MobileNews

OnePlus TV gets Netflix app and a redesigned remote

December 9, 2019
OnePlus has good news for prospective buyers of its new television. The first one is that the TV now finally comes with the Netflix app pre-installed. This was one of our complaints when we reviewed the television back in October and we are glad to see it being resolved. However, the lack of Netflix was nothing compared to the atrocity that was the remote control design. But in a completely…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Nvidia trains AI to transform 2D images into 3D models

December 9, 2019
Nvidia Research created an AI system that can predict 3D properties of 2D images without any 3D training data. The work will be presented at the annual conference on Neural Information Processing Systems, where researchers in academia and industry share the latest in…
GamingNews

How Small Giant Games got acquired by Zynga and lived to tell the tale

December 9, 2019
Zynga’s acquisition of Finland’s Small Giant Games last year represented a triumph for the surging Finnish mobile gaming studio as well as another sign of its new owner’s turnaround. But given that most acquisitions fail, it was also a huge risk for both sides. How can one company buy another without quashing the culture and creativity that made it a success? I discussed this subject…
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MobileNews

Realme Buds Air coming December 17 with Bluetooth 5.0 and instant pairing

December 9, 2019
After scheduling an official launch date for its first truly wireless earbuds, Realme went ahead and revealed the first set of details on the earphones as well as their official name – Realme Buds Air. The earbuds will support instant pairing via Bluetooth 5.0 and will automatically connect to your device as soon as you open the charging case. Each earbud will house a 12mm driver and…
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GamingNews

Dreamscaper puts a nightmarish twist on action-RPGs

December 9, 2019
This article is made possible by Intel’s GameDev BOOST program — dedicated to helping indie game developers everywhere achieve their dreams Afterburner Studios began as a lark. Cofounders Robert Taylor, Ian Cofino, and Paul Svoboda had just left their previous company…
ComputersNews

Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 Mobile Office apps in 2021

December 9, 2019
The end is nigh for Windows 10 Mobile. We already knew that technical support for the mobile operating system would end on December 10th, 2019 (yep, that’s tomorrow). Now, we have an official end-of-life date for the Windows 10 Mobile Office apps, too: January 12th, 2021. From that point onwards, the much-loved software suite — including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote &#8212…
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