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Xiaomi teases its upcoming Mi Mix 3, with a sliding camera and bezel-less display

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by on August 31, 2018 at 6:24 am
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Xiaomi is the latest Chinese hardware brand to jump on the sliding camera bandwagon, as a Weibo post from the company’s president Lin Bin indicates. Bin posted a render of what will almost certainly be the Mi Mix 3, the latest in the company’s line of bezel-less devices. While the previous two models housed their selfie cameras on the chin below the screen, this one appears to hide the snapper behind the display in a sliding panel. Vivo was the first to launch a sliding camera phone with an aim to kill off screen bezels: its powerful Nex handset, unveiled…

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive now has a free version you can play offline

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by on August 31, 2018 at 5:33 am
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Valve has released a free version of its immensely popular FPS game, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO). The Free Edition lets you play against bots offline, and also allows you to tune into major-league multiplayer matches in spectator mode, through GOTV. That should help new players get in some practice before they shell out real money to get into the game. Plus, this edition has arrived just in time to allow fans of competitive CS:GO to catch the FACEIT London Major tournament, which will take place on September 5 and see 24 top international teams face off against each other over…

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Apple makes a splash in the AR space with its newest acquisition

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by on August 31, 2018 at 12:28 am
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Apple‘s newest acquisition leaves little doubt that long-rumored augmented reality glasses are on the horizon. Details are hazy, but here’s what we know. Apple, yesterday, confirmed it had acquired Akonia Holographics. Akonia is a Colorado-based company perhaps best known for its portfolio of patents. One of these patents, for holographic storage technology, is licensed to Nintendo and a handful of others. Interesting. On the surface, it wouldn’t appear that Apple has a lot of interest in holographic storage, at least not as a primary focus for the deal. It’s Akonia’s 200 other patents that Apple appears most interested in, including…

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Apple makes a splash in the AR space with its newest acquisition

Aug31
by on August 31, 2018 at 12:28 am
Posted In: Around the Web


Apple‘s newest acquisition leaves little doubt that long-rumored augmented reality glasses are on the horizon. Details are hazy, but here’s what we know. Apple, yesterday, confirmed it had acquired Akonia Holographics. Akonia is a Colorado-based company perhaps best known for its portfolio of patents. One of these patents, for holographic storage technology, is licensed to Nintendo and a handful of others. Interesting. On the surface, it wouldn’t appear that Apple has a lot of interest in holographic storage, at least not as a primary focus for the deal. It’s Akonia’s 200 other patents that Apple appears most interested in, including…

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