MobileNews

Asus ZenFone 6 gets Android 10

November 4, 2019
The Asus Zenfone 6 is one of the most feature-packed phones at the $500/€450 price segment. On top of the great rotating camera, snappy performance and monstrous 5,000 mAh battery the phone also comes with a clean build of Android. The software experience is getting even better now as Asus has begun pushing the Android 10 update to users across the US and India. Zenfone 6 Android 10 update…
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Google News for Android and iOS now supports bilingual feeds

November 4, 2019
In recent years, Google has strived to make its products work better internationally. Google News for Android and iOS now supports bilingual feeds to show stories for up to two “languages & regions of interest.” Today, more than 60% of people around the world…
AI & RoboticsNews

Facebook’s SlowFast video classifier AI was inspired by primate eyes

November 4, 2019
Primates’ retinal ganglion cells receive visual info from photoreceptors that they then transmit from the eye to the brain. But not all cells are created equal — an estimated 80% operate at low frequency and recognize fine details, while about 20% respond to swift changes. This biological dichotomy inspired scientists at Facebook AI Research to pursue what they call SlowFast. It’s a machine…
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GamingNews

Zynga CEO Frank Gibeau interview — Bouncing back to fast growth

November 4, 2019
Zynga CEO Frank Gibeau has been doing some victory laps in recent quarterly earnings calls. The maker of social mobile games like FarmVille, Merge Dragons, and Empires & Puzzles is back to strong growth. For the third quarter ended September 30, Zynga reported its highest quarterly revenue and bookings in history ($345 million and $395 million, respectively), with mobile revenue up 54% from a…
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Microsoft’s new Office app for iOS and Android combines Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

November 4, 2019
Microsoft is unveiling a new Office app for iOS and Android today. While the software giant has had separate versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint available on both iOS and Android for years, this new Office app is designed to combine them into a single download. You’ll be able to access recent documents in the app or even create new ones using the ability to scan text or tables from your…
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