New iPhone ad targets switchers on the merits of Portrait Mode

Apple's hoping that their Portrait Mode and Studio Lighting features will entice Android users to switch over. The latest series of Switch to iPhone ads are playful, a little snarky and feature no dialogue. Another ad praises the security of Apple's secure app store as another reason to switch. What do you think of Apple's ad, is a singular feature like a camera or portrait mode functionality enough to move to iPhone?

Bleach live action movie releases its first trailer

Bleach is one of the longest running manga and anime series which was ended rather suddenly on the weekly Shonen Jump magazine. Focusing on Soul Reaper Kurosaki Ichigo, a human with the ability to see evil spirits, Bleach is beloved by fans for its large scale battles and wide range of characters. The trailer above gives us a good look at what Bleach characters look like in live action. We also see some of the monster hollows which serve as the story's antagonists. Japan gets to see the Bleach movie on July 20th.

Amazon Prime Video reveals its May releases

Just in case you missed it, Amazon Prime Video also recently added new seasons of Bosch, The Good Fight, Fear of The Walking Dead, along with full seasons of Degrassi, Dawson’s Creek, Friday Night Lights and many more. Hit jump for the full list of shows.

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Samsung patent suggests AR Emojis might be used for video chats

While Samsung’s AR Emojis have been said to be the company’s response to Apple’s Animoji, a patent Samsung filed back in 2013 and was granted last week suggests there might be another reason why these exist. Samsung foresaw that bandwidth might be an issue when it comes to video chats or live videos and so the company applied for a patent to use 3D models of people’s faces for video chats. As the patent states, “A need exists for a visual communication system capable of displaying the user’s actual likeness, facial expressions, and motion in real time, while reducing bandwidth.” And since AR Emojis are more or less based on a photo of yourself, who knows if Samsung might be interested in letting people use these avatars for video chats.

Source: The Verge