Tag Archives: facial-recognition

PSA: Your Note 8’s Face Unlock can easily be fooled

Did you just buy a Samsung Galaxy Note 8? Are you or is one of your friends or family planning to? Here’s an idea: Maybe don’t rely on facial recognition to secure your phone. Because as this hilarious video shows, it’s painfully easy to fool: Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Facial Recognition Test: pic.twitter.com/dVooMPMgfh — Mel …

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‘iPhone 8’ rumored to be called iPhone Edition

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image Do these look like iPhone Editions to you? MacRumors When it comes to ‘iPhone 8‘ (and really every iPhone launch), everyone knows, yet no one knows for certain. The most reliable rumors suggest Apple’s most advanced new phone to be unveiled on Sept. …

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Goodbye, home button: iPhone 8 may be more radical than thought

Now playing: Watch this: 6 most-wanted iPhone 8 features 2:07 The iPhone’s home button has been rumored to be on the design chopping block for a while, but it now seems it might go beyond just removing it. Apple’s next iPhones $1,000 for iPhone 8? Here’s why you shouldn’t freak out What the Galaxy Note 8 means for the iPhone …

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Google wants Android to bring you new layers of reality

Now playing: Watch this: ARCore is Google’s augmented-reality platform for Android 1:17 Google wants to get augmented reality on more phones with ARCore.  Google If Google knows one thing, it’s how to get a lot of people to use its technology. The search giant has seven products with more than a billion users, including Google Maps, Gmail and its iconic …

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September 12 said to be iPhone 8 day

Now playing: Watch this: The iPhone 8 could be announced on September 12 5:00 The world will get its first look at the 2017 iPhone models on September 12, according to the Wall Street Journal. The paper reports that Apple will unveil three new iPhones that day, citing anonymous sources “familiar with the matter.” Apple may host the event at …

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iPhone 8 unveiling could take place September 12

With September quickly approaching, the fate of Apple’s next batch of iPhones, including the Phone 8, is still up in the air. The latest rumor suggests that Apple may unveil its iPhones at a Sept. 12 event, with the phones going on sale the following week on Sept. 22, reports French site Mac4Ever (via 9to5 Mac). Apple is said to be releasing …

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iPhone 8’s facial recognition may be super fast, says report

Using your face may be the best way to unlock the upcoming iPhone 8. The iPhone is reported to come with 3D sensors for facial recognition that can allegedly sense your face in millionths of a second, according to The Korea Herald. In order to celebrate the original iPhone’s 10th anniversary, Apple is rumored to be releasing a dramatically redesigned …

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Qualcomm unveils depth

Qualcomm is pumped up. The San Diego, California-based chipmaker, whose flagship Snapdragon 835 chipset is featured in the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S8, HTC U11 and OnePlus 5, is anticipating 2018 to be a big year for Android phones. Though the company’s main launch for its next chipset (the successor to the 835) is scheduled for later this December, …

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iPhone 8, 7S and 7S Plus mass production reportedly on schedule (Apple Byte Extra Crunchy Podcast, Ep. 95)

Subscribe to the Apple Byte Podcast iTunes MP3 | RSS MP3 | FeedBurner MP3 Stitcher | Google Play | TuneIn iTunes video | RSS video | FeedBurner video YouTube | Livestream | Periscope Extra Crunchy Podcast, Ep. 95 Your browser does not support the audio element. Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 8, 7S and 7S Plus release is reportedly on …

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iPhone 8 may get 4K, 60fps video upgrade, HomePod leak hints

Showing off your last vacation videos may get a lot easier. The possibility of video capture with 4K resolution at 60 frames per second for the upcoming iPhone was spotted in Apple’s HomePod firmware leak by Brazilian site iHelp BR.  The rear cameras on the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus can record 4K video but only at 30fps. Their front cameras max out at a …

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