Facebook open sources DLRM, a deep learning recommendation model that can be used for benchmarking the speed and accuracy performance of recommendation engines — Facebook today announced the open source release of Deep Learning Recommendation Model (DLRM), a state-of-the-art AI model …
Sources: PE firm KKR acquires Canadian software company Corel, which bought virtualization software company Parallels in Dec., in a deal reportedly worth $1B+ — Only six months after snapping up virtualization specialist Parallels, Canadian software company Corel is itself getting acquired.
BSNL has been gearing up to take on the upcoming JioFiber service and has been making some new changes to its broadband and internet offerings. The state-run telecom operator recently announced some new plans that offer up to 8Mbps speeds, along with daily data. Now, it has revised a total of ten internet plans out of which, eight are ADSL broadband packs while the remaining two are Bharat Fiber broadband plans. All the new revised internet plans offer additional data per day, more free voice call benefits, faster speeds after FUP with a “minimum increase in the Fixed Monthly Charges.”
The internet plans refreshed by BSNL under ADSL broadband plans include the BB BSNL CUL plan, which is now called the 2 GB BSNL CUL. Under this plan, users will get to now avail 2GB of daily data, along with Rs 600 worth off-net calls and the plan is now priced at Rs 349. Previously, one would get 1.5GB data per day and off-net calls worth Rs 300 for Rs 299. Similarly, the 3GB Plan is now renamed to 4GB CUL and it offers up to 10Mbps speeds till 4GB data per day and 2Mbps post exhaustion of daily data. This plan is now priced at Rs 599, up from Rs 549.
The price of the 5GB plan is now increased to Rs 699 but there are no increased benefits like additional data or increased speeds. Coming to the 10GB Plan and the 20GB Plan, they are renamed to 12GB CUL and 22GB CUL respectively one will get to avail up to 10Mbps speeds till 12GB and 22GB per day with the packs. The 12GB CUL plan is priced at Rs 899 and the 22GB CUL Plan costs Rs 1,299. Coming to the 25GB Plan and 30GB and 35GB Plans, they are now renamed to 25GB CUL, 30GB CUL and 35GB CUL. The only change is that they are now priced at Rs 1,599, Rs 1,849 and Rs 2,349 respectively and offer speeds of up to 4Mbps once the allocated daily data is exhausted.
As for the two revised Bharat Fiber broadband plans, the 500GB plan is now the 600GB CUL that is priced at Rs 849, up from Rs 777. It still offers 50Mbps speeds but the data cap is now increased from 500GB to 600GB, with 2Mbps speeds beyond the allotted data. As for the 50GB plan, it is now renamed to 55GB CUL and is priced at Rs 4,499 instead of Rs 3,999. The fiber plan offers 55GB data per day at up to 100mbps speeds and 4mbps beyond that.
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Relame India CEO has confirmed that the Realme X is coming to India ‘soon.’ Madhav Sheth has shared an image on Twitter, saying that the company would release the special Onion and Garlic editions of the phones in India as well. The phone has already been launched in China, and in a span of 10 days after its unveiling, Sheth confirmed that the handset would make its way to India in the second half of the year. Technically, July 1 marks the first day of the second half of 2019. Earlier it was thought that the phone would be unveiled sometime around Diwali, but it now seems that Indian users will be able to get their hands on the device in upcoming weeks.
Realme X Specifications
The Realme X sports a 6.53-inch AMOLED Samsung display, which is protected by Gorilla Glass 5. There is no notch on the display and Realme claims that the phone has a 91.2-percent screen-to-body ratio. The display features a sixth-generation optical in-display fingerprint sensor, which is claimed to be 65-percent faster than the previous generation. It was launched in China in two colours: white and blue, along with two special edition designs inspired by onion and garlic.
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— Madhav X (@MadhavSheth1) 1 July 2019Under the hood, the phone comes equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 processor, along with a copper-pipe cooling that is claimed to reduce the temperature by 15.2 percent while gaming. In China, it was made available in three variants: 4GB RAM + 64GB storage, 6GB RAM and 64GB storage and 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant. The special edition variants come with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. The phone draws power from a 3765mAh battery with VOOC 3.0 support.
In the camera department, the Realme X is equipped with a 48MP Sony IMX 586 sensor supported by a 6P lens with an aperture of f/1.7. There is a 5MP secondary sensor accompanied by an LED flash. Realme says that the phone can shoot 960fps slo-mo videos. On the front is a pop-up 16MP Sony IMX471 sensor with the corresponding lens having an aperture of f/2.0.
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Lenovo Vice President Chang Cheng, who has been intermittently releasing details about the upcoming Lenovo Z6 smartphones, has now confirmed that the handset would be launched at 11:30 am local time (9:00 am India time) on July 4 in China. Along with the announcement, the executive also outed the rest of the specs that weren’t known till now. The phone will sport a 6.39-inch OLED display with HDR10 support and a 120Hz refresh rate. The Lenovo Z6 will add to the list of Z-Series phones - the Z6 Pro and Z6 Youth Edition - which have already been launched in the country.
Lenovo Z6 Specifications:As mentioned, the Lenovo Z6 will feature a 6.39-inch OLED display. It will have a waterdrop notch that will house the front camera, and deliver a claimed screen-to-body ratio of 93.1 percent. The display will come with HDR10 support and a 120Hz refresh rate. Till now, only Razer Phone and Razer Phone 2 have displays with 120Hz sampling rate, and Asus will be bringing the same in the ROG Phone 2.
Under the hood, the phone will come equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 chipset. The CPU will be clocked at 2.2GHz and is touted to deliver 35 percent improved performance over its predecessor. However, the executive did not give any details about the RAM and storage variants. The phone is confirmed to come equipped with Game Turbo tech, which is a tool claimed to deliver an ‘enhanced’ gaming performance by clearing background processes.
When it comes to optics, the phone will sport a triple camera setup on the back. The primary camera will have a 24MP Sony IMX576 sensor with f/1.8 aperture lens. It is combined with an 8MP telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom and 8x hybrid zoom support. The third is a 5MP depth sensor. The phone will pack a 4000 mAh battery with support for 15W fast charging. Lenovo has claimed that the Z6 will be the lightest phone to feature a 4000mAh battery.
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Equinix, one of the world’s largest data center companies, announced that it will form a $1 billion joint venture with GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund. The partnership will focus on building xScale data centers in Europe. Instead of targeting the wholesale market, Equinix is developing xScale data centers to handle the demands of of the biggest cloud service providers in the world. Equinix’s clients have already included Alibaba Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Google Cloud and other hyperscale cloud providers.
Under the agreement, expected to be finalized in the third quarter, GIC will own an 80 percent stake in the joint venture, with Equinix owning the remaining 20 percent. Equinix will also sell its London LD10 and Paris PA8 International Business Exchange (IBX) data centers to the joint venture for new xScale centers. xScale centers will also be built in Amsterdam, Frankfurt and London, bringing the total to six centers that will provide a combined capacity of 155 megawatts once completed.
Equinix says global deployments from hyperscale cloud providers currently exceed about $500 million in annual revenue. The new xScale data centers will be located on or near Equinix’s IBX campuses, to enable providers to handle more customer access points and rapidly-scaling workloads. Equinix currently has more than 200 IBX campuses, covering more than 50 metro areas around the world. xScale data centers will also offer interconnection and edge services to increase connection speeds for cloud service customers and be engineered specifically to meet the needs of hyperscale companies.
In a press statement, Charles Meyers, president and CEO of Equinix, said, “The JV structure will enable us to extend our cloud leadership while providing significant value to a critical set of hyperscale customers. We look forward to launching similar JVs in other operating regions and believe that these efforts will continue to further differentiate Equinix as the trusted center of a cloud-first world.”
It’s official. Samsung just sent out invites for the next Unpacked event. The big show kicks off at 4PM ET August 7, right here in New York. The timing lines up with rumors that have been floating around for few weeks — not to mention last year’s big event.
And in case there was any mystery around what precisely the company is going to unveil, Samsung has happily spoiled the surprise with the inclusion of a prominent S Pen on the invite. The August event will almost certainly see the debut of the Galaxy Note 10.
The art appears to hint at an updated camera, as well. Based on recent leaks, the invite looks to be a closeup of the nearly all-screen front of the new phablet, with the single hole punch front facing camera up top. The new handset is said to include a vertical three array camera with depth sensing and a 5G option. Samsung is also reportedly dropping the headphone jack this time out, after years pointing to it as a standout feature from the rest of the industry.
Last year’s event also saw a number of additional devices, including the (still unreleased) Galaxy Home smart speaker. And very least maybe we’ll finally be getting a date on that product, along with more information about the long delayed Galaxy Fold.
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