Technology Info Crunch

People are increasingly worried that powerful software will replace the need for human workers. Image: REUTERS/Rick Wilking 13 Apr 2017 Jonathan Vanian Writer, Fortune Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is preparing his country to deal with the challenges new technologies place on the workforce. The rise of artificial intelligence technologies has made it easier for companies like  Google  to automatically identify cats in photos. But as cutting-edge AI technologies amplify automation, people are increasingly worried that powerful software will replace the need for  human workers . Earlier this week, Trudeau  addressed  the subject of automation and labor on the question-and-answer website Quora and explained some of his ideas to help Canadian citizens keep their jobs in light of rapid technological advances. Trudeau concedes that the “job market is changing” but instead of “resisting in vain,” Canada is going to fu...

There is some news about a smartphone called Xiaomi Mi Max 2. Yeah, we think you’ve already guessed that this is a new successor to the gorgeous Xiaomi Mi Max last year. According to what we’ve heard so far, Xiaomi Mi Max 2 launch date can be some time in May, 2017 and the device will come with a large 6.44-inch display (maybe this is the only thing it will inherit from its predecessor), a Snapdragon 660 chip, 6GB RAM, 128GB of internal memory, and a massive 5,000mAh batt with fast charge support. Though, no words for confirmation have been made for those Xiaomi Mi Max 2 specs, so please take it with a pinch of salt and wait for new pieces of information.

HTC Ocean. Recently, a new report has suggested that a new HTC flagship phone is on the way and it will feature something called “Edge Sense”. This is said to be capable of enabling “the frame of the phone’s display to perform certain actions or tasks when touched.”  Sounds a lot like Samsung’s edge function, rite?! As for HTC Ocean specs, it will probably sport a Snapdragon 835 chipset and a 5.5-inch display. Let’s wait and see!

Review  Finally, Huawei Honor V9 has been released officially. This is definitely a high-end premium handset and you’re gonna be stunned by what it has under the hood. First, you can see that this phone is pretty big due to owning a 5.7-inch LTPS IPS LCD 2K screen with 515 PPI on the front surface. Above that, there is an 8MP f/2.0 sensor in charge of taking beautiful selfies for you. Moreover, on the back is a dual 12MP f/2.2 camera setup to help you capture everything. For the rest of Huawei Honor V9 specs, there are DTS sound tech, Emotion UI 5 based on Android 7.0 Nougat OS, a HiSilicon Kirin 960 processor, 64/128GB of expandable ROM paired with 4/6GB of RAM, and a 4,000mAh battery on board to help run the whole machine. Huawei Honor V9 price is 2,599 Yuan (or $377) for the 4GB + 64GB version, 2,999 Yuan ($436) for the 6GB + 64GB, and 3,499 Yuan ($508) for the 6GB + 128GB.

 OPPO Find 9. So far, it has been mentioned as the next incredible flagship of OPPO and is going to debut some time in the H1 of 2017. About OPPO Find 9 specs, there will be a 5.5-inch Quad HD screen, Color OS UI based on Android 7.0 Nougat OS out of the box, a Snapdragon 835 chip, a 4,100mAh batt with fast charging tech, and a set of 21MP primary + 16MP secondary shooter snapper getting on board. Additionally, you’re gonna be offered 2 choices over its ROM (expandable) and RAM capacity: 64GB + 4GB and 128GB + 6GB. OPPO Find 9 price is expected to be around $580. Reasonable or not?

By Max Eddy March 23, 2017 Google's freshly released Android O is the logical follow-up to Android 7.0 N(ougat), and brings a variety of subtle changes to the world's most popular mobile operating system. Android O is currently only available in a developer preview that anyone with a supporting device can install, but you're better off waiting until it's ready for prime time. Still, if you're brave enough, you can take a peek at what will be on (some) Android phones and tablets very soon. Going O-verboard Unless you're a developer, technology journalist, or a crazed hobbyist, there's no point in installing the OS right now. O is a developer preview, and getting it running requires you to download the OS from Google and manually install it on your Android device. It's not impossible, but it is a bit of a pain. It's also far from complete, and won't likely deliver a sterling experience. Google's own documentation warns "sys...

Posted  Apr 6, 2017  by  Frederic Lardinois   ( @fredericl ) With its  Material Design guidelines , Google set out to create a unified set of ideas for how it wants developers to think about all the different aspects of their applications’ design, ranging from the basic layout to how to use animations effectively. As part of those guidelines, it also offered some ideas about how to  best use color . Today it’s expanding on that with the launch of a new color tool meant to help developers and designers pick the right color palettes for their apps. The  new tool  helps developers create and share color palettes, but, maybe most importantly, it also comes with the ability to then apply that color scheme to a sample user interface and to various Material Design  components  in  CodePen , a third-party “ playground ” for front-end web developers. Another interesting aspect of the new tool is that it au...