Beijing uses face-detecting smart locks to curb public housing abuses
"China's ever-growing reliance on facial recognition is spreading to public housing. Beijing is ramping up the use of face-detecting smart locks in public housing projects to bolster security for tenants (such as denying access to strangers) and crack down on …"
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/31/beijing-facial-recognition-public-housing/
Nokia's five-camera phone will include an in-screen fingerprint reader
" Thanks to some leaks, Nokia's five-camera smartphone is no longer a mystery -- and it might just be one of the more intriguing handsets of 2019. Well-known leaker Evan Blass and MySmartPrice have posted stills and videos of the Android One phone, no..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/31/nokia-9-pureview-leak/1月1日の話題は「ネット規制法案 SOPA」「アニメーションフローティングペン」：今日は何の日？
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https://japanese.engadget.com/2018/12/31/1-1-sopa/FCC to suspend operations January 3rd unless funding resumes
" It looks like the FCC will be joining the list of government offices that will shut down in light of the ongoing funding lapse. The commission released a statement today saying that if the partial funding lapse continues into January 3rd, it will ini..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/31/fcc-suspend-operations-january-3rd-funding/Faraday Future comes crawling back to its main investor
" Faraday Future is ending its very tumultuous year on a positive note... in a manner of speaking. The electric car startup has reached a restructuring deal with its main investor, Evergrande Health's Season Smart, that will put legal battles in the pa..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/31/faraday-future-returns-to-season-smart-evergrande/'Fortnite' New Year's event forces players to dance when it turns 2019
"If you're spending New Year's eve playing Fortnite, be prepared to party. Epic Games has set up an in-game event to celebrate the changing of the calendar by dropping a giant disco ball from the sky and forcing everyone on the map to dance. The event..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/31/fortnite-new-years-event-every-hour-dancing-time-zones/
Google aims to fix laggy interface on Chrome OS tablets
" Chrome OS tablets still have some problems, not the least of which is lag. Even if you buy a higher-end model like some configurations of Google's own Pixel Slate, there's a real chance you'll grapple with a sluggish, stuttery interface -- it's been..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/31/google-aims-to-fix-lag-on-chrome-os-tablets/Our favorite games of 2018
" It didn't take long for us to declare 2017 a pretty great year for games, with a spectacular roster that included Super Mario Odyssey, Wolfenstein: The New Colossus and Assassin's Creed Origins. In our roundup last December we also listed what we wer..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/31/best-games-of-2018/Popsugar’s celebrity look-alike app is leaking users’ photos
" I can't think of a more fitting way to end 2018 than with another, final data leak. This one is from
#Twinning tool, the popular new app from Popsugar that matches your selfie with your top five celebrity look-alikes. Turns out, while you were uploading your …"
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/31/popsugar-twinning-app-leaking-users-photos/Google is testing group calling in Duo
" Google's upgrade strategy for Duo could include some highly sought-after features. Android Police sources say Google is testing a group calling feature in at least the Android version of its video chat app. It only supports seven people at once (no..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/31/google-duo-group-calling-test/
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