'Stray Gods' delays launch to avoid 'Baldur’s Gate 3' clash

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Stray Gods, a musical role-playing game by David Gaider's Summerfall Studios, is delayed by a week to avoid Baldur's Gate 3. The game will launch on August 10 instead of August 3. The studio wants to give Baldur's Gate 3 some space, as it is a highly anticipated game.

Interestingly, Baldur's Gate 3 also changed its release date in June to dodge Starfield, Bethesda's sci-fi RPG. Both games are huge and would compete for the same audience. Starfield itself was delayed twice, from 2022 to 2023. So, if you're upset about Stray Gods, you can blame Todd Howard. This is a rare case of studios openly admitting that they are avoiding bigger games. It happened before with Path of Exile and Everspace 2 against Cyberpunk 2077.

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Apple introduces bilingual Siri, full-page screenshots and more in iOS 17 beta

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Apple has launched the first public beta versions of iOS 17, iPadOS 17 and macOS Sonoma, bringing new features that enhance the user experience. Some features include bilingual Siri, full-page screenshots, and better SMS sorting for dual-SIM users.

Bilingual support for Sir allows users to ask questions in a mix of English and one of the selected Indic languages. For example, users can speak to Siri in both English and Hindi or English and Telugu, Punjabi, Kannada, or Marathi. This feature is helpful for India-based users who often use more than one language in their daily conversations. Apple is catching up with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, which introduced multilingual support in 2018 and 2019, respectively.

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Apple's password manager to come to third-party web browsers

Apple has just released the first public beta of macOS Sonoma, the next major update for its desktop operating system. One of the new features coming in the final version this fall is the ability to use Apple's password manager with other web browsers, such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Arc.

You may not know that macOS has a built-in password manager where you can securely store all your passwords. It allows you to use a different, complex password for every website and service where you have an account. Thanks to iCloud, your passwords stored in Apple's password manager are synced with your other Apple devices, such as your iPhone or iPad.

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ASUS admits to SD card reader problem on ROG Ally

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ASUS has entered the portable gaming device market with the ROG Ally, a Windows 11 device that boasts a higher resolution and faster screen than Valve's Steam Deck. However, some owners of the CAD 900 device have reported issues with SD cards, which ASUS has acknowledged as a problem with the SD card reader. 

ASUS said that the SD card reader may malfunction under certain thermal stress conditions, and promised to release an update to adjust the fan speeds to keep the device cool and quiet. The company also advised customers experiencing SD card reader issues to contact ASUS to return their units for inspection. 

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