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  • Hidden code reveals that Xiaomi could be first to use this sensor on a phone

    Hidden code reveals that Xiaomi could be first to use this sensor on a phone

    Remember when you walked around, feeling like the King of the neighborhood because your Samsung Behold had a 5MP camera on back? While a bigger megapixel count doesn’t necessarily translate to better pictures, today we have phones like the OnePlus 7 Pro carrying around a 48MP primary sensor. And if XDA is right, Xiaomi will be the first to release a phone with a 64MP camera sensor on the back.

    Strings of code that XDA discovered on the latest version of the MIUI 10 Camera app make references to a 64MP “ultra-pixel” mode. They also allude to a 64MP Dual Camera. Right now, Samsung has the only 64MP sensor announced. That would be the ISOCELL Bright GW1 sensor with a small pixel size of 0.8μm. Samsung unveiled the sensor last month noting that under bright lighting conditions it can produce 64MP photos. When lighting conditions are not as favorable, the sensor merges four pixels into one to create a better quality 16MP image. The GW1 sensor will record video in 1080p (FHD) at 480fps allowing it to support “smooth cinematic slow-motion videos.” Samsung’s sensor also supports real-time high dynamic range (HDR) of up to 100-decibels (dB). That compares to the 60 decibels found on many handsets and the human eye’s 120 decibels.

    The code discovered by XDA dovetails with a leak from tipster Ice Universe who posted on Weibo a few days ago about a “mysterious” Redmi model (made by Xiaomi) that will be the first to use Sammy’s 64MP sensor. While the upcoming Galaxy Note 10 series will not feature it, we could see the 64MP GW1 sensor also employed on the upcoming Galaxy A70 mid-range handset.

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  • BetaSmartz automated investment opens Hong Kong office

    BetaSmartz automated investment opens Hong Kong office

    BetaSmartz, the B2B automated investment platform for all sizes of investors, from institutional to retail, today announced it had opened offices in Hong Kong.

    BetaSmartz offers ‘hybrid ‘ digital investment or ‘robo’ advice that combines automated and face-to-face financial advice. Newly appointed Managing Director Asia, Zak Allom, said this model had been well received since its launch in 2015, with several clients now live including two in the U.S.“Robo has been a big buzzword, but for the most part the actual delivery hasn’t been different from the automated financial planning software we’ve been used to since the 90s,” he said. “BetaSmartz is much more than a sexy front end with limited, prescriptive ETF portfolios behind it. Every BetaSmartz investor’s plan is uniquely customised using artificial intelligence, deep data and machine learning. We work with individuals and their advisers, giving clients of every size access to advice and products that were previously only available to ultra-high net worth and institutions.”
    BetaSmartz will run sales and service from the Hong Kong office, complementing its headquarters in Singapore. The new office will help companies seeking sophisticated robo-advice solutions to launch or extend their businesses in Asia.

    “Asia is the most exciting market globally for us,” said BetaSmartz founder John James. “Accessing sound financial advice here can be challenging if you have less than a million US dollars. Our digital advice platform levels the playing field and enables banks and wealth managers to maintain their roles as the key relationship holder in delivering advice across their whole client base.”

    BetaSmartz technology, based on six decades of Nobel prize-winning research and industry expertise, utilises a product agnostic approach to create portfolios that equal the performance and sophistication of those in use at global fund managers. The open-architecture, cloud-based platform is flexible, scalable and efficient enough to suit institutions, adviser groups, pension funds and individual retail investors.

    Mr James said BetaSmartz aimed to be the global provider of choice for those looking for a white-labelled digital advice solution. “By applying institutional-grade techniques to a flexible technology platform, we’re democratising quality advice and opening access to top tier investment solutions to meet the demands of Asia’s growing middle class.

    “It’s a solution to the buy-vs-build conundrum for large institutions, and enables smaller ones to offer world-class technology to clients under their own brand,” he said. “It’s very well suited to banks, who can offer a much wider and more tailored range of portfolios to customers at a lower cost. Fund managers can provide their own model portfolio delivery and use BetaSmartz as an alternative distribution channel.”

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