Siri gets a new voice in iOS 15.4 beta

From The Verge: The latest beta of iOS 15.4 adds a fifth American voice for its Siri voice assistant. Apple’s user-facing interface simply calls it “Voice 5,” but iOS developer Steve Moser reports that its filename refers to the new voice as “Quinn.” The voice has arrived a little under a year after...

Amazon Sues Two Companies for Allegedly Posting Fake Product Reviews

From CNET: In its latest attempt to limit the proliferation of misleading product reviews, Amazon has filed lawsuits against two companies, the retail giant announced Tuesday. The so-called "fake review brokers" allegedly tried to mislead consumers by posting false reviews on online stores like...

Sony finally reveals the PlayStation VR2’s design

From The Verge: Sony has finally revealed the design of its next-generation PlayStation VR2 headset, after it announced it in February 2021, showed off the controllers last March, and confirmed it would be called PlayStation VR2 in January.

The new design features a similar white-and-black color...

Instagram Quietly Increases Minimum Daily Time Limit to 30 Minutes

From PC Mag: Instagram quietly removed the ability for mobile users to set a daily time limit reminder for less than 30 minutes.

Previously, folks could choose to be prodded after just 10 or 15 minutes browsing Instagram. Now, unless you set a separate timer, you could get lost in the app for at...

OpenSea Says at Least $1.7M in NFTs Stolen in Phishing Attack

From CNET: A phishing attack on Saturday impacted 17 users of OpenSea, one of the largest NFT marketplaces, the company confirmed on Monday. Over 250 NFTs were reportedly stolen in the attack, worth at least $1.7 million.

A NFT, or nonfungible token, is a method of certifying ownership of a...

Capcom Announces Street Fighter 6 Is in Production

From PC Mag: Today, Capcom announced that Street Fighter 6 is in production, and promised to elevate the fighting game to a new level for esports.

The teaser trailer released alongside the announcement gives nothing away in terms of what to expect from the look or feel of the game. It's also...

YouTube adds TikTok-style live rings to show when a channel is streaming

From The Verge: YouTube is adding a new indicator to show when a channel is live streaming on the platform, its chief product officer Neal Mohan has announced on Twitter. It consists of showing a ring with the word “Live” on it around a channel’s profile picture when they’re live streaming, which...

BlackBerry's 5G Phone Is Officially Dead

From CNET: The delayed 5G BlackBerry phone is dead, OnwardMobility has confirmed on its website.

"It is with great sadness that we announce that OnwardMobility will be shutting down, and we will no longer be proceeding with the development of an ultra-secure smartphone with a physical keyboard,"...

SilverStone AR12-TUF Review (Page 1 of 4)

I always find it interesting to see what games are trending, whether for casual or hardcore gamers. Most recently, I have seen quite a few of my friends play Wordle. If you have not heard of it, it is like the old board game Mastermind, except now using words. Users are supposed to find a five-letter word of the day with six guesses. For each guess, each letter will be marked as incorrect, present in the word but in the incorrect location, or...

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