Samsung’s making another big bet on artificial intelligence. The company on Wednesday said its Silicon Valley-based Samsung NEXT business has launched a new fund to invest in early-stage startups “solving AI problems, as well as those using AI to solve computer science problems.” The Q Fund doesn’t have a cap, but it falls under Samsung …
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You may have heard of Microsoft’s augmented reality device, HoloLens, but odds are you haven’t tried one yet. That could change next year. Microsoft is aiming to release its next-gen HoloLens in the beginning of 2019, according to tech site Thurrott. The report says the new HoloLens could be lighter, more comfortable to wear, have a better holographic display and …
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Last week’s iPhone gossip just took a turn for the best: The rumored tripl-camera iPhones of 2019 might come a year earlier. One of the models could even sell for less than the iPhone X, if word on the internet is to be believed. Here are the juiciest iPhone rumors of the past week. The iPhone X Plus could pack …
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A woman from Detroit said her Samsung phones caught fire and destroyed her car. The woman told ABC 7 that a Samsung Galaxy S4 and a Galaxy S8 were in the car’s cupholder while she was driving on the morning of May 21, when one of them sparked and then caught fire. She pulled over and escaped as the car was swallowed …
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The jury may have made a decision, but the fight isn’t over. Samsung asked a court last Thursday to either dismiss the judgment in its phone patent fight with Apple or retry the case in which the damages were decided. In a 34-page post-trial motion filed with the US District Court in San Jose, California, Samsung says the jury’s $539 million verdict …
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Huawei could be working on a phone that makes other big-screen phones seem tiny in comparison. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro, a rumored follow-up to the Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro, could come with a huge 6.9-inch OLED screen, according to Korean news publication The Bell (via XDA Developers). The report claims that the screen will be made …
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This year’s Computex convention in Taipei gave us a a glimpse into the next year in PCs. We got a good chunk of surprises, not the least of which was Asus’ futuristic dual-screen concept laptop. But when I explained most of the interesting new products to friends back home, I invariably found myself making comparisons to Razer. The gaming company wasn’t …
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Technicolor has been part of the Hollywood landscape for over a century, and now it’s aiming for prominence in your home too. Its weapon is a new format called Advanced HDR. The company faces some strong competition in your living room. High dynamic range (HDR) delivers the best home video images available today, boosting contrast and pop. Done well, especially …
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With Apple and Samsung wading into the crowded field of personalized emojis, Snapchat wants to expand too. Friendmoji — which are your Snapchat-customized Bitmoji featuring you and a friend — will be available outside Snapchat on iPhones and iPads in the coming days, Snap said on Friday. The cartoon versions of you and your friend will be available on the Bitmoji …
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Curious about what the Samsung Note 9 will look like? These unofficial renders may give us a hint. Fan-made renders of the upcoming Note 9 appeared in a video posted by 91mobiles. The renders were done in conjunction with Onleaks, known for renders of yet-to-be-released phones. Onleaks claims that the Note 9 renders are based on factory CAD info, but …
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