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HoloLens 2, sources say powered by Windows Core Operating System, focuses on promotion of Azure in enterprises, offers subscription bundles starting at $125/mo — Microsoft at Mobile World Congress took the wraps off of its HoloLens 2 and it has some hardware upgrades that'll help enterprise usage and the front-line workers using it.
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Microsoft debuts ARM-powered HoloLens 2: more comfortable, lighter, and with a field of view twice as wide as its predecessor's; preorder for $3,500 — Designed to get work done — I am in a tiny room in a basement somewhere in Microsoft's Redmond, Washington headquarters, wearing an early version of the HoloLens 2 headset.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft unveils Azure Kinect, a new depth-sensing camera for enterprises that uses Azure cloud; pre-orders for the dev kit are open now for $399 in China, US — It's for developers to build AI algorithms — Kinect originally debuted as an Xbox 360 accessory for motion sensing so you could control games with your hands or body.
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| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
Among foldables unveiled in 2019, Huawei's Mate X feels the most complete compared to Royole FlexPai or Galaxy Fold, but questions about their software remain — A foldable that folds without a gap — Samsung's Galaxy Fold announcement isn't even a week old yet, and we already have a competitor …
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| Andrei Frumusanu / AnandTech: |
Huawei Mate X has a 4500 mAh battery, a folded thickness of 11mm and 5.4mm when unfolded, and a camera setup that can serve both as a selfie and main camera — Today at Huawei's press conference at MWC Barcelona, Huawei has something special to share with us.| Roger Cheng / CNET: |
Huawei announces Mate X, a $2,600 foldable 5G phone with a 6.6" front screen and a 6.38" back screen that unfolds for a combined 8" display, coming mid-2019 — The Galaxy Fold isn't the only foldable device in town. Say hello to the Huawei Mate X. — Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei's consumer …
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| Chris Velazco / Engadget: |
LG's 6.1" G8 ThinQ has a speaker embedded in the screen and a front camera that scans the user's palm to unlock and enables non-touch mid-air gesture controls — A palm scanner? AirMotion gestures? What's going on here? — Once upon a time, a few years ago, LG came to Mobile World Congress …
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
LG announces V50 ThinQ flagship with 5G support and a Dual Screen accessory, a second 6.2-inch OLED display that attaches to the V50 like a case — A 5G version of the V40 with a bigger battery and an optional second screen — LG is getting in on the 5G hype with the new V50 ThinQ …
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Hands-on with HMD's $699 Nokia 9 PureView with an in-display fingerprint sensor and five 12MP rear cameras, available in March — Screw everything, we're doing five cameras (for real this time) — HMD Global has a new Nokia flagship, and it might be the company's most ambitious phone yet …
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| Peter Bright / Ars Technica: |
Google researchers devise Spectre-like attack with no known mitigation, say software is inadequate to defend from Spectre-type bugs due to high performance cost — Researchers also devise a Spectre-like attack with no known mitigation. — Researchers from Google investigating the scope …
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| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
Hands-on with a prototype of Oppo's lossless 10x optical zoom system that the company says will ship in a retail device in Q2 2019 — Going from 16mm to 160mm inside your phone — Oppo has come to Mobile World Congress this year not with a phone, but with a promise.
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| Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch: |
Sources: Accurx, a UK startup with a messaging service for medical teams and patients, has raised £8.8M Series A led by Atomico — Accurx, the U.K. startup and Entrepreneur First alumni that has developed a messaging service for doctor surgeries, has raised £8.8 million in Series A funding, TechCrunch has learned.
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