MobileNews

Apple cranks up Corning investment with another $250M, helping fund American jobs and next-gen iPhone glass development

September 18, 2019
Two years ago Apple unveiled ambitious plans to invest several billion dollars in advanced manufacturing jobs in the United States, starting with a $200 million investment in Corning in Kentucky. Now Apple is cranking its investment in the precision glass maker way up through its Advanced Manufacturing Fund. A new $250 million award brings Apple’s Corning investment to $450 million to date…
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MobileNews

Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G appears in first teaser poster

September 18, 2019
Xiaomi already confirmed it’s hosting an event on September 24 where it will introduce two new flagship handsets from the Mi 9 and Mi Mix series. Now, Xiaomi CC brand manager Cici Wei published the first teaser poster of the Mi 9 Pro 5G which shows the device will…
AI & RoboticsNews

Google Assistant gets new voice options in nine more languages

September 18, 2019
Google Assistant users outside the US haven’t had much choice when it comes to voice options — until now, as Google launches a second voice for Assistant in French, German, Dutch, Japanese, Norwegian, Korean, Italian and English for India and the UK. The new voices have been built with DeepMind’s WaveNet technology to help them sound natural, and will be displayed in settings as…
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GamingNews

Fortnite adds cross-platform voice chat based on Houseparty

September 18, 2019
Fortnite today added cross-platform voice chat, a feature that lets friends talk even if they’re not currently playing the game. Party Hub, which is available in the game’s mobile apps, lets you see which of your friends are online and start audio conversations with…
MobileNews

After Hours: Wi-Fi 6, KaiOS developers, OnePlus TV has Alexa, more

September 18, 2019
To kick off the new week we had, if you can imagine, more Pixel leaks, but also a bunch of news regarding Android TV, Wear OS, and finally a date for the Pixel 4 event. Alongside that, however, other stories include Wi-Fi 6, KaiOS, and more. About After Hours: In this daily roundup, we cover some of the more minor stories regarding Android and…
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ComputersNews

HP's new ultrawide monitor can show two device's screens at once

September 18, 2019
In addition to a super light laptop, HP also unveiled an intriguing new ultrawide curved monitor today. Creatively named S430c, the 43.4-inch screen isn’t the sharpest or most attractive external display I’ve seen, but it has some compelling features. You can hook up two devices to the S430c at once (via USB-C) and power both their screens side by side, so it’s like you have two…
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