moves them out of the notification tray.
For years now, Android has left the media controls in the notification tray. For quick controls over what’s playing on your device, this has always…
The 5G hype continues, with a new report claiming that the faster mobile data service will transform live experiences like music concerts…
The report commissioned by concert venue O2 says that 5G-enabled services have the potential to shorten or eliminate queues for…
HTC teases Vive Proton ‘display headset’ concept for 5G smartphones
February 20, 2020
Now that its Vive and Vive Cosmos families have been firmly established as PC-tethered virtual reality headsets, HTC is tentatively looking towards a future where its hardware is used with 5G cellular devices, and considerably less bulky than its current goggles. That…
Medal.tv launches data platform for PC and Android apps
February 20, 2020
Medal.tv announced today that it is launching Medal Trends, an analytics platform that collects data from its PC and Android apps.
Medal.tv records and shares short clips from people’s games, making it easier to show off highlights and other moments. Medal Trends will use player behavior to collect data, which can give an idea of which games are the most popular among its users. And since…
