Thursday
Mar292018

These Netflix shows are being renewed for new seasons

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Six shows are being renewed on Netflix and only one of them is a scripted series. The six shows are One Day at a Time, Dope, Drug Lords, Nailed It!, The Toys That Made Us, and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. One Day at a Time is being renewed for a third season and it’s the only scripted show. The other five shows are reality TV-style/documentary-style programming and are all getting their second seasons. It shows that this type of programming is something the streaming service wants to explore as well. One Day at a Time is expected to come back in 2019, while Dope is coming back on April 20. There is no word yet when the other four shows are coming back.

Source: Mashable

Thursday
Mar292018

The Huawei P20’s AI features will come to the Mate 10 through Android 8.1 update

For owners of the Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro, Huawei is giving you access to the additional artificial intelligence-detected scenes introduced in the Huawei P20 and P20 Pro. The caveat is you’ll have to wait for the Android 8.1 Oreo update to hit your device. These AI-detected scenes help take the guesswork out of what settings are needed for a specific scene. Huawei introduced six on top of the 13 already available in the Mate 10s, including fireworks, document scan, waterfall, group photo, natural colors, and macro.

But if this isn’t a feature you want, the Mate 10s will also soon get the P20s’ ability to disable scene recognition. This option isn’t available to the Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro at the moment. Huawei’s Richard Yu did give a specific timeline though when the update will come to these devices.

Source: Android Authority

Thursday
Mar292018

Google acquires GIF search engine Tenor


Google’s latest acquisition will make it easier for you to search for GIFs on its platforms. The search giant just bought GIF search engine Tenor for an undisclosed amount. Google says they will be integrating Tenor’s technology into its products like Gboard and Google Images. Tenor, for those of you who don’t know, offers the GIF Keyboard on Android, iOS, and macOS. It lets you search through the company’s entire database of GIFs, which you can send to other people on your platform of choice. The company has direct tie-ins with the likes of Samsung and Facebook for Messages app and Messenger, respectively. While joining Google, Tenor will still continue to operate under its own name.

Source: Engadget

Thursday
Mar292018

Pedro Pascal gets ‘key role’ in upcoming ‘Wonder Woman’

You might know Pedro Pascal from his time playing Oberyn Martell in hit HBO series Game of Thrones or you might know him from his time on Netflix’s Narcos. And now you’ll get to see more of him as he plays a pivotal role for the upcoming Wonder Woman sequel. This will be the second time the actor will be working with director Patty Jenkins. The plot for the movie, which is slated for a Nov. 1, 2019 release, is still being kept under wraps so we can’t say what Pascal’s role will be in the film.

Source: Variety