Andy Rubin’s Essential, like many other start ups, needs funding from investors to get off the ground. Luckily for Rubin, there are quite a few high-profile companies looking to back Essential in its quest to break into the crowded smartphone market. Essential revealed its lineup of investors today, and some of the big names on the list include Amazon and … Continue reading
Apple is going all-in on 3D sensing, reportedly stocking up on huge quantities of components for its iPhone 8 augmented reality push. The Cupertino firm is believed to be using parts from laser sensing specialist Lumentum, which today confirmed a significant increase in demand. However, it also underscores earlier rumors that the most advanced of the features will only be … Continue reading
Published today is a list of the worst of the worst apps and services for Android battery drain. This list comes from Avast, a group whose Android App Performance and Trend Report lends insight into the various apps that drain Android battery as well as how and where they make this drain happen. This includes complicated answers like Google Play … Continue reading
A researcher has discovered a well-preserved skull that had once belonged to an infant from a non-extinct ape species. This species is said to have been a common ancestor shared by humans and apes, while the skull itself is the most complete of any extinct ape skull ever uncovered. The infant would have been under two years old at the … Continue reading
Every discovery we make about the universe has implications for us. Understanding how our solar system formed, and how we got here, helps us figure out how likely it is that we’ll find life on other planets. Even just our corner of the galaxy is vast…
Intel’s 7th-generation Core processors still feel relatively young, but the company is already poised to talk about their successors. The chip designer has announced that it will premiere its 8th-generation Core CPUs on August 21st, complete with a…
FaceApp uses neural networks for realistic-looking changes to your selfie photos. Originally, it had filters to add smiles, change your age, change gender or “beautify” your face. Unlike Snapchat’s overlays, FaceApp uses deep learning technologies to…
Intel isn’t wasting any time now that it officially owns Mobileye. The Mobileye team has unveiled plans to build a fleet of 100 or more self-driving vehicles to conduct tests in both its native Israel as well as the US and Europe. They’ll meld Mobi…
Lenovo continues to manufacture and sell smartphones under its own brand so it’s not just relying on Motorola to establish its footing in the smartphone space. Lenovo recently confirmed that it was going to use stock Android on its own smartphones from now on. The company today announced its first smartphone with stock Android, the Lenovo K8 Note.
The Lenovo K8 Note is a mid-range device with the specs to match. It features a 5.5 inch full HD IPS LCD display with a MediaTek Helio X23 processor under the hood. It’s available in 32GB and 64GB storage options with 3GB and 4GB of RAM respectively.
It features a dual camera at the back with a 13 megapixel primary and 5 megapixel secondary sensor. There’s a 13 megapixel front camera onboard as well. Additional specs include a microUSB port, 3.5mm headphone jack, a fingerprint sensor, and a 4,000mAh battery.
Previous Lenovo smartphones had the Vibe Pure UI skin on top of Android but Lenovo has ditched that because it has listened to its customers and they’ve told the company that they prefer stock Android. The Lenovo K8 Note is the company’s first smartphone to come with stock Android 7.1.1 Nougat.
The handset is exclusive to Amazon India at this point in time and it’s unclear when Lenovo is planning to release it in other markets. Prices for the K8 Note start at $203.
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Intel wants a piece of the autonomous car pie as well. After confirming that it has officially closed the acquisition of auto-visual company Mobileye, Intel has announced that it’s developing a fleet of 100 Level 4 fully autonomous cars which will be tested in the United States, Europe, and Israel. The very first Level 4 cars from this fleet will take to the roads for various tests later this year.
This is obviously going to be a costly endeavor. Intel has previously said that it’s going to spend more than $250 million over the next two years to develop autonomous cars.
Level 4 autonomy means that the cars will be able to take care of themselves in most driving situations. It’s a step down from Level 5 autonomy which covers complete automation in any and all conditions, but Level 4 itself will be a significant step forward.
Intel is obviously going to provide the chips and other components required to get the self-driving functions to work. It’s not a car manufacturer, though, so it’s going to have to work with another company to develop this fleet.
Intel has a partnership with BMW while Mobileye has previously worked with Audi. Intel is yet to confirm which car manufacturer is going to build its new self-driving cars.
The company is planning to get its self-driving car kit ready by 2019 so that it can start contracting it to car manufacturers who can build it inside their cars and provide advanced autonomous driving features to the masses.
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