by Hansraj Agrawal | Feb 1, 2023 | Technology
Meta is reportedly working on a new version of its previously cancelled smartwatch.
The information was shared by the tipster Kuba Wojciechowski on Tuesday, who claimed that the new version of the device is “physically very similar to the previously leaked one”.
“There appear to be some sensor array changes on the back, as well as small cosmetic differences, but nothing major. The general detachable form factor is still the same.”
The wearable is likely to use a “custom version of Android (not Wear OS)” and is expected to be powered by Qualcomm’s system-on-chip (SoC).
However, it is still unclear when the company will release this device.
“While the ‘V1’ has apparently been cancelled, Meta still wants to ship the device, so that users can start getting used to the form factor, which is supposed to eventually be used for other Metaverse-related devices,” Wojciechowski said.
“I’m sure this is gonna work great and not like all the other metaverse stuff.”
In June last year, it was reported that Meta had halted its upcoming smartwatch with two built-in cameras, which was likely to be launched this year.
The halted watch was expected to be priced around $400 and was likely to come in three colour options — white, black and gold.
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by Hansraj Agrawal | Feb 1, 2023 | Technology
Tech giant Google is reportedly working on a new way to easily translate text within images in Chrome.
The information came from the Chrome feature researcher Leopeva64, reports Android Police.
The new image translation tool is not released yet, not even in Chrome Beta or Canary, as it is still under development.
Currently, Chrome allows the translation of entire web pages by just right-clicking on the desktop or tapping the menu button on mobile, then selecting the “Translate” option.
However, this does not work directly on posters, banners and other embedded images in web pages.
With the new feature, users will likely be able to right-click any images that contain text from a foreign language and choose the “Image translate” option to translate it, the report said.
Meanwhile, last week, it was reported that the tech giant is scrapping Chrome’s screenshot editing feature, after months of development.
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by Hansraj Agrawal | Feb 1, 2023 | Technology
Google has said that the company is planning to add Microsoft 365 integration to ChromeOS later this year, which will make it easier for users to install the app and open files.
“Today, users of Microsoft 365 and OneDrive software can use the Progressive Web App (Installable here) for their Microsoft Word, PowerPoint or Excel needs. To further help these users, we will have a new integration later this year on ChromeOS, making it easier to install the app and open files,” said Google on its support page.
The new integration will include a guided installation of the Microsoft 365 app, as well as the ability to connect OneDrive accounts to the ChromeOS Files app.
Moreover, the OneDrive integration will also see documents in the Files app moved over to Microsoft’s cloud storage when they’re accessed within the Microsoft 365 app.
The company also mentioned that users in its Dev and Beta channels will be able to test the implementation even earlier, before the full launch.
Meanwhile, Google announced that users can now lock their incognito session when they leave Chrome on Android.
“You can require biometric authentication when you resume an Incognito session that was interrupted,” the tech giant said in a blogpost.
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by Hansraj Agrawal | Feb 1, 2023 | Technology
The Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max/Ultra will reportedly be the only iPhone model to feature a periscope camera.
The information was shared by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo on Twitter on Tuesday.
Kuo tweeted: “My latest survey indicates only one/highest-end new iPhone 16 model in 2H24 will have the periscope camera, not the two models the market expected.
“Therefore, the contribution of the periscope camera to the demand for lens upgrades may be lower than the market consensus.”
He also mentioned that previously it was predicted that the iPhone 15 Pro Max “will adopt the periscope camera”.
“The market expected that adding periscope cameras to more iPhone models would drive demand for lens upgrades in 2023-2024,” Kuo added.
Meanwhile, display analyst Ross Young mentioned that the iPhone maker will launch a 20.5-inch foldable notebook in 2025, but it is unlikely that the company will release a foldable iPad in 2024.
“Maybe this is just good PR for the hinge company,” Young mentioned.
On Monday, Kuo had said that the tech giant will launch its foldable iPad with a “carbon fibre kickstand” next year.
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by Hansraj Agrawal | Feb 1, 2023 | Technology
The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights launched its WhatsApp chatbot on Wednesday, with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia calling it an important initiative.
The chatbot will help citizens and commission to interact in more effective manner, said an official.
Some of its uses include complaint registration, searching information and tracking complaint status. It will be used by the commission for nudge-based awareness communications to children, women, anganwadi workers, etc.
Hailing the move, Sisodia said, “This is an important initiative. Children will be connected to DCPCR with the aid of technology.
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by Hansraj Agrawal | Feb 1, 2023 | Technology
OpenAI has launched a new tool that will distinguish between human-written and artificial intelligence (AI)-generated text.
‘AI Text Classifier’ is a “fine-tuned GPT model that predicts how likely it is that a piece of text was generated by AI from a variety of sources, such as ChatGPT,” the company said on the new tool’s page.
“The model is trained on human-written text from a variety of sources, which may not be representative of all kinds of human-written text.”
Each document will be labelled as — very unlikely, unlikely, unclear if it is, possibly or likely AI-generated.
However, there are a few limitations to the new tool.
It requires a minimum of 1,000 characters, which is approximately 150 – 250 words and its result is not always accurate.
The classifier might get things wrong on text written by children and on text not in English, as it was mainly trained on English content written by adults.
Currently, the classifier is available via open access to a web interface.
“We use text generated from 34 models from five different organisations that deploy language models, including OpenAI,” the company said.
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