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- Google's Waymo Partners With Jaguar Land Rover To Build 'Up To' 20000 Autonomous I-Paces By 2020
- Follow along live from the Apple education iPad event in Chicago
| Huawei P20 Pro one-ups Galaxy S9 with three rear cameras Posted: 27 Mar 2018 07:45 AM PDT It's time for the Galaxy S9 to watch its back. Huawei's new P20 and P20 Pro are coming up fast, with enough camera tricks and hardware specs to put Samsung's premier phone smack in the middle of the Huawei P20's target. The P20 costs 649 euros for 4GB of memory and 128GB of storage. That converts to about $800, £570 or AU$1,050. The P20 Pro is 899 euros for 6GB of memory and 128GB of storage. That converts to about $1,115, £790 or AU$1,450. With a total of three camera lenses on the back, the Huawei P20 Pro deserves your attention. A triple-camera array is an industry first, but Huawei also crams the P20 Pro with the same super slow motion video you see on the Galaxy S9, extreme zoom and a feature that promises to take exceptionally even night shots. The regular Huawei P20 gets many of the P20 Pro's tools, but not all. Stick around to see all the camera features in both P20 phones.  The Huawei P20 Pro, left, has three rear cameras while the P20 hangs on to two. Josh Miller/CNETMeanwhile, here are the most important things you need to know about Huawei's new phones:
Huawei P20 and P20 Plus: What's the difference?The Huawei P20 is a bit smaller and cheaper than the Huawei P20 Pro. It's got a different screen (LCD instead of OLED), a smaller battery, and -- importantly -- it "only" has two rear cameras on the back, instead of three. The cameras it does have also have a different megapixel mix (fewer megapixels, but that's not necessarily a bad thing). However, other key P20 characteristics, such as the processor and the storage size, match up to the P20 Pro. Scroll to the end for a full specs comparison in a handy chart.  Watch this: Huawei P20 Pro is the first phone with 3 rear cameras 2:45 Huawei totally made a 'unicorn' phone before this rivalTeal to purple, shifting to teal again. When you hold the mesmerizing, iridescent Huawei P20 or P20 Pro phones in Twilight, it's hard to focus on anything other than the way the color changes in the light. So why am I calling it a unicorn phone? Because fellow Chinese phonemaker OnePlus held a color contest for its next phone, and "Unicorn" was the winner. OnePlus never made its pinkish-blueish-purplish color, but with the Twilight shade, Huawei just did. Thunder, stolen. If you don't want a phone that looks like the phone version of a Starbucks Unicorn Frappuccino, both the P20 and P20 Plus also come in black, midnight blue and pink gold (this also has the same cool gradient effect). The smaller P20 also comes in champagne gold.  I can't tear my eyes away. Josh Miller/CNETAbout the notch: Now you see it, now you don'tThe P20 and P20 Pro come with a notch by default. That's the black cut-out you see on the iPhone X and so many other real and rumored Android phones right now. But put down your pitchforks. If you decide you don't like it, Huawei makes it easy to flip it off with a quick trip to the settings. Huawei P20 Pro camera has three camera lensesNo, the P20 phones don't have the Galaxy S9's dual-aperture lens for taking clearer low light shots, but the P20 Pro has its own first for phones: three camera lenses on the back. Huawei says its P20s will shoot faster, zoom in farther, and take clearer photos with richer color. As with many past models, Huawei co-engineered the P20's cameras with Leica, a company known for making high-end cameras. You get the usual color lens, a monochrome lens for adding richer detail and a telephoto lens for zooming and taking portrait shots.  Don't like the notch? You can kiss it goodbye. Josh Miller/CNETThere's also a front-facing camera, which brings the total up to four. Here's the P20 Pro camera breakdown:
And here's the Huawei P20 camera sitch:
P20 and P20 Pro camera tricksCamera specs are well and good, but what's important is what you can do with them. Here are the highlights. Automatically picks camera mode: Both P20 phones can pick the "right" settings and mode for your pet, dinner, a group shot, a close-up and so on. You can dismiss the mode or opt out of the whole thing. 3x optical zoom: The P2O Pro's telephoto camera makes this happen. 5x hybrid zoom: On the P20 Pro, a combination of the optical camera and digital zoom make it possible to zoom in very close. Super slow motion video: Like the Galaxy S9, both P20 phones add a 960fps super slow motion mode that takes video in 720p resolution. There's also a regular slow-mo option that takes 240fps video at a 1080p resolution. Portrait shots and portrait selfies: You can take photos with that blurred bokeh effect from either side of the phones. Huawei also includes portrait lighting effects that mimic the iPhone X's portrait lighting modes. Assisted composition: When you're taking a group shot, the P20s will automatically zoom out so you won't have to step back. Low light "long exposure" mode: Huawei combines multiple shots into one well-exposed image. It can solve the problem of handshake when you're trying to take night shots without a tripod. (We'll have to see how well it works if the subject is moving.) Ultra snapshot: Whiles the screen's off, you can shoot a picture in 0.3 second by double clicking on volume down -- but you can't frame your shot. Predictive focus: This feature guesses where the focus area will be on the subject at any given moment and keeps the autofocus point in sync, like the motion like flower blowing in the wind. This should make photos and videos more in focus. A quick note for camera geeks: The Huawei P20 Pro's telephoto lens is the only one that uses optical image stabilization. The rest use electronic image stabilization. The P20 Pro's image sensor grabs low light images with up to ISO 102400. Huawei boasts that the sensor used on its 40-megapixel camera is 223 percent larger than the iPhone X and 170 percent larger than the Galaxy S9, but it's also got way more pixels crammed onto it, so this isn't necessarily a good thing -- long-term tests will tell us what we need to know. Wait, why won't the Huawei P20 Plus and P20 sell in the US?It's been years since Huawei has sold any of its phones through a carrier, but it does sell some through retailers like Amazon and through its own site. So if the P20 and P20 Pro are so cutting edge, why not sell them in one of the world's most important markets?  You can't buy these in the US. Josh Miller/CNETThat's a thorny one. While Huawei phones are generally rated well, the Chinese company faces sharp criticism from the US government over fears that Huawei intends to spy on the US through its products -- it also makes networking infrastructure equipment. In February, the heads of the FBI, CIA and NSA all expressed concerns over the company's smartphones. Since then, AT&T and Verizon reportedly torpedoed plans to carry Huawei's Mate 10 Pro because of political pressure, and Best Buy, the nation's largest electronics retailer, has dumped Huawei as a customer. There's some history here, too. In 2012, the US government banned the sale of Huawei equipment. No other country has banned the Chinese company, although Australia blocked Huawei from working on its national broadband network. Huawei, for its part, champions its relationships with major carriers and companies in over 170 countries. "We have earned the trust of our partners across the global value chain," a spokesman said. The saga continues. Huawei P20 and P20 Pro specs versus Galaxy S9 and S9 PlusHauwei P20 and P20 Pro specs versus Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus
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| Posted: 27 Mar 2018 07:12 AM PDT  Google's self-driving car unit, Waymo, is partnering with Jaguar Land Rover to build an autonomous version of the automaker's new all-electric I-Pace, with the goal of deploying the vehicles on Waymo's soon-to-debut commercial ride-hailing service sometime in 2020. Waymo made the announcement Tuesday in Manhattan, amid a particularly sensitive moment for the fledgling autonomous car industry, less than two weeks after the first known death of a pedestrian struck by an autonomous vehicle on public roads. A self-driving car owned by ride-hailing company Uber fatally struck a pedestrian in Arizona, fueling the debate over whether autonomous vehicles are ready for commercial deployment. Waymo's CEO, John Krafcik, said on Saturday that his company has "a lot of confidence" that its self-driving car technology would've safely handled the situation that confronted Uber's vehicle. And Waymo said Tuesday that its new partnership with Jaguar Land Rover will help further its effort to develop a safe driverless car service. The I-Pace is a far sleeker offering than the Chrysler Pacifica, which until now has been Waymo's primary choice for equipping its autonomous driving technology for tests. It also represents the company's first foray into the electric vehicle space. Waymo said testing will begin with the I-Pace will begin later this year, with the goal of producing 20,000 vehicles in the first two years of production. The cars would join Waymo's fleet of driverless vehicles by 2020, in what the company has portrayed as a ride-hailing service that'll expand across the U.S. over time. (Waymo launched a pilot program in the Phoenix area, where some of its driverless cars—that is actual autonomous cars without a driver—are now deployed. The company said it expects to launch a commercial service later this year. "While we've been focused at Waymo on building the world's most experienced driver, the team at Jaguar Land Rover has developed an all-new battery-electric platform that looks to set a new standard in safety, design and capability," Krafcik said in a statement. "We're sure Waymo riders will enjoy the safe, premium and delightful experience that the self-driving I-PACE will provide." It's a mushy statement, to be sure, but the I-Pace has the bones to produce a pleasant ride-hailing experience. The electric car has the capability to be fun to drive, which is interesting to consider when a driver's removed from the equation—the ability to hit 60 mph in 4.5 seconds, for one thing, and a 50-50 weight distribution with twin-electric motors providing all-wheel drive. I'd be interested to hear if Waymo intends to design the I-Pace's autonomous system to punch the throttle on the highway if there's room to breathe. Waymo and Jaguar Land Rover also left the door open to explore other possible collaborations. Jaguar could use a robust charging network so the I-Pace can be competitive with Tesla's Model S and X. I wonder if something like that's in the works. We'll see. In the meantime, if you're visiting the New York International Auto Show this week, the autonomous I-Pace is going to be on display. Have a look, if you're bumming around the show floor.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Follow along live from the Apple education iPad event in Chicago Posted: 27 Mar 2018 08:35 AM PDT Apple held an education focused event in Chicago today at Lane Technical High School. CEO Tim Cook took the stage and began his announcements with a nod to the student marches that occurred this week in support of gun control. Cook praised Lane Tech High for having more PHDs coming out of it than any school in the country and highlighted its programming and robotics efforts. Cook says that Apple has had an education focus for 40 years, from the early days of the company. "We believe that technology could help deliver a truly unique and personalized experience to students and teachers." Cook highlighted Apple's efforts to increase coding efforts and opportunities to vocational schools and high schools including the City Colleges of Chicago with Swift and Swift playgrounds.
Cathleen Richardson ConnectED Program Development Executive at Apple works with classes and teachers to put Apple devices into classrooms. She took the stage to give some examples. The program is clearly focused on Apple positioning itself as a global supplier of educational instruments and processes to classrooms. Programs in China and London were highlighted. This event should be viewed in the context that according to FutureSource, new machines running Google software accounted for about 60 percent of what U.S. classrooms received. Apple's iOS held 12.3 percent and its MacOS had 4.7 percent.
Apple's Greg Joswiak took the stage to talk about iPad. Joz hasn't been out on the platform for a hardware launch in a while. He continues the thread of talking about iPad in classrooms allowing students to use them for robotics, music and other kinds of projects. Joz quotes 200,000 'apps for education' on the App Store. Cassie Williams from Woodberry Down Primary School in London comes on the stage to talk about iPad being implemented in the classrooms that she teaches in. Up to this point we've gotten a lot of Apple talking points about iPad and Apple in schools, basically. Now, we get a new 9.7″ iPad focused on the education market that can use Apple Pencil just like iPad Pro. Apple also introduced a new version of Pages, Numbers and Keynote that support Apple Pencil drawings and editing. Apple also previewed a feature called Smart Annotation that can mark up a student's paper right in the Pages app. This feature is still in beta. Digital book creation also comes to iPad with this new version of iWork.
Apple's new iPad 9.7″ uses the A10 fusion chip appears in the new iPad. Joz also specifically mentioned that this was more powerful than many Chromebooks. The fact that he chose to mention Chromebooks specifically is surprising, but not shocking given the above context. This is the war that Apple is waging in the classroom. The iPad is AR capable, and he highlighted some apps that allow students to view museum pieces and artwork. Another app lets students modify interactive landscapes and view them in augmented reality. The new iPad is the same $329 for consumers and $299 for schools. For sale this week and new iWork apps available this week.
Starting today, student Apple IDs come with 200GB of iCloud storage, up from 5GB. Some new accessories come for the iPad too like Logitech Crayon, a $49 Pencil alternative for schools. Now we're on to teacher-focused tool announcements. Classroom, the iPad app that lets teachers manage their students and classrooms is coming to the Mac. It's available as beta in June.
There's a new app for teachers too, called Schoolwork. Schoolwork is a cloud based app that lets you assign handouts, apps and assignments to students. It lets you track handouts for the class and send them. In addition, Schoolwork lets teachers assign a specific activity inside of an app, instead of just a whole app. This way they can dive into how a student is completing activities within an app as well, along with detailed views of how the whole classroom is doing in these activities.
Privacy is emphasized here. Teachers can see student activity but Apple cannot. The data stays within the system, inaccessible to Apple. Subtext: unlike some other companies. Follow along and refresh this post for more. |
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