Apple Adds “Voice Indistinguishable Gender” to Siri | TechCrunch Japan
Apple has developed a new Siri voice that is clearly indistinguishable from men and women. The voice of Siri is available in the beta version of iOS 15.4 when the language is “English (United States). Apple has historically criticized the company’s digital assistants for strengthening unjustified gender stereotypes. The decision to introduce gender-neutral voice can […]
Can I play my own Steam games on my handheld game PC “Steam Deck”? Valve publishes confirmation page | TechCrunch Japan
PC Gamer Magazine via Getty Images Steam Deck is about to ship, but I’m wondering if my game can be played on Steam Deck. So Valve has released a page where you can see if the games in your Steam library can be played on Steam Deck. For Steam Deck’s game title compatibility, Valve had […]
Introducing a text chat feature that encourages people who aren’t good at talking to Clubhouse to join | TechCrunch Japan
Voice-first social networks have finally introduced a way to get people who have been listening silently to join. Clubhouse unveiled its room chat feature on February 24th. It adds text chat functionality to the voice room, as on YouTube and Twitch. Room chat is an option, and you can set whether this option is enabled […]
IFixit has released a disassembled video of Valve’s portable game PC “Steam Deck”, SSD and analog stick are designed to be easy to replace | TechCrunch Japan
iFixit IFixit, a repairer familiar with “Disassemble as soon as high-tech products are released,” has released a video disassembling Valve’s portable game PC “Steam Deck.” Valve warned that users trying to repair Steam Deck themselves could have a number of problems, but iFixit has shown that it doesn’t require much attention. The interesting thing about […]
Amazon Appstore preview available in the US to run Android apps on Windows 11 | TechCrunch Japan
In October 2021, Microsoft, in partnership with Amazon, began testing Android apps to run on Windows 11 PCs. However, the feature was available only to beta testers participating in the Windows 11 Insider Program, and the number of apps was limited to about 50. And on February 15, the company expanded its reach and launched […]
Twitter launches beta test of malicious activity prevention tool “Safety Mode” | TechCrunch Japan
Twitter will expand access to a feature called Safety Mode. This feature provides a set of tools to protect users from malicious activity and abuse, which is still quite often a problem on Twitter’s platform. Introduced to a small group of testers in September 2021, Safety Mode will be in beta for more users in […]
Opera realizes emoji-based web address and partners with Yat to sell emoji-based URLs | TechCrunch Japan
Web browser Opera announced on February 14th that it would allow emoji-only web addresses. Opera says the new collaboration will bring a new level of creativity to the Internet. This new feature is made possible by a partnership with startup Yat, which sells emoji URLs and owns the Y.at domain. Buy once through Yat and […]
James Webb Space Telescope shoots stars for the first time, showing “selfie” images | TechCrunch Japan
Complex devices such as the James Webb Space Telescope take some time to operate. It got off to a good start at the end of January 2022, but is still in the process of launching. On February 11, US time, it reached a major milestone. Webb caught the star for the first time. 18 times. […]
Microsoft Responds to OneDrive for Mac Complaints and Explains How to Keep All Files Local | TechCrunch Japan
Users have been complaining about Microsoft’s removal of the “Save Files Locally” option for MacOS 12.1 and later OneDrive apps, effectively forcing file-on-demand. MS has updated a blog post about Files On-Demand Experience to explain how to keep all your OneDrive files locally on your Mac. In macOS 12.3 Beta, which is currently being tested, […]
Sony acquires Bungie, the development of games “Halo” and “Destiny”, for about 414 billion yen | TechCrunch Japan
Studio Bungie, which produced the two major games in the game world, “Halo” and “Destiny,” will be acquired by Sony. This is one of the unification and turf wars that are taking place as next-generation games (and Metaverse, whatever it is) are booming. The news was announced by both companies on the morning of January […]
