Now that the nearly simultaneously releases of iOS 13.0 and 13.1 are fully in the rear view mirror, and the final version of iOS 13.2 has been making its way onto eligible devices, Apple is today releasing the first developer beta of iOS 13.3, alongside related betas for iPadOS, tvOS, and watchOS 6.1. The point releases are expected to fix bugs while adding features that were announced at WWDC…
All iPhone 11 cases on sale, plus new lows on 10.2-inch iPad and 15% off iTunes credit
November 5, 2019
Apple’s official iPhone 11 cases are all on sale at Amazon, plus the new 10.2-inch iPad has hit a fresh all-time low price. We’re also seeing discounted iTunes gift cards today. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.
Amazon is now…
LG is back on the tablet scene with its G Pad 5 10.1 which was launched in South Korea earlier today. As the name implies this is a 10.1-inch tablet that runs on Android and also packs a sizeable 8,200 mAh battery. It comes with two cameras, a metal back and LTE, GPS and…
Microsoft’s Azure PlayFab and Xbox divisions have joined together to offer game developers matchmaking and multiplayer parties at no cost when used by an Xbox network authenticated player.
The offer extends to all platforms where the Xbox network is supported today, including the Xbox, PC, iOS, or Android.
PlayFab Matchmaking is a customizable matchmaking service developers can use to help…
Last year, Google’s Area 120 incubator introduced a Waze-like crowdsourcing app for public transit in New York City. Pigeon for iOS is now available in five more US cities, while an Android app is coming.
Launched September 2018, Pigeon is a “crowdsourced transit app…
AnTuTu announces the best performing Android phones in October
November 5, 2019
AnTuTu released its latest top 10 lists for the best performing phones for October. Previously the benchmarking tool only revealed the top flagship phones but now there is a separate top 10 list for the midrange segment as well. The compiled results are based on the average…
NVIDIA's AI will help USPS handle packages 10 times faster
November 5, 2019
The US Postal Service (USPS) delivers an estimated 146 billion pieces of mail annually, including 6 billion packages. In an attempt to process package data more efficiently, USPS is experimenting with AI. Today, NVIDIA announced that it will provide USPS with its AI tech. NVIDIA claims its system will process package data 10-times faster and with higher accuracy.
For months, engineering teams…
NVIDIA's AI will help USPS handle packages 10 times faster
November 5, 2019
The US Postal Service (USPS) delivers an estimated 146 billion pieces of mail annually, including 6 billion packages. In an attempt to process package data more efficiently, USPS is experimenting with AI. Today, NVIDIA announced that it will provide USPS with its AI tech.
How can you distinguish between satire and fake news? It usually comes down to semantic and linguistic differences, but the nuances can be tough to spot. That’s why researchers at George Washington University, Amazon AWS AI, and startup AdVerifai investigated a machine…
Bandai takes a cue from Nintendo in its new DIY kit for kids
November 5, 2019
Kids today are growing up with a lot of screens in their lives, despite the advice of pediatricians. One of the things they get a lot less of in playing with devices is the development of more tactile skills, which are usually learned by manipulating toys and other physical objects. Over the past few years we’ve seen companies try to remedy this by introducing products that marry the real…
