Month: December 2021
Analogue Pocket will soon let you save Game Boy Camera photos to an SD card
The Analogue Pocket, a modern handheld console that can play old Game Boy cartridges, already supports Nintendo’s classic 1998 Game Boy Camera accessory. But with an upcoming firmware update, Gizmodo reports that you’ll be able to actually do something with the low-resolution, grayscale, and yet utterly cool photographs it takes.…
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Microsoft to make Windows Terminal the default Windows 11 command line experience
Microsoft is a planning to make its Windows Terminal the default command line experience in Windows 11 next year. While Windows 11 currently supports setting Windows Terminal as default, the default terminal emulator has always been the Windows Console Host. Microsoft hasn’t ever officially supported replacing this console host, meaning…
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Ookla acquires RootMetrics to enhance mobile network testing capabilities
Audio player loading… Internet speed tester Ookla has bought RootMetrics from IHS Markit, claiming the combination of the former’s crowdsourced data with the latter’s scientific approach will deliver huge benefits for the telecoms industry. Okla’s Speedtest.net application for web and mobile is used by millions of users around the…
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Oppo’s Find N foldable phone has a more practical landscape screen
Samsung's three generations of foldable phones put it in a leading position in the field, so much that Huawei and Xiaomi eventually followed the same double-screen form factor. Having already shown a foldable prototype a couple of years ago, it was only a matter of time before Oppo, the world's…
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Nintendo Switch Year in Review lets you see how much time you spent on Animal Crossing
Audio player loading… If you’re curious as to how many hours you’ve spent playing Nintendo Switch games this year, your personalized Nintendo Switch Year in Review lets you revisit your play activity during 2021. Your review provides a breakdown of the total number of games you played compared to last…
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Alexa’s latest celebrity voice is Santa Claus himself
Amazon has introduced a new novelty voice for Alexa this festive season: Santa Claus. After enabling the skill with the command “Alexa, enable ‘Hey Santa,’” you can ask St. Nick to sing songs, crack jokes, tell stories, or just respond to typical Alexa commands like setting timers or playing music…
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