Twenty years ago, the average person likely owned a single camera, and security cameras inside homes were nearly as rare as they were in cars. But as we enter the 2020s, cameras have become ubiquitous. Most people today have two or more cameras on each smartphone, one or two in each computer and tablet, and at least one — a backup camera — in their car. They may also have doorbell cameras to…
Microsoft’s AI automatically comments on video clips
February 11, 2020
Generating live video captions with AI could bolster engagement on social media, or serve as a benchmark for the task of translating video to text. Preliminary work to this end has employed encoder-decoder models to generate comments, but they haven’t modeled the…
How to watch Samsung announce the Galaxy S20 and Z Flip at Unpacked 2020 [Livestream]
February 11, 2020
Samsung is going to take the stage at Unpacked this morning in San Francisco to unveil its latest flagship products, and you can watch the event livestream right here. The show kicks off at 2PM ET/11AM PT, but we’ll start live blogging with photos from the event space and…
Samsung Unpacked Live Blog & News Hub: Watch the Galaxy S20 and Z Flip announcements
February 11, 2020
It’s February 11th, and that means Samsung’s big Unpacked event for the first half of 2020 is here. 9to5Google’s Samsung Unpacked Live Blog + News Hub will be updated regularly throughout the day with the latest announcements from Samsung. The event kicks off at 2PM ET/11AM PT, so read on for quick links to our roundup coverage over the last few weeks, tweets from the ground, and all the…
Try out Windows 10X today with Microsoft's dual-screen emulator
February 11, 2020
Microsoft surprised everyone with the Surface Duo and Neo last fall, dual-screen devices that gave us a glimpse at the next generation of phones and PCs. At the same time, the company introduced Windows 10X, a new OS variant made for dual and foldable screens. But after that…
How to watch the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2020 livestream
February 11, 2020
We’re mere hours away from Samsung’s 2020 Galaxy Unpacked event, which is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Pacific (2 p.m. Eastern) at the Bill Graham Auditorium in San Francisco. Samsung will almost certainly announce new 5G-compatible flagships in its S series and a…
Gillette and Twitch round up esports influencers in gaming alliance
February 11, 2020
Procter & Gamble’s Gillette brand and Amazon’s Twitch livestreaming service have formed the Gillette Gaming Alliance, a team of five Twitch streamers from around the world who will collaborate with Gillette to create content for their fans.
It’s another sign that the biggest brands in the world are paying attention to esports, which is starting to rival or even surpass traditional sports…
Considering how difficult it is to recommend the Mate 30 Pro to the general public without access to Google Mobile Services, Huawei has now confirmed that the device will go on sale in the UK from February 20.
The device is set to go on sale exclusively with Carphone…
Xiaomi confirms it will attend the MWC, details precautions
February 11, 2020
While many companies cancelled their MWC events due to the coronavirus outbreak, Xiaomi has made an announcement that it will stick to its original plan. The company tweeted a detailed list of precautions it will take to ensure the safety of its employees and the visitors to…
Atari is acquiring the assets of Wonder, a gaming company that created a hybrid gaming platform for Android mobile devices.
It’s a bittersweet moment for Wonder, as its ambitious platform wasn’t able to succeed on its own. But under Atari, its dream will continue. The purchase price was not disclosed.
New York-based Atari plans to use the WonderOS and other assets to bring cross-platform…
