Apple's latest iPhone X ads concentrate on Face ID & Portrait Lighting

Apple on Monday debuted three new 15-second video spots for the $999 iPhone X, once again looking to lure in shoppers during the critical holiday season.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 3

Honor's new View 10 phone brings iPhone X-style Animoji to Android

Huawei's Honor brand on Tuesday revealed the Android-based View 10, a new flagship phone that features a direct imitation of the Animoji feature available on Apple's iPhone X.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 39

Apple's new iPhone X ads tout animoji karaoke & Face ID

Apple on Monday released four new commercials for the iPhone X, all of them concentrating on the device's TrueDepth camera.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 14

Apple research paper details LiDAR-based 3D object recognition for autonomous vehicle navigation

Apple researchers are pushing forward with efforts to bring autonomous vehicle systems to public roads, and last week published an academic paper outlining a method of detecting objects in 3D point clouds using trainable neural networks. While still in its early stages, the technology could mature to improve accuracy in LiDAR navigation solutions.

Mikey Campbell 8 years ago 15

Android smartphones expected to follow Apple's iPhone X lead in adopting 3D sensor tech

Looking to keep up with the competition from Apple's iPhone X, a number of Android smartphone makers are expected to adopt 3D sensors for products launching in 2018.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 35

Rumor: 2018 iPad Pro with Face ID will be powered by 8-core 'A11X' chip

In a move that would follow Apple's usual strategy, it's expected that new iPad Pros due in 2018 will feature a beefed up version of the A11 Bionic chip found in the iPhone 8 and iPhone X lineups, adding two more processing cores into the mix.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 38

Foxconn profits plummet 39% following iPhone X production woes

Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn this week posted a 39 percent year-over-year decrease in net profit, losses that industry watchers attribute to the difficult-to-assemble iPhone X, which remains in limited supply.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 12

Warby Parker app uses TrueDepth camera in iPhone X to recommend frames that will best fit the user

Warby Parker's app update to accommodate the iPhone X uses the TrueDepth camera to go beyond just a virtual try-on of glasses, and recommends styles that suit the user's face shape.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 19

Video: The iPhone X ultimate Face ID test

A centerpiece feature of Apple's iPhone X is Face ID, which completely replaces Touch ID. Here's how — and how well — the technology works in practice.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 25

Privacy advocates express concern over Apple allowing developers to use iPhone X Face ID camera

A series of privacy advocates are taking issue with Apple allowing developers to use the TrueDepth camera central to the Face ID system under limited circumstances — and with serious restrictions applied by Apple to what coders can use the data for.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 18

Face ID on iPhone X is just as fast, if not faster, than Touch ID

Much has been said about Face ID on iPhone X, but prospective customers are wondering how the new face-based recognition system performs against Apple's established Touch ID system. In our tests, Face ID is as fast, or in some cases faster, than its predecessor.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 47

Apple emphasizes again that Touch ID for iPhone X was never an option, company all-in on Face ID

Apple has once again reiterated that, despite rumors to the contrary, the company did not intend to have a Touch ID fingerprint sensor embedded in the display of the iPhone X, and that Face ID was developed to be a full, permanent Touch ID replacement.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 44

2018 iPhone X update expected to focus on reducing costs, won't feature TrueDepth 3D rear camera

Apple's forward facing TrueDepth camera system, which powers Face ID on the iPhone X, won't make it to the company's rear facing cameras next year, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 8

PSA: iPhone X videos capture infrared from Face ID dot projector, not visible in real life

The proliferation of iPhone X videos in recent days has led to some concern about a flashing light on the front of the device — but that is just the infrared dot projector being picked up by digital cameras and it is not visible to the naked eye.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 4

Apple's iPhone X passes twin test in early hands-on with Face ID

Helping to support Apple's accuracy claims, a video published on Tuesday shows the iPhone X's Face ID system reacting as intended, even when confronted with identical twins.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 79

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