Apple is widening American veterans’ access to health records from their iPhones. In the wake of a test this summer, any veteran receiving care through the Veterans Health Administration can use Apple’s Health app on iOS to pull up their medical data. You can check lab results, medications and other data in one place without having to get printed copies or otherwise walk through an…
Chrome OS 78 rolling out: Split browser/device settings, YouTube for Android PiP, more
November 6, 2019
After rolling out to Android, Mac, Windows, and Linux, version 78 of Chrome OS is now available. Notable features in Chrome OS 78 include separate browser and device settings, click-to-call, and the full launch of Virtual Desks.
Chrome is getting another cross-device…
Whenever an Adobe event offers Sneaks — quick previews of what its researchers are working on — there’s a caveat that the “projects” might not wind up in shipping products. But they often do, and if that happens with the company’s just-revealed collection of…
Neural Magic raises $15 million to boost AI training speed on off-the-shelf processors
November 6, 2019
Despite the proliferation of accelerator chips like Google’s tensor processing unit (TPU) and Intel’s forthcoming Nervana NNP-T, most machine learning practitioners are limited by budget or design to commodity processors. Unfortunately, these processors tend to train sophisticated AI models rather slowly, exacerbating one of the many challenges involved in AI R&D.
Hence, Neural Magic. MIT…
Extended warranties are big business. How big? A report from Research and Markets estimates the segment will reach a whopping $50.2 billion by 2026. There’s unsurprisingly merchant interest in the opportunity, but most sellers lack the know-how and bandwidth required to…
Microsoft tests Quick Search buttons in Windows 10
November 6, 2019
Microsoft has made a few small tweaks to the Windows 10 search function, designed to help users get everyday info that bit quicker: Search Home will now have tabs for weather, news, “today in history” and movies at the bottom of the window. The company has also…
Just how secure is the iPhone on iOS 13? Apple’s newest privacy site is a deep dive explainer
November 6, 2019
Apple doesn’t just vaguely tout privacy as a feature in its products. It also has a dedicated website at apple.com/privacy that explains exactly how privacy features work in detail. Apple is updating its user-friendly privacy site today for the fourth year in a row with a focus on new benefits in iOS 13, iPadOS 13, watchOS 6, and more.
New this year isn’t just a high-level explainer of how…
The Nvidia Shield TV (2019) just launched about a week ago, and the two new models are already getting their first update. A hotfix is now available to 2019 Shield TV models to fix an issue with one of the color features.
Noted on an Nvidia post, the…
Nokia-branded smart TVs are coming to India
November 6, 2019
The Nokia brand name may be synonymous with the indestructible cell phones of the 2000s, but did you know that back in the mid-90s it had a line in widescreen TVs? Nokia’s efforts in the TV sphere may never have caught on with mainstream tech enthusiasts back then, but…
Yesterday Xiaomi announced the Mi CC9 Pro with a 108 MP penta-camera, and today it introduced its global version.
The name of the phone across the world will be Xiaomi Mi Note 10, and aside from some price differences and the availability of Google services, everything else is the same. We also got a teaser for the Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Pro – which is the international equivalent of what the…
