Andy Serkis will direct Venom 2, with Tom Hardy set to reprise his role, Serkis announced Monday on Instagram and Twitter. Serkis directed Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, and is best known for his performance capture roles.
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Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 has gone official today at the Galaxy Unpacked event with touch-sensitive bezels and customisable watch faces among other features.
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Gen Con 2019: See the mass of board games on display - CNET
From Dune to Cyperpunk to the new version of Pathfinder, check out the games that caught our eye at the massive board game conference.
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Realme 3i price in India starts at Rs. 7,999 for the 3GB RAM + 32GB storage option. The phone's 4GB RAM + 64GB storage variant has been priced at Rs. 9,999.
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The smartphone market grew 5 percent in the second quarter (Q2) of 2019, a new report by CyberMedia Research (CMR) said on Monday.
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It's not just Equifax: Heres every major security breach and data hack so far - CNET
We've started a running list, and the results are sobering.
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Google announced that it would neutralise carbon emissions from delivering consumer hardware by next year and include recycled plastic in each of its products by 2022.
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Donald Trump’s comments obscure the real problem with video game culture - CNET
Commentary: Trump's comments on video games are a decade out of step, and stop us from addressing the real issues video game culture is currently wrestling with.
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The RV400 by Revolt Intellicorp is one of the most anticipated 2-wheelers in a long while. It seems like that wait is about to get over soon as a final launch date has been set - August 28.
This final launch date comes via Financial Express and the event is also expected to elaborate on specifics such as the price, final range, internal specifications, charging network and other relevant information which the consumers have been waiting for.
Back in June, Revolt had a small unveiling event where the RV400 was shown, and some of the features were showcased. However, a lot of questions were left unanswered. The all-electric bike was open to pre-orders where patrons in Delhi and Pune could reserve one for just INR 1,000 via Amazon India. Some 2,500 people already pledged their interest in the EV which should begin shipping later this year.
So what does India’s first AI-enabled electric motorcycle offer?
The Revolt RV400 isn’t just on its way to being India’s first electric bike, but will also come with features and related services that are going to put it ahead of the competition. It has an ARAI (Automotive Research Association of India) certified range of 156 km on a single charge. It runs on lithium-ion batteries which are subject to government subsidies that should bring the bike’s price down. Since the original unveiling, the GST on electric vehicles has been brought down to 5% from 12%.
The Revolt RV400 has a top speed of 85 km/h in the Sport mode. There will also be an Eco and a City mode for better range. These settings can be toggled from within the app, which also has options to order batteries and change the exhaust sound.
- 156 km range
- 85 km/h top speed
- Mobile battery swap stations
- Performance equivalent to 150cc regular motorbike
Speaking of batteries, Revolt Motors plans on offering Mobile Swap Stations where riders can come and get a new, fully charged battery in just a few minutes. Along with that, the battery can also be detached and taken to any regular charging point, with the supplied charger taking about 4 hours to charge at an output of 15 Amps.
During the last presentation, Revolt’s CEO Rahul Sharma mentioned “We haven’t even unveiled 25% of what the RV400 can do!”, and ended the event with a teaser that pointed at voice control for the bike.
Even with such little information available around the bike, it is already shaping up to be one of the most exciting vehicles to hit the Indian roads in near future.
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Being the tenth-largest country for streaming services, India is set to get a new video streaming platform in Walmart-owned Flipkart. Flipkart Videos is expected to be up and ready by Diwali festivities which are scheduled in October this year and will be available to Flipkart Plus members.
As of now, there are no additional charges that a user will have to pay to access Flipkart's catalog. In an exclusive report by Moneycontrol, industry sources have cited "video" as the only thing missing from the online shopping platform.
With the addition of a dedicated video section in the Flipkart app, the company hopes to attract more subscribers. Also, signing up to Flipkart Plus isn't that difficult. One needs to shop from Flipkart and collect 300 Super Coins (reward points) after which they can join the Plus membership.
The thing to note here, however, is that this move comes in the wake of Amazon doubling-down on its original content and especially in India. The platform currently serves 13 million viewers and wants to strengthen its foothold by offering more local content. Amazon's Prime membership, however, comes at Rs 1,000 in India. And that's all the difference between a practically free group and one that asks you to pay upfront, especially in such a price-sensitive market.
Flipkart Videos will not be getting into producing anytime soon, at least that seems to be their initial plan. The platform will curate movies and TV shows from different sources.
Flipkart aims to steer into Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities with its entertainment offering as it looks to target the next 200 million potential customers in the country. The current overall revenue generated from streaming services in India is roughly Rs 4,462 crore with players like Hotstar, Zee5, ALTBalaji, Voot, Eros Now among others.
An average Indian viewer is spoilt for choices, with so many OTT platforms to choose. Flipkart Videos could carve its niche in the Indian video streaming market if it manages to bring ample titles to its catalog.
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Area 51 raid event 'to see them aliens' removed by Facebook - CNET
"The event page might've gotten Zucked but I'm still throwing a f***** party," the event creator said.
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The Google Pixel 3 is often praised as one of the best camera phones that's been produced to date, but a new issue is leading many users to complain of violent camera shaking, flickering and autofocus problems in Google's community forums.
As noted by Android Police, Pixel 3 owners are reporting camera stuttering and shaky image capture, even when the phone itself is completely still, as demonstrated in this video from YouTube user Julius Gunnilstam:
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As you can see, the Google Pixel 3's camera sensor appears to be shaking around uncontrollably, despite the fact that the phone itself is not moving at all. This has led many to believe that the root of the problem lies in the Pixel 3's camera stabilization.
At present, it's unknown whether the issue is related to the Pixel 3's hardware, or if the autofocus and optical image stabilization are going haywire due to a software problem.
If the problem is indeed caused by the latter, then Google might be able to resolve it via a software update. If not, those experiencing the issue may end up having to contact Google about a replacement.
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Nintendo recently announced a trimmed variation of its flagship gaming console, appropriately dubbed the Switch Lite. Unlike the original Switch console, though, the Lite can only be played in handheld mode and has shed some other features to make it more affordable.
While the Switch Lite has had to make multiple compromises, one of the promised improvements was an (albeit minor) increase in battery life – specifically from the original’s 2.5 - 6.5 hours to 3 - 7 hours, depending on how demanding the game being played is.
A new FCC filing which shows photos of a Nintendo Switch Lite teardown confirms that, despite this slight bump in battery life, the upcoming handheld console will be sporting a smaller battery (13.6 watt-hours compared to 16).
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Despite that, there are multiple contributing factors that will allow the Switch Lite to eke more life out of its battery reserves, including having to power a smaller display (5.5-inches rather than 6.2) and losing the need to charge a pair of detachable Joy-Cons.
As Nintendo told the Verge, the Switch Lite also apparently sports “a more power-efficient chip layout”. It’s likely that this is the same chip upgrade that Nintendo is bringing to its improved version of the original Switch.
While everything about the improved Nintendo Switch has remained the same – including the 16Wh battery capacity according to the aforementioned FCC filing – Nintendo has promised the battery life to be significantly boosted over its predecessor, increasing from 2.5 - 6.5 hours to 4.5 - 9 hours.
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A Switch by any other name...
Another discovery by the Verge relates to the naming convention Nintendo has used on all three Switch products chipsets. The original Switch has ODIN printed near its chipset, while the Switch with improved battery life bears MODIN (possibly to signify a modified version of ODIN), and the Switch Lite features VALI.
As pointed out by the Verge, Vali is one of Odin’s sons in Norse mythology and, given speculation around an upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 (or Switch Pro), we could well see one of Odin’s other children (Thor, for instance) be the namesake for its presumably more powerful processor.
While this latter element is definitely in the realm of speculation, the details on the battery size of the revised Switch and Switch Lite are from official FCC filings. We’ll learn more about the upcoming Switch Lite on its September 20 launch.
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Google has launched a number of initiatives aimed at reducing both its own and other companies' environmental impact over the years (even going so far as to create a dedicated subsidiary dubbed 'Google Environment' in 2009) and as part of that ongoing mission, the search giant has today made a two-part pledge towards sustainability around its hardware products.
The first of those involves product shipping. Anna Meegan, the company’s head of sustainability, consumer hardware, used a blog post to state that “[by] 2020, 100 percent of all shipments going to or from customers will be carbon neutral.”
Exactly how Google plans on achieving that goal is currently unclear, and in part, would depend on environmental commitments being made by the shipping companies the tech giant works with to move its products around the world.
However, Google told Fast Company in an interview that it will also try and change shipping methods earlier in the supply chain, like switching to cargo ships instead of air freight and reducing Google’s overall carbon footprint by 40%.
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The second part of Google’s sustainable hardware commitment is to use recycled parts in all of its Made By Google hardware products by 2022. That includes the Pixel phones, Pixelbooks, its smart speakers, and accessories.
This should be an easy goal to keep, as Google has already made a start on keeping the second promise, telling Fast Company that it has begun using recycled elements in its Chromecast devices, and that the fabric covering its Home range of smart speakers is made from recycled plastic bottles.
Google hasn’t yet committed to making products entirely out of recycled parts, which is a goal Apple said it was pursing in 2017 – but which, admittedly, still seems to be many years from being achievable.
A more sustainable future
While Google has partnered with hardware manufacturers to create its own branded devices for many years (such as its Nexus phone and tablets), the company's 'Made by Google' line of hardware products only launch three years ago, and Meegan does admit that at this point, it does lag behind Apple in sustainability efforts.
Apple’s commitment to holding on to its eco-friendly ways is well known – every year, the Cupertino firm publishes a report on its progress in that regard.
Apple even developed a robot in 2016 – called Liam – to take apart old iPhones and harvest recyclable parts. Now, a new recycling robot called Daisy helps out on the job.
At present, Apple claims that several of its products contain at least 50% recycled plastic. It recycles cobalt from iPhone batteries so that it can be used in new devices, and also makes use of recycled tin, aluminum, gold and other metals.
Other major gadget makers have also started making a push towards improving their environmental credentials. Earlier this year, for example, Samsung promised to begin using only eco-friendly packaging for its phones.
Google is keen on keeping its sustainability commitment, with Meegan promising it will become standard in the hardware design process. The search giant already has a recycling program in place that provides a shipping label for users to send their old or unwanted Google products back to the company, although it is currently restricted to the US only.
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Scientists engineer a blinking human eye replica on a dime-sized chip - CNET
An eye for a 3D-printed eye.
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