Amazon has made the decision to discontinue the utilization of celebrity voices for its virtual assistant, Alexa. The distinctive voices of Samuel L. Jackson, Shaquille O’Neal, and Melissa McCarthy will no longer be compatible with Alexa-enabled devices and will cease to be available for purchase through Amazon. Initially offered atContinue Reading
Google is making a somewhat significant change to how contacts are synced across Android devices, causing them to disappear Contact sync is an important feature that most Android users leverage when they first sign in to their Google accounts on any Android device. The premise is simple, turning on contact syncContinue Reading
If you’re on a limited mobile data plan, then you may want to monitor which apps are consuming the most data and block inessential ones. Today, many carriers offer unlimited data plans, allowing their users to consume as many gigabytes as they need for no additional cost. However, this isn’tContinue Reading
Is your Mac’s Wi-Fi not working? MacBook won’t connect to Wi-Fi? Here’s how to fix Wi-Fi issues on your Mac and what to do if you can’t join the Wi-Fi network. Welcome to our Mac Wi-Fi troubleshooting guide, which offers fixes for situations where Wi-Fi isn’t working, your Mac refusesContinue Reading
Google has used the latest version of Chrome to give users new ways to personalize the browser with backgrounds, themes and color schemes. While some options, such as themes and colors, affect the entire browser, others are only visible on the New Tab page — such as background images. GoogleContinue Reading
What are we talking about? Cookies are being phased out by advertising platforms and companies like Google. The process of “removing” cookies has been going on for a number of years, but now it is directly affecting everyone: the companies themselves, the advertising platforms, the advertisers and the users themselves. ForContinue Reading
WhatsApp finally lets you edit messages, but there’s a 15-minute time limit. We use WhatsApp all the time and have tried an edit feature for a while now. As good as Gboard is, there are times when it suggests an incorrect word and most of the time, I realize theContinue Reading
What is cache, and why do CPUs, GPUs, and other kinds of processors have it? Here’s everything you need to know Although cache isn’t talked about as much as cores, RAM (Random Access Memory), or VRAM, you’ve probably heard about it before, especially recently. AMD proudly advertises gaming performance for its Ryzen CPUs withContinue Reading
On Thursday, Apple released a slew of updates that bring a few new features to the iPhone and Mac. But much more importantly, the updates include three critical zero-day patches for security vulnerabilities that are known to have been actively exploited. The most alarming of the bugs allow a hackerContinue Reading
It’s got something for everyone Pros Cons DELL XPS 15 (9530) SPECS: CPU: Intel Core i7-13700HRAM: 32GBStorage: 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDDisplay: 15.6-inch, 3456 x 2160 OLED TouchBattery: 8:58Size: 13.6 x 9.1 x 0.7 inchesWeight: 4.2 pounds Dell XPS 15 is a premium laptop targeting creative professionals. But don’t get it twisted. With its 13th Gen IntelContinue Reading