You probably picked up the Moto Z Play for its long battery life, mid-range price and compatibility with Motrola’s flagship modular backs. If you were worried that those components wouldn’t work on the next version of the handset, don’t — leaked ima…
Is Apple building their own self-driving car? We can’t say for sure if that is true, but what is true is Apple’s interest in the technology. Recently California’s DMV granted Apple approval to test self-driving cars on California’s roads, and now thanks to internal documents obtained by Business Insider, we are getting a glimpse at the technology behind Apple’s efforts.
The documents obtained by Business Insider in question include “Development Platform Specific Training” as well as details about a self-driving car system titled “Apple Automated System”. The image above was part of the documents and describes how the setup includes the use of a Logitech wheel and pedals to actuate drive by wire.
The document also talks about training drivers to test the system, which is mandated under California law, and it seems that drivers must pass seven tests before they can be considered fully trained. Each driver will be given two practice runs and three trials to pass each test which will be conducted on a private course.
Now last we heard, Apple had given up on building their own car and could be choosing to focus on the software side of things instead. These documents and the permit does confirm that Apple is still interested in the tech, although exactly to what degree remains to be seen. After all many companies work on projects that don’t necessarily become a commercialized product, but we’ll just have to wait and see.
Internal Documents Reveal Apple’s Self-Driving Car Technology , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
We’ve been seeing a fair number of leaked renders that are supposedly that of the iPhone 8. Recently a schematic has surfaced which seems to confirm that Apple could be moving Touch ID to the back of the phone, and now thanks to a new render, we have a cleaner and better idea of what a phone like that could look like.
We have to point out that these renders are leaks, but rather they are renders that were created by Instagram user bro.king. According to bro.king, the renders are based on the recently leaked schematics so like we said, it’s basically a cleaned up version. Assuming the renders are accurate, we could end up with an iPhone that seems to resemble the iPhone 5, although if the rumors of a glass front and back are true, it could be a mixture of the iPhone 4 and iPhone 5 which really wouldn’t be a bad thing.
It is unknown how accurate these leaked schematics are because for the longest time, the popular consensus and rumors suggested that Apple was working on a fingerprint scanner that would be embedded underneath the display. However it is possible that Apple has yet to figure out a solution that works as intended, and so they could be moving Touch ID to the back of the phone until then.
Alternatively we have heard that Apple could be introducing a front-facing camera with a laser that will be able to scan faces as an alternate means of security beyond fingerprints, but either way take it with a grain of salt for now.
New Render Shows iPhone 8 Shell With Rear-Facing Touch ID , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
If there is a common complaint that customers have regarding Apple’s 2016 MacBook Pros would be its price. These laptops do not come cheap and with the fluctuations in currency, especially in the UK, the new laptops are considerably more expensive than their predecessors, which means that not everyone will be able to afford it.
The good news is that if you really wanted the new MacBook Pros, you’ll be interested to learn that it seems that Apple’s refurbished store is now stocking the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar. The base model with an Intel Core i5 with 256GB of storage and 8GB of RAM is priced at $1,529 which is $270 cheaper than if you were to buy it brand new.
There is also a higher-end configuration with 16GB of RAM that is priced at $1,869 which is $330 cheaper than the brand new option. Note that prior to this Apple had already begun selling refurbished 2016 MacBook Pro models, although back then the only options available were the 13-inch MacBook Pro without Touch Bar, and just last month the 15-inch model with Touch Bar was available.
Refurbished laptops are more or less like brand new, with Apple replacing parts that might have exhibited wear and tear, although we guess maybe to some customers it isn’t quite as satisfying as buying a brand new laptop. However if you want to save yourself a few hundred bucks, then why not?
Refurbished 13-inch MacBook Pro With Touch Bar Now Available , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Here comes a new 40-inch curved 4K UHD monitor ‘C4008VU8’ from AOC. Utilizing the Flicker-Free Technology for reducing eye fatigue, this artist-friendly 40-inch 10-bit MVA LED-backlight monitor (1800R Curvature) supports a native resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels and provides 60Hz refresh rate, 20M:1 contrast ratio (DCR), 300 cd/m2 brightness, 5ms response time and 178/178 degree viewing angles.
Boasting an incredible 85% NTSC wide color gamut for rich vivid colors, the C4008VU8 comes equipped with built-in stereo speakers (5Wx2) and provides 1x D-Sub, 1x HDMI 1.4, 1x HDMI 2.0, 2x HDMI (MHL), 2x DisplayPort 1.2 and 4-port USB 3.0 hub. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing yet. [Product Page]
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Canon has detailed a new bug that is affecting its EOS C300 Mark II cinema camera: those who update to firmware 1.0.6.1.00 may discover the camera experiences a problem if a VPG130 CFast card is used at the same time as a different type of CFast card. According to Canon, the camera may end up freezing when this card combination … Continue reading
Dell has introduced its first ever monitor that meets the HDR10 standard: the Dell UltraSharp 27 4K HDR Monitor model UP2718Q. The monitor has UHD Alliance Premium Certification and has 100-percent Adobe color, as well as an Ultra HD 4K resolution and 1.07 billion colors. That’s a lot to pack into a single monitor, and it’s just the start of … Continue reading
The idea that learning another language should be free is the core idea behind Duolingo. Over the past few years, the app has strived to make learning a new tongue convenient, portable and fun. Now the company’s trying to turn its free language learn…
Thanks to a leaked image from last month, it was suggested that Activision could be traveling back in time and release a Call of Duty title based on World War II. It turns out that the leaks and rumors were right because the official Call of Duty Twitter account has confirmed the existence of the game and will be revealing the details on the 26th of April, 2017.
Apart from the image and the confirmation that the game will be set in World War II, not much else is known about the upcoming title save that it will be developed by Sledgehammer Games. However it should be noted that a World War II setting isn’t new for the Call of Duty franchise as it has used a similar setting in past titles, so we are curious as to how this title will be any different from the rest.
WWII confirmed. Watch the worldwide reveal of #CODWWII on 4/26 at 10AM PDT/1PM EDT: https://t.co/JtAxQQV4zN pic.twitter.com/culgG1ZQmz
— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) April 21, 2017
It is also a rather interesting turn because last year, Infinite Warfare was set in the future and it seems that many gamers did not like the idea, although we guess seeing the trailer and playing the game are two very different things because it managed to top sales in 2016. In any case the official details will be revealed next week so check back with us then for more information. We’ve also been hearing the rumors that it could be released in November 2017.
Call Of Duty: World War II Confirmed , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
When it comes to downloading torrents, there are several torrent clients around although uTorrent is probably one of the most popular clients at the moment. The app has been around for quite a while now and in a report from TorrentFreak, it seems that its developer and BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen plans to eventually move uTorrent to the web.
Speaking to TorrentFreak during the website’s Steal This Show podcast, Cohen talked about the recent rough times that BitTorrent Inc. had experienced and are coming out of, and how things are calming down which is giving the company the time they need to get back on track. One of those things that they will be addressing would be its torrent client.
According to Cohen, “The plan is to consolidate the business and focus on revenues. We have actually a fair amount of expertise in client application advertising, which is kind of a pain to do. So leverage that and bring that to other applications as well. We’re also taking the opportunity here to actually clean up our client experience. So, from a product standpoint, the new revision of uTorrent is going to run in the user’s default browser. That’s just a nicer experience.”
We’re not sure if the desktop client will continue to be made available or if it will be a web-only application moving forward, but if you do use uTorrent then this could be something to keep an eye out for.
Future Versions Of uTorrent Will Eventually Run In Your Browser , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
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