Author: Woozad

Renata Colella/Shutterstock If you’re trying to add a new channel to your Roku device but you’re still getting the “Out of Space” error, this could be the device’s way of telling you it’s overdue for a quick cleanup. Since these streaming devices don’t come with a lot of internal storage space (from 512MB to 4GB), it doesn’t take much to fully max them out. Downloading too many channels (also known as apps) and leaving them unused on the home screen will quickly eat up the last megabyte you have, just…

Apple CEO Tim Cook held “constructive” talks with EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen on Tuesday about releasing Siri AI in the bloc while respecting the bloc’s digital rules, reports the Financial Times ($). An EU spokesperson told the publication that the virtual meeting allowed for a “constructive exchange on topics of common interest, on which work continues.” Siri AI will be available for free with iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 when they release in September. However, Siri, an enhanced chatbot, will not be available in the EU on iOS and iPadOS until it finds a way forward within the bloc’s…

Bengali Press/Shutterstock There is a growing trend among younger generations, particularly Generation Z, to move away from digital products in favor of physical media. Likewise, they’re returning to physical movie theaters instead of Netflix and other streamers, and locking down offline music they can access when the internet (and Spotify) are unavailable. As the saying goes, the truth comes out of babies’ mouths, and Sony is proving the wisdom of Gen Z’s aversion to digital media. Sony recently announced that it was removing more than 550 digital titles from users’…

Stockinq/Shutterstock It’s common knowledge that you can open most PDF documents in a browser at this point, whether you’re using Google’s Chrome, a Chromium-based browser, Firefox, or Apple’s Safari. You can also use dedicated PDF applications, but for a while browsers only allowed you to view these documents. If you want to make any changes, like adding a signature or annotations, you’ll need a separate app. You can still edit a PDF in Adobe Acrobat for free, but it still requires juggling multiple applications. At least that was the case…

Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images When you take a photo with an iPhone, and even with most popular smartphone cameras, the device usually produces an audible shutter sound. In the US, shutter noise is a minor factor and you can turn it off quite easily. However, for iPhones sold in Japan, the shutter sound is a strict requirement that cannot be disabled. The reason is privacy requirements set by the Japanese mobile phone industry around the time phone cameras were first introduced and then strengthened in the 2010s. A shutter sound isn’t…

Chester Hoth/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Dedicated cameras like DSLRs and mirrorless cameras demand a lot from the user. To begin with, they can get clunky, but they also require some skill to get quality results. Older cameras are an alternative, although many may find that modern smartphone cameras produce similar results in a more portable design. For a nice combination of portability, fun and image quality, there is also the keychain camera. They often don’t look like much, especially next to high-end camera…

Expect the company to take a square direction when the next Unpacked arrives. Samsung (edited) We’ll likely attend another Samsung Unpacked event, but the brand has released a few teasers for what we’ll see at the upcoming showcase. A series of new videos shared on social media indicate a different report in the works for Samsung’s next foldable. While there are no images of the phone itself yet, the videos all draw attention to objects (a broken chocolate bar, a slightly decapitated puzzle, etc.) that deviate from the standard dimensions of a smartphone. The new proportions…

The app’s arrival follows an announcement at last year’s Meta Connect conference. Discord Discord is available on Meta Quest as a native application. The wait was a bit long for people wanting to use the social network on their VR headsets; Meta shared last year that a dedicated app was on the way from Discord. As often happens, ingenious and/or savvy players have meanwhile found workarounds to access the platform on their VR headsets. But the native app seems like a notable improvement in experience over sideloading or other DIY solutions. The Meta Quest app for…

macOS 27 hints at the “MacBook Ultra” in three waysApple unveiled macOS 27 Golden Gate this week, and the upcoming software update hints at the rumored “MacBook Ultra” in at least three ways. “MacBook Ultra” is the popular name for a new high-end model above the MacBook Pro. The laptop is rumored to feature an OLED display, touchscreen capabilities, Dynamic Island, a slimmer design, and M6 Pro and M6 Max chips. macOS 27 includes a trio…

Bauwimauwi/Shutterstock A major privacy concern among smart TV owners is how these devices collect, use and share your personal data in the background. Using built-in technologies such as automated content recognition (ACR), smart TVs can collect user viewing data, including what you watch, how long you watch and when you watch, app interactions, voice data, advertising interactions, and network and device information. This information may then be used for personalized viewing recommendations or sold to advertisers so that they can serve targeted advertisements. Collecting user data is one of the…