If you don’t love the default Google Assistant voice, you’ll be happy to hear that you can change it in just a few seconds. You can choose from several male and female ones or even opt for the voice of a rotating celebrity like John Legend or Issa Rae. However, keep in mind that the number of voices available depends on your language and location.
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Your Android device is like a mini computer running on a Linux kernel. Ubuntu, which is also a flavor of Linux, is generally for desktop PCs, netbooks, and laptops. Since Ubuntu relies on the Linux kernel, is it possible to run Ubuntu on an Android device?
XDA Developers member tiborr answers that question by sharing a guide on how to setup and run Ubuntu on your Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300, which, because of its awesome quad-core power and more-than-enough storage, is capable of running Ubuntu.
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The Google Pixel 6 Pro was apparently supposed to have face unlock at launch. 9to5Google claimed that the feature is now scheduled for the next feature drop. The Pixel 6 series is unarguably the most impressive Pixel phone line yet, offering competitive pricing, a semi-custom Tensor chipset, and great specs on paper. One feature you won’t find, however, is face unlock, despite a retailer listing this as an option at launch and a code commit being spotted in November.
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Sony held another one of its virtual PlayStation Showcase events today, and as promised it offered up a number of new trailers and announcements for its PlayStation 5 games library. Here’s a quick look at what was revealed today.
Marvel’s Wolverine Insomniac Games, the makers of the hit Spider-Man PlayStation games, is making another Marvel-based game, based on everyone’s favorite mutant Wolverine. No other details on the game were revealed.
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In the early smartphone years, devices used to have multiple buttons both below the display and around the sides. Modern minimalistic designs have done away with most of these physical buttons, thus reducing the opportunities to set up hardware-based shortcuts. The latest Pixels, though, have figured out a way to include a shortcut without adding any extra physical buttons. This hidden but awesome customizable shortcut isn’t enabled by default.
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ItemBreakfast Combo Meal
RecipeHoney Butter Chicken Biscuit + Frosty-ccino + Breakfast Baconator
In-game descriptionStart your day off right! Restores 200 HP.
Campaign or Multiplayer?Multiplayer
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ItemMorty Manipulator Chip
RecipeSupercharged Battery + Circuit Board + Tin Can
In-game descriptionCaptures a wild Morty with low health.
Campaign or Multiplayer?Both
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ItemSerum
RecipeBattery + Fleeb
In-game descriptionHeals 20 HP.
Campaign or Multiplayer?Both
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ItemGreat Serum
RecipeBattery + Purified Fleeb
In-game descriptionHeals 50 HP.
SteelSeries SteelSeries Arctis 7 (2019)The Steel Series Arctis 7 (2019) is a full-fledged gaming headset that brings a lot to the table. It can connect to nearly any gaming device, including smartphones, and it nails the most important features gamers require in their headsets. Sound quality isn't the best, but comfort and usability are superb.
SteelSeries is a force to be reckoned with and supplies gamers with a multitude of peripherals.
Asus Zenfone 6The Asus Zenfone 6 offers incredible value at just $499. If you want 90 percent of a flagship for 50 percent of the price, this is the phone to beat.
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This device is no longer widely available. The Asus Zenfone 6 is now unavailable to buy from most retailers. If you are looking for an alternative device, check out our list of the best Android phones you can buy.
So you took the bull by the horns and learned how to write an Android app. Congratulations. You can give away your apps for free, without any monetization, and that is cool, everyone loves a free app. But if you want to try and generate some income you are going to need to put in some more effort in terms of coding and marketing.
There are several different models you can follow to monetize your app, including free with ads, freemium, and paid for.
Mobile phones are actually poor survival tools. Their limited battery life doesn’t bode well for prolonged survival scenarios. Additionally, their reliance to a connection to a phone tower pretty much makes it useless out where towers aren’t around. Let’s face it, if you got a signal, you have access to emergency services and GPS to get yourself back to civilization. However, there are a few things that mobile phones can do in a situation like this.