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Daily tech news & jokes to have a good start for 21/04/2023

Adam G
4 min readApr 21, 2023

Quote of the day:

Make the most of yourself….for that is all there is of you. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Jokes of the day:

Why did the man run around his bed? Because he was trying to catch up on his sleep!

Debugging: Removing the needles from the haystack.

Top 10 news of the day:

Tidal adds another reason why it’s a better Spotify alternative for audiophiles

TIdal CEO reveals the streaming platform will be expanding FLAC audio to HiFi Plus as the future of MQA is murky.

In a recent Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything), Tidal CEO Jesse Dorogusker revealed the streaming platform will soon be introducing hi-res FLAC audio to HiFi Plus members. FLAC, or Free Lossless Audio Codec, is a digital audio format that can offer studio-… [2866 chars]

3 More Big PS4 Games Will Leave PS Plus Extra, Premium on 16th May

Batman, Injustice 2, LEGO Harry Potter — Three more PS4 games are going the way of the dodo, or at least are leaving the P…

Three more PS4 games are going the way of the dodo, or at least are leaving the PS Plus Extra and Premium subscription services. Injustice 2 (Extra), LEGO Harry Potter Collection (Premium), and Batman: Return to Arkham (Premium, US only) will all be … [354 chars]

Ubisoft’s Free The Division Heartland Is Bringing a Popular New Genre to PS5, PS4

Get in, get out — https://youtu.be/FEvZ-PgD4Iw Tom Clancy’s The Division Heartland is a free-to-play multiplayer shooter w…

Subscribe to Push Square on Tom Clancy’s The Division Heartland is a free-to-play multiplayer shooter with extraction elements coming to PS5 and PS4, and we just got our best look yet at the game yet with a crash course in how to survive the under-si… [918 chars]

Atari acquires the rights to 100+ retro game IP including Bubsy and Hardball

Atari has whipped out its wallet and snapped up the intellectual property rights to over 100 retro games from the 80s a…

Atari has whipped out its wallet and snapped up the intellectual property rights to over 100 retro games from the 80s and 90s, including Bubsy, Demolition Racer, and more. Specifically, Atari’s new acquisitions span the PC and console game catalogues… [1388 chars]

Alone in the Dark and more confirmed for THQ Nordic’s August showcase

THQ Nordic is holding another digital showcase this August, featuring new reveals and updates on previously announced g…

THQ Nordic is holding another digital showcase this August, featuring new reveals and updates on previously announced games, including its intriguing Alone in the Dark reboot. Here’s the bit for your diary: things get underway at 8pm BST/9pm CEST/12p… [983 chars]

PlayStation acquires Firewalk Studios as it continues work on triple-A multiplayer exclusive

Sony has acquired developer Firewalk Studios from Bungie boss Harold Ryan’s ProbablyMonsters collective, making it Play…

Sony has acquired developer Firewalk Studios from Bungie boss Harold Ryan’s ProbablyMonsters collective, making it PlayStation’s 20th first-party studio. Firewalk was founded in 2018 as a subsidiary of ProbablyMonsters and is yet to release its first… [2017 chars]

‘Street Fighter 6’ Demo Has Been Leaked

A leak reveals that a Street Fighter 6 demo is now available. Visit this article to know all the details about the leak.

The whole world knows that there is a new Street Fighter game coming. It is one of the most awaited games to this date. Fortunately, an ad might have leaked the demo of the upcoming Street Fighter 6 (SF) to the public. Street Fighter 6 Demo Leaked Th… [1424 chars]

Random: Fan Collects Over 1 Thousand Copies Of The Original Dragon Quest

Technically ‘Dragon Warrior’ — One person’s quest (get it?) to accumulate a ‘Mega Collection’ of NES games has finally bee…

One person’s quest (get it?) to accumulate a ‘Mega Collection’ of NES games has finally been achieved. FerrisonNA — who also goes by the username Ferris Bueller — is the proud owner of one thousand copies of the original Dragon Quest on the NES. Or, … [2672 chars]

Atari Acquires Hundreds of Games From the ’80s and ‘90s

Atari is known for its retro lineup, and it has expanded that roster with a host of new acquisitions of games from the ’80s and ‘90s.

Atari is mostly known for its retro lineup. That lineup has gotten even bigger, as the company has acquired “more than 100” console and PC titles from the 1980s and 1990s. “More than 100” is something that Atari didn’t clear up in its press release o… [1474 chars]

Android 13 QPR3 redesigns 3-button navigation on Pixel

There are only a handful of changes in Android 13 QPR3, but a surprising one in Beta 3 tweaks the design of 3-button navigation…

There are only a handful of changes in Android 13 QPR3, but a surprising one in Beta 3 today tweaks the design of 3-button navigation. All the icons, especially the Home circle, are slightly larger. In the images below, we’re comparing Android 13 QPR… [1550 chars]

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Adam G

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