Sunday
Feb282021

Google Assistant lets you interact with your phone even when it's locked

Source: Google

One of the simpler yet useful updates Google recently introduced to Android will allow you to use your phone even when it's locked. To use Google Assistant when your device is locked, you'll need to turn on Lock Screen Personal Results in your Google Assistant settings page.

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Saturday
Feb272021

Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup – 2/21 – 2/27

Saturday
Feb272021

'Pokémon Diamond' and 'Pearl' remakes are coming to the Switch later this year

Nintendo DS classic game remakes Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl are coming to the Switch later this year. The games get improved graphics to make the most of the console, and they will have similar art styles to the games Pokémon Sword and Shield.

According to The Pokémon Company, the games have "easy-to-understand, player-friendly conveniences" brought to recent games in the main series. There are also close-quarters battles.

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Saturday
Feb272021

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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