Samsung laboratory in Russia (Russian-placed lab working on technology with the word ”fake” in its name? Hmm…) works on improving the so-called ”realistic neural talking heads” mechanism. This mechanism makes it possible to animate static pictures, and doing it so well that the fakes are difficult to recognise from real video records. The effects of Samsung’s deepfake tech can be seen in these GIFs – Samsung has managed to create very lifelike records. Those of you who are more curious about that process can look into this video, in which Samsung ...
Monthly Archives: May 2019
Galaxy A70s will be the first Samsung phone to sport 64 Mpix camera
ISOCELL Bright GW1 64 Mpix camera was first presented two weeks ago; now, thanks to ETNews, we know that it will be featured in the Samsung Galaxy A70s smartphone. Next to nothing is known about this device other than it will come out sometine in 2nd half of 2019; its specs will probably be a slightly boosted Galaxy A70 variant. As for the camera, ISOCELL Bright GW1 supposedly uses a so called Tetracell feature. Tetracell allows the camera to connect four 0,8 µm pixels into a single 1,6 µm, thus producing a 16 Mpix pictures in a process known as pixel-binning. Cool, I ...
US Galaxy Note 8 receives its May security update
Firmware version N950USQU5DSD9 is currently being rolled out over the air. The update includes a usual number of Android and Samsung fixes – nothing major. If you want to check its availability manually, turn on your phone, go to Settings, Software update and select the Download and install option. Tweet Vote on HN ...
CD-Projekt will show off two separate gameplay sessions of Cyberpunk 2077 in this year’s E3
So says Marcin Momot, global community lead of CDP, in his tweet. We do not know why exacly will there be two separate sessions and in what ways will they differ; it can only be assumed they will be showing off very different elements of gameplay. Sadly, CDP will not show us a playable demo version of the game. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung Qi Wireless Power Bank and Charger Duo Pad are now sold in India
Both these accessories support fast wireless charging, with Galaxy S10 receiving 12W and older devices charging at 10W. Wireless Power Bank can be used to charge both wirelessly and with a cable, while Charger Duo Pad can charge two devices simultaneously (well duh, Duo Pad), with one hub supporting Fast Charge 2.0 and other one supporting Fast Charge protocol. Their prices are, consecutively, ₹3,699 and ₹5,999. Both devices can be bought from Samsung’s online and retail stores, Amazon and Flipkart. ...
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G UK prices revealed. Pre-orders available now
Just as promised, Galaxy S10 5K becomes available for UK pre-orders starting today, May 23rd. General sale of the device will begin on July 7th. Within next month, the phone will be released in the rest of Europe. Stores that offer Galaxy S10 5G are EE, Vodafone and of course Samsung. As for its price, the phone costs a considerable £ 1099. Colour variants available are Crown Silver and Majestic Black. Tweet Vote on HN ...
US honestly believes that whole EU will join in on its Huawei ban
According to Bloomberg and its anonymous sources, US government really believes that the rest of the West will follow suit in its ban on Huawei products. As quoted from Bloomberg’s source, ”the U.S. anticipates that many nations will effectively bar the company’s equipment from their next-generation telecom networks”. No specific nations have been named, although Japan has already banned Huawei from participating in its 5G infrastructure building.Even limited cooperation of Europe and US would greatly help the latter in its trade war against China. Huawei may be ...
Mobile network EE will launch 5G in the United Kingdom starting May 30th
The news were revealed at a London press event that took place just this morning. Marc Allera, chief executive of EE, promised that the 5G service will in no way hamper the old 4G connectivity. Neccessary equipment is supplied by partner companies Qualcomm, Samsung, Google, One Plus, LG, Huawei, HTC and Oppo. EE’s 5G can be pre-ordered starting today, first in six UK cities and up to 16 by the end of the year.Next in line for the UK 5G services is Vodafone, which promises it will be ready on Jule 3rd. ...
Realme 3 Pro is now out in Europe
Device can be bought in Spain, Italy, UK and France for a quite low price of €199 to €249, depending on the memory variant (4/64 GB or 6/128 GB). Colour variants available are Nitro Blue and Lightning Purple. Here are 3 Pro’s specs:– Snapdragon 710 processor,– dual main camera, Sony IMX 519 16mpx x 5mpx,– 25mpx selfie shooter,– 4/6 GB RAM, 64/128 GB storage space,– 6.3-inch LCD screen, 2.5D glass,– 90.3% screen-to-body ratio,– Android 9 Pie OS,– 4,045mAh battery, VOOC 3.0 flash charging support.Redmi 3 series was made with ...
Galaxy M20, a budget smartphone by Samsung, will soon be released in Europe
Hooray, hooray. Galaxy M20, released in Europe as Galaxy M20 Power because reasons, can already be reserved at Bol.com, a large electronics retail store in Belgium and Netherlands. It is rumoured that the phone will become available in Spain, France and Italy any day now, after which it will probably make its way to the rest of Europe. Galaxy M20 Power’s Bol.com price is 209 euro – significantly lower than its suggested retail price of 239 euro.Galaxy M20’s specs include 6.3-inch display with a waterdrop notch, 8-core Exynos 7904 CPU, 13mpx + 8mpx dual camera, 8mpx selfie ...