Are you tired of Siri mispronouncing your name and others’ names? Read on for how to easily get Siri to say names right on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
With all the different ways to pronounce names, it’s understandable that Siri can’t get them right by default. Fortunately, there’s a quick process to help the voice assistant out and get Siri to say names right. Keep in mind you can do this…
Dear Esther for iOS is set to debut later this year
August 8, 2019
Dear Esther for iOS will release later this year. Developer Chinese Room took to Twitter to announce the upcoming arrival of its beloved indie game on Apple’s handheld devices. All the details are down below.
The journey to…
While Samsung’s Unpacked event was mostly about the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+, a new S Pen and a Galaxy Book S laptop, plenty of observers expected some news on the fate of Galaxy Home. Samsung announced the smart speaker a year ago, but it’s been beset by…
DeepMind uses AI to track Serengeti wildlife with photos
August 8, 2019
DeepMind has joined the ranks of those using AI to save fragile wildlife populations, and it’s doing that on a grand scale. The company is partnering with conservationists and ecologists on a project that uses machine learning to speedily detect and count animals in “millions” of photos taken over the past nine years in Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park. Where it…
Twitch unveils its own desktop broadcasting app
August 8, 2019
Until now, people who stream their gameplay or lives on Twitch have done so through a PS4, Xbox One, Twitch’s mobile app, Twitch Sings or third-party software. As of today, there’s another option for those hoping to become the next Ninja, Dr. Disrespect or…
Hand-drawn RPG 'Indivisible' finally arrives October 8th
August 8, 2019
Cuphead isn’t the only hand-drawn game to have a years-long birthing process. Lab Zero and 505 Games have announced that their action RPG Indivisible will reach PCs (via Steam), the PS4 and Xbox One on October 8th. The Switch version is “coming soon,” the…
Popular indie game 'Dear Esther' is coming to iOS
August 8, 2019
Journey made a surprise debut on iOS this week and you’ll soon be able to play another indie darling on the go. The Chinese Room says its exploration-focused Dear Esther will be available for iPhone and iPad later this year.
After starting out as a Half-Life 2 mod, it arrived on PC and Mac in 2012, then PS4 and Xbox One in 2016. It’s sold more than a million copies to date. In Dear…
Apple releasing fifth iOS 13 public beta today
August 8, 2019
Apple today is releasing the fifth public beta of iOS 13. This comes following the release of the sixth developer beta yesterday. Apple is also releasing iPadOS 13 public beta 5 and likely tvOS 13 public beta 5 today.
iOS 13 developer…
Popular Mac and iOS writing app, Ulysses, has an update planned that will bring an improved fullscreen mode for iPad, new export styles, keyword management for iOS, and more.
Ulysses detailed version 17 today in a press release which is slated for launch next week on…
Why does the Galaxy Note still exist?
August 8, 2019
Watching the Galaxy Note 10 keynote, it became clear that the whole Note series has run out of runway. When it first launched, it was a wacky experiment to see if there was a market for an over-sized phone. But times have changed, and what was once transgressive is now the norm, only existing to wring cash out of the faithful.
The Galaxy Note is, and was, a great phone, and its diehard users have…
