Category: Tech

Google Maps can pronounce place names in local languages

Post author By Randall
Post date November 13, 2019
Categories In Android, app, gear, Google, Google Maps, google translate, Internet, ios, maps, Mobile, navigation, Tech, translate, translation

[ad_1] Navigation apps can be helpful for getting around an unfamiliar country… up until you need to ask someone for directions and can't say a place name. Google thinks it can help. It's rolling out an update to Google Maps on Android and iOS that can… [ad_2] Source link

Microsoft begins rolling out its Windows 10 November update

Post author By Randall
Post date November 13, 2019
Categories In gear, Microsoft, notifications, personal computing, personalcomputing, service pack, start menu, surface neo, Tech, update, windows 10

[ad_1] For a start, you’ll have to proactively seek out the update (Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update), and once installed you’ll find that most of the changes are taking place under the hood, designed to improve stability and performance. There are also a few feature improvements for developers and enterprise administrators. That […]

‘Pokémon Sword’ and ‘Shield’ offer an excellent but familiar adventure

Post author By Randall
Post date November 13, 2019
Categories In av, Design, Gaming, Internet, Mobile, Nintendo, personal computing, personalcomputing, Tech

[ad_1] The setup for Shield¹ is very familiar. More familiar, even, than Sun and Moon. You play a kid who dreams of becoming a Pokémon champion. You wake up in your sleepy town, talk to your mom, pick a starter, battle your friend/rival and set off on a quest to defeat a set number of […]

Apple TV+ is now available on more Amazon Fire devices

Post author By Randall
Post date November 13, 2019
Categories In Amazon, Apple, apple tv+, av, cube, Entertainment, fire, gear, services, stick, streaming, Tech, Tv

[ad_1] Customers can now access Apple TV+ through the 2nd generation Fire TV Cube and 3rd generation Fire TV, which will let them watch Apple’s new shows, movies and documentaries, as well as access their iTunes library. Before the year is out the Apple TV app will also be available on the Nebula Soundbar – […]

The Morning After: More 16-inch MacBook Pro rumors

Post author By Randall
Post date November 13, 2019
Categories In av, business, Entertainment, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, Internet, personal computing, personalcomputing, services, Tech, themorningafter, Transportation

[ad_1] It is inevitable.Apple may reveal its 16-inch MacBook Pro today Keep an eye peeled for news out of Apple today. According to Bloomberg’s sources, media previews are occurring for a new MacBook Pro that squeezes a 16-inch screen into the laptop’s 15-inch frame and features a new keyboard design to replace the current model’s […]

Nike will no longer sell its shoes and apparel on Amazon

Post author By Randall
Post date November 13, 2019
Categories In Amazon, apparel, business, counterfeit, gear, nike, pilot, shoes, Tech

[ad_1] During the pilot program, Amazon purchased sneakers and apparel directly through Amazon, rather than buying them via third parties. The aim was reportedly to ease concerns among other companies about third-party resellers that were sullying their brands with fake merchandise. Amazon had allegedly been developing a registry of vetted vendors, and Nike would make […]

Japan’s Hayabusa2 is returning to Earth with asteroid samples

Post author By Randall
Post date November 13, 2019
Categories In gear, Space, Tech

[ad_1] Hayabusa2 has left the asteroid on November 13th 10:05AM Japan time (November 12th 8:05PM EST). It has captured photos of Ryugu as it moved away and will continue taking pictures of the asteroid over the next five days. The spacecraft will be flying away slowly, so the asteroid will be gradually getting smaller in […]

Google’s patient data project ‘Nightingale’ is under investigation

Post author By Randall
Post date November 13, 2019
Categories In gear, Google, Internet, medicine, project nightingale, Tech

[ad_1] The Office for Civil Rights’ website says it “enforces federal civil rights laws, conscience and religious freedom laws, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules, and the Patient Safety Act and Rule, which together protect your fundamental rights of nondiscrimination, conscience, religious freedom, and health information privacy.” […]

Traeger WiFi grills monitor your wood pellet supply with an $80 sensor

Post author By Randall
Post date November 12, 2019
Categories In barbecue, barbeque, bbq, food and drink, food-and-drink, foodanddrink, gear, grilling, grills, Home, ironwood, pellet sensor, pro series, smoker, Tech, traeger, traeger grills

[ad_1] Traeger’s pellet sensor is easy to install. Once you’ve drained the hopper, you only need to remove a rubber plug and two screws. From there, you connect the sensor to a plug, tuck in the wires and mount the accessory in place. Your grill should automatically detect the sensor, which will display the pellet […]

Intel unveils its first chips built for AI in the cloud

Post author By Randall
Post date November 12, 2019
Categories In Ai, Artificial Intelligence, cloud, computer vision, deep learning, gear, inference, Intel, Internet, machine learning, movidius, nervana, neural network, personal computing, personalcomputing, Tech

[ad_1] The chipmaker also unveiled a next-gen Movidius Vision Processing Unit whose updated computer vision architecture promises over 10 times the inference performance while reportedly managing efficiency six times better than rivals. Those claims have yet to pan out in the real world, but it’s safe to presume that anyone relying on Intel tech for […]