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Voice commands on the Oculus Quest 2 are a bit more streamlined now. What you need to know It was announced that "Hey Facebook" is now a new wake word for devices like the Oculus Quest 2. Documents also show the wake word being available for Facebook's Portal devices as well. The new wake word is optional, should you want to activate it on your devices. Last year, Facebook brought voice commands to its popular VR headsets like the Oculus Quest 2 , allowing users to control their headset with the sound of their voice. This approach was accomplished by double pressing on the Oculus controller button, prompting the device to listen out for commands. Facebook announced in a blog post (via The Verge ) today that it's pulling a Google and introducing a new "Hey Facebook" wake word, making its voice command feature truly hands-free. Facebook stated in the announcement that users can opt-in to use the new wake word, meaning it's not mandatory. Those

Final Fantasy First Soldier and Final Fantasy Ever Crisis will be coming to Android and iOS. What you need to know Two new Final Fantasy 7-related mobile games will be coming to iOS and Android Final Fantasy 7 The First Soldier is a battle royale game set in the same universe as Final Fantasy VII. Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis is a more traditional chapter structured RPG experience. Today was filled with a wide variety of Final Fantasy 7 Remake -related announcements during PlayStation's State of Play . However, over on the official Final Fantasy 7 Remake Twitter account, two brand new mobile games were also announced. Final Fantasy 7 First Soldier and Final Fantasy Ever Crisis are the two new Final Fantasy 7 mobile games that will be coming to iOS and Android in 2021 and 2022, respectively. That's not all, we're also presenting two new mobile games! Here's @FinalFantasy VII The First Soldier - a battle royale game set in Midgar before the events of FFVII.

Killing each other but in style. What you need to know Deathloop is an upcoming game from Arkane Studios and Bethesda Softworks. During today's PlayStation State of Play presentation, a stylish new trailer for Deathloop was unveiled. Deathloop is set to release on May 21, 2021. During today's State of Play, Bethesda Softworks showed a new look at the upcoming timed PS5 exclusive, Deathloop with a sleek and stylish new trailer. You can check out the new Deathloop trailer below: Deathloop is currently set to release on May 21, 2021 for the PS5 and PC. Microsoft is currently in the process of acquiring ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks and Deathloop developer Arkane Studios but the deal isn't affecting the release of Deathloop, which is console exclusive to the PS5 for a year. The other timed PS5 console exclusive from Bethesda Softworks, Ghostwire: Tokyo, is similarly not being affected by the acquisition. With that said, the release o

Which carrier delivers the best 5G experience? 5G coverage is rapidly expanding across thousands of U.S. cities. AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon have each launched 5G networks with both high-capacity mmWave and long-range sub-6 bands. If you're ready to jump into a new 5G phone, make sure to keep up to date on which carrier has the best coverage for you. Notably, T-Mobile's 5G network is adding capacity to its network in over 1,000 cities already, thanks to the spectrum it got from Sprint. Once fully deployed, 5G service will provide faster speeds and reduced response times, allowing for new services and cloud computing not previously available. However, for now, it's still very much a work in progress. 5G is taking hold in the U.S., and it's no coincidence that many of the best 5G phones are also some of the best Android phones in general. For now, the major difference between LTE and 5G will be speed, but as coverage continues to roll out to new areas, more

Which? believes Qualcomm owes millions of pounds to UK customers. Qualcomm says the case has no basis. What you need to know UK Consumer advocate Which? plans to sue Qualcomm over alleged anti-competitive behavior which cost UK smartphone buyers millions of pounds. Which? estimates that buyers could be owed between £5 and £30. Qualcomm disagrees with the framing, saying that the case has no basis. Which?, a UK consumer advocate, today announced its intention to file a class-action lawsuit against Qualcomm. The company alleges that the chip-maker had driven up smartphone prices artificially by refusing to license patents to competing chipset companies and refusing to supply chipsets to other smartphone manufacturers unless they licensed the chipsets and paid royalties to Qualcomm. If the class-action suit is successful, Qualcomm would be on the hook for over £480 million, a sum which works out to between £5 to £30 for the 29 million affected UK smartphones . Naturally, more

Play as the Technomancer, Pyromancer, Trickster, or Devastator. Outriders was intended to release on February 25 before being delayed to April 1. To honor that initial date in a sense, People Can Fly and Square Enix decided to release an open demo today on all platforms. This demo is a lot bigger than what other games may offer, clocking in at around three hours and offering players the chance to play the beginning of the game — main quests, side quests, and all, along with the ability to enable cross-play. You can download the Outriders demo on PS4 and PS5 to start testing out which character classes you'd like to use once it releases in April. Though it can be played solo, Outriders requires an online connection. The demo will remain live up to and beyond the game's launch so you don't need to worry about playing through it right away. Though the first few hours are open, players will be capped at level 7. The demo does not support trophies but your accomplishmen

You will no longer have to worry about USB4 devices gaining unauthorized access to your personal data. What you need to know Google is working on bringing data access protection for PCI devices to Chrome OS. Recent commits spotted on the Chromium Gerrit include references to a new Chrome OS component that restricts data access from external PCI devices. The security feature could make its way to Chromebooks later this year. Google is working on a new security feature for Chrome OS, which will prevent externally connected peripherals from accessing data stored on your Chromebook. The folks over at Android Police have discovered a series of commits on the Chromium Gerrit that include references to a new Chrome OS component called Pciguard . The new component restricts data access from external PCI devices that use Thunderbolt 3 or USB4. If you're on the Chrome OS Canary channel, you can already protect your data by enabling the experimental chrome://flags/#enable-pci-gu

From building your own system themes to tweaking the lock screen layout to better fit your wallpaper, Good Lock is your one-stop customization shop. Samsung has always allowed a greater degree of customization and theming on its phones than other Android manufacturers, but when it unveiled Good Lock back in 2016, it opened a bold new chapter. From building your own lock screen to customizing the way you interact with notifications, Good Lock allowed you to take your Galaxy smartphone and make it truly your own. It's just one of many features that have helped Samsung make the best Android phones on the market, distinctive and customizable inside and out. Over the years, Good Lock has added more and more modules, allowing you to build your own custom phone themes and alter almost every portion of the One UI experience. If you're not a huge fan of the humdrum palette that your Galaxy S21 came with, you can skip the Samsung Themes and make it your own! Here's how to