Meizu’s M5, the latest in the company’s M line of phones, looks for the most part like your typical midrange phone. There is one major difference, however: a complete lack of Android. The post Tremendous value is the name of the game for Meizu’s China-bound M5 appeared first on Digital Trends. Source: digitaltrends
Month: October 2016
Asia-focused dating app Paktor lands $32.5M to push into ‘social entertainment’
Paktor, a Tinder-like app for dating from Singapore, has raised $32.5 million in new funding as it aims to diversify into new kinds of mobile entertainment. Read More Source: techcrunch
Civil rights groups urge Facebook for transparency over its censorship policy
More than 70 advocacy groups, including the ACLU and the Center for Media Justice, have signed a letter addressed to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg urging transparency over his company’s content removal policy. The post Civil rights groups urge Facebook for transparency over its censorship policy appeared first on Digital Trends. Source: digitaltrends
Need a ride, Dracula? Watch Audi’s R8 and RS 7 tear through Transylvania for Halloween
Audi is carving its way through Transylvania with its R8 and RS 7 performance cars to celebrate Halloween. You can follow along on Audi’s social media channels for a behind-the-scenes look at Dracula’s castle. The post Need a ride, Dracula? Watch Audi’s R8 and RS 7 tear through Transylvania for Halloween appeared first on Digital […]
iOS 10.2 has so many new emojis you’ve desperately wanted on your iPhone
Apple’s iOS 10.2 beta is shaping up to be the most expressive iPhone and iPad update yet, with new emojis that symbolize what we type out all of the time. There are more than 72 new emojis in today’s developer beta, and it finally gives us an even shorter way of saying “I don’t know,” […]
Bye black boxes: Researchers are building neural networks that explain decisions
Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory are working to show it is possible to train neural networks in such a way its can rationalize its decisions. The post Bye black boxes: Researchers are building neural networks that explain decisions appeared first on Digital Trends. Source: digitaltrends
Oculus opens up pre-orders for third sensor, enabling room-scale VR
Oculus is opening pre-orders today for an $80 third sensor option, to go along with the Oculus Touch controllers in providing room-scale VR, and to compete more directly with the HTC Vive. The post Oculus opens up pre-orders for third sensor, enabling room-scale VR appeared first on Digital Trends. Source: digitaltrends
Small, mountable, and waterproof, the Life Lite could be the GoPro of lighting accessories
At half the size of the original Lume Cube but still 70 percent of the power, the Life Lite is a lighting accessory that is pocketable anywhere, and that just smashed through its funding goal. The post Small, mountable, and waterproof, the Life Lite could be the GoPro of lighting accessories appeared first on Digital […]
Written off
Now that digital signatures are legally acceptable, what does this mean for the art of the hand-written signature and the venerable ink pen? Source: bbci
Modern twist: Samsung will now sell these sleek accessories globally
Samsung is taking six previously Korean-exclusive products, ranging from stylish wireless speakers to minimalist phone chargers, and putting them up for sale worldwide. Among the first of the devices Samsung announced is its Wireless Speaker Bottle design (below), which combines 360-degree audio with multi-color LEDs that can be adjusted by simply ‘pouring’ the bottle-shaped speaker. […]