Review: Dyson Cyclone V10 hand held vacuum

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Forget everything you know about vacuums because Dyson has just turned this appliance on its head. Defying the belief that the best vacuums need to be large, upright models connected to the power outlet, the Dyson Cyclone V10 can suck up a storm on any surface while maintingin a small and lightweight profile anyone can use.

Dyson’s so invested in this new handheld vacuum technology, that It has stopped development on its larger upright vacuums. Effectively ending the run of the very product line it has built its reputation on. Bold statement but valid once you see what this new vacuum can do.

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Are we getting an ‘Avengers’-themed OnePlus 6?

Last year, OnePlus drew attention for its Star Wars-branded OnePlus 5T. And it looks like they might try this again with another Disney-owned title: Avengers. A video got posted on OnePlus India’s Facebook page that showed a teaser of OnePlus and Avengers logo. It seems to have been wrongfully published as it was taken down soon after. It hints though that the OnePlus 6 might be heading our way sooner than we think with Avengers: Infinity War heading to theatres this April 27. Perhaps OnePlus will use this opportunity to launch its newest flagship? We can’t say just yet. We also can’t tell whether this will be another India exclusive or it’ll get a wider release. We have a few more weeks before we find out. But we’re keeping our eyes peeled.

Some of the rumoured specs of the next OnePlus flagship include Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, up to 8GB of RAM, and 256GB storage. It’ll have a notch and may get different finishes for the back.

Source: Android Central

Apple hires former Google AI head to bolster machine learning strategy

The technology sector is changing dramatically before our eyes. Fresh from last week's massive Microsoft reorg which saw the Windows group subsumed into various other departments as Microsoft focuses on artifical intelligence, we now have Apple making an addition to its team.

John Giannandrea was previously Google's head of AI. He oversaw the Search team and developed applied AI at Google.  He is considered a heavy hitter in Silicon Valley for his expertise, his background stems back to such noted companies as Netscape and General Magic. Giannandrea will report directly to Tim Cook, and is largely expected to revamp Apple's existing AI products like Siri.

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Instagram lets go of its Apple Watch app

As silly as it may sound, before you were be able to scroll through your Instagram feed on the tiny display of the Apple Watch. But that’s about to change. Version 39.0 of the app only states in the changelog the words “general bug fixes and performance improvements” and when you update, the app is taken away from your smartwatch when it’s paired. An Instagram spokesperson also confirmed with The Verge that there will no longer be a “standalone experience” of the app starting with this version. Instead, you’ll only get notifications, if you have that turned on within the app.

9to5Mac believes this has to do with the new restrictions from Apple where Apple Watch apps need to use watchOS 2 SDK or later but Instagram’s app came out during WatchKit 1.0 when third-party apps weren’t able to run natively on the watch. It didn’t even get features like video support and the ability to work over LTE connection. It seems Instagram figured this particular Apple platform doesn’t appeal to them as much.