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this is bbc news, the headlines. the eu and canada have pledged counter—measures after donald trump announced tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium. mr trump said trade wars can be good, because the us is losing billions of dollars from existing deals. the united nations top human rights official says war crimes are very likely being committed in the syrian region of eastern ghouta and there must be prosecutions. britain's prime minister theresa may has set out her vision of the post—brexit relationship with the eu. she wants trade based on existing laws, and no hard—border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. severe weather is bringing chaos to large parts of europe. at least 60 people have died in sub—zero temperatures. heavy snowfall and blizzards are forecast to continue well into the weekend. and now on bbc news, it is click.
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annual expo where we get to hear about the latest in phones, tablets and, increasingly, anything that moves. a smart watch with a built—in projector? the mobile industry is increasingly important to the economy of the world. last year it was worth $3.6 trillion. 5 billion of us have mobiles, three point 3 billion use the mobile internet. and despite it being the coldest event we can remember, the halls were still packed with thousands of exhibitors showing off their wares. this one is definitely waterproof. roaming the floor for us this year, lara. despite talk of how many of the big players are not releasing new phones at the show, there are quite a few new phones on display. and the cameras were often taking centre stage. this is both mohd. we saw how we may interact with our devices in the future. who needs a
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buttons when you can just go. and the way they may interact with us. a phone screen that ends. could aid in the phone be the future? to really get to grips with the latest news here, ijoined forces with a man who seriously now these phones. hmd, who brought the nokia brand a few years back, i ring again embracing nostalgia with its 8110 ag. now, you do not need to have it in banana yellow. would feel silly to take out of your pocket? absolutely in that colour. i would needed to be black 01’ colour. i would needed to be black orany colour. i would needed to be black or any other colour except bright yellow. the operating system can only run a few apps. it will include google assistant, google maps and facebook although not twitter nor whatsapp. but with a battery life of 25 days, albeit on standby, and a pricetag of 70 quid, it does sound
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like a decent proposition. pricetag of 70 quid, it does sound like a decent propositionm pricetag of 70 quid, it does sound like a decent proposition. it has ag. that is all of the connectivity of you would want at a low price. and a nice is it to hold like that, frame like that and then use centre button to take the photo? one manufacture managed to create an exclusive world of their own. i feel underdressed. i am sorry. you can not and so. hmmm notjust underdressed, i cannot enter. even though they were not releasing a new phone. the biggest announcement came from samsung with news of the release of their ? nine and we got oui’ release of their ? nine and we got our hands on one of those devices. even here at the big reveal of a phone it was the camera that was very much front and centre. for a start, the galaxy s9 and s9 plus shoe better pictures in low light,
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reducing grain by taking a burst of 12 shots at once. the larger s9 plus has two lenses that work together to produce photos with a blue background, in the same way that the iphone 7 plus has done since 2016. this, however, is quite new here in the west. it is the first phone i have seen that has a mechanical arbiter which can switch from s 2.5 two s1.5to arbiter which can switch from s 2.5 two s 1.5 to let in more light. last year, we saw a sony phone that could shoot at a0 times slow mo ‘s. that is 960 frames per second. as we predicted then, that feature is now starting to migrate into other phones. 0ne starting to migrate into other phones. one problem i have with sony's super slow mode is that you have to be incredibly precise in order to start the recording and ca ptu re order to start the recording and capture the 0.2 seconds of action. not so with this phone. it waits
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until it detects motion in a certain pa rt until it detects motion in a certain part of its viewfinder and then it fires. so... that should mean you don't miss those of milliseconds of slow mo magic. the video is of the lower 720 resolution but that is still acceptable on a phone screen. the boats —— results can be shared 01’ the boats —— results can be shared or kept on your lock screen. hot on the heels of apple's iphone oh jeez, the heels of apple's iphone oh jeez, the si lets you create and send your own back three. they look a little like you and they will copy your face expression using live tracking. 0r face expression using live tracking. or you face expression using live tracking. 0ryou can face expression using live tracking. or you can use face expression using live tracking. 01’ you can use one face expression using live tracking. or you can use one preset from your likeness. 0verall, both phones look
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and feel like their predecessors. the same size, dust and water resista nt the same size, dust and water resistant and they still have a headphone socket. the screen is ever so headphone socket. the screen is ever so slightly longer. they will now accept so slightly longer. they will now a cce pt st so slightly longer. they will now accept st cards of up to a00 bigger pie —— gigabytes and they play dolby atmos sound. and where the sh could be plugged into a dog to connect to screen, mouse and keyed board, the s9 can become a trackpad. will soon also double as a keyboard. even with the s9‘s better to expect, critics say that the improvements are not massive. they do think the camera and the sharing functions are sure to be eyecatchers. and now super slow motion is complete without lots and lots of confetti. well, only one
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day after samsung announced their phone and their slow mo camara, we found out that sony have up raided bears to 960 frames per second and in full bears to 960 frames per second and infull hd bears to 960 frames per second and in full hd which makes it better. so, what do you think the situation? you tried it earlier. i did and it really is better than the effort from samsung. sony has experienced. this is the second time they have done this and full hd, when you see it, it is glorious. warriors in comparison to the 720 noisy version on the map one mack —— mack to map. —— s9. 0nce on the map one mack —— mack to map. —— s9. once you get it right, it is brilliant. that you will get frustrated during the ten times it ta kes to frustrated during the ten times it takes to get it right. the phone is also optimised for sony's and containment suite, a feature they
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are going big on. the third feature is what they call dynamic vibration. no matter where you stream from, or what you are doing, similar to a playstation controller, it uses the audio path to produce haptic feedback. holding it for two hours like this, with big white excessive. sites on the phones themselves there was a of chat about five g commercial roll—out. amount —— amongst it, a plan to launch it in four us cities by the end of the year. a commercial service is also expected to kick off in south korea, proving that five g was notjust for the winter olympics. they may not have wa nted the winter olympics. they may not have wanted me on the show floor but they did invite me to go for a spin. if you can call it that. they have come up with a novel way of testing a phone. they have connected to this vehicle and the phone is actually
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going to drive the car. this being an attempt to show off the processing power and image recognition of their pro, which was released last year, rather than something they plan on executing in the real world. not that they trusted the inbuilt camera for this job. they attached a large external one. the phone uses artificial intelligence to process what it sees. i am told it recognises around 1000 objects. in turns, it will send signals to the vehicle via wi—fi which will then control the car through a robotic system. technology that we are using to power this actually exist within the phone already. the artificial intelligence that sits at the heart of what we are showing the is part of the everyday experience of your smart phone. there we go. i'm india. in the wake of this feels quite strange
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at the moment. people are just moving around. that is a very big all. how often do you see one that size on the road. now the phone has had a chance to learn, it is time for round two where it should instruct the vehicle to react to any hazards it identifies. here it goes. it feels slightly nerve racking. for a bit of fun, if we detect a bike i will swerve right? it's not really that dramatic is it? ok. i am holding on tight. that is quite weird. that was chosen at random. the phone recognised the object that was put out. it said, it asked you what you wanted to do if you saw that. it saw the object and then did the manoeuvre. oh, well. i guess it
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did what they promised. and for them, well it got us talking about a phone that is not even new. hello and welcome to the week in tech. it was the week that drones replaced models on the catwalk in medan, carrying the latest handbags. 0ne web and airbus announced an network of 900 satellites to provide nexgen five g mobile internet to aeroplane travellers by 2020 while vodafone and nokia plan to go one further and deliver mobile internet to the moon. albeit using ag. the network would provide a way for lunar rovers to stream data from as early as next year. snake robots have slithered out from the labs at harvard university. robots move
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using laser cut scales at which expand and contract to propel them. research is perfecting this way of moving to help tackle difficult to rein and to be used in intestinal surgery. rein and to be used in intestinal surgery. it was also the week that amazon purchased ring, the smart doorbell company. this adds to their growing collection of smart home products and paves the way for deliveries not only to your door but even inside your home. that may ring alarm bells for those concerned with privacy. and finally, california has joined other places and removed the need for a human to read the high end a driverless car. vista needs to be plans for how cops can pull the car over to speak to eat. —— there still needs to be planned. this is possibly one of the more surprising things on the show floor. i am currently in a holoportal. there are
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four sensors, five laptops doing the grunt work and once a person has been created in holographic form they can be seen on this in real—time. i have been to see a family who are really putting this setup to good use. the house -- he has a fatal genetic muscle wasting disease. every single muscle in his body deteriorates over time and that means he loses the ability and strength to do a lot of things that we ta ke strength to do a lot of things that we take for granted. dimply walking, eating a hub, things that. theyjust go in time. he has a life expectancy somewhere between 20 and 25. is when the heart and lungs, they are also muscles, that is when they give up. since harrison came off his feet at the end of last year, being able to
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create stimulating and engaging experiences at home have become more important than ever. and today, he has a virtual visitor. this research prototype is currently being perfected at ravensbourne.” see the holograndpa. are you cooking tonight? your dad would like a stake that big! he is only allowed one that big! he is only allowed one that big. —— steak. that big! he is only allowed one that big. -- steak. next tuesday is pancake day. what would you have this year? definitely maple syrup. there are are ar and vr versions.
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eventually, 2—way audio and video could be possible, and more than one person could be transported. but right now it is about giving the basics right. while this is not a true hologram, be displayed displays holograndpa as a 3—dimensional projection, as if he was in the room. there was when we tested at a bit of a time lapse due to a lack of processing power and connection. bit of a time lapse due to a lack of processing power and connectionm is in the spirit of being inspired by star wars, using the tech as we use it now. so we knew that it would not be the most amazing fidelity, but it was always the magic of how we would see harrison feeling in his home when grandpa collar ports in and says hello. —— holoports. we know time is precious so this transcendence of time and space with technology to be together is potentially very powerful. arsenal
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beat tottenham. never in a million yea rs or beat tottenham. never in a million years or that when. 3—1 to totte n ha m , years or that when. 3—1 to tottenham, and harry chainstores two. —— harry kane scores two. tottenham, and harry chainstores two. -- harry kane scores two. one of the teams this year is what mobile connectivity can do to transform lives. the company case for change is to committing projects around the world, hoping to inspire others. —— documenting products. whether it is empowering women in india, orgiving whether it is empowering women in india, or giving farmers and extra resources to grope crops, most of the project to be backed on a world scale, some in the welbeck things could be possible very soon. we are seeing tremendous amount of change. —— mackellar. in africa, for example, we will see 250 million smart phones changed to 700 million
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smartphones and just five short yea rs. smartphones and just five short years. —— world bank. a wrong will have access to broadband as the fosun. but in the industry, unless they think about taking these applications are making them work at scale in developing countries it will not happen. was getting connected for many many the start, this drove the deployment during large scale disasters is part of nokia's project. as well is providing views that would not be possible from the ground, the full kit rated network bubble of up to four corbert radius, where connection would otherwise be unavailable. real—time video streaming, gas and he is in, mapping and analytics, could help rescuers respond better and more safely. it will be ready for its first real—world exercise in the philippines with the red cross this summer. philippines with the red cross this summer. this display illustrated smart phone setup that went live in turkey last month. the idea is that censors are placed around the farm,
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and they sink up to a nap, providing information about, for example, how healthy the crops are, the condition of the silent humidity. that way the farmer could be alerted if there is a problem. that information can then be provided to the farmer through the low—power network it is connected to. so there is a fungal disease, for example, it can immediately identified and dealt with. it is all very well collecting a lot of data, but what we actually do with that data is really important. every year in india alone 2.8 million people are diagnosed with tuberculosis. this map aims to use predictive modelling to find out the areas that are most at risk. so the areas that are most at risk. so the red parts that you can see here are where the disease is already prevalent. it is possible to add an extra layer to that data by tapping on here, and we can see mobile phone usage, which of course represent is where the people are. by identifying
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these areas at the highest risk, it means that awareness can be raised, clinics can be ready, expected me to be more cases of tb, and, of course, immunisations can be given to hopefully prevent some of those cases from even happening. and that is it from nwc this year. after all that, it is time to take a trip elsewhere. ah, the wind is blowing through my hair. amazing to be down and relax. stunning. —— to be able to sit down and relax. that was lara in barcelona. and the oscars are finally here. the 90 the awards are this weekend. 0ver finally here. the 90 the awards are this weekend. over the past few weeks, we have been going exclusively behind the scenes with some of the nominees in the best
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visual effects category. this week is the fourth in our series. —— the 90th academy awards at this weekend. 0therwise 90th academy awards at this weekend. otherwise known as episode eight. of course i am talking about star wars: the lastjedi. course i am talking about star wars: the last jedi. i feel like this, we ultimately ended up with over 2006 shots in this film. you have too much of your father's— you. shots in this film. you have too much of your father's- you. it took almost a year to get to the point we are out. —— you have too much of your father's heart in you. we started to paint textures and build the internal controls and anatomy of the internal controls and anatomy of the character. and as the editors, ryan and bob, were working together, they brought together sequences only
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using andy's as a reference point. and he had this incredible, powerful voice. it was i who breached your minds. the amazing thing about andy is that he is very skilled at doing this and is unafraid of technology. so we were able to suit him up in an active motion capture suit, to film with infrared cameras from the ceiling of the sat. that allowed him to walk around and perform unhindered. we also put a helmet on his head with four high—definition cameras, so his head with four high—definition cameras, so that we could get clear definition on his face. as we started to do animation tests on the early material, we got a few weeks m, early material, we got a few weeks in, and rain came to me and said, i am not sure that the voice is making the anatomy of the character we designed, and we realised that there was an issue there. the initial design made it look like a very fragile, frail, older character. and
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andy's what is this lovely booming big thing. so we had to change something is, it isjust as big thing. so we had to change something is, it is just as fine, and made him about 1.5feet tall. he is about 8.5 feet tall, the character. and then we knew we had done right and we could move forward. the bombing run was in the original script, was exactly as you said in the film. we did bid how to execute this in a few different ways, practical pyrotechnics, that sort of thing. and the scheduling cost of that was too prohibitive. the important thing to me is, when working with a director like ryan, is that we can make our city look like any particular style. —— cg look. we can make it look like anything. we have that control over the weather we can render things, now. after a time, ryan became
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confident in what we could do. actually, it was a liberation. we could achieve anything with explosions and high—tech necks. what we achieved in the bombing run i think have pushed us to a new level of believability. we modelled not be outside first, but from the inside out. so as you destroy a ship, you are opening up holes, and the audience can see in, at the viewer can see in. it was exciting to do it. i think it the destruction to a new level. i think our contribution to film is getting more and more invisible in certain cases. when they are not invisible because you know they cannot be real, they are getting more believable. globally, the visual effects techniques are so advanced, now, that it is now important to good story, and it is important to good story, and it is important at that story has good ideas and greater challenges that push us to create visuals that have never been seen before. and we wish
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the entire crew of star wars: the lastjedi, along the entire crew of star wars: the last jedi, along with the entire crew of star wars: the lastjedi, along with the other nominees, the best of luck for this week's 0scars. that is if this week. you can find on twitter and facebook. they give for watching. we will see you soon. —— thank you for watching. hello again. there is not as much snow falling now and attention turns to the icy conditions. it is still quite treacherous out there for many of us. gradually over the weekend we should slowly see it turn milder, less cold from the south. there will still be a wintry mix of rain, sleet and some snow. that really cold air with high pressure across scandinavia
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and siberian winds, that has moved away. instead, our weather will be coming in from areas of low pressure spinning to the south of the uk. ahead of that we still have the cold easterly wind for a while across scotland but gradually we will replace it with something a little less cold from the south or south—west. but still bring a wintry mix nevertheless. that is what we have at the moment. it is still cold out there, still frosty at the moment with a widespread frost and given the snow cover and some snow falling in places as well as that earlier freezing rain it will be very icy indeed. as we move through saturday there is still snow falling for awhile across northern england and northern ireland. that peters out. north of that, snow showers in scotland on that cold easterly wind. the winds are lighter to the south with some sunshine and wet weather developing in the south. focused towards the south—west and into wales, mostly rain but some snow over the hills of wales. at least those temperatures are just getting above
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freezing. still cold but possibly six or seven across southern parts of england. this is where we have the focus of the wettest weather on saturday evening. rain for the most part but there will be snow over the hills of wales, developing through the midlands over the peak district and onto the pennines as that wetter we still have some cold air around, maybe some frost and some icy patches are quite likely as well. that wintry mix of rain, sleet and mostly hill snow across northern england will move slowly northwards into southern scotland, still some snow showers in the far north of the country. to the south, a bit of sunshine perhaps but not lasting long because we will get these areas of heavy rain developing across parts of wales and then a little snow over the high ground. it is mostly rain. quite heavy in fact. temperatures are about eight or nine degrees. the northern half of the uk reaching for five, not warm but better than it has been. these weather fronts continue to push their way northwards. everything spinning
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around areas of low pressure to the south and south—west of the uk. the wind, we lose that easterly and the wind will be lighter. there will be sunshine in the outlook. temperatures will be better than they have been. not warm yet, those numbers are below average for this time of year. sunshine, but also some showers. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america on pbs and around the globe. my name is nkem ifejika. our top stories: underfire — president trump's plan to impose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium is condemned by trading partners — including canada. the integrated nature of our supply
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chains means that there would be significant disruption in canada, obviously, but also in the united states. war crimes are being committed on civilians in the syrian region of eastern ghouta, says the un. it says there must be prosecutions. britain's prime minister says the uk and eu are now close to a deal on the brexit transition. and saying a final farewell to evangelist billy graham. politicians, family and the faithful gather in north carolina for the funeral of a man who preached to millions.
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