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Face-swapping —                Taking your image and adjusting it to fit on to a different body, creature or object — has taken the photo app world by storm, as millions of people look for new and novel things to do with their selfies. Microsoft is the latest company to enter the fray. The company’s in-house app studio Microsoft Garage has quietly launched a new app — the aptly called Face Swap.                The Android app is now live in the U.S., Australia and Canada, with plans to expand to India and iOS in the coming weeks, a spokesperson tells us.                Part image search engine, and part photo editing toolkit, you take a pic of yourself, adjust it a little, and then use keywords to find an image where you can replace the face with yours either from ...

            The Kindle can display books just fine, but it can't be used to jot down notes. E-ink refresh rates are generally terrible. The Norwegian startup ReMarkable has made its own tablet that aims to make sketching on e-ink feel smooth and lag-free. And, hey, it really works.              Big e-ink tablets remain a pretty niche market. Sony's Digital Paper is ReMarkable's biggest competition (we haven't tried Sony's latest tablet yet for comparison). According to CEO Magnus Wanberg and Chief Design Officer Mats Holberg, their tablet is about finding a way to write without feeling overconnected. Or, capturing digital sketches without having all the other apps and gear.                                                      ...

                        Earlier this month, a leaked render indicated that the rumoured Samsung Galaxy C10 might beat the Galaxy Note 8 to become the first smartphone from the company to feature a dual camera setup. It seems that this might indeed be the case as another leaked render of the upcoming Samsung smartphone suggests that the phone will feature two camera sensors at the back.                           The newly leaked Samsung Galaxy C10 renders, obtained by OnLeaks and PriceBaba, interestingly show a different camera setup design than the one shown in previous renders. As per the new renders, the LED flash will be situated on the side of the dual cameras while the earlier renders suggested that LED flash is situated right ...

Apple's annual WWDC conference kicks off Monday, June 5, and runs through Friday, June 9, in San Jose, California. In addition to including seminars and workshops between developers and Apple engineers, Apple uses WWDC to unveil primarily software (and sometimes hardware) updates. This year, the keynote begins at 10 a.m. PT, 1 p.m. ET. Here's what we can expect.   iOS 11 Though the next iPhone 7S, 7S Plus and a rumored 10-year anniversary special edition iPhone will likely be announced later this fall, we'll probably hear updates to the mobile OS itself, iOS 11, at WWDC. The rumor mill is predicting a full-on dark mode for the display; a big focus on Apple's digital software assistant Siri ; updates to the messaging services iMessage and FaceTime; and updates to the digital payment system Apple Pay . iOS may also be updated to accommodate iPad-specific elements, like i...

                After initially keeping its S Pen stylus exclusive to phablets and tablets, Samsung has now launched its Notebook 9 Pro flexible laptop with an embedded S Pen. Launched at Computex 2017 in 13.3-inch and 15-inch display variants, Notebook 9 Pro comes with a 360-degree hinge and while the pricing and availability for the laptop has not been announced yet, it can be expected to be made available later this year.                    The Samsung Notebook 9 Pro runs Windows 10 and is powered by a Intel Core i7 processor. Both 13.3-inch and 15-inch laptops feature full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) touchscreen display but the smaller variant comes with an integrated Intel HD Graphics 620 chip, while the larger one comes with dedicated AMD Radeon RX 540 graphics. The 13.3-inch model of Samsung Notebook 9 Pro pa...