Xiaomi Mi 8 teased with Animoji-style feature, Xiaomi Mi Band 3 also confirmed

The high-end Xiaomi Mi 8 smartphone is coming later this week with some sort of an Animoji-like feature in tow, alongside a long overdue Mi Band 3 wearable.

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Apple to test 2018 iPhone pipeline after last year’s TrueDepth snafu

It was rumored to be one of the dragging factors that kept the iPhone X from getting out to customers with the other iPhones last year.

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Samsung adds launch-day Mickey and Minnie Mouse AR Emoji support to Galaxy S9

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Whether you find the AR Emoji feature on the Galaxy S9 and S9+ fun or creepy, at least you can now lend your movements and expressions to Mickey and Minnie Mouse.

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iOS 11.3 is coming ‘this spring’ with option to turn off performance throttling, AR updates and more

Anyone with a performance-throttled iPhone will be able to turn off the "power management" feature in the upcoming iOS 11.3 update. AR improvements, new Animoji and Health Records are also coming.

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Apple spends top dollar to ensure smooth future production of Face ID-enabling lasers

To avoid future Face ID production woes, Apple has set aside no less than $390 million for a new Finisar VCSEL manufacturing plant in Sherman, Texas.

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Apple wants to put a 3D sensor on the back of 2019 iPhones to exploit AR’s full potential

The front-facing TrueDepth cam on the iPhone X is responsible for Face ID and Animoji, but a 2019 rear-mounted 3D sensor could take AR to the next level.

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Will Samsung want to take near 3 years to replicate Face ID on iPhone X?

KGI Securities analyst Ming-chi Kuo believes that it will take Google or whoever else two-and-a-half years to get up to Apple's TrueDepth level.

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iPhone X, 8 and 8 Plus names practically confirmed, alongside a flurry of new and old specs and features

Apple can't stop the software leaks revealing essentially everything about upcoming hardware, including the camera specs and RAM of the iPhone X and 8.

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