Here’s your first look at the new characters from ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is one of the big blockbuster films closing out our year. And we’re always excited to hear updates about the J.J. Abrams-led film. We get even more excited when we hear about the new characters entering the Star Wars universe. Vanity Fair gave us a sneak peek into the new characters we might grow to love or love to hate once Episode IX drops.

One of them is Keri Russell’s mysterious Zorri Bliss character. From the teaser image Vanity Fair released, she looks like a cross between Laura Dern’s Admiral Holdo hidden under a Boba Fett-like mask. She’s described as a “masked scoundrel” and seen in the image posing at the Thieves’ Quarter on Kijimi.

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OnePlus 3/3T finally receive stable Android Pie update

OnePlus has steadily been updating its product line with the latest version of Android. This time the OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T are getting the stable version of Android Pie through OxygenOS 9.0.2. Its beta version was released to community members last month. Some of the features OnePlus 3/3T users can expect include Do Not Disturb with a specific time range, Gaming Mode 3.0, Phone app’s support for Google Duo, and Camera app’s support for Google Lens. Aside from getting the latest version of Android that’s available, the April 2019 security patches are also making their way to these two phones.

Source: XDA Developers

Samsung Galaxy S10 might come in a new red colour option

How does a red Samsung Galaxy S10 or S10 Plus sound to you? If it’s an enticing colour option for you, then you might want to cross your fingers for this rumour. Roland Quandt over at WinFuture.de leaked a new Cardinal Red colour option for both devices (no word about the Galaxy S10E). And he said it’ll be “coming soon.” What we also don’t know is where this option will be made available. Samsung launched additional red and gold models for the Galaxy S9, but last year’s red option remained exclusive to South Korea and China. Here’s to hoping this makes its way here… if the rumours are true, that is.

Source: The Verge

Bose launches its smallest smart speaker, announces Google Assistant support

Bose is bringing its most compact smart speaker yet with the Home Speaker 300. It’s a two-pound speaker that is just a little over six inches tall and promises “powerful bass and true 360-degree sound.” In the US it retails for US$259.95. Its looks mirror that of the Home Speaker 500, but shrinking it down means it loses the LCD screen that shows album artwork. It does, however, retain the same playback controls on top as well as several preset buttons to let you do things like pull up your favourite internet radio station or playlist. You can use voice commands to request music to be played or a device that supports AirPlay 2 or Bluetooth. A thin LED strip in the front will let you know if the mic is activated. This speaker can link up with other Bose smart speakers and soundbars to create a multi-room music system. There is no wireless listening here, though, as it doesn’t come with a built-in battery. In the US, the Home Speaker 300 will be available for pre-order starting June 4^th and it’ll hit stores then starting June 20^th.

Aside from launching this new speaker, Bose also announced that its Home Speaker 500, Soundbar 700, and Soundbar 500 now support Google Assistant. If you have the latest Bose Music app, you will be able to pick Google Assistant as your preferred voice assistant instead of Alexa.

Source: The Verge