Editor's Pick: Android Creator Launches a Phone of His Own

Android Creator Launches a Phone of His Own

John P. Mello Jr. May 31, 2017 9:31 AM PT
	Essential, a company founded by Andy Rubin, the "father of Android," on Tuesday pulled off the wraps on a new high-end smartphone. The Essential Phone, priced at $699, includes radios for connecting to all major U.S. carriers. The unit has an almost edge-to-edge display -- there's a bit of bezel at the bottom of its screen -- that wraps around the 8-MP selfie camera at the front. [More...]

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The Morning After: The creator of Android has made a new smartphone

It's Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Hey, good morning!  It’s the end of May, and we’re still feeling the late Spring rush of tech news. Asia’s biggest PC show continues, this time centered around the likes of Intel, Qualcomm and Windows -- and mobile computing’s next steps. The Father of Android, Andy Rubin, has finally reveals his new project: a gorgeous looking phone that has a lot going for it. So grab a cup of "covfefe" and join us for the rest of yesterday. A new challenger appears   Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone revealed   After a bit of teasing, we’re finally ready to see the first devices from Android creator Andy Rubin’s new venture, Essential Products. The Android-powered PH-1 phone has a Snapdragon 835 CPU, 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, but the most interesting parts of its hardware are the tough titanium frame, slick edge-to-edge display and a magnetic connector for accessories. Next up, the Home runs Essential’s open-source Ambient OS, with a slick circular design and enough smarts to lower the volume when you’re involved in a conversation. Both pieces of hardware connect to Essential’s AI assistant, but the Home will also support services from companies like Google and Amazon if they choose to support it. $700 reservations for the phone are open now, with shipments expected to begin within the next month. We don’t know what it means either. Donald Trump’s confusing 'covfefe' tweet remains live for hours   By the time this email goes out, maybe someone from the White House will have explained what the President’s midnight tweet was about, or maybe not. Either way, it stayed up all night spawning memes and mimicry from all corners of the internet.   Not just VR   Microsoft reveals mixed reality headsets from ASUS and Dell   The charge for virtual and augmented reality continues, as Microsoft revealed two more “mixed reality” headsets at Computex 2017. The ASUS offering is all-new with a polygonal 3D covering, while Dell’s has a basic look but supposedly focuses on user comfort. Now with facial recognition. $300 Nest Cam IQ is smart enough to know who’s who   The latest security camera from Nest improves on its intelligence, matching recent competition with a familiar face alert that can tell you who is in the house. It’s also capable of capturing video in 4K (to allow for digital zooming around the frame before it’s streamed in 1080p or lower). It’s a serious upgrade over previous Nest cameras, but you’ll only get some of the new features if you don’t pay for a Nest Aware account.   The company parts ways with the former Google engineer.   Uber fires self-driving lead and focus of Waymo lawsuit   Uber has taken a stand in the current legal wrangling around its vice president of technology, Anthony Levandowski. According to The New York Times, the ride-sharing company has fired the former Google employee who came to Uber's own self-driving automobile division. Google sued Uber recently, claiming that Mr. Levandowski allegedly took some 14,000 documents containing research on LiDAR and other autonomous driving technology when he left Waymo.  Uber has been unable to convince Levandowski to open up to the investigation -- Levandowski asserted his fifth amendment rights to avoid self-incrimination. Don't worry, it's not Windows RT all over again. Windows on Snapdragon is key to making PCs more connected In keeping with the theme of bringing Windows everywhere, Microsoft is working with Qualcomm and Intel to deliver "Always Connected PCs" that are constantly online, have long-lasting batteries and portable designs. Gigabit LTE and better battery life on mobile devices. The dream! (If your dream involves Windows.)   Naturally, it depends on how you measure chip speed.   Intel reckons its 8th-gen chips will be 30 percent faster than 7th-gen   Intel's upcoming eighth-generation processors could be more interesting than we initially thought. While the company previously said they would represent a modest 15 percent improvement over seventh-gen chips -- a performance gain it's been achieving steadily over the years -- Intel revealed today at Computex that the new processors actually perform around 30 percent better. That’s the wonders of improvements to the chips’ tiny 14nm architecture. Intel: You can still go smaller, right? How much?   Laundroid, the laundry-folding robot, will arrive with voice controls and style guidance   Edging ever closer to reality, and a little nudge away from vaporware, Laundroid has a price tag. It’ll cost you roughly $16,000 to get a robot to sort and fold your laundry, but when it does eventually arrive, it’ll come with voice controls and even a built-in fashion concierge to ensure your entire wardrobe gets put to use.   But wait, there's more... 1. Apple shipping delays hint that you should wait to buy a MacBook Pro 2. ASUS ROG Zephyrus is the 'world's thinnest' notebook with NVIDIA's GTX 1080 3. Sony has shipped its last ever PlayStation 3 in Japan 4. Dell's Inspiron 27 7000 all-in-one is ready for VR 5. BlackBerry KEYone goes on sale today The Morning After is a new daily newsletter from Engadget designed to help you fight off FOMO. Who knows what you'll miss if you don't subscribe. Craving even more? Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter. Have a suggestion on how we can improve The Morning After? Send us a note. Copyright © 2016 Aol Inc. All rights reserved. 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Editor's Pick: A Better World President MarySue Hansell: Getting Real With a Virtual Do-Good Game

A Better World President MarySue Hansell: Getting Real With a Virtual Do-Good Game

Vivian Wagner May 30, 2017 11:10 AM PT

"We saw that there was a lack of kindness, a lack of empathy ... and we thought it would be nice if we could use technology to do something about it," said MarySue Hansell, president of A Better World. "We thought Facebook offered a wonderful opportunity to use a large technical platform to create a virtual world that would have a big impact, with a game that emphasizes positive thinking." [More...]

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Exclusive Interview with A Better World President MarySue Hansell
"We saw that there was a lack of kindness, a lack of empathy ... and we
thought it would be nice if we could use technology to do something
about it," said MarySue Hansell, president of A Better World. "We
thought Facebook offered a wonderful opportunity to use a large
technical platform to create a virtual world that would have a big
impact, with a game that emphasizes positive thinking."
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84565.html

MariaDB Offers a Bigger Box of Transactional Tools
MariaDB last week announced the availability of MariaDB TX 2.0, a fully
functional open source transactional database solution for modern
application development and enterprise use cases. MariaDB TX offers a
comprehensive package of technology and services, including feature-rich
new releases of MariaDB Server and MariaDB MaxScale, which close the
functional gap between open source and proprietary offerings.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84567.html

Will Future Autonomous Cars Fly Like Birds or Tunnel Like Moles?
It is kind of amazing how much advancement is going on in the autonomous
car space. A year ago, we were mostly talking about cars that seemed
comparatively boring, because they just drove on the surface. How quaint
-- how 2016. Now when we mention "boring," we may be talking about Elon
Musk's new underground tunneling idea. However, a little company called
"Airbus" disagrees.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84562.html

Kaspersky to US: Check Our Source Code
Cybersecurity expert Eugene Kaspersky reportedly has volunteered to turn
over his company's software source code to allay fears about possible
ties with the Russian government. Kaspersky made the offer public at
CeBIT Australia last week. Some U.S. officials have expressed concerns
that Kaspersky Lab might have a close working relationship with the
Russian government.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84564.html

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