Mar 25
At least 17 people were missing following the incident.
Mar 25
Smartwatch fans might not recognize the name Mondaine, but back in 2015 the Swiss watch maker released a minimalist wearable called the Helvetica 1. The hybrid timepiece paired analog dials with a few smartwatch features that mostly included activity and sleep tracking. While its simple, clean design was attractive, the Helvetica 1 quickly lost ground to more advanced smartwatches. Now … Continue reading
Mar 25
After Math: Business as usual
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While most everybody’s eyes were glued on the happenings at GDC 2018 this week, the rest of the business world quietly continued turning. Google offered $40 million for the Lytro camera company, DJI constructed a legion of drones for a construction c…
Mar 25
An Uber self-driving car was involved in an unfortunate accident earlier this week which resulted in the death of a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona. It was the first known accident involving an autonomous car that caused the death of a person on the road. A new report from The New York Times reveals that Uber’s self-driving car had some problems well before the fatal crash.
Uber has been working hard to achieve its goal of providing autonomous ride-hailing services to the public by the end of this year. However, the report mentions that its cars were finding it difficult to drive through construction zones and alongside tall vehicles. The safety drivers behind the wheel “had to intervene far more frequently” than drivers of other self-driving projects.
The scribe obtained 100 pages of Uber documents which revealed that as of March 2018, Uber was finding it difficult to meet its target of 13 miles per intervention from the safety driver in Arizona.
The report also mentions that some employees had expressed safety concerns when Uber decided to move to a single human operator inside the car. They were worried that solo drivers might find it harder to remain alert after hours of monotonous driving. Uber did delay the start of its single-driver initiative to provide more training and ensure that drivers were comfortable in their new role.
Nonetheless, there were issues related to operators either being distracted or even falling asleep at the wheel. The crash video released by Tempe police did show the safety driver taking eyes off the road in the moments leading up to the accident and it’s unclear what caused the distraction.
It’s also unclear what changes Uber will make to its self-driving plans after the investigation is wrapped up. The company has currently grounded its entire self-driving fleet as it cooperates with the authorities on this matter.
Uber’s Self-Driving Program Had Problems Before Fatal Crash , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Mar 25
The display-based fingerprint sensor trend is expected to pick up in the coming years. Huawei, a major smartphone manufacturer that really tries to differentiate its products from the competition, is expected to jump on this bandwagon possibly later this year. A new report claims that the Huawei Mate 20 might be the company’s first smartphone to feature a fingerprint sensor integrated into its display.
Vivo became the first Chinese smartphone manufacturer to release a smartphone with a display-based fingerprint sensor not too long ago. The Vivo X20 Plus UD touts a fingerprint sensor made by Synaptics that’s integrated into its display.
Huawei might go down the same route as the report suggests that the company is going to source Qualcomm’s ultrasonic fingerprint solution for the Huawei Mate 20, the handset that’s reported to be launching in the summer this year. If the report is accurate then the Huawei Mate 20 will be the first smartphone to ship with Qualcomm’s in-display fingerprint sensor.
Huawei might not be the only major company to jump on this bandwagon in 2018. It has been rumored for a couple of years now that Samsung will introduce a display-based fingerprint sensor and recent reports suggest that the company is going to do this with the Galaxy Note 9.
Huawei Mate 20 Might Feature A Display-Based Fingerprint Sensor , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Mar 25
Rap mogul Jay-Z’s music streaming service Tidal is now accessible through a couple of additional platforms. It may not have a lot of subscribers in comparison to other services such as Spotify and Apple Music but it has come to develop a dedicated fanbase over the past couple of years. The Tidal faithful will be happy to find out that the service has now gained support for Android Auto and Amazon Fire TV.
Tidal has gradually been expanding its footprint to more platforms. It added support for Android TV in December last year and is now landing on the competing Fire TV platform which also powers Amazon’s Chromecast rival, the Fire TV Stick.
The Fire TV interface will have two main screens titled Home and My Collection with the former displaying curated playlists and new content while the latter will offer personalization options. The search feature will lets users dig through the catalog to discover new music.
The two main screens will be called My Collection and Explore on the Android Auto user interface. My Collection will list all of the content that the user has download whereas the latter is meant for display top content and playlists.
Amazon Fire TV users can now download the Tidal app from the platform’s app store whereas the Android Auto support has been baked into the existing Tidal app for Android.
Tidal Gets Android Auto And Amazon Fire TV Support , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Mar 25
Huawei is finding it increasingly difficult to go about its business in the United States. The company’s smartphone business has found it very difficult to establish a footing in this market as the carriers aren’t willing to play ball and now even retailers have decided to stop selling its products. However, it appears that now carriers may also decide against using network equipment from Huawei because the Federal Communications Commission might block their federal subsidies if they don’t comply.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the FCC is mulling a new rule which will prevent small and rural carriers from cashing out their federal subsidies if they source network equipment from Chinese companies like Huawei and ZTE. The rule is expected to be proposed tomorrow but the possibility that it may be shelved hasn’t been ruled out.
The proposal from the FCC will prevent carriers using Huawei or ZTE equipment from drawing from the Universal Service Fund, it’s a program created by the government to subsidize companies that provide broadband services in rural areas that are often not served by larger carriers.
It’s not like Huawei is a major supplier of network equipment to U.S. carriers. It only accounts for less than 1 percent of such hardware used by carriers in the country but the U.S. reportedly wants to stop the company from gaining any more market share particularly in the run-up to 5G.
Huawei maintains that its products are not detrimental to U.S. national security and that the allegations against it for spying on China’s behalf are unfounded.
Federal Subsidies May Be Blocked For Carriers Using Huawei Equipment , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Mar 25
Here are the highlights from the March For Our Lives gun control rally in Washington D.C.
Mar 25
Darren Aronofsky’s New Series Breaks With Hollywood Playbook On Climate Change
Posted in: Today's Chili“This is the great Architectural Digest spread of planet Earth,” the director said.
Mar 25
At a solemn Palm Sunday service, the pope urged young people to not allow older generations to silence their voices.
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