[ad_1] This summer, we learned that Google had embarked on a wide scale project to collect facial recognition data, which the company said was necessary to build “fairness” into face unlocking for its Pixel 4, which will be officially unveiled on October 15th. A new report from the New York Daily News has more details […]
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Leaked Google videos show the Pixel 4’s ‘Motion Sense’ gestures in action
[ad_1] In the first set of videos, we see how the Pixel 4’s touchless gestures will work. To silence calls and alarms, you simply wave your hand sideways above the phone. Skipping songs is done the same way. The one quirk to the system is that you can silence or snooze an alarm by changing […]
Huawei’s Mate 30 loses workaround for installing Google apps
[ad_1] As part of a protracted war against Huawei, the US placed the company on an entity list, banning any US business or person from working with the Chinese manufacturer. That meant that, while it could use the open source version of Android, which is common in China, Huawei couldn’t use Google’s services. And in […]
Apple’s Deep Fusion photography comes to iPhone 11s in beta
[ad_1] Deep Fusion takes an underexposed photo for sharpness, and blends that with three neutral pictures and a long high-exposure image on a per-pixel level to achieve a highly customized result. The machine learning system examines the context of the picture to understand where a pixel sits on the frequency spectrum. Pixels for clouds will […]
Twitter’s DM search is available for all iOS users
[ad_1] Twitter is continuing its streak of releasing features it teased in August. The internet giant is rolling out its previously-tested direct message search to iOS users. You only have to type in a search box to recall the restaurant you were supposed to visit. Keywords apply to user names, informal names and the content […]
WhatsApp tests disappearing messages in its Android app
[ad_1] While the feature isn’t available yet, the self-destructing messages could be useful for anyone sending sensitive info. Telegram launched with the ability to send disappearing messages, so in this case Facebook is playing catch-up. WhatsApp has been ramping up its safety and privacy features. Encryption is now built in, and last year, WhatsApp extended […]
Snapchat is getting its own multiplayer version of Subway Surfers
[ad_1] Mathias Gredal Nørvig, the CEO of SYBO Games, which developed the franchise, said: “We’re thrilled to expand the Subway Surfers franchise and partner with Snap Games on this exclusive release. It’s a win-win to work with a like-minded company that is committed to fun and offer our fans on Snapchat an opportunity to extend […]
‘PUBG Mobile’ will add characters and gear from ‘The Walking Dead’
[ad_1] The items will only be available until sometime in early 2020. You won’t want to waste much time picking up these items if you’re a TWD fan. It’s an interesting crossover, though, and an appropriate one when both franchises revolve around survivalists facing unrelenting hordes — it’s just that these hordes are still alive. […]
Google is launching car crash detection for Pixel phones in the US
[ad_1] If it suspects that something’s wrong, it will sound an alarm at maximum volume and will ask if the user needs help. It will then call 911 with the user’s location if they don’t respond. They’ll also be given a way to alert the appropriate responders without speaking, simply by tapping any of the […]
Apple’s improved Maps expand across the northeast US
[ad_1] From Monday, folks in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland, Delaware, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Washington, DC and areas of Virginia and West Virginia can access more detailed maps, according to CNET. Reports emerged last month, before iOS 13 launched, that people in some of those states were already seeing […]