Google’s AR product director joins Facebook

While Google and Facebook are still trying to define what augmented reality means for their platform, it’s as TechCrunch points out important to have the key talent to help develop this area. And so the social network found it best to recruit Google’s own director of Product for AR to join its team. Nikhil Chandhok will now be in charge of product management of Facebook’s Camera team that’s working on AR. Chandhok has worked on Google’s ARCore smartphone platform as well as the Daydream VR platform. He also previously co-founded AI startup Bento Labs.

Microsoft releases new Spectre patch that disables ‘fix’ from Intel

With Intel’s fix for Spectre variant 2 only making matters worse, Microsoft had to release an out-of-band patch to disable what the chip maker has done. This patch is for Windows 7, 8.1, and 10 users. It’s said to stop the rebooting issues caused by Intel’s fix. If you’re experiencing these issues, you’ll need to download the update as it doesn’t automatically install yet.

Source: Engadget

Razer Phone now supports HDR content on Netflix

If you’re a big Netflix user and own a Razer Phone, you’ll love the latest update rolling out to the device. A new firmware update will take advantage of the device’s HDR10 capabilities and will now let you watch Netflix original shows in HDR, meaning they’re going to look more vivid and have a wider range of colors. On top of that, the update also enables Dolby Digital 5.1 for the Razer Phone’s dual loudspeakers, making this smartphone the first one to support both technologies.

The update also brings with it the latest Android security patch for January 2018, improvements to the camera software, and a new theme store. Since the update is rolling out in stages, it may or may not have gotten to your device just yet so just be patient.

Source: GSMArena

Steven Soderbergh's newest feature film 'Unsane' was shot on an iPhone

"Unsane,' looks to be a psychological thriller by noted director Steven Soderbergh (Traffic, Sex, Lies  and Videotape), which was shot on iPhones. Focusing on the trauma and effects of cyber stalking, the movie looks quite intense and while the iPhone may not hace the visual quality of standalone video cameras, it does manage to portray some of the more unnerving scenes to great effect. 'Unsane," comes to theatres on March 23.