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Similarly, combining visual observation with audio could help a computer conceivably parse human speech better. In a sense, computer programs can read lips, though it is a laborious task to engineer. Recent AI work by Meta, the parent of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, suggests a more efficient path to a day when computers can read lips just as well as HAL 9000 did when Dr. David Bowman and Dr. Frank Poole tried to evade its audio sensors inside the pod in the movie “2001....

People search sites use public records to get information on you, which is available for anyone who wants to see it. Hackers, scammers, and jealous exes all are welcome when it comes to your data. Tap or click here for our growing list of invasive people search sites and what you can do about them. For this week’s entry in our Opt-Out Tuesday series, we’ll show you how to remove yourself from RocketReach....

PL/SQL allows the programmer to control the context area through the cursor. A cursor holds the rows returned by the SQL statement. The set of rows the cursor holds is referred as active set. These cursors can also be named so that they can be referred from another place of the code. In this tutorial you will learn- Implicit Cursor Explicit Cursor Cursor Attributes FOR Loop Cursor statement The cursor is of two types....

October is here and that probably means a whole new round of hardware updates from Apple. Last month was packed with iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, Apple Watch Series 4, iOS 12, watchOS 5, tvOS 12, and macOS Mojave. This month the cheaper and more colorful iPhone XR will hit the market and there are even more hardware and software updates expected including big news for iPad and Mac — possibly even an October Apple event....

OMG! Change Your Facebook And Instagram Password NOW The social network giant Facebook has committed a grave security error; in fact, it is the most significant security error that an online service like this can save As they have stored the passwords of hundreds of millions of users in plain text without applying any encryption, so your password is accessible. This has been revealed by Krebs on Security which has shown that between 200 and 600 million Facebook users are affected by this security breach as the social network giant Facebook itself has confirmed the failure in a post on its blog....

According to a report published by Check Point, a company specializing in digital security, they have discovered a new family of widespread malware that targets more than 5 million users, whose purpose is to obtain fraudulent advertising revenues. They have called it RottenSys since it initially comes “disguised” as a WiFi service. The funny thing is that it reaches customers as soon as they acquire the phone, so we can find it in products of brands such as Samsung, Xiaomi, Honor, Oppo, Vivo, Huawei or Gionee....

Killian Jones a.k.a. the infamous pirate, Captain Hook, known from the Peter Pan tale, was a prominent part of the fairytale series, Once Upon A Time. He was brought to life by Irish actor Colin O’Donoghue and he played the part of the pirate just as well as the romantic lead when his character became involved with Emma Swan. Aside from O’Donoghue’s impeccable acting, part of what made his swagger and pirate persona ooze off the screen was his costume....

Over the weekend, OnePlus released a new OxygenOS open beta build for the OnePlus 3 and 3T. The latest beta brings a number of new features and perhaps most importantly improves the touch latency performance on the handsets. Among the new features present in OxygenOS Open beta 13 is a new launcher and redesigned app drawer that now looks similar to the Pixel launcher. The launcher now also supports App shortcuts, an Android 7....

oneArena has a picture that shows each side of the device, which will get a virtual reality launch on ly 27. The front design feels like a mashup of a Oneus One Nexus 6. The back shows some kind of wood paneling, with a vertical bar for the camera lens what looks to be a fingerprint sensor. The interface is close to stock Android, which keeps with the underlying aesthetic behind the company’s Oxygen OS....

The good news is, you can alleviate part of the stress by doing some of the legwork ahead of time. There are tons of resources online that you can use to get a nice head start. That’s why we’re going to share 3 essential steps for home buyers with you. They will help make it as painless as possible. (PssT! If you’re thinking of selling your home, tap or click here to read our tips to find out how much it’s worth....

The January 2022 edition of the Opensignal report used data collected prior to the newly-launched C-Band markets that caused so much tumult among the US air travel and transport industries going live. It appears, at least according to Opensignal, that the duo simply couldn’t compete with T-Mobile’s 5G network in terms of speed or availability prior to their respective C-Band launch. According to Opensignal’s measurements, T-Mobile’s availability was more than twice that of its nearest competitor....

When Apple unveiled its latest MacBook Pro models, making particular reference to their ability to drive multiple 4K and 5K monitors, some wondered whether the company was readying itself to exit the desktop market – as it has already done for displays. Even Apple’s own employees appeared to share this concern, with one asking on the company’s internal Apple Web system ‘Are Mac desktops strategic for us?’. Tim Cook was quick to offer reassurance, stating that the desktop market was ‘very strategic’ for Apple, and that the company has ‘great desktops in our roadmap....

As you may know from my prior opinion piece on the iPad Pro, I was on the fence about keeping Apple’s new 12.9″ tablet. One of our editors has loved his Pro since day one, another returned his after a week of testing, and a third effectively consigned his to Netflix duty. Up until the Pro came out, I was a very satisfied iPad Air 2 user, so I didn’t feel like I needed a bigger device....

Today, the popular alternative camera client Obscura is rolling out an update with a handful of new features including iPad support. Announced via the developer’s Twitter account, the app’s headlining feature is support for the iPad. The update also brings a handful of bug fixes including a layout fix for iPhone 5s/SE, flash not triggering, and faster launch times. Obscura is typically available for $4.99 on the App Store but is currently available as a free download via a promotion inside the Apple Store app....

While we’ve seen a variety of different efforts to bring Linux support to the M1 Macs, official support could be coming sooner than expected. As reported by Phoronix, the upcoming Linux 5.13 cycle could be when preliminary support for the M1 Macs is added. The report explains that while the experience of running Linux on an M1 Mac still has ways to go, things are now in “good enough shape” that the Linux 5....

New rumors suggest that this scenario may have changed and the tech giant Microsoft is working on a new device, with two screens and one size larger than a smartphone. The end of Microsoft’s proposals in the field of smartphones has shown that the brand urgently needs a new proposal in this area. This is where the Surface Phone, the famous and much-talked-about brand new phone, would come in, but which insists on not showing up nor giving proof of its real existence....

As the new iPad Pros start to arrive to consumers around the world, app updates continue to roll in for the new devices. Popular graphic design app OmniGraffle 3 has been updated this even with support for the new iPad Pro displays, as well as optimization for the new Apple Pencil. For the second-generation Apple Pencil, OmniGraffle 3 is adding support for the new double-tap functionality. The app will respect the system setting for double-tap when there is an equivalent, but there will also be additional app-specific functionality available to users....

In Summary The OnePlus 10R 5G is the latest R-series smartphone from OnePlus. It features a triple-camera setup on the rear with a 50MP primary, an 8MP ultrawide, and a 2MP macro sensor. And on the front, there’s a 16MP shooter for selfies. While the OnePlus 10R 5G is a solid performer in day-to-day usage, if you’re wondering how it fares in the imaging department, here’s our in-depth camera review to help you out....

A new OnePlus 7 Pro leak has thrown a few surprises about this upcoming monster of a smartphone from OnePlus. The upcoming handset will feature a QHD+ Super AMOLED display making it the first time since the inception of the OnePlus series that the company has switched to a QHD+ resolution panel on its devices. What’s even more interesting is this Super AMOLED panel will have a 90Hz refresh rate....

OnePlus today detailed their new invite system for the OnePlus 2. The company had already confirmed earlier that the OnePlus 2 will be available via its much criticised invite system, but this time around, it is improving the whole system. Since the company is confident about the demand for the OnePlus 2, it will have significantly more inventory of the handset at launch. The company is claiming an increase in stock levels by 30-50x levels, which translates into more invites being available for everyone....