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Jumat, 07 Juni 2019

Multi-cam support in iOS 13 allows simultaneous video, photo, and audio capture - 9to5Mac

In iOS 13, Apple is introducing multi-cam support allowing apps to simultaneously capture photos, video, audio, metadata, and depth from multiple microphones and cameras on a single iPhone or iPad.

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Apple has long supported multi-camera capture on macOS since OS X Lion, but up until now, hardware limitations prevented it from rolling out APIs for iPhones and iPads.

The new feature and APIs in iOS 13 will allow developers to offer apps that stream video, photos, or audio, for example, from the front-facing camera and rear cameras at the same time.

iOS 13 Multi-cam support w/ AVCapture

At its presentation of the new feature during WWDC, Apple demoed a picture-in-picture video recording app that recorded the user from the front-facing camera while simultaneously recording from the main camera.

The demo app also enabled recording of the video and the ability to swap between the two cameras on the fly during playback in the Photos app. The feature will also give developers control over the dual TrueDepth cameras including separate streams of the Back Wide or Back Telephoto cameras if they choose.

The new multi-cam feature will be supported in iOS 13 for newer hardware only including the iPhone XS, XS Max, XR, and iPad Pro.

Apple listed a number of supported formats for multi-cam capture (pictured above), which developers will notice does impose some artificial limitations versus the camera’s normal capabilities.

Due to power constraints on mobile devices, unlike on Mac, iPhones and iPads will be limited to a single session of multi-cam, meaning you can’t do multiple sessions with multiple cameras or multiple cameras in multiple apps simultaneously. There will also be various supported device combinations dictating what combination of capture from what cameras are supported on certain devices.

It doesn’t appear that Apple itself is utilizing any new multi-cam features in the iOS 13 Camera app, but we’d imagine it’s something on the horizon now that it’s officially rolling out support in AVCapture.

Semantic Segmentation Mattes

Also new for camera capture in iOS 13 is Semantic Segmentation Mattes. In iOS 12, Apple used something it calls Portrait Effects Matte internally for Portrait Mode photos to separate the subject from the background. In iOS 13, Apple is introducing what it calls Semantic Segmentation Mattes to identity skin, hair, and teeth and improve these maps further with an API for developers to tap into.

In its WWDC session, Apple showed the new tech with a demo app that allowed the subject in the photo to be separated from the background and the hair, skin, and teeth to be isolated to easily add effects including face paint and hair color changes (pictured above).

Developers can learn more about multi-cam support and semantic segmentation mattes at Apple’s website where it also has sample code for the demo apps.

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2019-06-07 13:13:00Z
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2019-06-07 11:04:44Z
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Huawei receives another blow: No Facebook, Instagram, or WhatsApp apps on Android devices - BGR

Huawei has had a bad few weeks, as US companies responded to the Trump ban one after another. Whether it’s hardware such as chips from Intel or ARM, or whether it’s software like Google’s Android or Microsoft’s Windows, Huawei can’t import it from American technology companies until the ban is resolved. And Facebook is the latest big name in tech that responded to the prohibition by suspending app preinstalls on Huawei phones that are yet to leave factories. The move means nothing for Huawei’s Chinese market, but not being able to preload apps like Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp, all Facebook properties on Huawei devices sold in other international markets can be a massive problem for the company.

Huawei isn’t giving up without a fight, challenging the ban in US courts. Meanwhile, the company reportedly has enough supplies to continue smartphone production during the ban and has dispelled recent rumors that said it halted some smartphone lines. Also, Huawei is preparing the release of its operating system, as it’ll lose access to Google’s version of Android in some three months.

However, as we explained before, Huawei’s operating system is not a solution for any market but China, and that’s mainly because of the Play Store that comes with Google’s Android.

When it comes to Facebook’s apps, Huawei devices that are already in the hands of consumers will still be able to run the apps and receive regular software updates, Facebook told Reuters.

Also, any new Huawei device that ships without Facebook apps preloaded, but still has access to the Play Store app will be able to install the apps. But once the 90-day reprieve the US granted to Huawei expires in August, all Huawei phones leaving factories won’t have either Facebook apps or the Play Store app, preinstalled. Of course, that’s assuming that China and America do not come to a broad trade understanding until then, a deal that would also include Huawei.

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2019-06-07 10:50:00Z
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Sony: There is "no scenario where the PlayStation and Xbox platforms combine" - GamesIndustry.biz

PlayStation's Jim Ryan insists that Sony's new partnership with Microsoft will only go so far

There will be limits to how closely Sony and Microsoft will be partners, PlayStation boss Jim Ryan has said -- and that line will be drawn before the PlayStation and Xbox brands are mixed.

Speaking to The Financial Times, Ryan was asked about the partnership Sony and Microsoft formed earlier this month, which will cover growth areas like cloud gaming and AI.

However, while Ryan has previously stated that this closer relationship between old rivals was in part a response to new competitors like Google, he insisted that the two companies' gaming brands will always remain distinct.

"There is to my knowledge... no scenario where the PlayStation and Xbox platforms combine," he said. "The two platforms will remain separate, with their separate identities and brands and fans."

Historically, this stance would be a given, but the landscape of the games business is changing. Microsoft, in particular, has been steadily knocking down the walls around the Xbox brand, pushing its Xbox Live service out to both mobile and Nintendo Switch.

Microsoft's current trajectory certainly wouldn't rule out a desire to see Xbox products on PlayStation, too, given enough time. However, Ryan has made it clear that Sony has no interest in that kind of synergy taking place.

Instead, Sony's main focus for the coming years will be ensuring the smoothest possible transition between PlayStation 4 and the next generation of hardware. In a "networked world," Ryan told the FT, the emphasis must be on ensuring that the army of PS4 users stays with PlayStation.

"When everything is networked and everybody is connected and everybody is friends, the opportunity -- with backwards compatibility -- to migrate that community in a more efficient manner I think is massively more attractive for gamers and for us than at any point in the past," he said.

This is also the will of the industry's big publishers, who are increasingly reliant on service-based games that they hope will transcend console generations. Ubisoft recently made this point about Rainbow Six Siege, expressing a reluctance to make a next-gen "sequel" or even force existing players to buy the game again for new hardware.

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2019-06-07 08:54:20Z
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Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Pro renders emerge: No Bixby button or 3.5mm port here either - Android Authority

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We got our first apparent look at the Galaxy Note 10 yesterday courtesy of trusted tipster OnLeaks. Now, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Pro model has purportedly leaked as well.

The new renders, via OnLeaks and PriceBaba, show a phone that’s fundamentally similar to renders apparently showing the standard Galaxy Note 10. That means a center-mounted punch-hole camera, for one, compared to the top-right corner in the Galaxy S10 series. Neither this phone nor the vanilla Note 10 seem to offer dual selfie cameras like the Galaxy S10 Plus.

We don’t see a Bixby button here either, nor do we see a 3.5mm port on the top or bottom. Instead, the bottom only hosts a USB-C port, S-Pen slot, and speaker grille. The lack of a 3.5mm port here suggests Samsung is 100 percent committed to ditching the standard later this year, likely driving users to buy Galaxy Buds instead.

There are a few differences between this render and the vanilla Note 10 render though. Both phones offer a vertically stacked triple rear camera setup, but it seems like the Pro model also offers an additional camera just outside the main camera housing. Hopefully Samsung is adopting normal, wide, and telephoto sensors at the very least for maximum flexibility.

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The tipster also reports that the phone will have a 6.75-inch display, while claiming that the standard model’s screen weighs in at 6.3-inches. Bigger screens usually equal bigger batteries as well, so hopefully the Galaxy Note 10 Pro offers more juice than the standard model if the renders are indeed accurate.

We’re expecting Samsung’s Pro model to offer a Snapdragon 855 or Exynos 9820 chipset, at least 128GB of storage, and an in-display fingerprint sensor. What would you like to see from the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Pro? Sound off in the comments below!

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2019-06-07 08:52:03Z
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Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Pro renders show quad cameras and no headphone jack or Bixby button - XDA Developers

The excitement has started building up for the next major launch from Samsung – the Galaxy Note 10 series. While the Galaxy Note 10 series is expected to be officially unveiled in August, multiple rumors have already been pouring in. These include speculations about as many as four different models in the series and Samsung’s intent of finally banishing the headphone jack along with the hardware buttons on the phablet series. Yesterday, we came across our first look of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10, courtesy of seasoned leaker @OnLeaks and today, he has revealed the Pro variant in the series through another set of digital renders.

Evidently, the Galaxy Note 10 Pro will also come with a hole punch display and will lack a headphone jack as well as a dedicated button for Bixby. Similar to the purported Galaxy Note 10, the Note 10 Pro will feature a glass sandwich design with a thin metal frame. In terms of size, the Galaxy Note 10 Pro is believed to measure 162.3 x 77.4 x 7.9mm. With these dimensions, the Pro device will have almost the same size and build as the Galaxy S10 5G. The display will be half an inch bigger, measuring 6.75-inches diagonally, and can be expected to sport a Quad HD+ resolution. It will also house the in-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor.

A noticeable change on the back is the quad camera setup. There is a three-camera array on the top left of the back side of the smartphone along with a Time of Flight sensor on the right side. Given the configuration of the Galaxy S10 5G’s camera setup, we can expect the primary sensor to be accompanied by telephoto and wide-angle sensors. There is no concrete information to support if Samsung will use the telephoto module with 5X optical zoom, which it recently began mass-producing.

The volume rocker and the power button can be seen on the left edge of the smartphone. Additionally, the bottom edge will house the USB-C port, the primary microphone, S Pen slot, and the speaker grille. The top edge features the SIM tray and two holes of which one would be for an IR blaster.

The internal specifications of the Galaxy Note 10 Pro are not much of a mystery as we already know that it will be powered by Snapdragon 855 or Exynos 9820 depending on the region along with up to 12GB of RAM. Meanwhile, the smartphone should have options going up to 512GB (or even more) of UFS 3.0 type storage. We can also expect support for 5G.

Besides the difference in size compared to the Galaxy Note 10, the Note 10 Pro has an addition ToF sensor. But the rest of the features appear to be similar.

We hope to learn more about these two (and other) devices in the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 series in the future.

Source: @OnLeaks/PriceBaba

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2019-06-07 08:13:00Z
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Leaked Galaxy Note 10 Pro renders show massive display, loads of cameras - Phone Arena

Just 24 hours after the first CAD-based renders of the Galaxy Note 10 leaked out, tipster Steve Hemmerstoffer is back with new renders of the Galaxy Note 10 Pro that showcase what is almost certainly the flagship’s final design.

Symmetrical bezels up front, four cameras on the rear

As you'd expect, the Galaxy Note 10 Pro doesn't differ too much from the standard Galaxy Note 10 when it comes to looks. The main reason for this is the curved AMOLED display up front which, once again, arrives paired with minimal side bezels, an in-screen fingerprint scanner, symmetrical upper and lower bezels, and a small punch hole for the front-facing camera. This time around, though, the display's diagonal has been increased to a whopping 6.75-inches – the Galaxy Note 10 will apparently include a 6.3-inch panel.

Taking a look at the rear of the smartphone, the triple-camera setup found on the smaller flagship has been retained. But in order to better differentiate the two, the Galaxy Note 10 Pro will seemingly include a second column to the right that'll house a dedicated Time-of-Flight sensor, an LED flash, and what could potentially be a laser autofocus system.

Overall, the flagship's quadruple-camera setup should be comparable to the one found on Samsung's Galaxy S10 5G. In fact, rumor has it the smartphone will simply borrow its sensors from that device. If true, consumers can expect to find a main 12-megapixel snapper paired with a variable aperture lens, a 12-megapixel super-wide-angle camera that supports a 123-degree field of view, and a 16-megapixel snapper coupled with a 2x telephoto zoom lens.

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Completing the external setup looks set to be a stereo speaker setup that pairs the in-ear speaker with a bottom-firing one and the Galaxy Note line's iconic S Pen stylus. Also present is a USB-C port along the bottom of the smartphone and what appears to be an IR Blaster on top. Unfortunately, fans of the 3.5mm headphone jack appear to be out of luck as today's CAD-based renders suggest the port won't be present. Another missing feature is the dedicated Bixby button.

Snapdragon 855 for the US and a new chip for Europe

Like most 2019 flagships including Samsung's own Galaxy S10 series, the Galaxy Note 10 Pro is expected to arrive powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 855 in the US. But as is often the case, European consumers and many other international buyers are set to receive an Exynos-powered model. And if rumors are to be believed, an upgrade could be on the cards.

Although the Exynos 9820 that Samsung uses inside the Galaxy S10 lineup for Europe isn't a weak processor, it often struggles to keep up with Qualcomm's alternative in terms of performance and battery life due to the fact that it's built on an 8-nanometer manufacturing process rather than the newer 7-nanometer process. With the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Pro, Samsung is reportedly aiming to close this gap by introducing a new chip called the Exynos 9825.

Leaked Galaxy Note 10 Pro renders show massive display, loads of cameras

As its name indicates, the chip will be an improved version of the Exynos 9820 that should hopefully offer a slight improvement in performance, but more importantly, it'll apparently be manufactured on the 7-nanometer process. This should translate into improved efficiency and better battery life for users, thus reducing the differences between the Snapdragon and Exynos variants of Samsung's upcoming flagships.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Pro release date and availability

The Galaxy Note 10 Pro is expected to arrive in early or mid-August alongside the more compact Galaxy Note 10. Pre-orders for the two flagships are expected to commence immediately after the introduction event and should precede a launch in late August or early September.

Pricing information in addition to pre-order bundles are yet to be confirmed, but a report published last month suggested the Galaxy Note 10 Pro would be available to purchase in Prism Black, Prism White, and a new silver color that could resemble the gradient Prism Silver Galaxy S10+. Also, in regards to the standard Galaxy Note 10, this model is expected to arrive in gradient blue and silver finishes in addition to Prism Black, Prism White, Flamingo Pink, and Cardinal Red.

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2019-06-07 07:29:16Z
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