The voice and speech recognition tech market is anticipated to be worth $31.82 billion by 2025, driven by new applications in banking, health care, and automotive industries. And Tom Livne, who cofounded Verbit.ai with Eric Shellef and Kobi Ben Tzvi in 2017, asserts the Tel Aviv and New York-based startup will contribute substantially to the segment’s rise. Verbit’s adaptive speech…
It’s anticipated that workplace automation tools will see an uptick in adoption in the next few years. One company leading the charge is San Francisco-based Zinier, which was founded in October 2015 by Andrew Wolf and former TripAdvisor market development manager Arka…
OnePlus CEO: Folding smartphones are not ready yet
January 15, 2020
In an interview with , OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has suggested that foldable smartphones are not quite ready for primetime.
Despite the fact that OnePlus has pursued its recent Concept One device, in this interview with , Lau confirmed that his firm has looked at foldable…
The first official-looking press renders of the upcoming Google-free Huawei P40 have appeared online, showcasing some of the upcoming features of the smaller P40 model.
We saw some very basic renders of the upcoming device late last year, which gave very little away on the display front, but did hint at a slightly revamped camera setup on the rear. These supposed new press images have come from…
Apple is reportedly preparing for a bizarre legal battle with the FBI over its demands for the Cupertino company to help it break into two iPhones used by the Pensacola Naval Air Station shooter.
The company was previously prepared to fight the FBI in court over the same…
Xiaomi Mi 10 shows up in live photos
January 15, 2020
Xiaomi’s upcoming flagship, the Mi 10, is expected to come around sometime next month and we have plenty of leaked info so far. But this is the first time we see the phone in the flesh and it’s a bit different from what we’ve expected.
According to a…
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Google now treats iPhones as physical security keys
January 15, 2020
The latest update to Google’s Smart Lock app on iOS means you can now use your iPhone as a physical 2FA security key for logging into Google’s first-party services in Chrome. Once it’s set up, attempting to log in to a Google service on, say, a laptop, will generate a…
Google will now allow iPhone users (iOS 10+) to use their mobile device as a security key to authenticate themselves when logging in to their Google Accounts. This brings iPhones in line with Android phones, which have harbored built-in security keys since last April.
While…
Xiaomi confirms Android 10 update for Mi A3 coming next month
January 15, 2020
Xiaomi’s Mi A-line has been around for three generations, bringing the stock Google experience under the Android One program. With Android 10 now readily available for a plethora of Xiaomi devices, it was only a matter of time before the Mi A3 also got the latest version and now we have confirmation that the big update is coming next month. To be slightly more specific, Mi A3 owners can expect…
