April 1, 2019 Tech News

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Sony's new wearable turns your Rolex watch into a smartwatch

Source : www.techradar.com

In a similar vein to a hybrid smartwatch, the new Sony Wena straps allow you to connect your existing watch to a band that allows for contactless payments, basic fitness tracking and notifications from your phone.

New iPhone 11 release date, price, news and leaks

Source : www.techradar.com

Predict to be launched this September, leaks spreaded regarding the iPhone 11 triple-lens camera have emerged, all of the concepts and rumors regarding its 10MP selfie camera and 4,000mAh battery. It’s also known that the iPhone XI will have a 5.8-inch display, just like the iPhone XS, but with smaller bezels, and that it won't support 5G, but will have support for USB-C port. The same source says to expect space grey, gold, silver and blue colors. It also predicted that the new iphone 11 will support eSIM.

IMAX Enhanced: an inside look at the new standard heading to home theaters

Source : www.techradar.com

At CES it was announced that all IMAX Enhanced-certified Sony TVs would allow the streaming of IMAX Enhanced 4K content through the FandangoNow in the US, Rakuten TV for Europe, and China’s Tencent Video.

 

Meet Ai-Da, the world's first humanoid robot portrait artist

Source : www.techradar.com

A human-like robot named Ai-Da is an real artist that has the ability to draw potraits from real life. Ai-Da first exhibition will be held on May 9th, but she will be taken to the press conference at the Oxford University before to respond questions and interacting with audience.

Shopify POS review

Source : www.techradar.com

Shopify POS is an excellent choice for small businesses already using its e-commerce platform, but larger organizations will likely be better served by a more high-end service better suited to their needs.

FOR
    Wide range of plans
    Excellent customer service
    Third-party app store
    Syncs with Shopify’s e-commerce platform
AGAINST
    Limited offline mode
    Advanced features require higher tier plan
A review about a new e-commerce as business and finance software market.

March 25, 2019 Tech News

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FCC reveals dual-SIM Nokia 9 PureView, QuickCharge capabilitiesSource: www.pocketnow.com
The reveal of the dual sim and the compact design for the phone.

How modular could the rumored modular Google Pixel 4 be?
Source : www.pocketnow.com
Describing and showing the design of Google pixel 4.

Apple appoints iPhone executive as first Head of AR Marketing 
Source : www.pocketnow.com
Frank Casanova was leading Apple’s iPhone wireless carrier marketing efforts until his position changed recently. According to his LinkedIn profile, Casanova is now “responsible for all aspects of Product Marketing for Apple’s Augmented Reality initiative”. AR could soon arrive on the iPhone as well, as there are reports talking about a 3D-based AR camera for the 2020 iPhones.

Amazon acquiring eero to enrich its smart home, IoT strategies
Source : www.pocketnow.com
E-commerce leader Amazon is acquiring mesh Wi-Fi company eero for an undisclosed amount and unknown terms. Eero sells Wi-Fi routers and extender beacons to consumers who intend to spread a single network across the entirety of a building while controling certain aspects of the connection from certain areas. The company also sells a pacakge of security services under its eero Plus banner which includes VPN routing, password management, antivirus software, ad blocking and more.

Uncertainty around Apple timeline for AirPods 2, wireless charging case 
Source : www.pocketnow.com
Rumor was the AirPods would get their sequel, a wireless charging case for said AirPods would surface and the long-delayed AirPwoer wireless charging mat would debut on March 29.

March 18, 2019 Tech News

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Glide helps you build mobile apps from a spreadsheet without coding
Source : www.techcrunch.com
Glide is live today and people can create apps using their own spreadsheet data, or by using the templates available on the site as a starting point. There is a free tier available to try it without obligation.

Why Amazon buying Eero feels so disappointing
Source : www.theverge.com
Not a very decent review about Eero. The pros of the product is very few that the user feel like the product need to be upgraded for a more convinient use. Improvement is needed to make the user convinient, such as a built in microphone. Other than that a user name Steve claimed that there is data leak between Alexa and Eero, since Amazon bought Eero.

This new map reveals how climate change could hit your hometown 
Source : www.theverge.com
A new interactive map can give information about temperatures climb, precipitation shifts, and wind blown.

The US government is about to put a dog tag on your drone
Source : www.theverge.com
Get ready to stick some ID on the outside of your drone — starting February 23rd, a new FAA rule will require all small unmanned aircraft to have their registration markings visible on the outside of their body, so law enforcement can easily find their owners.

Adobe adds AI-powered ‘zoom and enhance’ feature to Lightroom CC Source : www.theverge.com
Adobe has announced a new feature for its suite of photo-editing apps called Enhance Details that uses machine learning to artificially improve the resolution and picture quality of zoomed-in images. The results aren’t as dramatic as the “zoom and enhance” tropes of TV and film, but they do show how AI can help fill in details in digital pictures.

Pokémon Go is getting a vastly improved AR photo mode very soon 
Source : www.theverge.com
The feature has been in the works for a while. Last year, Niantic brought Pokémon Go’s AR+ feature to Android, and from there, the studio began looking at ways to utilize more robust augmented reality features. That includes more advanced animations for individual monsters, like Charmander’s fiery tail, as well as more realistic shadows that make your pokémon appear more natural. Features like these should make your photos look better.
 

March 11, 2019 Tech News

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DARPA wants smart bandages for wounded warriors
Source : www.techcrunch.com
DARPA’s Bioelectronics for Tissue Regeneration program, or BETR, will help fund new treatments and devices that “closely track the progress of the wound and then stimulate healing processes in real time to optimize tissue repair and regeneration.”

Ubisoft and Mozilla team up to develop Clever-Commit, an AI coding assistant
Source: www.techcrunch.com
Game developer Ubisoft today announced that it has partnered with Mozilla to develop Clever-Commit, an AI-based coding assistant that learns from your code base’s bug and regression data to analyze and flag potential new bugs as new code is committed.

Massless raises $2M to build an Apple Pencil for virtual realitySource : www.techcrunch.com
Massless is creating a product called the Massless Pen, a professional stylus that functions with much of the pizzazz you’d expect from a product like the Apple Pencil, featuring things like deep pressure sensing and capacitive touch, in addition to upgrades like haptic feedback.

Tim Cook-backed shower startup Nebia shows off a warmer, water-saving shower headSource : www.techcrunch.com
Nebia created a combination of different techniques that leads to a shower that feels full and refreshing but is using significantly less water than people used to, it comes from atomized water which save 65% average of water usage. As a $499 shower, it provides the ability to save the earth yet less water and less electricity use in the shower.

Devialet’s Phantom Reactor turns music into an emotional experienceSource : www.techcrunch.com
A review of Devialet’s Phantom Reactor, a music speaker.
The egg-shaped speaker promised no background noise, no saturation and no distortion in a relatively small package.
 

March 4, 2019 Tech News

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The Nissan Kicks is a cheap crossover that's still high-tech
It’s for the cool kids that aren’t in a hurry.
Source : www.engadget.com
A fun, entry-level vehicle for Gen Z. It has enough infotainment tech to make it a better option than a used car. A gutless engine is expected at this price range, but for city driving, its small size and tight turning radius make it a solid urban crossover. A review including pros and cons of the car itself. Starting at $18,450, inexpensive yet comfortable and smart feature is what this car offer.
The article contained 14 photos of the interior and exterior of the vehicle.

Sonar drone discovers long-lost WWII aircraft carrier USS Hornet
Source : www.engadget.com
The research of the late Paul Allen’s ship, discovered another historic warship at the bottom of the ocean. The team initially narrowed down its search area by using data from the era, such as action reports and deck logs from other ships involved in the Santa Cruz fight. From there, tech took over. It sends the team back some footage capture inside the warship.
The article also included 12 photos that are result from the footage taken before.

Waze adds Siri Shortcuts to its iOS app
Source : www.engadget.com
Waze now provide the ability to shortcut by using siri by iOS app. The latest version of its iOS app lets you use Siri Shortcuts to find your way to a destination. You'll be able to set up shortcuts for things like your morning commute, the drive home and directions to your favorite places.

Amazon and GM may invest in Rivian's electric pickup trucks
Source : www.engadget.com
Rivian is planning on developing a new technology of car, which is electric based power. An investment in Rivian could give it access to the young outfit's long-lasting batteries and design know-how. It could ensure that Tesla's eventual pickup has some competition, too. However, it is still in planning and developing process.

AICAN doesn't need human help to paint like Picasso
Source: www.engadget.com
AICAN stands for "Artificial Intelligence Creative Adversarial Network" has exploded onto the art scene. The piece that the product produce is unbelievably realistic. There’s also an upcoming event for this art exhibition on March 5th, 2019. 

In healthcare, better data demands better privacy protectionsSource : www.techcrunch.com
The ability to take an anonymized data set of cellphone locations, for example, and use it to identify individuals was already demonstrated in 2013 in an article published in Nature. In Germany, researchers discovered that an anonymous internet search history could be linked to an actual identity. An extensive investigation by The New York Times recently showed how it is possible to reconstruct identifying information from anonymous smartphone app data. As the trail of digital crumbs we leave behind grows longer, the ability to re-identify “anonymous” data sets increases.