Category: Development

Google is making it easier to create apps using Chromebooks

[ad_1] ChromeOS.dev also has customizable Linux terminals, which have integrated tabs and shortcuts, along with adjustable backgrounds, frames, fonts and cursor colors. Google added full Linux app support to Chromebooks in 2018. Developers from Google, Chrome OS and the wider community will offer advice on making apps and delve into some challenges of creating them. […]

Ford shares a year’s worth of self-driving car data

[ad_1] The data was collected over the span of one year, and it comes from multiple self-driving research vehicles. It includes LiDAR and camera sensor data, GPS and trajectory information, as well as 3D point cloud and ground reflectivity maps. Ford is even sharing a plug-in with data visualization tools. Ford While other companies, like […]

Canon confirms that it’s 8K EOS R5 camera is not ‘a fantasy’

[ad_1] Canon confirmed that the EOS R5 would shoot 8K video at 30 fps using the full (not cropped) sensor, beating any other mirrorless camera in terms of resolution and depth of field. It added a bit more detail too, saying that “in all 8K modes the EOS R5 will support Canon’s renowned Dual Pixel […]

Canon’s powerhouse EOS R5 will be its first mirrorless camera with 8K video

[ad_1] All that will be possible thanks to a “newly developed CMOS sensor,” Canon said. That will also open up faster shooting speeds, letting you capture bursts at 12 fps with the mechanical shutter and 20 fps using the silent electronic shutter. That will “facilitate shooting of athletes at sporting events and other fast-moving subjects,” […]

Sony closes UK PSVR studio before it even released a game

[ad_1] It’s not clear whether the mysterious project has been canned completely, or if it will be picked up elsewhere. The company is certainly running out of UK options, in any case. PlayStation’s Evolution Studios shut down in 2016, and the Cambridge-based Guerrilla followed suit in 2017. The decision may well have been made in […]

Apple has a plan to ensure iOS 13’s buggy launch doesn’t happen again

[ad_1] The in-house switch-up isn’t surprising: iOS 13, the latest version of Apple’s smartphone operating system, was a bug-riddled mess at launch. Engadget’s Chris Velazco observed “a handful” of issues with the standard iOS 13 release across multiple iPhone handsets. These included a camera app that wouldn’t launch correctly and an operating system that couldn’t […]