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Daily tech news & jokes to have a good start for 14/01/2023

Adam Gelencser
4 min readJan 14, 2023

Quote of the day:

You are so much more than what you are going through. John Tew

Jokes of the day:

What did the big flower say to the littler flower? Hi, bud!

Knock knock. Who’s there? Recursion. Recursion who? Knock knock.

Top 10 news of the day:

Ubisoft shows off Skull and Bones’ “narrative gameplay” in new devstream

Following this week’s announcement of yet another delay for Skull and Bones, Ubisoft has shared 30 minutes of new foota…

Following this week’s announcement of yet another delay for Skull and Bones, Ubisoft has shared 30 minutes of new footage from its beleaguered pirate adventure, focusing on what it calls the game’s “narrative gameplay”. It’s perhaps something of an u… [2828 chars]

Forspoken Will Take Up a Hefty Chunk of Your PS5 Storage Space

Must be all the particles — If you plan on picking up Forspoken when it launches later this month, keep in mind that you m…

If you plan on picking up Forspoken when it launches later this month, keep in mind that you might have to make a fair bit of room for it on your PS5’s SSD. According to the reliable PlayStation Game Size on Twitter, the action title weighs in at a r… [461 chars]

Halo Devs Use Fan’s Pokémon Map To Fix Game’s Aiming Issues

Digletts has a very simple premise, one that seems to be helping 343 Industries pinpoint specific issues in Halo Infinite

Halo has a long tradition of community-made maps and game modes that range everywhere from serious to silly. Recently, one map and mode combo that’s more on the playful and fun side of things caught the attention of 343 Industries as an opportunity t… [2683 chars]

Quiz: Which Of These Games Is On Switch?

Test your knowledge of the eShop catalogue! — The Nintendo Switch is an odd little anomaly of a console. It doesn’t have a…

The Nintendo Switch is an odd little anomaly of a console. It doesn’t have a whole lot in common with its predecessors, the Wii U and 3DS, but at the same time, it’s sort of a combination of the two — and it has even less in common with Sony and Micr… [477 chars]

This Final Fantasy VII Voice Mod Finally Lets Tifa Swear

This new mod for Final Fantasy VII makes the classic Square Enix RPG fully voiced, even in combat

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Someone has created a mod for the original Final Fantasy VII that adds full voice acting to Square Enix’s megapopular ’97 RPG. The FFVII voice mod, called Echo-S 7, was created by Tsunamods, a team of… [2455 chars]

Millions warned to make two Google Maps changes — don’t risk ignoring it

GOOGLE Maps can be an incredibly helpful tool — but it does come with risks.While it can be handy for figuring out what a place looks like before you

GOOGLE Maps can be an incredibly helpful tool — but it does come with risks. While it can be handy for figuring out what a place looks like before you arrive, be it a house or restaurant, it may reveal details about your home you might want to hide. … [2060 chars]

Xbox Series S vs PlayStation 4 Pro — the four teraflop face-off

Comparable GPU power but a generation apart — and there’s only one winner.

We’re over two years into the current generation of consoles, but true current-gen software is thin on the ground. Instead, the vast majority of key games have been released on both eighth-gen consoles and ninth-gen consoles, straddling seven distinc… [9918 chars]

Another big Galaxy S23 leak shows the Plus model in all its glory

A handful of seemingly official Galaxy S23+ press renders have leaked, revealing the phone in all its glory in four color options. — SamMobile

After the recent Galaxy S23 Ultra renders leaked, it was only a matter of time before the smaller model joined in on the fun. The Galaxy S23+ is now next in line to get revealed through what seems to be a collection of official leaked press renders, … [1098 chars]

SpaceX shares aerial photos of 395ft Starship on its orbital launch pad

Starship, the massive launch vehicle built by Elon Musk’s firm SpaceX, may finally be ready to make its maiden journey into space, the new photos suggest.

After years of anticipation, Starship, the massive 395ft launch vehicle built by Elon Musk’s firm SpaceX, may finally get its first orbital flight. Stunning new aerial photos show Starship stacked on its orbital launch pad waiting to blast off at the… [5682 chars]

Final Fantasy 7 mod adds voice acting to original game

The original Final Fantasy 7 is now fully voice acted, thanks to a new mod by the Tsunamods community. Available today,…

The original Final Fantasy 7 is now fully voice acted, thanks to a new mod by the Tsunamods community. Available today, Echo-S 7 adds voice acting to every scene, with automatic text boxes “to help the scenes feel like you’re watching a movie”. “We g… [1132 chars]

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Adam Gelencser

Tech enthusiast, currently entrepreneuring — regularly sharing content on tech news and irregularly on other topics. Founder of QMapper.co video AI tool.