Apple unveils iPhone Xs, Xs Max and the cheaper XR
Apple has taken the veil off its new flagship phones. The iPhone Xs and the iPhone Xs Max were officially unveiled today during the Gather round presentation at the Steve Jobs Theater. It's a 5.8-inch and 6.5-inch OLED phone with better water resistance, stronger glass and a new golden color option.... Read more
eBay makes technology to control head-controlled devices open source available
eBay has unveiled a new technology that allows people with disabilities to control their devices by moving their heads. The technology called HeadGaze uses Apple's ARKit and the iPhone X camera to do so.
HeadGaze follows the movements of the user's head so that it is possible to navigate the screen ... Read more
Intel acquires NetSpeed to acquire larger share of mobile market
Today Intel announced that it has acquired NetSpeed Systems. This is a startup established in 2011 with the aim of accelerating semiconductor design. NetSpeed's focus is on developing system-on-a-chip, making it a good addition to Intel's future plans.
A system-on-a-chip (soc) combines a processor w... Read more
Little efficient use developers cost billions
Stripe, which has a payment platform, researched the role of software developers in the broader economy. According to Stripe, the inefficient use of developers will cost British entrepreneurs nearly $100 billion over the next decade. The crux of the problem is not so much with the developers themsel... Read more
Microsoft unveils new hardware on October 2
On the 2nd of October Microsoft will present new hardware. The company has sent an invitation to the press and asks for a moment of your time. The event takes place at 20:00 hrs Dutch time and is organized in New York City.
Although it is not entirely clear what will be presented, it is almost certa... Read more
Photo leaked from Nokia phone with five camera lenses on back
A new photo has been leaked of a Nokia smartphone that is yet to be launched. It doesn't have the usual two, but five lenses on the back. The lenses of manufacturer Zeiss are placed in a circle on the back of the unit and are of course accompanied by a flash and light sensor.
That's what the IT home... Read more
Microsoft improves overlapped speech recognition with new microphone
At this week's Interspeech 2018 conference, Microsoft researchers will discuss the progress they have made in overlapped speech recognition. The researchers are also talking about a new circular microphone that will improve the technique.
Overlapped speech recognition is also called the "cocktail pa... Read more
AMD launches first 7 nm hardware this year via TSMC
Last month, Nvidia dominated the news, but AMD now wants attention too. They announce that the world's first 7 nm CPU will be launched this year. In 2019, several other 7 nm hardware baked by TSMC will follow.
AMD has announced in an official announcement that later this year it will place the world... Read more
Samsung comes in November with the first foldable smartphone
The SDC will take place in San Francisco on 7 November. During that Samsung developer's conference, the first foldable smartphone is unveiled. This was confirmed by top executive DJ Koh, who is the director of Samsung's mobile division, during an interview.
Koh told the American CNBC that as far as ... Read more
Qualcomm’s aptX Adaptive software to enhance audio on mobile devices
Qualcomm has created software to improve the audio on mobile devices. This specifically concerns audio that is transmitted wirelessly. The software, called aptX Adaptive, should be available for Android devices in the first half of 2019.
The software is an updated version of the company's aptX codec... Read more