الذكاء الاصطناعي يتغلب على دهاء البشر عشرون حركة فقط لحل لغز مكعب روبيك

لم يكن مخترع مكعب روبيك، المجري إرنو روبيك، صاحب اللغز الأكثر مبيعاً في العالم، يعتقد أن التكنولوجيا ستتفوق عليه يوماً ما وعلى دهاء البشر. فلقد طوّر مجموعة من العلماء مؤخراً، خوارزمية للتعلم العميق، يمكنها أن تحل لغز مكعب روبيك أسرع من أيّ إنسان.

يحتاج البشر إلى حوالي 50 حركة لحل لغز مكعب روبيك، في حين استطاع نظام الذكاء الاصطناعي القيام بذلك بعشرين حركة فقط وبمعدل نجاح مئة في المئة. وعلى الرغم من أن البشر يمكنهم التفوق على الذكاء الاصطناعي في الوقت، إذ أن آخر رقم قياسي مسجل من قبل إنسان في حل اللغز، هو أربع ثوانٍ فقط، في حين استغرق الذكاء الاصطناعي لحله 18 ثانية، إلا أنه أكثر فعالية وأدق من البشر.

فلقد نجحت مجموعة من العلماء في جامعة كاليفورنيا، بتطوير نظام يسمى DeepCube A، مستخدمين نوع جديد من أساليب التعلم العميق، يسمى “التكرار التلقائي”. وما يمكن اعتباره إنجازاً علمياً، قيام العلماء بإنشاء آلة بمساعدة هذا النظام، تعرف الخطوات الصحيحة التي تمكّنها من حل المكعب بدون مساعدة البشر. وهذا الإنجاز يعني انتقال الآلة من مرحلة إجراء عمليات حسابية موجهة ومعدة سابقاً، إلى مرحلة تشبه السلوك الإنساني في التحليل والتفكير المنطقي واتخاذ القرارات.

مكعب روبيك، الذي شغل العالم منذ إطلاقه في العام 1974، بيعت منه ملايين النسخ، وحاول الملايين حله، البعض نجح وسجل أرقاماً قياسية، والبعض الآخر فشل. يتألف المكعب من ستة وجوه، يُغطى كل وجه من الوجوه بملصق واحد من الألوان الستة: الأحمر والأبيض والأزرق والبرتقالي والأخضر والأصفر. ومن خلال آلية محورية يمكن تدوير كل واجهة بشكل مستقل، وبالتالي خلط الألوان، ولحل اللغز يجب أن يكون كل وجه بلون واحد. ولم يقتصر التنافس على حل مكعب روبيك على أيادي المتنافسين، فلقد نجح الأميركي دانييل روز ليفين البالغ من العمر 16 عاماً، بحله في 16 ثانية مستخدماً أصابع قدميه في سابقة هي الأولى من نوعها.

نجح نظام DeepCube A المطوّر، بحل جميع الألغاز التي قُدمت إليه، وفاق عددها الألف بنسبة نجاح 100%. ويمكن لهذا النظام من خلال الخوارزمية الذكية حل ألغاز العديد من الألعاب إلى جانب مكعب روبيك، مثل لعبة المربعات المنزلقة Sliding Squares ولعبة Sokoban.

Would You Pay For an Uber Quiet Mode

Uber’s latest feature has been causing quite a buzz on social media. To be clear, it isn’t a button or extra service that orders your Uber driver to stay silent. It merely communicates your “preference” for a quiet ride.

Also, it is part of the new “Uber Comfort” option in UberX, where you get matched with higher-rated drivers, better cars, and the option to specify your temperature and conversation preferences. To activate this, simply go to Ride Preferences and choose the “Quiet Preferred” option.

Ride awkward-free

So, if you don’t like small talk but feel awkward about saying it out loud, or if you’re always feeling a bit guilty to ask your driver to turn the AC on or off, you can now pay 20% to 40% above the UberX cost and get matched with drivers who are qualified to this new tier. Most importantly, these drivers have accepted to be part of Uber Comfort (drivers can opt out if they feel conversation preference choices are too much).

This is great for both for riders and for drivers, who prefer to have things clear and agreed on beforehand. A bold move created by Uber, the Quiet Preferred option could help them stay ahead of other ride-sharing services as they try to cater to each and every client.

If you’re an avid Uber rider, it’ll come down to if you’re willing to pay an extra fee to let your driver know you want the AC changed and prefer some quiet on your way to a meeting, airport, or just back home after a long day.

An enhanced customer experience

The quiet mode is something that Uber drivers have wanted for a long time. Imagine you’re on the way to the airport and all you want is a moment of silence, but you get a friendly chatty driver and you don’t want to seem too rude to end the conversation. This is what it’s for and this service will be provided by certain drivers who want to provide it to you. Now you can enjoy a ride with a cranked-up AC with some silence.

تحدي العمر عبر تطبيق FaceApp التكنولوجيا تتحكم بحاضرنا وبمستقبلنا

مرة جديدة تثبت وسائل التواصل الإجتماعي سحرها على المجتمعات، وتأثيرها اللامتناهي على الأفراد بغض النظر عن تصنيفهم الإجتماعي والعمري. ففي غضون ساعات أصابت هيستيريا #AgeChallenge أو #تحدي العمر عبر تطبيق FaceApp ملايين رواد السوشيال ميديا، لتنتشر آلاف الصور لمشاهير ولأناس عاديين تُظهر شكلهم المحتمل مع تقدمهم بالعمر ودخولهم مرحلة الشيخوخة.

تطبيق FaceApp ومن خلال تقنية الذكاء الاصطناعي، يقوم بتغيير ملامح الوجه، فهو يحتوي على مجموعة واسعة من الفلاتر المختلفة التي تؤثر على شكل الوجه بطرق متعددة وطريفة. كل ما عليك فعله هو التقاط صورة لك أو اختيار واحدة من مجموعة صورك على هاتفك الذكي، وإدخالها إلى التطبيق ليقوم بمعالجتها وتحويلها للشكل المطلوب. وتتعدد خيارات التطبيق ما بين التعرف على شكلك خلال التقدم في العمر، أو تحويل جنسك من رجل إلى فتاة والعكس أو حتى إضافة إبتسامة على وجهك.

مشاهير الفن حول العالم، شاركوا بالتحدي على نطاقٍ واسع، ونشروا على صفحاتهم الشخصية على موقع انستغرام صورهم، وهم في مرحلة الشيخوخة حيث تفاعل المتابعين مع هذه الصور لتصبح حديث الجميع كباراً وصغاراً.

ولكن بعد أيام على إطلاق التحدي، حذّر أحد مطوري البرامج ويدعى جوشوا نوتزي، من أن تطبيق FaceApp يحمّل كلّ صور المستخدمين من هواتفهم الخلوية، أكانوا اختاروها للتحدي أم لا، وأن التطبيق قد يكون لجأ إلى تحميل هذه الصور على الانترنت أي خارج نطاق برمجيات الهاتف المحمول لإجراء التعديلات. إلا أن الشركة أكّدت أنها تحمّل فقط الصور التي حدّدها المستخدمون، وليس كل الصور المخزّنة على كاميرا الهاتف.

أكثر من 80 مليون شخص حول العالم قاموا بخوض تحدي الشيخوخة، قد يكون الفضول الذي ينتاب أي واحدٍ منا حول المستقبل، وكيف سنبدو عندما نكبر! وهل سنرث ملامح أهلنا! شكلت دافعاً نحو إقبال ملايين الناس لقبول التحدي ونشر صورهم. وفي معظم دول الشرق الأوسط، استخدم عدد كبير من المستخدمين التطبيق للسخرية من واقعهم وكتب أحدهم “نتمنى أن يكون هناك تطبيق مشابه يُخمّن لنا الأحداث في المستقبل، وهل ستتغير نحو الأفضل!

Financial services technology 2020 and Beyond: Embracing Disruption

It is becoming increasingly evident that businesses around the world have been striving towards riding the wave of digital disruption. This comes as no surprise as globalization and the Internet of things (IoT) has become the norm in a world where change occurs rapidly. The financial world is no stranger to such a shift in business models, with several elements located in the worldwide spotlight such as blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, and cloud-based computing. These trends are mainly shaping and re-shaping the financial ecosystem of today’s world.

Blockchain Tech Shaking the Industry
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Initially devised for the digital currency Bitcoin, Blockchain is defined as a growing list of blocks linked through cryptography, which has been disrupting several industries with its design that is resistant to data modification in any way. Such blocks can hold data ranging from timestamps, transaction details, and other information relevant to the users. It is expected that in the upcoming years blockchain will increasingly shake things up in the different industries which it will probe with the use of the blockchain “public ledger” becoming an integral part of financial institutions’ technology and operational infrastructure.

Integration of Robotics and AI
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With people’s attention turned towards self-driving cars and other technological advances that might replace ordinary tasks and jobs, financial services have been following such trends carefully; and it’s not only about replacing your day to day bank teller’s job. Advances have made mechanisms more aware of their surroundings while combining abilities such as logical reasoning, language processing, social, and emotional intelligence. As a result, alliances between companies that offer such advancements and leading financial service providers have increasingly grown. In the upcoming years, new models are increasingly expected to be powerful with growing levels of machine learning.

Augmented and Virtual Reality Providing Better Clarity
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With people’s attention turned towards self-driving cars and other technological advances that might replace ordinary tasks and jobs, financial services have been following such trends carefully; and it’s not only about replacing your day to day bank teller’s job. Advances have made mechanisms more aware of their surroundings while combining abilities such as logical reasoning, language processing, social, and emotional intelligence. As a result, alliances between companies that offer such advancements and leading financial service providers have increasingly grown. In the upcoming years, new models are increasingly expected to be powerful with growing levels of machine learning.

Advantages of Cloud Computing
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As cloud-based computing increasingly becomes the norm in businesses around the globe, financial service providers have also experienced significant evolution in such regards. In simple terms, cloud computing means storing and accessing data over the internet rather than saving it on a computer. By embracing this technology, banks won’t have to spend so much money on hardware and other emerging technologies as cloud computing can always be updated and upgraded. Apart from reducing costs, cloud computing benefits companies with a plethora of advantages by helping serving clients faster, increasing flexibility and scalability, and reaching global compliance levels.

With companies increasingly adopting the wave of technological advances in the world of finance and with tech firms racing to provide such services; the ultimate question to be asked is how fast can companies scale such technologies and adopt them into their business models and how far off would it be to witness mass implementation of such tech.

“غوغل” تطلق نظارتها الذكية الجديدة بتقنيات الواقع المعزز

عادت غوغل إلى سوق النظارات الذكية، بعد آخر إصدارٍ لها في العام 2013، وأعلنت مؤخراً عن إطلاق نظارات الواقع المعزز Glass Enterprise Edition2 التي تستهدف بشكل خاص الشركات وسوق الأعمال.

النظارة الجديدة تعتبر نسخة مطوّرة ومحسّنة من Google Glass التي أطلقتها غوغل في العام 2013. وهي مخصصة لتحسين كفاءة الموظفين، وتستخدم في عرض التعليمات وإرسال الصور أو حتى مقاطع الفيديو بكل سهولة. كما تتضمن خاصية الترجمة الفورية.

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وتحتوي Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 على معالج للبيانات والمعلومات بالإضافة إلى منفذ “يو أس بي” يؤمن شحن أسرع لبطارية الجهاز، وكاميرا محسنة ومجموعة متنوعة من التقنيات الحديثة. كما عمدت غوغل إلى تخفيض كلفة النظارة، بعد أن كانت كلفة النسخة الأصلية تصل إلى نحو 1500 دولار تقريباً، وحددت سعر النظارة الجديدة بنحو 999 دولاراً.

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تعمل Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 بمعالج Qualcomm Snapdragon XR1، الذي يمنحها عمر بطارية أطول وهو عبارة عن جهاز عرض صغير يمكنه توجيه الصور التي يتم إنشاؤها من خلال الكومبيوتر إلى عين المستخدم بحيث تبدو أنها تطفو في العالم الواقعي. كذلك فقد أدى تعاون “غوغل” مع Smith Optics إلى توفير إطارات زجاجية تشبه النظارات العادية من حيث الشكل وهذا ما جعل منها أصغر حجماً من مثيلاتها مثل HoloLens من Microsoft ونظارات Magic Leap. ومن خصائص هذه النظارة المميزة هو استخدامها لنظام أندرويد المدعوم من Android Enterprise Mobile و Device Management. ما يجعلها سهلة الاستخدام وصديقة لأجهزة الكومبيوتر تحديداً المحمولة منها والهواتف الذكية وتطبيقاتها المختلفة. وتعتبر جهازاً فعالاً حتى في تحديد مكان موظف ما من خلال استخدام تقنياتها المرفقة.

Retro-Tech Sneakers: Puma Teams Up with Motorola

Many of us grew up carrying a Motorola device, or at least parents hauled them in those faux-leather holsters on their belts. In today’s world of sleek metal and glass rectangles, physical keypads and antennae have become a thing of the past, and just like other nostalgia-boosting elements, they fit squarely in the “retro” appeal the world’s experiencing today.

That’s what makes Puma’s new line of “retro-tech” sneakers all the more exciting. The huge sportswear giant teamed up with Motorola to create a set of tech-inspired sneakers that include elements that made the phone manufacturers’ 80s and 90s devices stand out. Here we have two brands with rich history that spans decades through their style and innovation, so what better way to collaborate together and combine fashion and tech-inspired aspects for a unique apparel: the Puma RS-X sneakers. While the sneakers are not a tech gadget, they prove how style and technology can inspire and influence each other in today’s modern lifestyle.

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Sneakers have become the go-to choice of footwear, especially for the younger crowd in the past few decades. The comfort, design, status symbol, and power of sneakers is a massive international market, with people queueing up for hours and even riots breaking out for a chance to get one’s hands on the latest hot sneaker.

2018 saw designers and manufacturers harken back to “dad-style” sneakers, which are usually oversized and have noticeable features, in contrast to the sleeker, more minimal designs that have been all the rage since the mid-2000s. This is probably the rationale behind this unlikely partnership, where Puma got its inspiration for its own retro line from a beloved brand that’s synonymous with the tech nostalgia of our childhoods.

The implications of this partnership also makes sense from a cultural perspective. After all, both Puma and Motorola are trailblazers in their industries, helping shape the designs, functions and evolutions of the products they sell. Who doesn’t immediately think of the Motorola RAZR when thinking about early mobile phones? And who doesn’t think of the of the Puma Basket, with its all-leather top that basketball players and early rappers made so popular?

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A partnership like this goes to show that shapers of different industries can collaborate and sometimes create tasteful products that do what’s most important: awaken emotions in their customers! These are emotions like nostalgia, belonging, and of course brand loyalty over the decadeas.

The sneakers will have the iconic “Hello Moto” emblazoned on the side too, and admit it, you read it in the same voice and tone you heard when a Motorola device powers up!

صفعة جديدة لهواوي: الشركة الصينية تقف بوجه العقوبات وتستعد للأسوء

هواوي، اسم الشركة الصينية العملاقة والحديثة التي استطاعت أن تنمو في جميع الأسواق العالمية بسرعة هائلة بحيث لم تستطع أي شركة أخرى اكتسابها على مرّ السنين. وبسبب الحرب التجارية التي تدور بين الصين والولايات المتحدة الأمريكية، استطاعت الأخيرة أن تضع حداً لنجاح الشركة الصينية للهواتف الذكية “هواوي” من خلال إدراج اسم الشركة في قائمة العقوبات الأمريكية الجديدة والموقعة من الرئيس الأميريكي دونالد ترامب، والتي تمنع الشركات الأمريكية من شراء المنتجات والتقنيات التي تهدد الأمن القومي للبلاد. هذه العقوبات أدت إلى خسائر فادحة وهبوط سريع في الأسعار في جميع الأسواق العالمية.

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لم تنته العقوبات هنا على هواوي، بل دخلت “غوغل” على خط الأزمة وحظرتها من استخدام خدماتها ومن الحصول على تحديثات أندرويد بدءاً من 19 أغسطس 2019. انطلاقاً من هنا، تعمل الشركة الصينية على التصدي لهذه العقوبات واللجوء إلى حلول أخرى لحماية منتجاتها واختراعاتها. وتأكيداً على هذا الأمر صرّح مؤسس شركة هواوي ورئيسها التنفيذي رن جنغفي أن نمو عملاقة التقنية الصينية “قد يتباطأ، لكن قليلاً”، بسبب القيود الأمريكية الأخيرة.

وكانت هواوي قد أعدّت في السنوات الماضية خطة للطوارئ من خلال تطوير التكنولوجيا الخاصة بها في حالة حظرها من استخدام جميع الرقائق والتقنيات الواردة من الولايات المتحدة. من هذا المنطلق، ستطلق شركة هواوي نظام تشغيل خاص بها ليحل مكان الأندرويد التابع لغوغل. والسؤال هو: هل ستنجح في المكان الذي فشلت فيه أكبر الشركات مثل نوكيا؟

من جهته، صرّح محلل الاتصالات والتكنولوجيا في بنك DBS هونج كونج لصحيفة “آسيا تايمز” أنه وباستثناء نظام iOS من أبل، لا توجد أي حالة لأي شركة تصنيع للهواتف المحمولة، استطاعت النجاح في تطوير نظام تشغيل. وهذا هو إحدى العوائق التي تنتظر هواوي في حال عدم نجاحها في الأسواق وبخاصةً الأوروبية منها.

قريباً ستطلق هواوي نظام تشغيل خاص باسم “هونغمنغ”، والشركة ستكون مستعدة لتوقيع اتفاقيات تضمن عدم استخدام تكنولوجياتها في التجسس مع حكومات وعملاء في الاتحاد الأوروبي. هذا ما صرح به إبراهيم ليو ممثل الشركة لدى مؤسسات الاتحاد الأوروبي خلال مؤتمر في بروكسل. كما وقامت شركة هواوي بإرسال طلب لتسجيل هذه العلامة الجديدة في كل من كمبوديا، كندا، كوريا الجنوبية، نيوزلندا، والبيرو. وأقدمت الشركة على اختبار النظام على بعض من منتجاتها، والذي بدوره حاز على اهتمام وتحفيز حكومي وجائزة أفضل ابتكار في العام 2018 من وزارة التعليم الصينية. كما واعتبر هذا النظام ملائماً للكثير من المنتجات، الأمر الذي يعطي دفعاً إيجابياً في المستقبل القريب.

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على الرغم من الحصار الذي تتعرض له شركة هواوي من قبل الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية والعقوبات التي حدت من نجاحها، استطاعت الشركة الصينية أن تخفف من وطأة الخسارة من خلال وضعها لخطة طوارئ لحظة حصول توتر ما بين الصين والولايات المتحدة في المجال الاقتصادي. التحدي يكمن في الدخول إلى الأسواق العالمية والسيطرة من جديد على سوق مبيعات الهواتف الذكية. فهل ستنجح هواوي في كسر سيطرة غوغل وأندرويد في العالم؟ إنها مسألة وقت وتتضح الصورة.

The Best Smartwatch For You

It seems that all the seemingly cool people have smartwatches these days. Now not everyone wants to follow every trend out there, but smartwatches are unlike any other trend and they are definitely here to stay.
In any case, if you’re looking to take your traditional wrist game up a notch with a wearable gadget then a smartwatch could be your best bet. Over the past few years, smartwatches have risen in popularity not only for their modern tech integration but for the versatile functions they perform as well. A smartwatch can act as a fitness tracker, a personal assistant, a map for directions on the go, a motivational alert pal, and a convenient device where you can answer messages and calls when your phone isn’t on you.

The hottest smartwatches could be a tough challenge to choose from and so our 8Log team has picked out some of our favorites that are sure to impress you from the moment you put them on. If you own an iPhone and on the market for an Android smartwatch, the below smartwatches will pair and connect seamlessly with your device.

Apple Watch Series 4

Probably the most popular smartwatch on the market right now, the latest Apple smartwatch model is also hailed as the company’s best smartwatch ever! If you own an iPhone, then the Apple Watch Series 4 is the smartwatch you need, so look no further. Keep in mind though that if you own an Android smartphone, the Apple Watch will not pair with your device. The Apple smartwatches are only made to pair and connect with your iPhone.

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First off, the Series 4 comes with a sleeker design and bigger screen than all its bulky predecessors, providing you with a pleasant and seamless experience when you’re swiping and scrolling through applications. It also comes boasting faster speed for smoother performance and louder speakers for on-wrist conversations that is perfect if you’re in a noisy environment.

A heart rate sensor is placed on the underside of the watch to track your daily activities and monitor your sleeping patterns (what’s super great here is that the Series 4 is comfortable to sleep in at night!) There’s more though! If you’re a fitness fanatic, then the Series 4 will not disappoint. Built in with an automatic workout detection, the watch will determine whether you’re running, and vibrate reminding you to launch the running workout mode all so that it can save your data and fitness goals. You can also activate yoga and hiking workout modes too, so you’ll have your own motivational trainer with you at all times! Apple is now really digging deep into possibilities to provide everyone with one perfect smartwatch that suits all their diverse needs.

Samsung Galaxy Watch

This is the smartwatch that will work seamlessly with any Android and iOS smartphone. All you have to do is download the Galaxy Wearable app on your smartphone and you’re set. A great aspect on the Samsung Galaxy Watch is its circular design – keeping the traditional look and feel of a regular watch but inside it’s packed with some great innovative tech features.

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Samsung has really focused on health and fitness and you’ll see that as the Galaxy Watch has added its very own Samsung Health feature. You can train with a collection of 21 indoor exercises and 39 tracked workouts. That’s quite a punch and ranges from yoga, to running, weighted machines, cycling, swimming, circuit training and much more!

Samsung’s partnership with Spotify, the world’s popular music streaming platform is a plus for those with the Samsung Galaxy Watch. You’ll enjoy listening to music offline on your smartwatch and this is perfect if you have to put your phone away for a certain period of time.

Huawei Watch GT

If you’re looking for a watch that’s purely fitness-focused but also as stylish as the everyday traditional watch then it’s the Huawei Watch GT. The smartwatch works by connecting to your Android or iOS phone’s Bluetooth and then synchronizing with Huawei’s very own Health app. With a built-in heart rate monitor and an intuitive built-in GPS that instantly tracks your movements and workouts, your stats are always updated regularly and quite accurately – the Huawei GT will also send you notifications by the end of each day on your smartphone to keep you in track of your stats.

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 The smartwatch is also waterproof – making it super ideal for swimmers too! Another ground-breaking and exciting aspect about this smartwatch that no other smartwatch has been able to beat is the promised 30-day battery life. Charge it once and you’re set to go for one whole entire month! This is super exciting for those that are extremely active. No one can beat that.

Fossil Sport

Another smartwatch designed for sports is the Fossil Sport. It is also the first smartwatch in the market that includes the latest update from Qualcomm, the Snapdragon Wear 3100 chipset designed to work with all phones, offering a seamless and smooth experience as well as an improved battery life. Built for fitness lovers, the watch comes with a built-in GPS sensor, a heart rate monitor, and the Google Fit app made for tracking your day-to-day workout progress. The Fossil Sport is designed for your convenience. Simply click the bottom of the watch’s crown and the Google Fit app will immediately open so you can track your activities.

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The smartwatch here reigns in intuitively and automatically recognizing the workout that you’re doing and even counting your reps (if you’re weight training). The Google Fit rep here is surprisingly accurate! This is a smartwatch that you can count on everyday for sports and day-to-day life.

Unlike traditional watches, smartwatches aim to connect you to you and what makes them even greater is that each one can be customized to whatever it is you’re into, be it activities, working out, a personal reminder for your busy lifestyle, and much more. They are perfect for those moments when you don’t want to be on your phone but need an instant beneficial device when you’re on the go.

Five Best Smartphone Cameras You Can Buy

Many photographers thought Digital Single-Lens Reflex (DSLR) and other cameras with replaceable lenses would become more affordable, and ever more needed with time as tech progressed. In recent years though, the camera in your pocket has steadily overtaken the one in your backpack.

Photos and videos taken with cameras on today’s flagship smartphones are sometimes hard to distinguish from those taken on professional hardware. One might go as far to say that in some respects, your smartphone cameras surpass the trusted DSLR. Now, no one is saying that you should throw out your camera and upgrade your phone, but for most users’ needs, a smartphone camera has become more than enough, far more affordable, easier to use and has the benefit of always being on you in person when that special shot presents itself.

Below, we will list our top five picks for the best smartphone cameras available on the market in 2019. We’ve taken into consideration overall performance, special features, and overall design.

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1- Google Pixel 3

The Google Pixel 3 is arguably the best camera phone you can buy right now. In a time when most phones have at least 2, but more often than not 3, 4 or even 5 camera lenses on the rear, the Pixel 3 sticks to just one.

One nice thing about the Pixel 3 series is that both iterations of the Google flagship have the same camera setup and features, so whether you opt for the Pixel 3 or the larger Pixel 3 XL, you still get all the glory of the Pixel’s camera.

The Pixel might have just one camera in the rear, but it has two where it counts: the front. This allows for an amazing wide-angle selfie feature, letting more of your friends or the beautiful scenery squeeze into your frame.

We’re in love with the 12.2MP rear camera for its consistency. No matter the conditions, the subject or the context you pull your phone out for, the photos are always quick, sharp and beautiful.

One thing that secures the Pixel 3 on top of this list, is it’s mind-blowing “Night Sight” mode. With the entirety of Google’s powerful AI at your fingertips, every Night Sight photo will blow you away. After a few seconds of processing, you’ll realize how amazing it is at low-light photography, with zero noise, beautiful color correction and sharpness.

Google stands out above the competition through its processing data and evolving perfect algorithms. This is clear in Google’s dedicated Pixel Visual Core chip and machine learning software, which helps the phone recognize what photos should look like and what you’re actually trying to capture.

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2- Huawei P30 Pro

It took a few months for a solid Pixel 3 competitor to materialize, but it’s finally here. Huawei’s recent string of massively successful flagships have cemented the Chinese manufacturer’s products on the top spots of virtually every list. Apart from the Mate Pro series, the P series are known for boasting the absolute best camera hardware and software Huawei has to offer.

Huawei’s night modes were often seen as the leader in smartphone photography, but were soon eclipsed by the Google Pixel 3’s Night Sight. The P30 seems to be trying to unseat Google’s undefeated low-light performance, and it’s packing quite a punch. The P30 doesn’t just do low-light photos, it even takes shots in the dark. Despite instances of over-saturation or loss of focus, the P30 makes up for it in what’s arguably the best zoom on a phone, with 5X optical, 10x hybrid and a whopping 50X digital zoom.

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3- Samsung S10+

After a few models that lacked the “wow” factor users had gotten used to from Samsung, a lot was riding on the S10 series, and Samsung has definitely delivered. From the S10’s punch-hole display with front-facing cameras embedded in the screen, ­to the absolutely stunning super Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diodes (AMOLED) display, the S10+ is a fantastic phone. Simply put, AMOLED is one of the greatest innovations in display technology that is used on smartphone screens – all to provide users with a quick responsive touch screen and an impressive, rich, and vibrant display phone.

The camera experience is just as great. It’s crisp, snappy and with lots of cool tools and modes to experiment with. The Samsung S10+ has a robust triple-lens rear camera array, including a 12MP lens, a 12MP optical zoom telephoto lens and a new 16MP ultra-wide lens.

Samsung’s dual-aperture lens on the regular camera captures vibrant photos and fairly good low-light pictures. The quality is top notch, but might need more than one shot to get it right. It lacks something like Google’s dedicated long-exposure Night Vision mode, but it’s definitely among the best camera phones for 2019 if most of your photos aren’t in very low-light locations.

Despite Google winning with low-light scenarios, what Google doesn’t have on its main camera is the ability to shoot wide angle photos. Samsung’s ultra-wide lens has a 123-degree field of view, and it’s great for cramming more into the frame, letting you be closer to that building you like, without needing to cross the street.

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4- iPhone XS Max

It seems that Apple has taken some pointers from Google’s computational photography playbook, introducing features like “Smart HDR” to make the iPhone XS Max the best camera ever on an iPhone.

Lowlight photography is much better, comparable to the Galaxy S9+ but still lagging when compared to the Pixel or Huawei models.

One feature Apple’s iPhone XS Max excelled above and beyond the competition at is video capture. Stabilization is fantastic and feels cinematic, and the XS Max can shoot 4K in 24fps, 30fps or 60fps along with 1080p in either 30fps or 60fps.

Apple’s camera remains fairly simple to use, with a carousel you slide through for different modes. This is ideal for some users compared to the ever more complicated controls on most Android flagships. And if you’re not a serious photographer, but would love to capture amazing photos and videos, the iPhone may be your best choice this year.

5- Nokia 9 PureView

Nokia’s latest camera juggernaut is a gorgeous gorilla glass device with six rear-facing cameras. The limited-edition Nokia 9 PureView has a 5.99″ crisp screen and thankfully no notch for the front-facing cameras. The device comes with an in-screen fingerprint reader as well as face recognition unlock, but has ditched the auxiliary port and comes with one loudspeaker.

The main reason the Nokia 9 earns a spot on this list is their incredibly flower-arrangement of camera lenses, with no bumps at all, making it easy to use while on a table. The array includes 5 12MP camera lenses and a ToS camera that gathers information about depth. The Nokia 9 merges the 5 images into one with insane dynamic range, with the option to save your images in RAW format to be able to tweak them professionally. Apart from the ability to capture and process RAW photos, the N9 has plenty of manual controls for photography experts, with portrait mode being arguably the best at subject differentiation from all the camera-heavy devices available this year.

All in all, the N9 is a gorgeous device, and where it lacks in other specs, it makes up for it and more with the unique camera functionality on this latest smartphone from Nokia.

So, there you have it! Our smartphones are now unlocking ways for us to grab the best high-quality photos like we’ve never imagined before. The devices that fit comfortably fit into our pockets are becoming stronger, more powerful, and definitely more impressive.

The Best Bluetooth Speakers of 2019

Bluetooth speakers are a must have these days whether you’re at home, chilling at the beach, camping, or even hosting a small gathering or party somewhere. With so many great, portable, and innovative speakers in the market, it can get confusing to choose the right one. The best Bluetooth speakers are convenient, portable, have a long-lasting battery life, strong wireless Bluetooth connection, have amazing audio sound, and are waterproof. To help you purchase the right one, we’ve compiled some of our favorites on the market that you can take with you anywhere you go.

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Ultimate Ears Megaboom 3

The Megaboom 3 is the latest and newest model dropped by UE (Ultimate Ears) and as of now, it is one of the most versatile speakers you can get your hands on. Its latest new feature is the magic button, found on top of the speakers, that automatically powers up to four of your favorite playlists on Apple music. Not only is the sound quality perfect, but the Megaboom 3 is both waterproof and drop proof. So, if you’re chilling in the pool, you speakers will stay afloat and keep on playing for your listening pleasure. As for the drop-proof side of things, your speakers will be safe if you accidentally drop them at a 1.5-meter height. Also, with 20 hours of battery life and an improved Bluetooth range of around 45 meters, this makes the Megaboom 3 awesome for the outdoors and perfect to put in play in medium to large sized rooms.

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JBL Xtreme 2

If you can splurge on a portable Bluetooth speaker then the JBL Xtreme 2 is one of the most powerful speakers on the market your money can buy. Usually compared to the UE Megaboom 3, the Xtreme 2 is designed to sit horizontally, producing excellent well-balanced sound that you can take anywhere with you. It’s perfect for extreme outdoors, especially large BBQ hangouts or swimming by the lake. You won’t have to worry about it getting wrecked or being submerged in water as it can last for 30 minutes at a depth of 1 meter. Also offering voice activation, you can simply control the Xtreme 2 through Siri or Google Assistant to play or pause your music.

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Bose SoundLink Revolve +

Perfect for an indoor party or hangout, the SoundLink Revolve + does not disappoint. It’s designed for perfect and seamless 360-degree sound unlike other speakers that are usually directional. An additional and really cool feature is that the speaker is imbedded with the option of taking calls. All you have to do is locate the button at the top of the speaker to activate the microphone and the SoundLink Revolve + will pick up your voice from any direction in the room.

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Sony XB20

If you’re looking for a great sound quality speaker at a fairly inexpensive price, the Sony XB20 as an impressive speaker given its size. Both loud and powerful, the speaker is sleek, water resistant, durable, and has the option of doing a light show which is pretty cool if you’re having an evening in with your friends. This is perfect if you’re in need of a great speaker but don’t want to over splurge.

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Anker SoundCore 2

The Anker SoundCore 2 is one of those popular and best budget portable speakers. With excellent battery life, the portable speakers 2 can last up to 24 hours without charging time so you can happily keep playing music and rest assured to keep the part rocking till the next day. It comes in black and simple attractive design that can fit almost anywhere at home. With great Bluetooth connection range, you can also take calls with just one click of a button.

Coming in with attractive designs and options, you can get yourself the best speaker for your needs and according to your budget. It all depends if you want to take your speakers along on your next adventure or just enjoy listening to your music at home. There’s something for everyone.

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