Tuesday 6 August 2019

'The Matrix' returns to theaters August 30th

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Welcome to Tuesday! Samsung has a new smartwatch, and it straddles all the other ones it’s recently launched. We also take another look at the Galaxy Note 9 to see how it stands up to 2019 smartphones. The Matrix is returning to cinemas, and it’s got Dolby Vision and Atmos. In other news, Sony’s replacing drummers with AI.

Better the bezel you know.

Galaxy Watch Active 2 hands-on: Samsung’s balancing act

Barely half a year since we saw the last one, Samsung has announced another wearable: the Galaxy Watch Active 2. It sits in the middle of Samsung's wearable lineup, between the flagship, full-featured Galaxy Watch and the basic, affordable Watch Active. It offers pretty much everything the higher-end watch does but for $50 cheaper, and even has some new tools that its more expensive sibling lacks. The screen feels roomier, too -- if you can even say that about a smartwatch...

It'll only be available at Dolby Cinemas in the US.

'The Matrix' returns to theaters August 30th with Dolby Vision and Atmos

It’s a little late for its big two-oh anniversary, but The Matrix is coming back to theaters, with a one-week run starting August 30th at AMC's Dolby Cinemas across the US. Better still, it’s coming in its ultimate, modernized form, with a Dolby Vision picture and Dolby Atmos audio.

It'll hit city streets in 2020.

Audi's electric E-Tron Scooter is a skateboard with a handle

It’s not a scooter, but it is. Audi’s E-tron rideable necessitates a sideways-on riding style, making it closer to skateboarding than cruising along on a scooter. And when you’re only steering it with a single hand, the other is free to signal, hold onto shopping or, probably, vape.

It's not the most powerful e-scooter, but with a 12.5MPH top speed and 12.5-mile range, it should cover most commutes. It's also 26 pounds, but you can at least fold it up so it takes up a little less space at your destination.

Remove unwanted objects from your pics with InPixio

The extra display looks cool, but doesn’t do much more than your phone.

HP Omen X 2S review: A dual-screen curio

Is a second screen on your laptop worth your time and money? Well, HP’s Omen X 2S is a noble attempt at it. But according to Devindra Hardawar, compared to what we’re seeing from the competition, that screen is too small to be truly useful. Still, it’s a powerful gaming laptop with a speedy 144Hz (or 240Hz) screen that’ll handle everything you throw at it.

Don’t get distracted by shiny things.

The Galaxy Note 9 a year later: Still good, but not for everyone

As we prime ourselves for the next Galaxy Note, it’s a year since the Note 9 came out. How convenient. How has the productivity-focused phone fared in the ensuing months? Some of the new features might have been merely decorative additions (software-wise, that S Pen still hasn’t really evolved much in the last five iterations or so), but they don’t detract too much from a powerful, reliable smartphone.

The system was trained on instrument tracks from 665 songs.

Sony is using AI to replace drummers, one beat at a time

Sony revealed that its researchers have created a machine learning model that can create kick-drum tracking. According to Sony, the artificial intelligence is capable of building "musically plausible" drum patterns based on existing instruments used on the song.

The team compiled data from 665 songs from across genres, creating contextual signals that the AI system used to conditionally generate kick-drum patterns, all based on the characteristics of the music material.

Cloudflare, Voxility and Tucows have all pulled support.

The internet is racing to cut ties with 8chan after another deadly shooting

Before last weekend's deadly mass-shooting in El Paso, Texas, the suspect appeared to post a collection of white nationalist and racist statements on message boards at 8chan. After a day of waffling, Cloudflare announced it would cut the security services it had provided the far-right site. That exposed 8chan to distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, and for a time, the site was down. But 8chan soon found a way back online. However, internet infrastructure companies are playing whack-a-mole, pulling the plug as other services step in to help 8chan get back online.

Soon after, another host and anti-DDoS protection company BitMitigate stepped in. BitMitigate's owner, Epik, is notorious for providing services to sites like Gab and Daily Stormer, both known for their far-right supporters, including neo-Nazis and white supremacists. But Voxility, which was effectively providing service to Epik and BitMitigate, pulled its backend support for both.

But wait, there's more...

1. Hyundai's first car with a solar roof is available in Korea

2. Make your dorm ready for 2020 with this smart home gear

3. Juul's app-connected e-cigarette keeps tabs on your vaping

4. Some AT&T unlimited subscribers will get Spotify Premium for free

5. Grubhub and Seamless will deliver Shake Shack across the US

6. The best note-taking apps for students

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Monday 5 August 2019

Editor's Pick: How Tech Could Rescue the Awful Democratic Debates

How Tech Could Rescue the Awful Democratic Debates

Rob Enderle Aug 5, 2019 11:01 AM PT
	Like many of you, I watched eight-plus hours of Democratic debates last week, and they seem to be getting worse over time. The last effort made it look like CNN was trying harder to create drama than to help people make a choice among the candidates. We have a ton of technology -- some new, some in place for decades -- that could make this process far more informative. [More...]

More Picks:

Leveling Up From Product Seller to Brand Builder
Video traffic is expected to make up 82 percent of all Internet traffic by 2022. This spike coincides with the increased production and distribution of videos throughout every industry. However, the value of video marketing for brands is as old as video itself. The difference now is that there are more opportunities to publish them and reach consumers via social media. [More...]

How to Overcome 5 Common E-Commerce Roadblocks
The road to e-commerce business success is hardly a straight and narrow one. Every step in a business lifecycle -- from launch and growth to scale and maturity -- is fraught with peaks, valleys, bumps, hazards and roadblocks. Your plan and reality are usually very different! I'm often reminded of this quote by Robert Kiyosaki: "Sometimes you succeed.... and other times you learn." [More...]

TROM-Jaro: A New Twist on Open Source Freedom
TROM-Jaro Linux offers a new twist on the concept of open source as free software. First released as a beta version last December, TROM-Jaro's second and current non-beta release pushed out in June. This new distro is a custom-built version of the popular Manjaro Arch Linux. It is probably more accurate to describe TROM-Jaro as a strategically modified version of Manjaro Linux. [More...]

4 High-Impact E-Commerce Customer Service Trends
E-commerce has exploded since Amazon and eBay were founded in 1995. Today, e-commerce is part of everyday life. By 2023, retail e-commerce sales in the U.S. are projected to surpass $735 billion. Even industries like food, healthcare and banking, which previously were dominated by offline transactions, now are embracing e-commerce for increased efficiency and cost reductions. [More...]

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E-Commerce Minute

E-Commerce Minute: Monday -- August 5, 2019

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Leveling Up From Product Seller to Brand Builder
How to Overcome 5 Common E-Commerce Roadblocks
Amazon's $10-a-Person Attempt to Wriggle Off Privacy Hook
4 High-Impact E-Commerce Customer Service Trends
Google, VMware Partnership Extends Hybrid Cloud Reach
Turning Research Into Product
3 Ways Marketing Solves Business Problems
How to Compete With Big Retail by Optimizing Your Product Page

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Today's Story Highlights

Leveling Up From Product Seller to Brand Builder

Video traffic is expected to make up 82 percent of all Internet traffic
by 2022. This spike coincides with the increased production and
distribution of videos throughout every industry. However, the value of
video marketing for brands is as old as video itself. The difference now
is that there are more opportunities to publish them and reach consumers
via social media.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/86167.html

How to Overcome 5 Common E-Commerce Roadblocks

The road to e-commerce business success is hardly a straight and narrow
one. Every step in a business lifecycle -- from launch and growth to
scale and maturity -- is fraught with peaks, valleys, bumps, hazards and
roadblocks. Your plan and reality are usually very different! I'm often
reminded of this quote by Robert Kiyosaki: "Sometimes you succeed....
and other times you learn."
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/86162.html

Amazon's $10-a-Person Attempt to Wriggle Off Privacy Hook

Some very large companies now are under scrutiny by the U.S. government
for their data collection and use. As the pressure increases, Amazon
seems to have come up with a creative solution. It has been offering to
pay users $10 for permission to track them. Interesting. While $10 is
practically nothing, this move does suggest companies are beginning to
realize they crossed the line.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/86163.html

4 High-Impact E-Commerce Customer Service Trends

E-commerce has exploded since Amazon and eBay were founded in 1995.
Today, e-commerce is part of everyday life. By 2023, retail e-commerce
sales in the U.S. are projected to surpass $735 billion . Even
industries like food, healthcare and banking, which previously were
dominated by offline transactions, now are embracing e-commerce for
increased efficiency and cost reductions.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/86164.html

Google, VMware Partnership Extends Hybrid Cloud Reach

Google Cloud and VMware have announced Google Cloud VMware Solution by
CloudSimple, a service that lets organizations run VMware workloads in
Google Cloud Platform on premises, in a hybrid architecture, or in the
cloud. "Hybrid clouds are key, with only 17-19 percent of workloads in
the cloud," noted Ray Wang, principal analyst at Constellation Research.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/86158.html

Turning Research Into Product

Oracle just published some commissioned research that gives us insights
into both CRM generally and the times we live in. A study of more than
1,100 people across several generations found the following: Almost half
of consumers have blacklisted a brand as the result of a bad experience;
more than one-third of consumers said they would never shop with a
company again after just one bad experience.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/86159.html

3 Ways Marketing Solves Business Problems

Marketing professionals play a big role in helping businesses succeed by
building brand loyalty. Recent studies have shown that over the last 19
years the average human attention span has fallen from 12 seconds to
eight seconds. Sure, four seconds less doesn't sound like much, but for
marketers, this means even less time to capture attention and
communicate with your audience.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/86155.html

How to Compete With Big Retail by Optimizing Your Product Page

Congratulations! You've succeeded in driving online traffic to your
product page. So why aren't customers actually clicking 'Add to Cart'?
Making successful e-commerce conversions, or transforming your website's
visitors into actual paying customers, isn't an easy feat. Expertise on
doing it well and accurately is key to your long-term growth. This is a
critical area where SMBs really struggle.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/86156.html

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