IT&Software
Samsung Galaxy S9 Official Promos Released to Slow-Mo Camera, Animated Emoji
It has a simple dot matrix retro notification design with the LED display capable of showing information about the phone's status, calls, battery, messages, volume and more. Recent leaks have claimed that the Galaxy S9 duo will be featuring an f/1.5 camera sensor with variable aperture. Samsung has been pushing the low-light performance for the last several years. [Full Article...]
Nokia 6 4GB variant announced, will be available exclusively on Flipkart
Except enhanced RAM capability and 64GB of internal storage, all the specifications of Nokia 6 remain the same. The smartphone has been priced at Rs 16 ,999 - 2,000 rupees more than the 3GB variant. In terms of optics, the handset comes with a 16-megapixel primary rear camera with PDAF, dual-tone flash, and f/2.0 aperture. While at the front, we have an 8-megapixel front-facing camera with a ... [Full Article...]
South Korea agrees to help North Korea with Olympic bills
Impersonators are considered blasphemous in North Korea , but Howard said he had no reservations when impersonating the nation's leader. "I just showed up with my flag and my face ..." This is my team and I scored a goal for my team. But the Winter Games may also not be that important to North Koreans , Town said, seeing as the most popular sports in the country, like basketball and soccer, ar... [Full Article...]
Amazon plans to lay off hundreds of staff in Seattle and elsewhere
Recent layoffs at Amazon units outside Seattle suggest the company is consolidating established retail businesses. Hundreds of layoffs are modest for a company that is now the second-largest US -based corporate employer and pales in comparison to adjustments. [Full Article...]
Governor's pension proposal could shift financial burden to public universities
The governor proposed spending about 37.6 billion dollars compared to a projected 38 billion dollars the state is expected to bring in, but it includes many one-time revenue sources, including the sale of the Thompson Center in Chicago. Rauner has fallen short on his promise to get our state back on sound financial footing". Dunn says a big question remains: How long will the state distribute ad... [Full Article...]
Facebook to test Instant Articles paywall on iOS devices
Facebook also said it plans to highlight breaking news in its Watch section, the tab on the Facebook app that houses original video. First, Facebook will experiment with a section within its Watch video hub dedicated to "hard news video", Brown said on stage at Recode's Code Media conference in Huntington Beach, California. [Full Article...]
If you're a white man
Face-recognition software can guess your gender with fantastic accuracy - if you are a white man. In a test to identify the sex of people from their faces, software was able to do so with more than 99% accuracy for light-skinned men. 'We have a new model now that we brought out that is much more balanced in terms of accuracy across the benchmark that Joy was looking at, ' said Ruchir Puri, chief a... [Full Article...]
Sicario 2 Director Hired To Direct Call Of Duty Film
Stefano Sollima is known for being the main director on the crime series Gomorra and Sicario 2: Soldado will hit theaters on June 29. According to Variety , Snowden writer Kieran Fitzgerald penned the script for the Call of Duty movie, which is now without a distributor, and specific plot details are being kept tightly under wraps, though Activision Blizzard Studios co-presidents ... [Full Article...]