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Adobe unveiled new video features coming to Adobe Creative Cloud that is reported to speed up production timelines, enable more seamless workflows and deliver powerful capabilities for filmmakers and video professionals. The updates include Adobe Sensei-powered animation, intelligent audio cleanup tools, selective color grading, advanced data-driven motion graphics templates and end-to-end VR 180 support.

These updates follow Adobe’s recent unveil of Project Rush, the all-in-one, cross-device video editing app designed specifically for online content creators. Project Rush delivers a streamlined and intuitive user experience that makes creating and sharing online content easier by harnessing the skills of Premiere Pro and After Effects, and Project Rush projects are seamlessly opened in Premiere Pro, as claimed by Adobe. Currently in beta, Project Rush will be available later this year.

New capabilities coming later this year to Adobe Creative Cloud include:

- You can mold layers into new shapes with new Mesh Sculpting tools that twist, bend and scale under your creative control in After Effects. Leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning technology in Adobe Sensei, you can also create and animate unique, stylized puppets using a webcam and reference artwork with Character Animator’s new Characterizer.

- It allows you to improve audio with intelligent clean up tools, DeNoise and DeReverb, in the Essential Sound panel in Adobe Audition. Dial down or remove background noise and reverb from a sound clip that’s been adjusted by adaptive algorithms.

- You can take the guesswork out of curve adjustments and bring simplicity and precision to selective color grading and color management with new Lumetri Color tools in Premiere Pro and After Effects.

- You can drag and drop spreadsheet files to Motion Graphics templates to generate visual representations of information within video projects using data-driven infographics in Premiere Pro.

- One can add new support features for 180-degree immersive video in Premiere Pro and After Effects, including optimized ingest, effects and output in Google VR 180 for viewing on YouTube or other platforms.

- The creator can invite groups and individual collaborators for Team Projects and easily access team members from your enterprise address book to choose collaborators and save groups.

- Moreover, you can also search and sort millions of curated, contemporary 4K and HD cinematic footage and professionally-designed Motion Graphics templates, right from the Essential Graphics panel in Premiere Pro and After Effects.

The new features for Adobe Creative Cloud announced at IBC will be available with the next version of Creative Cloud coming later this year and the monthly subscription start at Rs 676

Ayoub’s glove is an example of a trend as entrepreneurs, startups and companies like Microsoft and Google try to harness the power of AI.

Hadeel Ayoub slips a black glove onto her hand before beginning the swish of sign language that is meaningless to the untrained observer. Then she pushes a button on her wrist, and a small speaker relays the message drawn in the air: “Let’s Dance!”

“My dream is to give a voice to those who can’t speak,” says the 36-year-old inventor who is developing her BrightSign glove while working toward a PhD in assistive technology at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Ayoub’s glove is just one example of a bigger trend as entrepreneurs, startups and companies like Microsoft and Google try to harness the power of artificial intelligence to make life easier for people with disabilities. The initiatives come as the World Health Organization estimates that the number of people needing assistive devices ranging from wheelchairs to communication technologies will double to 2 billion by 2050.

Improvements in artificial intelligence, combined with the decreasing cost of hardware, are making it possible for inventors to develop new products without the need for the deep pockets of governments or corporations. With the help of 3D printers and the increased processing power of home computers, they are creating devices designed for people with motor, vision, hearing and cognitive impairments.

Microsoft and Google are trying to spur work in this area, offering a total of $45 million in grants to developers of assistive technologies. Microsoft says it hopes to identify promising projects that can eventually be incorporated into widely available services.

“We’re certainly seeing an explosion of new technology that is looking to support people with disabilities,” said Zvika Krieger, head of technology policy and partnerships at the World Economic Forum. “There are a lot of innovators out there ... who are looking to move beyond maybe a dating app or a social networking app and are looking to do something that really helps the disadvantaged.”

While Ayoub hopes her efforts pay off financially, she says she is driven by a desire to create a world where disabilities become meaningless. She is trying to raise 1 million pounds to bring BrightSign to the market, estimating her gloves will cost “a few hundred dollars” each, compared with $2,000 or more for existing technology.

“My dream for BrightSign is to be the extension of the senses for the people ... who want to voice their feelings and opinions without having to always look for someone to help them out — to give them the independence that they need and control over their own communication,” she said.

The need for such products is only going to increase as the world’s population ages, increasing the number of people with physical, cognitive, vision and hearing problems, according to a WHO report published this year. The challenge is to develop new technologies while also increasing the availability of simple devices like spectacles and wheelchairs that many people can’t afford.

Companies are starting to recognize the financial potential of the market, as these innovations can improve products sold more widely, said Hector Minto, who has the unusual title of “accessibility evangelist” at Microsoft.

For example, Microsoft last year launched its free Seeing AI app, which turns a smart phone into a “talking camera” that helps visually impaired people do things like scan and read aloud text, recognize faces and identify products bar codes. Similar technology goes into the company’s text Translator service, which costs businesses $10 to $45,000 a month, depending on the number of transactions.

“Absolutely I think there’s a unique business case on its own, but definitely there’s a much larger business case for Microsoft in that the tools of the future quite often will come through a disability lens,” he said.

It’s important to remember that all of us have impairments at times, says Robin Christopherson, head of digital inclusion at the British charity AbilityNet, which helps older people and the disabled use computers.

He explains it like this: a person with perfect sight might have a visual impairment when trying to read a smart phone in bright sunlight, or a person with perfect hearing can struggle to understand a phone call when on the street outside. As a result, technology that helps people with permanent vision or hearing problems also makes products better for everyone. In the past five years, AbilityNet’s team of experts who test products to ensure they work well for the disabled has grown from six people to 22.

Innovation has not yet produced products good enough to offer complete freedom for the impaired, said Tom Kamber, executive director of Brooklyn-based Older Adults Technology Services, a non-profit that helps the elderly use technology. But there is reason for optimism because investors are actively looking for the next big thing in technology, he said.

“There’s no shortage of people in Silicon Valley that will take your call,” Kamber said. “The sector has advanced to the point that a lot of money is going to be made.”

The Holy Grail is for such technology to be integrated into off-the-shelf products, so people with disabilities can get the help they need without extra cost, said Christopherson of AbilityNet. Christopherson, who is blind, cited the iPhone, which allowed him to swap a backpack full of equipment and cables for one device.

And then there’s the opportunity for technology to help people with impairments experience the world in completely different ways.

Ford Motor Co. worked with the Aedo Project, an Italian startup, to create a device that helps blind people “feel the view” outside a car window by turning light into vibrations that, when combined with audio description, convey a sense of the scenery passing by.

While the technology is only in the prototype stage, one blind man who worked on the project described his amazement when he tried out the device for the first time.

“My first sensation when my finger went from the mountain to the sky felt like I had ended up in cream, something milky, something soft,” Antonio Bruni said. “They told me: These were clouds.”

The announcement marks a deeper foray into philanthropy for Bezos, whose fortune has soared to more than $160 billion

Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Inc’s founder and the world’s richest person, on Thursday said he will commit $2 billion to helping homeless families and starting pre-schools for low-income communities.

The announcement marks a deeper foray into philanthropy for Bezos, whose fortune has soared to more than $160 billion thanks to his stake in Amazon, according to Forbes. Dominance in e-commerce and the nascent field of cloud computing has made Amazon the world’s second-most valuable public company.

Bezos solicited ideas on Twitter last year for ways to donate some of his wealth. While he has financially supported cancer research and scholarships for immigrants, among other causes, Bezos has primarily devoted his fortune to his Blue Origin rocket company, which he described Thursday as an “investment in the future of our planet through the development of foundational space infrastructure.”

His private ownership of The Washington Post, which has published articles critical of the White House, has also put him at odds with President Donald Trump.

The new philanthropic effort is called the Bezos Day One Fund, a nod to the executive’s management philosophy that organizations must view every day with the fervour of a new start, or face stagnation and decline.

Within this, the “Day 1 Families Fund” will support existing non-profits that offer shelter and food to young homeless families.

The “Day 1 Academies Fund” will start an organisation to operate a new network of full-scholarship pre-schools for low-income communities. Citing the Amazon mantra of customer obsession, Bezos said in a tweet, “The child will be the customer.”

Bezos has yet to join “The Giving Pledge” created by fellow billionaires Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett, whose more than 180 signatories have promised to give more than half of their fortunes to philanthropy.

The Amazon chief’s wealth has become problematic for some.

Earlier this month, US Senator Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, proposed a bill in Congress called the “Stop BEZOS” Act, which would make large corporations pay workers more or pay for public assistance programmes like Medicaid. Amazon has said the senator’s statements about the company are “inaccurate and misleading.”

Spotify is increasingly attracting viewers as well as listeners to its free music streaming service and is finding new ways to target adverts and podcasts at customers, its head of global advertising sales told Reuters.

The Swedish company, which has risen 39 percent in value since it floated in New York in April, is seeing growth in video outpace audio ads and is broadening its audience with rapid growth in sponsored podcasts, Brian Benedik said at the dmexco digital marketing fair in Cologne, Germany.

“Video is our fastest-growing format, which is counter-intuitive for an audio-led platform,” Benedik said in an interview.

Spotify runs an ad-free ‘freemium’ model, with 83 million users paying a monthly subscription - more than its nearest rival Apple. Another 100 million or so listeners opt for a free service that is interrupted by advertising breaks.

With the company now worth $33 billion, analysts say it needs to justify its valuation by hitting ambitious growth targets of its founder Daniel Ek - who wants to grow revenue as much as 35 percent a year.

Most customers of the free service use mobile devices, which account for the majority of ad revenues where video is the fastest-growing advertising product.

Spotify tracks online behavior and, if it figures out customers are looking at the Spotify app, it runs a video ad. If they are listening passively, the ad would be audio.

Spotify is also ramping up its offering of podcasts and, although these don’t go to commercial breaks for premium subscribers, shows can be sponsored in much the same way that TV coverage of major sporting events is backed by major brands.

Benedik said he saw potential for Spotify to deploy its algorithms to recommend podcasts, along the lines of its ‘Recommended for You’ feature for music, that will get to know users’ interests and keep them coming back for more.

In Germany, podcast listening on Spotify has increased 150 percent, year-on-year. Growth rates globally are 367 percent.

“If we can figure out a recommendation around podcasts and serve them up to users, that would be great,” said Benedik, adding that if Spotify can get the user experience right this would open the way to make more revenue from podcasts

Uber Technologies Inc is spending millions of dollars in Toronto to open an engineering hub and expand its self-driving car operations, the strongest indication yet that the company is not retreating from autonomous vehicle development despite recent setbacks.

Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi said on Thursday that Uber will invest more than USD 150 million over five years to bolster the ride-hailing company’s engineering capabilities, with a new office opening in early 2019, and expand its work in artificial intelligence. The San Francisco-based company expects to hire hundreds of new employees, boosting its overall headcount in Toronto to more than 500.

The investment will allow Uber the opportunity to expand its work on self-driving technology, an area where the company has lagged competitors. Uber opened a self-driving car research center in Toronto last year, and named University of Toronto associate professor Raquel Urtasun as head of the organization.

However, Uber’s self-driving car business stalled after one if its autonomous SUVs killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona, in March. Uber quickly removed its robot cars from the road, laid off hundreds of test drivers and shuttered operations in Arizona, its autonomous testing hub.

Since the Tempe crash, Khosrowshahi, who took over Uber a year ago, has explored options that include more partnerships with companies developing autonomous cars and a potential sale of the self-driving business, sources have told Reuters. The investment in Toronto is a strong signal that Uber will continue to build its own self-driving technology, at least in the near term.

It also follows a USD 500 million investment from Toyota Motor Corp to jointly work on developing self-driving cars, providing the Uber business a badly needed boost.

However, the company still faces battles with regulators and local officials who have raised concerns over the safety of Uber’s program.

Six months after the fatal crash, Uber has not resumed testing its cars on public roads, although Khosrowshahi said he expects the company will by the end of the year after undergoing a safety overhaul.

The self-driving unit is a significant contributor to Uber’s losses, which in the second quarter were $891 million. Uber said it will not raise additional financing for the Canada investment.

The separate engineering office set to open early next year is Uber’s eighth such office outside of the United States, and will be used for building technology infrastructure for Uber’s products, such as ride-hailing and food delivery

Vietnam has asked Facebook to open a local office as the Communist-ruled country increases pressure on global technology firms to abide by a controversial cyber security law.

Critics of the law, which takes effect on January 1, 2019, say it gives Hanoi more power to crack down on dissent because it would require Facebook, Google and other global technology firms to store locally personal data on users in Vietnam and open offices in the country.

“Acting information minister Nguyen Manh Hung suggested Facebook, given its successful business in Vietnam, should reserve revenue to invest in research and development and soon open an office in Vietnam,” the official government website said late on September 13.

A spokeswoman for Facebook said she had no comment.

Despite sweeping economic reforms and growing openness to social change, the ruling Communist Party tolerates little dissent and exercises strict control over media in Vietnam.

Global tech firms have pushed back against the provisions for locally-stored data, but they have not taken the same tough stance on the parts of the law which bolster the government’s ability to crackdown on online political activism.

Company officials have, however, privately expressed concerns that local data centers and offices could make it easier for the authorities to seize customer data and expose local employees to the threat of arrest.

Simon Milner, Facebook’s vice-president of public policy for Asia Pacific, met on September 13 with Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on the sidelines of a World Economic Forum meeting in Hanoi.

Phuc said Facebook should be responsible for the security, safety and protection of its 60 million user accounts in Vietnam, the government website quoted the prime minister as saying at the meeting.

Gil Kaplan, Under Secretary for International Trade at the US Department of Commerce, said on September 10 he would raise the cyber security issue in his meetings this week with Vietnamese government officials, including the Prime Minister.

In July, seventeen US lawmakers urged the chief executives of Facebook and Google to resist changes stipulated by the new law.

Last week, acting information minister Hung said Vietnam should promote home-grown social networks in order to compete with Google and Facebook and capture more of the social network market share in Vietnam, state media reported.
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The headphone comes with a dedicated button for receiving calls and it is said to work from a maximum distance of 10 meters.

MevoFit has launches its Bluetooth wireless neckband earphones— Play N100 which are meant to be used during sports activities.

The key features of the MevoFit Play N100 Sports wireless Bluetooth neckband headphones are:

- The Bluetooth 4.1 technology for playing media wirelessly. The headphones allow control of volume, play & pause of music tracks and also track controlling by next & previous. Noise Cancellation technology is said to allow you to experience detailed music and passive noise isolation keeps interrupting noises at bay.

- The headphone comes with a dedicated button for receiving calls and it is said to work from a maximum distance of 10 meters.

- MevoFit PLAY N100 comes with the water resistant technology, which also makes Bluetooth headset sweat proof. It is made of silicone that stays tough against sweat, rain, and dust. This headset is claimed to be both flexible and durable at the same time.

- The lithium-ion battery helps MevfoFit Play N100 can last up to 12 hours on a single charge, as told by the company, which has 300 hours of standby time. It is rechargeable through USB power sources. An hour of charge is supposed to provide 8 long hours of taking calls and listening to music together.


- The neckband and wire clip is ergonomically designed to make it comfortable to wear for long hours. By design, the headphones set is tangle free. The adjustable clip ensures that you gain the desired length.

- It has in-built magnets to keep the earphones attracted to each other when they are not in use.

- This headset is claimed to seamlessly pair with two devices at a time. It has CSR 8645 chip combined with Bluetooth 4.1 for clear connectivity up to a range of 30 feet.

- This wireless headphones set is compatible with both Android and iPhone.

- The IPX4 sweat proof and water resistant technology help this Bluetooth headphone to prevent the liquid damage.

The MevoFit Play N100 Sports wireless headphones sets are available on Amazon at Rs. 2,690. It comes with 1-year warranty. MevoFit is available in three color options - red, blue and green

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Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi said on September 14 it will rejig its businesses and create new leadership positions aimed at building a second tier to CEO Lei Jun, amid increased scrutiny of governance and successions at Chinese tech firms.

The firm would introduce two new departments to advise Lei on strategy and oversee hiring, promotion and pay, Lei said in a memo to staff dated September 13 and shared with the press on September 14.

It also would reshuffle its four main business units into 10 to promote younger managers, Lei said, adding that a majority of the newly-appointed leadership belonged to the post-1980s generation.

“Our senior management team has implemented several changes that will provide opportunities for young talent to rise up the ranks,” said Lei, 48.

The changes come less than a week after Jack Ma, one of China’s best-known businessmen, said he would step down as chairman of Alibaba in a year and hand the reins to CEO Daniel Zheng, and underlined the need for sustainable succession planning.

Another Chinese tech giant, JD.com, has come under scrutiny recently after CEO Richard Liu - who controls 80 per cent of the company’s voting rights - was arrested in the United States on suspicion of rape before being released. JD’s board is essentially unable to make decisions without Liu present, according to company rules.

Liu, through his lawyers has denied any wrongdoing, as the investigation is ongoing.

Xiaomi listed its shares in Hong Kong in June in an initial public offering that valued the company at around $52 billion.

The company underwent a strategic shift in 2016 after sales fell sharply, forcing it to pull out of several overseas markets. It has since focused on offline sales and reversed its fortunes, and currently draws roughly a third of its revenue from outside China

The European auto industry has a fear when it comes to the advent of autonomous driving.

It's that Europe is falling behind in the new technology race, losing the competitive advantage to companies in the U.S. and China, where advanced research is occurring faster and more freely.

Johann Jungwirth, for one, is visibly frustrated.

Volkswagen Group's chief digital officer knows that automotive companies are locked in a battle with tech companies for leadership in autonomous driving.

Jungwirth, a former Apple engineer, fears European regulations are hampering efforts to bring VW's battery-powered Sedric concept to market. VW management has decided to move Sedric, short for "self-driving car," into production. But instead of in VW's home market of Germany, it will launch first in the U.S.

"My goal is to be in the first U.S. cities with driverless cars in 2021," Jungwirth said as he presented the latest iteration of the car in Hanover, Germany. After that will come a rollout in China, Singapore and in Middle Eastern cities such as Dubai. "And then comes Europe. We would love to come earlier since it's our home market, but the legislation just isn't there."

European leaders and consumers are well aware of the potential of autonomous driving. Every year, half a million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions in Germany alone could be saved by eliminating the search for parking spaces, which studies show account for up to 30 percent of inner-city traffic. Every year 1.25 million people die around the world, and as many as 50 million are injured in road traffic accidents, according to United Nations statistics. Every year children, the elderly or the physically challenged have little or no access to individual mobility

VW's Sedric and others like it could change that. Vehicles legally permitted to operate without any driver behind the wheel would revolutionize transportation.

But there are challenges.

Roadblocks

Carmakers looking to test vehicles such as the Sedric in small-scale pilot operations prefer California over Europe — at least initially. Many carmakers have teams of engineers around Silicon Valley, the population is tech-savvy and open to innovation, the streets are much wider, weather conditions are usually ideal and the state government supports them.

By comparison, one major roadblock in Europe is the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, a standards-setting body responsible for regulating the homologation and use of motor vehicles. Roughly 60 countries participate in the oversight of European traffic, and no consensus has been reached over the rollout of self-driving vehicles. Regulators are focused on more gradual innovations.

Virtually the entire continent is governed by the U.N.'s Vienna Convention on Road Traffic. This largely restricts the use of self-driving vehicles on public roads to limited testing scenarios, and legalizing their commercial operation is years from becoming reality.

"We really have a competitive disadvantage because of the UNECE," said Jungwirth, who worries that those late to the market might end up fighting over the scraps left behind. "The winner could take it all."


No alignment

Responding to the criticism, the UNECE introduced a procedure that lets companies apply for a special exemption for a vehicle such as the Sedric. This is now subject to debate among UNECE member states, however, meaning the outcome of negotiations is uncertain and at least a four-fifths majority would need to vote in favor.

Neither the U.S. nor China has aligned its laws with European regulations on road traffic or type approval. This allows those nations to respond faster to technological advances, but also creates a patchwork of regulatory environments for carmakers.

"Progress must not stop at national borders," argued Daimler board member Renata Jungo Brüngger. "Legislation must keep up with technical progress, otherwise paramount innovations for automated and autonomous driving cannot be brought to the road."

VW's Sedric and others like it could change that. Vehicles legally permitted to operate without any driver behind the wheel would revolutionize transportation.

But there are challenges.

Roadblocks

Carmakers looking to test vehicles such as the Sedric in small-scale pilot operations prefer California over Europe — at least initially. Many carmakers have teams of engineers around Silicon Valley, the population is tech-savvy and open to innovation, the streets are much wider, weather conditions are usually ideal and the state government supports them.

By comparison, one major roadblock in Europe is the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, a standards-setting body responsible for regulating the homologation and use of motor vehicles. Roughly 60 countries participate in the oversight of European traffic, and no consensus has been reached over the rollout of self-driving vehicles. Regulators are focused on more gradual innovations.

Virtually the entire continent is governed by the U.N.'s Vienna Convention on Road Traffic. This largely restricts the use of self-driving vehicles on public roads to limited testing scenarios, and legalizing their commercial operation is years from becoming reality.

"We really have a competitive disadvantage because of the UNECE," said Jungwirth, who worries that those late to the market might end up fighting over the scraps left behind. "The winner could take it all."


No alignment

Responding to the criticism, the UNECE introduced a procedure that lets companies apply for a special exemption for a vehicle such as the Sedric. This is now subject to debate among UNECE member states, however, meaning the outcome of negotiations is uncertain and at least a four-fifths majority would need to vote in favor.

Neither the U.S. nor China has aligned its laws with European regulations on road traffic or type approval. This allows those nations to respond faster to technological advances, but also creates a patchwork of regulatory environments for carmakers.

"Progress must not stop at national borders," argued Daimler board member Renata Jungo Brüngger. "Legislation must keep up with technical progress, otherwise paramount innovations for automated and autonomous driving cannot be brought to the road."

$65 billion

Fearing cash-rich tech companies will capitalize on their expertise in artificial intelligence and machine learning, most major carmakers are spending heavily to keep pace.

Renault unveiled its EZ-GO concept in Geneva that could form the basis for a self-driving vehicle fleet. Daimler plans to pilot a highly autonomous vehicle fleet in California in the second half of next year. Rival BMW looks to test in China and has formed a consortium around Intel and Mobileye.

All hope to bring the technology to market early next decade. Between tech and auto companies, AlixPartners estimates some $65 billion will be invested this year, up nearly tenfold from 2015.

In the lead, however, is industry pioneer Waymo, a spinoff from Google that has racked up 7 million miles of testing on public roads since it started nine years ago.

Now ready to launch its own branded mobility service starting this year in Arizona and California, Waymo is looking to branch out. With an eye toward Europe, it demonstrated its prototype Chrysler Pacifica in Italy in early June during an investor day held by industrial partner Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.

"There are differences in the regulatory and policy environment that are really important, very different from what we're facing in the U.S., but there is also an opportunity for us to experiment here in Europe," Waymo CEO John Krafcik told the Automotive News Europe Congress in Turin.

But VW may have one clear advantage as it tries to narrow Waymo's lead. Neither Waymo nor its partner, FCA, has a purpose-built self-driving vehicle on the horizon. Public acceptance of the technology is important, and the perception of security could be a key competitive advantage.

The Sedric, with its sturdy, monolithic appearance, gives occupants the feeling they are safely ensconced in a vehicle impervious to damage. Waymo, meanwhile, has to make do with a bulky laser scanner on the roof, which Krafcik says assures passengers concerns through an outward symbol of the vehicle's intelligence.

Krafcik downplayed the need for vehicles such as Sedric that need to master all situations.

"We're pretty skeptical on Level 5," he said, adding. "It will take decades and I don't even think it's necessary."

Jungwirth disagrees.

"The technology is almost ready. I would love to see the legislation support us," he said. "Testing is fine, but what we need is commercial operation in order to scale up."

Apple launches iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max with A12 Bionic chip, advanced camera

Retiring last year's iPhone X, Apple announced the launch of 5.8-inch iPhone XS & 6.5-inch iPhone XS Max (the biggest screen on an iPhone ever), that are expected to come to India on September 28.

Retiring last year's iPhone X, Apple announced the launch of 5.8-inch iPhone XS & 6.5-inch iPhone XS Max (the biggest screen on an iPhone ever), that are expected to come to India on September 28. Another first for Apple, the new iPhones support Dual SIM through the use of a nano-SIM and digital eSIM and are IP68 certified which means it can withstand up to 2 meters of water for 30 minutes.

Both the iPhone XS and XS Max features a 12-megapixel dual camera system with dual optical image stabilization with 2x optical zoom, and a new two times faster sensor. There are new Depth Control settings that allow users to dynamically adjust the depth of field in the Photos app both in real-time preview and post-capture to create portraits. Portrait mode with Depth Control is also available on the TrueDepth camera for selfies.


The A12 Bionic chipset onboard is a 7-nanometer chip that Apple claims will deliver industry-leading performance in a more power-efficient design. It has a six-core fusion architecture with two performance cores that are up to 15 per cent faster, four efficiency cores that are up to 50 per cent more efficient and a four-core GPU that is up to 50 per cent faster.

The new iPhones will ship with iOS 12 out-of-the-box, which will introduce new features such as group notification where notifications from one source are stacked together. The much talked about feature of the iOS 12 is the addition Digital Health that keeps a track of smartphone activity, number of times the phone was unlocked, notifications responded to, the app you spent the most time on and more. There is a 'Downtime' option for staying away from certain addictive apps. The operating system greys out the selected apps once the set time threshold has been crossed.

Group FaceTime will support 32 participants in a group video call. Improvising Siri experience, the iOS 12 introduces Siri Shortcuts. Putting augmented reality at the forefront, the new iPhones also features Measure app that is pretty accurate in measuring objects by using the camera.

"iPhone Xs is packed with next-generation technologies and is a huge step forward for the future of the smartphone. iPhone XS is not one, but two new iPhone models and iPhone XS Max offers the biggest display ever in an iPhone with the biggest battery ever in an iPhone, delivering up to an hour and a half more battery life in your day", says, Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing.

As per the company, the iPhone XS lasts 30 minutes longer than the X, and the XS Max up to 90 minutes longer.

Pricing

The iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max will be available in 64GB, 256GB and 512GB capacity models in space grey, silver and a new gold finish starting at Rs 99,900 and Rs 109,900 respectively

Google's scientist resigns over tech giant's censored search engine project for China

Google's senior artificial intelligence scientist, Jack Poulson resigned over the company's involvement in building a special censored version of the search engine for China. A report by The Intercept discusses how a lot of employees have been dissenting against Google's uncharacteristic new move and the reason why Poulson left Google.

Jack Poulson worked on the company's search system by implementing machine intelligence. According to the research scientist, a new search platform, code-named Dragonfly is being built for China which flouts a lot of company policies. He felt it was his "ethical responsibility to resign in protest of the forfeiture of our public human rights commitments."


He claimed that the new search engine stands in direct conflict with Google's artificial intelligence principles. These principles state that the search giant will not design or implement any kind of technology that "contravenes widely accepted principles of international law and human rights."

He also goes on to explain why the existence of a special version of Google search will introduce loopholes in consumer's data protection in China. These access doors can then be used by Chinese security agencies to target political activists and journalists.

His resignation letter read, "Due to my conviction that dissent is fundamental to functioning democracies, I am forced to resign in order to avoid contributing to, or profiting from, the erosion of protection for dissidents."

"I view our intent to capitulate to censorship and surveillance demands in exchange for access to the Chinese market as a forfeiture of our values and governmental negotiating position across the globe. There is an all-too-real possibility that other nations will attempt to leverage our actions in China in order to demand our compliance with their security demands," he added.

Google's unresponsiveness has triggered a greater unrest within the ranks of employees as well as journalists questioning the entire project.

The company has some precedence when it comes to building a custom search engine for China. In 2006, Google had developed a censored version of the search engine. However, that was taken down by the company claiming that the Chinese government was trying to limit free speech

Twitter CEO jack Dorsey. has said that the conservative employees at the social media service "don't feel safe to express their opinions" at work. Dorsey - like his counterparts at Facebook and you tube has consistently said that his service isn't biased.

But the people who build twitter are biased, Dorsey admitted in an interview last month, saying out loud what everyone already knew: Twitter, like most tech companies in Silicon Valley, has a lot more left-leaning employees than right-leaner, Re code reported on Friday.

Twitter is so liberal, in fact, that conservative employees "don't feel safe to express their opinions" within the company, the report added.

"We have a lot of conservative-leaning folks in the company as well, and to be honest, they don't feel safe to express their opinions at the company," Dorsey was quoted as saying.

"They do feel silenced by just the general swirl of what they perceive to be the broader percentage of leanings within the company, and I don't think that's fair or right," he added.

The Twitter CEO also explained why he brought up Twitter's left-leaning employee bias to begin with.

"I think it's more and more important to at least clarify what our own bias leans towards, and just express it," he said. "I'd rather know what someone biases to rather than try to interpret through their actions."Twitter CEO jack Dorsey. has said that the conservative employees at the social media service "don't feel safe to express their opinions" at work. Dorsey - like his counterparts at Facebook and you tube has consistently said that his service isn't biased.
But the people who build twitter are biased, Dorsey admitted in an interview last month, saying out loud what everyone already knew: Twitter, like most tech companies in Silicon Valley, has a lot more left-leaning employees than right-leaner, Re code reported on Friday.

Twitter is so liberal, in fact, that conservative employees "don't feel safe to express their opinions" within the company, the report added.

"We have a lot of conservative-leaning folks in the company as well, and to be honest, they don't feel safe to express their opinions at the company," Dorsey was quoted as saying.

"They do feel silenced by just the general swirl of what they perceive to be the broader percentage of leanings within the company, and I don't think that's fair or right," he added.

The Twitter CEO also explained why he brought up Twitter's left-leaning employee bias to begin with.

"I think it's more and more important to at least clarify what our own bias leans towards, and just express it," he said. "I'd rather know what someone biases to rather than try to interpret through their actions."

WhatsApp Said to Be Bringing 'Swipe to Reply' Feature to Android; Dark Mode May Arrive Soon Too
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Whats App will add Swipe to Reply feature in the Android app

The feature is available on the latest Whats App beta version

Whats App is said to be working on a Dark Mode


Whats app is reportedly working to bring the Swipe to Reply feature to its Android app. The messaging app has had an evenful 2018 as it has been launching and testing new features with high frequency. The Whats App iPhone app already has the Swipe to Reply feature, which seems set to be making its way to Android devices. The new feature will let Whats App users quickly reply to a message using a swipe right gesture. It essentially means you will no longer need to tap and hold the message to get the Reply button. Additionally, the app is also said to be working on a Dark Mode.

As per a WABetaInfo report, Whats App is working on the Swipe to Reply feature in the Android app. The messaging app has recently submitted a new update through the Google Play Beta Programmer, bringing the beta version up to 2.18.282. The report claims that the feature is currently not available due to "development reasons" and that it needs to receive several improvements before being officially available for all Whats App for Android users. However, the report adds that the new Whats App feature may be available in one of the next few updates.

When the Swipe to Reply feature is available on WhatsApp for Android, you will be able to swipe a message that you want to reply to, towards the right side. Following this, WhatsApp will automatically load the message in the reply context.

Coming to the Dark Mode, WhatsApp is finally said to be working on adding the much-awaited feature. According to a tweet posted by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp has finally started working on a Dark Mode for both iOS and Android. However, the report does not mention the exact timeline for the Dark Mode to roll-out to Whats App.

The upcoming dark mode feature will help reduce strain on user's eyes while using Whats App at night or in low-light conditions. It will also help conserve battery on phones that have OLED displays


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Apple will announce its newest iPhones in just a few hours, but there is still quite a bit of confusion as to what they'll be called. While it's widely expected that the 5.8-inch and 6.5-inch OLED iPhones will be called iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, multiple reports have provided various names for the 6.1-inch LCD iPhone, right from iPhone 9 to iPhone XC to Xr. However, just hours ahead of the launch, ATH managed to spot the names iPhone XS, XS Max and Xr via a product sitemap XML file. This pretty much confirms the final names of the iPhone and we only await Apple to announce the same at its event later today.

Earlier this month, 9to5Mac revealed some key details about the new iPhones based on marketing images as well as the names iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max. The latest discovery bt aTH once again confirms these names as well as the name for the cheapest iPhone of the lot. iPhone Xr is what Apple could be calling it, but we're not quite sure what the 'r' here stands for. Apple has used the 'S' naming for a few years now to denote an incremental update to the previous iPhone, but this would be the first time the company would attach an 'r' to the name.


To give a quick recap, all the three new iPhones that Apple plans to announce later today will be designed based on the iPhone X. So expect the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone Xr to bring edge-to-edge notched displays of varying sizes. The first two will sport OLED displays while the Xr will get an LCD display, allowing Apple to price it comparatively cheap. All three iPhones are expected sport glass on the front and back and support wireless charging.



We also expect a new A12 chipset powering the new iPhones. We may also see some upgraded cameras and more RAM option, at least for the Max model. Apart from this, it doesn't look like Apple is planning on revealing a brand new technology. You can also expect Face ID for all the models and iOS 12 out-of-the-box. Based on the reports so far, the iPhone XS Max will be the most expensive with a $1200 price tag, while the iPhone XS is expected to cost around $900. The 6.1-inch LCD iPhone Xr is rumoured to carry a price tag somewhere in between $600 to $700.

Apple's 'Gather Round' event will kick off at 10am PDT (10:30pm IST). The company will livestream the event on its website as well as Twitter for the very first time. Apple TV owners can also stream the event via the dedicated app. India Today Tech will be at the event covering all the announcements so do follow this space for more

Planning to buy a new premium phone this Diwali, or within the next several weeks? Maybe you will want to wait for the OnePlus 6T -- a phone that is expected to launch in October in India. Just like the OnePlus 6, the OnePlus 6T will also be a high-end phone with top components, and probably similarly aggressive price that makes OnePlus 6 one of the best smartphones in the market. Already a number of details about the OnePlus 6T have been leaked, and it seems that OnePlus is hoping to put some cutting edge -- and totally futuristic -- technologies in this phone.
A FEATURE MOST OTHERS PHONE DON'T HAVE

-- Let's start with one feature that OnePlus has already confirmed for the OnePlus 6T. With that confirmation, the company has also acknowledged that OnePlus 6T is real and coming soon.


A few days ago, the retail box of the OnePlus 6T was leaked. It showed that the OnePlus 6T will come with a fingerprint sensor embedded under the screen. This feature is unique and currently available in just 4 odd phones - two of them made by Oppo and two by Vivo. Phones like the Samsung Galaxy S10 and the next iPhone in 2019 are likely to get this feature next year. But OnePlus, in an email to CNET, confirmed that in-display fingerprint sensor is coming in the OnePlus 6T.
"We unlock our phones multiple times a day, and Screen Unlock reduces the number of steps to complete the action By adding this feature as an addition to other display unlocking options such as Face Unlock, users will have options to unlock the display in a way that is most efficient for them," OnePlus noted in its email. The technology was earlier considered for OnePlus 5T, but at that time it wasn't good enough for consumers. Now it apparently is. "The technology wasn't mature enough to meet OnePlus standards for delivering a fast and smooth user experience," noted the company.

The feature is likely to be marketed with tagline "Unlock the Speed". So it seems that OnePlus is confident that the in-display fingerprint sensor will work as well as the regular sensor.

-- To accommodate the in-display sensor, the OnePlus 6T is going be thicker by 0.45mm compared to the OnePlus 6, this too has been confirmed by the company to CNET.

-- Another unique feature that is almost certain to be a part of the OnePlus 6T is its display that will have a tiny waterdrop notch. Currently only 2 or 3 phones have this kind of notch. This too has been confirmed by the leaked retail box.

-- Just like the existing OnePlus 6, the OnePlus 6T will also come with features like fast face unlocking, Dash Charging and camera that offers portrait mode.

-- This one is a rumour but chances are that this is going to come true: OnePlus 6T will have 3 rear cameras. Two of these cameras are likely to be regular cameras, but the third one may use camera hardware and a sensor that will be used to create 3D images or augmented reality. If OnePlus 6T indeed comes with this camera setup, it will be the first mainstream phone to have such a feature.

-- In terms of design and looks, the OnePlus 6T is expected to be similar to the OnePlus 6. At least this is what the pattern has been. So far we have seen that the T variant of the OnePlus phone follows the original flagship from the company for that year. Both OnePlus 3T and the OnePlus 5T shared their design with the OnePlus 3 and the OnePlus 5 respectively.
ONEPLUS 6T KEY SPECS

Right now there is nothing official about the specs of the OnePlus 6T, but given how OnePlus plays it - high-end component and top specs - here is what we expect.

-- Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor

-- Up to 8GB RAM and up to 256GB internal storage

-- 3.5mm headphone jack? Most likely yes.

-- Metal and glass body

-- 16-megapixel primary camera, accompanied by at least one more rear camera. Two additional cameras in case the rumours of triple-camera setup are real. On the front, there seems to be only one 20-megapixel camera in the OnePlus 6T.

-- OxygenOS based on Android 9 Pie. In other words, the stock and clean version of latest Android fortified with some unique OnePlus features.

ONEPLUS 6T INDIA PRICE AND LAUNCH DATE

The launch date of the OnePlus 6T or the India price of the OnePlus 6T have not been officially confirmed. But it is 99 per cent certain that the OnePlus 6T will be globally launched in October. And once the phone has been globally launched, it is also certain that the OnePlus 6T will arrive in India within a day or two of that launch. Currently, rumours indicate that the OnePlus 6T will be launched on October 17 and that date seems quite plausible.

It is also certain that the OnePlus 6T will be available for purchase in India through Amazon.in, the OnePlus online store and OnePlus offline stores. As far as the price is concerned, either the OnePlus 6T will debut at the OnePlus 6 price - like how OnePlus 3T came at OnePlus 3 prices - or will be marginally, read Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000, more expensive than the OnePlus 6. In other words, the starting price of the OnePlus 6T is going to be either Rs 34,999 or Rs 37,999 in India. In the last two months, there has been some serious competition to the OnePlus 6 in the market. So chances are that OnePlus will bring next flagship, that is OnePlus 6T, without any increase in the price, although do keep in mind that rupee is very weak against dollar right now and if it falls further, then irrespective of what OnePlus wants, the OnePlus 6T may come into the market at slightly higher price of around Rs 37,999

Watch out for the 7-foot box on the doorstep. amazone plans to sell and ship fresh, full-size Christmas trees this year.

But a live tree is no paperback book. Amazon says the Christmas trees, including Douglas firs and Norfolk Island pines, will be bound and shipped without water in the usual sort of box. Amazon said they'll be sent within 10 days of being cut down, possibly even sooner, and should survive the shipping just fine.

Amazon.com said the trees, wreaths and garlands will go on sale in November. Some will qualify for Prime free shipping, and Amazon will offer pre-orders so shoppers can choose a delivery date.

The company sold trees shorter than 3 feet last year, and some other merchants sold bigger ones using its platform as a marketplace. But this is the first year Amazon is offering the larger trees itself.

"Given the popularity among customers, we increased the assortment," the company said.

A 7-foot Fraser fir from a North Carolina farm will cost $115 (roughly Rs. 8,400), according to an Amazon holiday preview book. Also listed are a $50 (roughly Rs. 3,600) wreath and a $25 (roughly Rs. 1,800) red-leafed plant with a decorative candy cane speared into the soil.

Will people buy a Christmas tree sight unseen? Tim O'Connor, the executive director of the National Christmas Tree Association, said picking out a tree and hauling it back home is part of the fun for families. The association estimates that only about 1 to 2 percent of the 27 million real Christmas trees purchased last year were bought online, mostly from grower's own sites. "It's so small, it's almost undetectable," O'Connor said.

But Amazon has a history of shaking up shopping habits. It changed how people buy books, diapers and many other goods. It recently expanded the selection of live plants it sells, including potted succulents and orchids

Wednesday announced the launch of Vivobook 15 X510 equipped with Intel Optane memory in India. It is a Windows 10 laptop powered by the eighth generation Intel Core i5 processor. The VivoBook 15 X510 features 4GB of RAM and 16GB of Intel Optane memory. Asus has equipped the laptop with a GeForce Nvidia MX130 graphics. Claimed to have been designed for daily computing and entertainment, the Asus VivoBook 15 X510 comes with 1TB of HDD storage and it also offers one-touch access via the fingerprint sensor. In terms of availability, the Asus Vivobook 15 X510 can be purchased offline via Asus exclusive stores and other retail outlets. It has been priced at Rs. 45,990 in India.

The Asus VivoBook 15 X510 sports a 15.6-inch full-HD NanoEdge display and comes with 7.8mm slim bezel and 80 percent screen-to-body ratio. It supports 178-degree wide-view technology ensuring optimum colours and contrast, even when viewed from sharp angles, Asus claims. It weighs at 1.7 kilograms and measures 36.1x24.3x1.94cm. Asus claims that the VivoBook 15 X510 offers up to 8 hours of battery life and comes with fast charging support. It is claimed to charge up to 60 percent in just 49 minutes, thanks to Asus SuperBattery technology. Asus said that it provides 3 times longer lifespan than standard lithium-ion cylinder batteries.

As mentioned, the laptop is powered by Intel Core i5 8250U processor and runs Windows 10 Home. The VivoBook 15 X510 is equipped with 4GB DDR4 2800MHz SDRAM onboard memory and 16GB Intel Optane memory.

Commenting on the launch, Arnold Su, ROG and PC Head, Asus India said, "We are delighted to announce VivoBook X510 in India. It's the first Asus laptop in the line up to have Intel Optane Memory. It accelerates performance enhancing multi-tasking ability with zero lag experience. The aesthetically appealing range of laptop combines the effortless performance with powerful features. Perfect for the generation that's always on the move, the VivoBook X510 offers immersive viewing, longer battery life and super fast charging. We are optimistic that the young professionals and college goers would respond unequivocally to our latest offering and look forward to a positive response."

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Online shoppers often make unique colloquial searches such as for ‘Madhuri Dixit saris’ and ‘Bollywood dresses’ while browsing for products on e-commerce platforms. That’s just one nugget of insight that Flipkartis sharing with its merchants to help them sell more on its platform.

Flipkart has started providing its sellers insights on customer behaviour as well as trends of other merchants on the platform, while sharing with customers its scores for each seller based on product and service quality.

The aim is to lower products return and improve customer experience.

The company is also using natural language processing on customer feedback and reviews to understand what they are looking for, and then sharing these insights with sellers, said Vikas Bansal, senior director at Flipkart.

Bansal said one key insight for sellers includes a list of popular customer searches such as ‘Bollywood saris’ or ‘Peppa Pig bags’, which will be shared with sellers on their dashboards. The dashboard will also show prices other merchants are selling at to encourage competitive pricing. Other popular searches on Flipkart are ‘Rajputi dresses for woman’, ‘Belly dance dress’, ‘Bharatnatyam accessories’, ‘Avengers rakhi’, and ‘Shinchan bedsheets’.

Flipkart also started a seller score this quarter, derived from data analysis on its platform as well as through physical quality checks, which it will use to offer sellers better discovery based on their scores.

“Seller score is determined based on a combination of things such as quality, product, and past history in terms of sales. Since it is a machine learning-driven model, a score is thrown for every seller based on all these metrics,” said Bansal.

“This will also create a level-playing field for brands and non-branded sellers, since all their scores will be visible to customers, and those with higher scores will have a better discovery on the platform,” he said.

Flipkart recently launched a programmer to conduct surprise checks on sellers with an aim to ensure product quality.

The issue of product returns is a major problem for eCommerce companies. A Red Seer report in May showed that 32% of the gross merchandise volume, or gross sales, of the e-tailing industry is lost because of cancellations or product returns.


In May, Flipkart had said that it aimed to reduce returns on its platform by 10-15% this year

Oh, no. Never comforting to read of login thefts of any sort and it is small wonder that a security sleuth made news when he discovered an issue with Chrome. Once again, the price of convenience becomes a topic, this time in the offer to save WI-Fi credentials and re-enter them automatically for your convenience

A Chrome browser issue was described earlier this month which could have left a door open for hackers. The good news is that the security glitch in the popular browser was resolved; Google fixed the vulnerability.

The problem involved credentials auto-filled on encrypted HTTP pages. sure clouddelivered the subsequent news that the latest update of Chrome (tested against version 69.0.3497.81) addressed the issue. The latest version of the Chrome browser, version 69, has been released and it carried the patch.

ZDNet security reporter Catalina Cimpanu said it had been "a design issue" that attackers could exploit to steal the WiFi logins, whether from home or from corporate networks.

Beta News quoted Luke Potter, Sure Cloud's cyber security practice director. "There is always a trade-off between security and convenience, but our research clearly shows that the feature in web browsers of storing login credentials is leaving millions of home and business networks wide open to attack—even if those networks are supposedly secured with a strong password."

Elliot Thompson, a researcher with UK cyber-security firm Sure Cloud, had put together a technique exploiting the design issue, said Cimpanu. Thompson's "Wi-Jacking" worked with Chrome on Windows.

"During a recent engagement we found an interesting interaction of browser behavior and an accepted weakness in almost every home router that could be used to gain access a huge amount of WiFi networks," said Thompson's Sure Cloud post on September 4.

The browser behavior related to saved credentials. Credentials saved in a browser, tied to a URL, are automatically inserted into the same fields when seen again. The router weakness was in the use of encrypted HTTP connections to management interfaces. Thompson, though, said there was a solution for this path to credential-theft and he discussed it in his September 4 post.

"Fundamentally this is just a flaw in the way origins are shared and trusted between networks. In the case of home routers, they are predictable enough to be a viable target. The easiest solution would be for browsers to avoid automatically populating input fields on unsecured HTTP pages. It is understandable that this would lower usability, but it would greatly increase the barrier to credential theft."

At the time, Thompson recommended to "Clear your browser's saved passwords and don't save credentials for insecure HTTP pages."

"Thompson says he reported the issue to Google, Microsoft, and Asus in March, this year," said Cimpanu. "Google addressed his report by not allowing Chrome to auto-fill passwords on HTTP fields."

In addition to Chrome, are other browsers vulnerable? "Firefox, IE/Edge and Safari require significant user interaction, so attack does work, but is more of a social engineering based," said Thompson on September 4. "With Chrome it is significantly more seamless."

The usual advice applies: Update. Cimpanu wrote, "Updating to Chrome 69.0.3497.81 or later should keep users safe from Wi-Jacking attacks."

Commenting on Google's addressing the issue, Thompson said, "This is a positive response from Google and is great to see."