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Expert comments on Apple’s Project Titan roof array, potential to become aftermarket add-on?
MacCallister Higgins, the co-founder of autonomous taxi company Voyage shared a tweet about Apple’s roof array on its Project Titan vehicles. Higgins breaks down what’s unique about Apple’s approach, which may also hint at the possibility for Apple to offer an autonomous vehicle aftermarket add-on.
Apple explains how ‘Hey Siri’ works using a Deep Neural Network and machine learning
Apple has published a fascinating new entry in its Machine Learning Journal this month that explains how the voice-activated ‘Hey Siri’ detector works in detail. While many of these entries tend to be too in depth for the average reader (i.e. me), October’s entry from the Siri team includes several interesting (and understandable!) tidbits about what happens behind-the-scenes when you use ‘Hey Siri’ on your iPhone and Apple Watch.
Why Apple should make Mac chips: Windows 10 ARM laptops will have multi-day battery life
Industry players, such as Microsoft, have arrived in Hong Kong this week for Qualcomm’s 4G/5G Summit, an annual event to strategize and discuss trends and technology developments.
One of the topics of surefire interest revolves around Microsoft’s upcoming ARM-powered Windows 10 laptop. In a glimpse into its battery life potential, Microsoft’s Principal Group Program Manager for Connectivity Partners, Pete Bernard, told Trusted Reviews that he only needs to “charge it every couple of days or so.”
Having multi-day battery life on a real, full-featured laptop would indeed, as Bernard puts it, be a game-changing innovation. Yet, when you consider how much better Apple’s custom-designed silicon is compared to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips, the possibilities for an ARM-powered Mac become all the more desirable. more…
Cardhop for Mac is a seriously intelligent contacts app from the makers of Fantastical
Flexibits, the team behind the excellent calendar app Fantastical, is out with a brand new Mac app that turns your messy contacts database into something completely usable and interactive. Cardhop is a super smart contacts app that lives in the menu bar and makes the built-in Contacts app feel like it was made 20 years ago.
AirBeamTV app now lets you mirror your iPhone to an LG TV
AirBeamTV last week launched an iOS app that let you mirror and iPhone or iPad screen to a Samsung television without the need for an Apple TV box. It’s today announced a separate version that works with LGs televisions …
Twitter targeting creep photos, unwanted sexual advances & more after #WomenBoycottTwitter protest
Twitter has responded to Friday’s #WomenBoycottTwitter protest by revealing new steps it will be taking to tackle abusive posts on the platform.
The protest, in which many women refrained from posting on the social network for 24 hours, led to an 8-tweet response from CEO Jack Dorsey in which he said that he recognized the company was not doing enough, and promised new rules in five areas …
Adobe introduces new cloud-based Lightroom CC, revamped photography plans
Adobe revealed a major update to its popular photo editing tool, Lightroom CC, today with a brand new interface, workflow, and sharp focus on cloud-based editing. The new photography service, previously known as Project Nimbus, coincides with a series of new Creative Cloud photography plans tailored for new and increasingly mobile workflows.
Adobe MAX 2017: New Creative Cloud apps, next generation Lightroom, Sensei updates, more
Adobe announced a flurry of new applications as well as features for existing products today as it kickstarts Adobe MAX 2017, the company’s annual creativity conference. This year Adobe is making a heavy investment in artificial intelligence, with updates powered by Adobe Sensei, a machine learning platform geared towards creative tools that was first launched last year at Adobe MAX. Let’s take a closer look at everything that was announced.
Apple and GE announce partnership to make ‘industrial’ apps for iPhone and iPad
Apple and GE (General Electric) today announced a new partnership to build enterprise ‘industrial’ apps for the iOS platform. This includes a new development SDK focused on the Internet of Things.
Tim Cook said GE is an “ideal partner with a rich history of innovation”. GE will make apps for itself and its business clients, and deploy iPhones and iPad as standard across the organization.