[ad_1] According to a report by Bloomberg, Samsung is overhauling its camera to include its 108-megapixel sensor, which was unveiled in August and is already being used in devices like the Xiaomi CC9 Pro. The S11 will also host an extra three sensors on the rear, including one lens for capturing ultrawide angles and one […]
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Airbnb officially bans all ‘open-invite’ house parties
[ad_1] Airbnb has always prohibited “unauthorized” house parties thrown without the consent of the host. However, it has now instituted a global ban on “any event that the organizer opens up to anyone who wants to attend, such as gatherings advertised on social media,” wrote Airbnb’s VP of trust Margaret Richardson. She added that anyone […]
Upcoming ‘GTA: Online’ heist targets the Diamond Casino
[ad_1] You’ll have to work with the Cheng family in the game to infiltrate the casino, breach its vault, grab its money and exact revenge on the Duggan family. The Chengs originally owned the casino until the Texan petrochemical family took over using hostile tactics. Rockstar says the event takes an all-new approach to the […]
Riot Games is expanding ‘League of Legends’ universe with third-party titles
[ad_1] In October, the developer celebrated 10 years of LoL by announcing new projects to beef up the franchise, including a 5v5 version of the MOBA entitled League of Legends: Wild Rift. That list is composed of games developed internally, though: Riot Forge will focus on ones crated by the company’s partners. Riot Games says […]
The National Archives preserve JFK assassination bullets with 3D scans
[ad_1] To create the replicas, the National Archives enlisted the help of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and its ballistics team, which employed a technique called focus variation microscopy. It involved using a microscope with multiple lenses at different focal lengths to photograph the artifacts. By analyzing the images, and seeing which […]
Uber’s first safety review contains thousands of sexual assault reports
[ad_1] In the long run, we will be a better company for taking this step today—because I firmly believe that companies who are open, accountable, and unafraid are ultimately the companies that succeed. (3/3) — dara khosrowshahi (@dkhos) December 5, 2019 Uber mentioned developments like its In-app safety button, as well as new changes. It […]
Qualcomm teams up with ‘Pokémon Go’ developer to make AR glasses
[ad_1] Their reference hardware and software design will of course be optimized for Qualcomm’s XR2 platform, which the company says is the first 5G-enabled extended reality system and the first one capable of 8K, 360-degree video playback. It will help Qualcomm figure out the standard features and specifications of a pair of XR2-powered glasses. In […]
YouTube Music can handle gapless playback on the web and Android
[ad_1] Gapless music playback, the hot old-is-new feature when Spotify and Google Play Music added it on some platforms in 2012, is finally widely available to YouTube Music subscribers. Listening to playlists or albums with nary a pause between tracks is currently possible for premium members using Android or the web, and will be available […]
Apple brings Memoji and Animoji to its Clips video creation app
[ad_1] You’ll be able to add stickers, animated text, filters and more to Memoji and Animoji. Memoji you create in Messages will automatically appear in Clips. You can change Animoji characters in a video even after you’ve recorded it. Apple has improved the AR functions of Clips too, so emoji, animated stickers and objects such […]
Amazon and the NFL team up to create a ‘Digital Athlete’ simulation
[ad_1] The platform will combine Amazon’s AI, machine learning and computer vision technologies with NFL’s data sets, which include info on player position, play type, equipment used, playing surface, player injury info and more. In the near-term, they hope to better treat and rehabilitate injuries, but in the future, they’ll use the Digital Athlete platform […]