Monthly Archives: October 2020

Apple buys computer vision & artificial intelligence startup Vilynx for $50 million

By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Wuerthele) Earlier in 2020, Apple reportedly purchased Barcelona startup Vilynx, gaining expertise and technologies related to artificial intelligence, machine learning, and computer vision.Citing sources familiar with the matter, a report on Tuesday claims that the Barcelona, Spain based startup was purchased to enhance Apple’s artificial intelligence work as a whole. A mission statement about the company says that the company can “add rich metadata to enable search and social sharing.”The company also claims that the metadata makes convent instantly discoverable. Tailored information is provided to creators by the company’s software to determine “which portions of the video have the most views and which are not getting attention.”…

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Backbone One controller and app aims to elevate iPhone gaming

By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Backbone Labs has launched Backbone One, a game controller for iPhone that, used with its companion app, aims to make mobile gaming closer to its console counterparts.Backbone One controller for iPhoneQuietly launched on Tuesday, Backbone consists of two components, consisting of the controller itself and a companion app. The controller is currently only available to purchase through the companion app, offered in limited “drops” to consumers, rather than through traditional retailers….

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T-Mobile launching internet TV service starting at $10 a month

By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) T-Mobile is set to enter the online TV business with the planned launch of a new internet-based streaming service dubbed TVision on Nov. 1.Credit: T-MobileThe service will be similar to existing over-the-internet streaming platforms like YouTube TV or Fubo TV. T-Mobile is offering some basic packages at a lower price than those other services, however….

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Linksys debuts more affordable Velop AX4200 Wi-Fi 6 mesh router

By news@appleinsider.com (Andrew O’Hara) Linksys is expanding its Wi-Fi 6 lineup of Velop mesh routers, making them more affordable as the number of Wi-Fi 6-capable devices continues to grow.The new Linksys AX4200 mesh routerThe Velop AX4200 Wi-Fi 6 mesh system joins Linksys’s MX5 Wi-Fi 6 router but comes in at a lower price to make it much more approachable while offering many of the same features. This Velop router supports 802.11 AX, also known as Wi-Fi 6, and is powered by a 1.4GHz quad-core processor with 512MB of RAM….

Source:: Apple Insider