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Motorola shares F1-themed Moto X50 Ultra teaser video that is drenched in AI
9:43 pm | February 29, 2024

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2024 will be the year of AI, even more so than last year was. Moto just released the first teaser video for the Moto X50 Ultra and despite featuring a Formula 1 car, it’s AI that is the highlight of the video. The video itself offers brief glimpses of the phone itself, showing a leatherette back and a camera tucked into the top left corner. The Weibo post that shared the video is vague, but it mentions the F1 China Grand Prix (Motorola owner Lenovo is an official F1 sponsor). The race in China is scheduled for April 21 and given the post, Motorola is probably planning to unveil the Moto...

Samsung unveils higher capacity HBM3E memory for faster AI training and inference
2:42 pm | February 27, 2024

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Samsung just announced HBM3E 12H DRAM with advanced TC NCF technology – fans of acronyms must be excited at reading this, but for everyone else here’s what that means. HBM stands for “high bandwidth memory” and it does what it says on the tin. In October Samsung unveiled HBM3E Shinebolt, an enhanced version of the third generation of HBM that could achieve 9.8Gbps per pin (and 1.2 terabytes per second for the whole package). Next, 12H. This is simply the number of chips that have been stacked vertically in each module, 12 in this case. This is a way to fit more memory in a module and...

Weekly poll results: AI is not widely used yet, but it has a wide variety uses
2:43 am | February 25, 2024

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For most people, AI is just not a tool they use daily – in last week’s poll the majority has not used AI besides maybe a few quick experiments to see what all the buzz is about. However, a third of voters do find occasional use for it and some 15% even use AI daily. What do they use it for? Surprisingly, gaming was by far the least common answer, despite being the first of the current branch of AI to be deployed at scale – Nvidia launched the GeForce 20 series in 2019 with DLSS and has kept improving it ever since. The chat bot topped the chart – people use ChatGPT and others to...

Videoleap review
9:24 pm | February 23, 2024

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Lightricks make a couple of interesting AI-laden apps for your mobile or tablet device, including a photo editing app called Photoleap, and Videoleap, a simple-to-use video editing app for your mobile. We’ve tested quite a few of the best video editing apps, and we have to say - this one is more fun to use than you might think.

Videoleap: Pricing & plans

Videoleap app during our test and review process

Why would developers of a video editor want to track your activity outside of the app? (Image credit: Lightricks)
  • Another subscription to pay for, but at least you can choose to pay for the product outright too if you want

There is a free version of the app, but as you’d expect, its best features, effects and tools are kept behind a paywall. You can however try out everything Videoleap has to offer free for seven days, but that will mean you agreeing to a subscription after the trial period, so don’t forget to cancel if you decide this app isn’t for you. But why does this app want to track your usage on other apps and websites?

You can opt for a monthly or annual subscription - but the monthly payments are quite a bit steeper compared to the yearly equivalent if you pay in full. But, like the more pro-focused app LumaFusion, you have the option to pay a one-off cost and own Videoleap forever. Unlike LumaFusion, it’s about double the price. 

You do need to log in with your Facebook account, Apple or Google ID, but if you’d rather keep all of that separate, they do accept you using your email address instead.

  • Pricing & plans:3/5 

Videoleap: Our experience

Videoleap app during our test and review process

Videoleap has plenty of eye-catching templates for you to use (Image credit: Lightricks)
  • A good video editor with interesting and original AI integration.

We found the app very easy to use. You’re restricted to the portrait orientation when working on a phone, but we found a tablet offers more flexibility, letting you work in either position. On a phone, any new project takes on the dimension of the initial clip you add to it, so make sure you use the right one first to match the style you’re after. The tablet version offers you aspect ratio options by default.

Considering the limitations of a mobile device, editing works very well, with elegant support for touch gestures. The icons are small but big enough to handle on a small screen. You have the main preview window that takes up most of the interface, beneath that is your timeline, which you can zoom in and out effortlessly through touch commands, and at the bottom, your various tools.

Like many of the best video editing software for beginners we’ve looked at, you’ll find good in-app support. If you get lost, or are unsure what to do, the help button (top left) will give you various examples of what’s possible, from the basic to the advanced, through a series of simple animations. 

Videoleap app during our test and review process

If you’re not sure what to do, the Help section will inspire you (Image credit: Lightricks)
  • Our experience: 4/5

Videoleap: Features

Videoleap app during our test and review process

The video AI Filters are impressive and a lot of fun - but they take a while to render (Image credit: Lightricks)
  • AI Filters and Uncrop are the standouts of this app and are great fun to use

Videoleap’s biggest standout is the AI integration. You’ll find it in many of its tools, such as ‘AI Image’, which is the - mostly traditional by now - text field where you write what you want to see, and end up with various results, which you can expand on until you find the perfect image for you. But that’s not all, there’s AI Recolour too. There’s also AI Voice which we gather allows you to use your voice to create an AI counterpart. Sounds fun, but after having spent a while talking to it, you’re then asked for money to save the result. Hardly the friendliest of interfaces.

One great AI feature is ‘Uncrop’. With it, the app will expand an image beyond its boundaries, based on the content of the image itself. It’s actually great fun to use, but it doesn’t work with video, or we should say, it only works on a clip’s first frame. It’s brilliant with photos, and you can then use the app’s keyframes to zoom in or out of this AI expansion over time. But we really enjoyed using AI Filters, which alter a photo or video (with the version 2 options) for some genuinely impressive and fun changes.

  • Features: 5/5

Videoleap: Scorecard

Should I buy?

Videoleap app during our test and review process

Editing is clean, simple, and well implemented (Image credit: Lightricks)

Buy it if...

Don't buy it if...

How we tested Videoleap

We installed the app both on a phone and a tablet, and tried it out for several hours, using our experience in video editing to put it through its paces, as we created a few projects and checked how easy - or frustrating - it was to work with, all while exploring the original features which caught our eye. 


We've reviewed the best video editing software - here's what makes the final cut. 

14″ and 16″ Redmi Book Pro 2024 launch with Intel Core Ultra CPUs and new AI powers
9:44 pm | February 22, 2024

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During the Xiaomi 14 Ultra launch event the company also unveiled its first Redmi laptops with Intel Core Ultra processors. There is a 14” model and a 16” one, plus a new gaming monitor. Redmi Book Pro 14 2024 • Redmi Book Pro 16 2024 • Redmi Display G Pro 27 The Redmi Book Pro 14 2024 has a 14” display with 2,880 x 1,800px resolution (16:10) and dynamic refresh rate up to 120Hz. The panel covers 100% of sRGB and promises up to 400 nits of brightness with DC dimming. The laptop has an all-metal body that measures 15.9mm thick and weighs 1.46kg. The base configuration...

Oppo Reno11 series will get generative AI features globally
8:37 am | February 21, 2024

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Oppo has announced the establishment of the Oppo AI Center to strengthen its AI capabilities and "explore a broader range of user-centric AI products and features that will enable OPPO to bring users the latest experiences at the forefront of AI." Additionally, the brand announced that the Reno11 series unveiled last year will get generative AI features within Q2 2024. Oppo didn't share the entire list of generative AI features the Reno11 lineup will receive but confirmed the series will get the AI Eraser. The brand also confirmed that the generative AI features will be rolled out for the...

Meizu moves away from smartphone business, will invest all in AI
2:23 pm | February 19, 2024

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Meizu Technology is quitting the smartphone business. The company, owned by car maker Geely, said AI is the future and will invest "All in AI". According to a post on Weibo, the FlymeOS team will be restructured into working on new AI terminal devices that will use globally available LLM (large language model) such as Open AI. FlymeAuto 10.5 Meizu already laid the cornerstones of its multi-terminal experience when it announced Flyme Auto – an infotainment system for Geely-made vehicles, including Polestar and Lotus, which connects seamlessly with FlymeOS 10 devices, such as the...

Weekly poll: do you use AI and what do you do with it?
10:18 am | February 18, 2024

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Decades can be defined by buzzwords. If you are of a certain age, you will have grown up hearing the “information superhighway” more times than you can count. But the 90s are over and the Internet is old news – it’s all about AI now. Things are moving fast as multiple companies are competing on multiple fronts. Yesterday, Google announced Gemini 1.5, claiming that it has finally beaten OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Meanwhile, OpenAI announced Sora, a text to video generation system that is scary good. Also, Nvidia passed Alphabet (Google’s parent company) and Amazon in market valuation. So,...

viewneo review
4:52 pm | February 16, 2024

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German-based viewneo is a company that offers smart software for digital advertising boards. In case you are wondering, yes, they do write the name of the service in all lowercase letters. viewneo is a cloud-based solution that allows users to create and manage digital signage content on various devices. viewneo was founded in 2008 by Adversign Media, a company that specializes in digital signage solutions. viewneo has won several awards for its innovation and quality, and is used by over 20,000 customers, including T-Mobile, McDonald’s, Benq and Toyota, in over 150 countries worldwide.

viewneo: Features

viewneo is a digital signage software that allows you to create, manage, and display content on screens, tablets, or video walls. It has multiple features that distinguish it from competitors, which includes:

Content creation: You can use over 200 free templates, 1 million+ images and videos, a content designer, and news feeds to create professional-looking slides for your digital signage.

Content scheduling: You can organize your content into playlists and set the time and date for when they will be shown on your screens. You can also use nested playlists and default playlists to automate your content delivery.

Multi-screen support: You can connect and control multiple screens, tablets, or video walls with viewneo. You can also use plugins to create interactive and smart retail installations.

Remote deployment: You can access and update your content from anywhere with an internet connection. You can also use viewneo’s cloud-based solution to store and stream your content.

Content library: You can upload and manage your own images, videos, or MS Office documents in viewneo. You can also use viewneo’s plugins to integrate your social media channels, weather forecasts, video walls, and more.

AI and big data: You can use viewneo’s in-house products such as the viewneo camera system with AI, viewneo RFID Reader, sensory coat hooks, or viewneo Butler to expand the possibilities of your digital signage. You can also use data analysis tools to measure and optimize your performance.

viewneo: Pricing

viewneo pricing

(Image credit: viewneo)

Taking a quick glance at the options for plans from viewneo rapidly leads to the conclusion that things are certainly simplified. As in there is only a choice of two plans, with the lower one targeted at a smaller business, and the other for a considerably larger organization. If either of these fit your needs, well then great, but we generally prefer a wider choice to pay for the features we need, and not overpay for those that we don’t. Let’s take a closer look, and keep in mind that viewneo offers a full 30-day free trial with all the features enabled to decide if this solution meets your needs- with no credit card required.

The small business plan is dubbed viewneo Professional, and viewneo which costs $21.00 per month, and includes 250 GB free space, 200+ design templates, over 1 million images and videos, news feeds, content designer, unlimited playlists, user management, offline playback, and nested playlists. The support is limited to email only, along with some self help options detailed below. The cost above is for a single screen only, and a separate plan, at the same price is required for each additional screen.

viewneo Enterprise is designed for larger organizations. It costs $280.00 per month as a base fee, plus $17 per month per license for each screen (as far as we can tell even the 1st screen is not included in the plan). It includes all the features of viewneo Professional plus upgrades to 2 TB free space, direct email support, phone support, personal support, multi-client capability, content and playlist sharing, default playlists, white label CMS, and API key.

While we did not find any annual discounts, it can be canceled anytime.

viewneo: Support

Viewneo offers various ways to get help and support for using viewneo. These start with a single direct support option, to contact the viewneo team via a support portal. However, we did not find a direct phone or email address, nor a real time chat.

There are thankfully more options on the self help side of support. This starts with viewneo Tube where you can watch tutorials, tips, and tricks for your daily work with viewneo on their YouTube channel which has over 150 videos. There’s also viewneo Docs to gain access to the online documentation for viewneo, which covers topics such as installation, configuration, content creation, and troubleshooting. We also like the viewneo Forum to ask questions, share ideas, and get feedback from other viewneo users and experts. 

There’s even a viewneo Changelog to see the latest updates and improvements for viewneo and its plugins, and a viewneo API to access the viewneo API documentation and endpoints, which allow you to integrate viewneo with other applications and services. Finally, the viewneo Blog shares news, stories, and insights about viewneo and digital signage.

Viewneo: Final Verdict

viewneo is a digital signage platform that offers a variety of features, including content creation, scheduling, and analytics. The platform offers a variety of features for the creation of engaging and effective campaigns. It has two pricing plans, one for small businesses and one for larger organizations. Support is available via email, YouTube tutorials, online documentation, and a forum. viewneo allows businesses to create, manage, and display digital signage content on a variety of devices, including TVs, monitors, and digital signage players. viewneo is a good option for businesses looking for a simple and affordable digital signage platform. 

iPhone 16’s hugely improved Neural Engine will work with iOS 18’s generative AI features
7:27 am | February 15, 2024

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In case there was any doubt - let's take it all away right now in one fell swoop. AI is definitely the buzzword of this year, even though it kind of, sort of also was the buzzword of last year. But there's an important distinction - last year it was the buzzword generally in tech. This year, it's on in the mobile space. Just ask Samsung. Or Apple, as it turns out. The next iPhone generation will come with a vastly improved Neural Engine - guess why. We dare you. Guess. Indeed, it's all about AI. Specifically, generative AI features coming to iOS 18, which should become official in June and...

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