Facebook's new TikTok-like app is for rappers

Facebook's R&D team, the NPE team, has a new app that brings TikTok features to an app targeted to aspiring rappers. Called BARS, it gives you a way to record rhymes while adding studio-quality vocal effects and beats. There are beats available in-app. If you want to write in the app, it can auto-suggest words that rhyme with what you're typing.

The app also has a Challenge mode, where you can wrap freestyle while using auto-suggested word cues.

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Android's TalkBack screen reader gets new voice commands, gesture options

Google improves on Android's accessibility features with a new update for its TalkBack screen reader. TalkBack helps users who are blind or have low vision to navigate their way through their Android devices. Now, the screen reader gets an update with "highly requested" features, such as expanded gesture and navigation options, new voice commands, more language options, and simplified menus.

According to Google, there are now a dozen "easy-to-learn and easy-to-use multi-finger gestures" for actions like selecting and editing text, controlling media, and interacting with apps. The company is also getting rid of multiple menus to get rid of any confusion users might have. Instead, TalkBack will have a single menu that adapts to the current context and provide regular access to essential functions.

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Amazon Echo Show 10 retails for $330 in Canada

If you wanted to get your hands on the Echo Show 10, we could now tell you that it's available on Amazon.ca. You can buy the smart display for $329.99. You can choose between the Glacier White and Charcoal options.

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How to enable dark mode on Google Maps

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Another one of the new features Google plans to roll out for Android is essential for those who drive in the dark. Google is bringing dark mode to Google Maps, which it has started testing in late 2020. But now, the company plans a broader release of the feature "soon."

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