Huawei is taking the wraps off the processor that will most likely power the company’s next-gen flagship smartphones. Huawei’s Kirin 970 processor is an octa-core chip that should offer a modest performance boost over the Kirin 960 when it comes to single-core and multi-core CPU performance. But the GPU is getting a bigger upgrade, and […]
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HoloLens 2 will have custom AI coprocessor
Microsoft may be best known for its software, and to a lesser degree for hardware like the Surface line of tablets, (and now laptops). But the company is also trying its hand at chip design. Microsoft’s HoloLens wearable computer with a “holographic” display also features a custom processor designed by Microsoft, called the Holographic Processing […]
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This watch measures emotional responses to spoken conversations
There are plenty of gadgets on the market that listen to your voice to let you play music or videos, get answers to questions, or control smart home devices like light bulbs or thermostats. But researchers at MIT have developed a wearable gadget that listens for another reason: their prototype watch can determine the mood […]
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Report: Android co-founder Andy Rubin’s new company to launch a bezel-free phone (and much more)
Comments Off on Report: Android co-founder Andy Rubin’s new company to launch a bezel-free phone (and much more)Andy Rubin co-founded Android Inc, before the company was bought by Google. He continued working at Google until late 2014. Now he’s reportedly planning to unveil a new company called Essential Products which is working on hardware, software, and artificial intelligence that creates an ecosystem shared by multiple devices. Bloomberg reports that Rubin was at CES […]
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Samsung confirms Galaxy S8 will have a new AI digital assistant
Siri, Cortana, Alexa, and Google Assistant, you’re about to get some more company. Samsung has confirmed that it plans to launch a new digital assistant with its next flagship smartphone. Reuters reports that the new software will be baked into the Galaxy S8 smartphone which is probably coming in the first half of 2017. The […]
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Samsung to buy AI platform Viv, from the makers of Siri
Earlier this year two of the developers behind the original version of Siri unveiled a new app called Viv. While Siri was acquired by Apple and baked into the company’s smartphone operating system, Viv was designed to be more of an open platform, capable of tapping into third-party services… much the way Amazon’s Alexa can […]
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Viv is a new virtual assistant from creators of Siri
Before Siri was a virtual assistant built into the operating system that powers iPhone and iPads, the software was a standalone app developed by a team including Dag Kittlaus and Adam Cheyer. Apple bought the company and the rest is history… except that Kittlaus and Cheyer weren’t finished coming up with new ways for your device […]