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British-Canadian AI expert Geoffrey Hinton wins Turing Award

Geoffrey Hinton shares this year's award with two other leading figures in artificial intelligence. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2UZ2EHF via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Twitter birth-year hoax locks users out of accounts

The social network says that changing your birth year to 2007 won't launch a colourful design on the site. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2CGlgoK via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Britain's 'bullied' chatbots fight back

Chatbot designers are writing witty responses to abusive messages. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2Orh80B via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Aluminium firm cyber-attack cost at least £25.6m

Norsk Hydro is still recovering from the attack, with one part of the company remaining "at a standstill". from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2UTtbpL via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Article 13: Memes exempt as EU backs controversial copyright law

Sharing memes and GIFs is still allowed under the new laws, after tweaks to allow "parody". from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2TYKv0b via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Huawei shows off flagship camera phone

Two new smartphones from Huawei use artificial intelligence to create better exposures. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2FAF3q6 via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Three-unique-words 'map' used to rescue mother and child

How three words - "weekend", "foggy" and "earphones" - rescued a mother and child after a car crash. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2UjhtrD via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Road safety: UK set to adopt vehicle speed limiters

The EU plans to make the technology mandatory from 2022 and the UK says it will follow suit. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2Yujz6X via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Facebook, YouTube sued over Christchurch shootings video

A French Muslim group launches legal action over the way disturbing footage of the shootings was shared. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2YnnLp6 via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Google Pixel 3a to start at €450 and have a purple version

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Google's 'lite' versions of the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL have been leaking like crazy for the past few months, and they should finally become official sometime this spring. In the US they're rumored to be exclusive to Verizon, which is unsurprising given Google's past antics. What about the rest of the world? Well, a new report from Germany today tells us to expect the smaller Pixel 3a to start at €450, with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. There may or may not be a model with more storage, but it's unlikely the lite Pixel 3 will overtake the actual Pixel 3 when it comes to RAM - so that... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2HXgI0t via IFTTT

Huawei Mate 30 is already in testing, launching in September or October

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Huawei may have just unveiled the P30 and P30 Pro yesterday, but the company is already working on the successors to the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro as well. This has been confirmed by a company official in Malaysia at a press briefing today. He noted that the Mate 30 is already in testing, internally at Huawei. The Mate 30 family will be launched in September or October, according to the same official. So far rumors said the Mate 30 line would be powered by the upcoming Kirin 985 chipset, which may be the first SoC to be built on a 7nm EUV process, which allows for 20% greater... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2TD4uN0 via IFTTT

Lenovo Z6 Pro teased to come with 100MP camera

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Remember that bizarre presentation from Lenovo during this year's MWC? Well, it turns out that the 100MP camera that was kind of teased will make it to the upcoming Lenovo Z6 Pro. There's still no sign of the phone itself, but Lenovo's VP teased the handset on Weibo with a hashtag which translates into 100MP. This doesn't come as a surprise since even Qualcomm hinted at upcoming 100MP cameraphones this year. In any case, we suggest you stay vigilant as often manufacturers exaggerate in their marketing campaigns. It could very well be some kind of image stacking trickery but... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2OwBoho via IFTTT

Deal: Samsung Galaxy S10e down to €610 in Germany

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If you're in the market for a new compact flagship, the Samsung Galaxy S10e just got a €150 discount on eBay, and is now available for just under €610. The offer is for the 128GB Prism Black model and we expect availability to be limited. The Galaxy S10e offers most of premium experience of the larger Galaxy S10 phones in a compact form-factor, which is quite rare these days. Sure, Samsung cut some corners in the S10e by axing the telephoto camera, but the flat screen and side-mounted fingerprint sensors might actually be working better for some than the curved panels and built in... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2TFIZee via IFTTT

Huawei P30 scores 10 times as many pre-orders as the P20

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The new Huawei P30 and P30 Pro just came out and they are already breaking new records in China. According to Tmall's data, the new generation Huawei P-series has received ten times more reservations than the P20 family. Last year's record holder was the P20 duo, but it has now been overtaken by the P30 by a huge margin. In fact, one version of the P30 Pro saw an entire batch reserved in just 5 minutes. And keep in mind that the company hasn't yet announced pricing for the phones in China, so people are pretty much blindly reserving them. However, these are stats released by just... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2TYqyXa via IFTTT

The vivo V15 Pro becomes the fastest-selling V-series phone

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According to data from GfK, vivo is the fastest-growing brand in India. It far outpaced the growth of the general market year over year. From January last year to January 2019, vivo shipped 60.9% more units and brought in 63.2% more revenue. For comparison, the market only grew 14.2% and 16.8% in terms of units and revenue, respectively. The company's performance in the final three months of last year was strong. Its Y-series phones secured the "under INR 20,000" market while the V-series tackled the segment above that. The newly announced vivo V15 Pro became the fastest-selling... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2TASOdC via IFTTT

Xiaomi posts another video of its double folding phone

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Xiaomi's foldable phone has appeared in yet another video. This one is short but sweet and features a cup of instant noodles, not that this has any deep symbolism. The video shows off the back gesture, which seems handy when the device is in tablet mode. And, of course, it shows how quickly the double folding screen can go from tablet to phone size. Xiaomi's foldable phone is expected in the second quarter of this year (April-June) at half the price of Samsung's Galaxy Fold. Xiaomi co-developed the flexible screen with Visionox, the dual fold mechanism and refinements to MIUI are... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2FFzS9U via IFTTT

Samsung Galaxy A2 Core specs leak: a tiny phone with a 5" screen and Android Go

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The Samsung Galaxy A2 Core leaks have reached their peak as the phone's user manual has surfaced alongside the complete specs for the phone. This is an affordable Android Go device, so don't expect anything cutting edge. The Galaxy A2 Core is tiny by today's standards with a 5" screen with 540 x 960px resolution (that's 16:9). The whole thing measures 141.7 x 71.0 x 9.1mm and weighs 142g. The battery capacity is 2,600mAh. Samsung Galaxy A2 Core: schematic from the manual • leaked image The phone sports a 5MP camera on the back (1.12µm pixels, f/1.9 aperture) as well as an... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2uu9g51 via IFTTT

Huawei P30 Lite silently launched with triple cam, Kirin 710

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The Huawei P30 and Huawei P30 Pro stole the show yesterday, but the manufacturer still found the time to list the P30 Lite on its websites today. After the phone was launched for pre-order on various Filipino retailers, now the official Huawei Canada web-page also posted offers for early adopters. Although specs are still unavailable, its partners Freedom and Videotron have released the full sheet. Promo slides Although the P30 name might confuse you initially, the Lite version is actually a midranger. The P30 Lite runs on Kirin 710, and is coupled with 4 GB RAM and 128 GB... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2uxGVea via IFTTT

Samsung expects to ship 60 million S10 units by the end of 2019

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While early indications expect the smartphone market to keep shrinking for at least another year, Samsung might be able to return to growth earlier than that. According to supply chain sources Samsung's 2019 flagships are expected to surpass last year's S9 sales figures and hit 60 million shipments globally. The Samsung Galaxy S10 family has done pretty well in terms of preorders across China and the US. A report from DigiTimes estimates a 10-15% increase in total shipments for the Galaxy S10 lineup compared to their predecessors, which would result in approximately 60 million... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2HUJcrL via IFTTT

Trump: Mueller report 'could not have been better'

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The president continues to portray the report he hasn't yet seen as a "total exoneration." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Yt6WsV via Latest News