AI & RoboticsNews

IBM’s AI generates high-quality voices from 5 minutes of talking

September 30, 2019
Training powerful text to speech models requires sufficiently powerful hardware. A recent study published by OpenAI drives the point home — it found that since 2012, the amount of compute used in the largest runs grew by more than 300,000 times. In pursuit of less demanding models, researchers at IBM developed a new lightweight and modular method for speech synthesis. They say it’s able to…
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MobileNews

How to take square photos with iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro

September 30, 2019
Want to change the aspect ratio for iPhone 11 camera shots? Follow along for how to take square photos and more with iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro. The iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro have a new Camera app that includes exclusive features like Night mode, an interface to make…
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Review: Peloton Digital for iPhone and iPad + using Tread and Bike with Apple Watch

September 30, 2019
Peloton is a fitness firm best known for its stationary bikes equipped with touchscreens for live and on-demand video workout classes. The seven-year-old American company, which launched its IPO in September, doesn’t just serve cyclists though. Peloton Tread serves walkers and runners alike, and Peloton Digital for iPhone and iPad lets you experience even more workout courses — even if you…
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GamingNews

Minecraft Marketplace August 2019: Lucky Blocks tops the charts

September 30, 2019
The Minecraft Marketplace didn’t have any major sales or events in August, but players still racked up 7,167,675 downloads for the month. That’s behind the 10.9 million in July and 7.9 million in June. But the store is up significantly from just 373,361 downloads during the same period last year. With the Summer Sale ending in July, August revealed that some Marketplace content has long legs.
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MobileNews

iWork for iOS updated to take advantage of iOS 13 and iPadOS 13

September 30, 2019
Apple has released updated versions of its iWork apps for iPhone and iPad to take advantage of new features that are available with iOS 13 and iPadOS 13. New features for the iWork iOS suite include Dark Mode support, external drive support, multitasking support in iPadOS…
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Halide updated for iPhone 11 and 11 Pro with tactile lens switcher, lens guides, and Smart RAW mode

September 30, 2019
Popular iPhone camera app, Halide, is out today with its official update to bring rich support for the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro. The latest software release brings a tactile lens switcher, lens guides, a Smart RAW mode, and more. Halide detailed the new update with lots of additions for iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro users in a blog post. We released a small lightning update on iPhone 11 launch…
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