Oppo introduced the ColorOS 13 in August and seeded the beta version to the Find X5 flagship line the same month. The testing period is now over and the company is pushing its first stable update today. The official version is hitting select regions and countries. Oppo Find X5 Pro phones in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia,…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Apple today seeded another beta of the upcoming iPadOS 16.1 software to developers for testing purposes, with the beta coming three weeks after the initial iPadOS 16.1 beta was seeded out. Registered developers can download the iPadOS 16 profile from the Apple Developer Center, and once installed, the beta will be available over the air….
Apple today released the first beta of iOS 16.1 to developers for testing purposes, with the beta coming one day after the launch of the iOS 16 operating system. Registered developers can download the iOS 16 profile from the Apple Developer Center, and once installed, the beta will be available over the air. There’s no…
Today’s consumer has much higher expectations for the platforms they engage with online. They expect content that’s rich, visual, and allows for quick access to what they’re looking for – and that applies to the ads they see, too. Ad extensions such as sitelinks and image extensions have been key to meeting this expectation quickly…
I joined Google earlier this year to lead a new function: Technology & Society. Our aim is to help connect research, people and ideas across Google to shape the future of our technology innovations and their impact on society for the better. A key area of focus is AI, a field I have studied and…
Major trends such as the impact of covid-19 on accelerating digital commerce, remote and hybrid working, and changing employee expectations driving the “great resignation” are having profound effects on workforce strategies in contact centers worldwide. Indeed, as an industry that requires a high volume of employees, often in hourly paid positions, and with roles becoming…
After crunching through thousands of chest x-rays and the clinical reports that accompany them, an AI has learned to spot diseases in those scans as accurately as a human radiologist. The majority of current diagnostic AI models are trained on scans labeled by humans, but that labeling is a time-consuming process. The new model, called…
Snapchat for web allows chatting and video calling on a computer. | Image: Snapchat Snapchat announced a new web app in July, marking the first time the platform was offered beyond mobile. Now, Snapchat says the web version — which was previously only available to paid subscribers — is open to all users. The expanded…
Lil Nas X. | Image: Riot Games The opening ceremonies for the League of Legends World Championship are traditionally a big spectacle, featuring everything from augmented reality K-pop groups to rapping holograms. But this year’s edition will have an extra special guest: Lil Nas X. Today, Riot announced a collaboration with Lil Nas X, which…
The Model Eleven was Unagi’s most ambitious device ever, but it won’t actually ship. | Image: Unagi Last year, the scooter maker Unagi launched an Indiegogo campaign for a vehicle it called Model Eleven. The campaign ultimately raised more than $700,000. Now, the company is saying it has canceled the Model Eleven entirely. The Model…