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Samsung already makes chips for Qualcomm and Nvidia and isreportedly in talkswith Intel to manufacture some of its chips. TSMC could build as many as six factories in Arizona over a 10- to 15-year span,Reuters reports. Chip supply shortages stemming from the covid-19 pandemic have crippled the tech industry. Photo: Sam Rutherford AMD CEO Lisa Su says supply will be likely tight but expects the shortage to continue into mid-2022....

Youll no longer have an excuse to mess up the lyrics of every song. Spotify teamed up withMusixmatchto fully integrate live lyrics into the app. The live lyrics feature is available to both free and premium Spotify users globally. Live lyrics are finally coming to the Spotify app.Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo On-screen lyrics have been one of the companys most widely requested features. Suppose theres a particular line that speaks to you....

The free tier provides access to the services entire music catalog and playlists, albeit with limited interruptions. The bitrate of streaming music for the free plan will top out at 160 kbps. Tidal is also making changes to its paid tiers. Will Tidal’s new subscription tiers entice you over to try it out?Photo: Brad Barket (Getty Images) The service has upgraded its standard plan to include lossless and high-resolution audio, up to 1411 kbps....

But if recent leaks are true, that might be about to change starting with the new Galaxy A33. And to end up that leaky week, I have a last one for you… Here comes your very first look at the#Samsung#GalaxyA335G! New leaks suggest the upcoming Galaxy A33 will feature a similar design to the Galaxy A52 (above), but will lack headphone jack, which has been a standard feature on Samsung’s previous budget phones....

The deal reportedly goes beyond simply distributing audiobooks and may also include audiobook creation services. Spotify will pair authors of books with potential narrators to effectively create its own version of Audible. But this couldget annoyingfast, especially if youre already deeply embedded within another platform for audiobooks. Who wouldn’t want to whiplash between their favorite fight song and a chapter of a self-help book?Photo: Martin Bureau (Getty Images) According toThe Verge, Spotify might even venture into subscription territory as part of its premium offerings....

Spotify is finally making it possible to block other users from seeing your activity. Now, all you have to do is tap a button. It should work similarly on iOS and Android, and there is an unblock option if things change. Playlists will remain many, while folks you don’t want lurking will be none with Spotify’s easy blocking feature.Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo The new block feature will start rolling out to users this week....

Just in case youre curious, the five new games do seem eminently playable. But the fact that the games are pleasant isnt necessarily a surprise. In reality, the more compelling question has always been less Are these games good? Photo: Brianna Provenzano/Gizmodo and more so, What are they doing here in the first place? You know where Netflix should really be ramping up investments? But honestly, what do I knowIm not a CEO, Im just an idiot addicted to Shooting Hoops....

They come by way of the sometimes-reliable tipster Jon Prosser ofFront Page Tech. From the blurry photos, the Galaxy S22 Ultra looks like a phablet-sized smartphone. But that rear camera design is something else. Samsung may be deviating from the flush way it set up the cameras on the Galaxy S21 Ultra.Photo: Sam Rutherford / Gizmodo With its four lenses and one sensor clustered together, the camera array looks pasted together....

Pelotons new treadmill is finally available to buy, but youd be forgiven for being confused. Wasnt Pelotons treadmill recalled due to safety issues? Isnt it super expensive to be having so many problems? Photo: Caitlin McGarry/Gizmodo Yes and yes, but lets back up a second to clarify. Peloton actually has two treadmills. The companys original $4,295 treadmill was also named Tread, but it was later rebranded Tread+. Like Peloton’s bikes, the Tread has a built-in camera (with a physical shutter) that I have never used....

It doesnt matter quite yet, as the new smart home standard wont launch until2022. SmartThings will allow you to set up and control those smart home devices. Its a prerequisite for any Thread-based mesh web link, and thats what links the Matter standard. SmartThings is getting Matter compatibility ahead of next year’s launch.Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo Matter also utilizes wifi, Ethernet, and Bluetooth LE. Theres still so much to learn about Matter....

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This is not the first time that North Korean propaganda sites have done something like this. Its just, who exactly is all this grandstanding for? As you might imagine, North Korea doesnt have Netflix. Photo: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP (Getty Images) (Though, it didcreate a Netflix-like appcalled My Companion 4.0 in 2017.) Internet access as we know it in the U.S. is limited to those with special permission. Basically, the average North Korean citizen isnt likely to have access to Squid Game....

If you love gadgets, next week is going to be a pretty big deal. Samsungs event invite also doesnt give much away. There are a few app icons seen floating into colorful boxes, but no hardware featured. Image: Samsung As such, the technology they use every day should reflect their individuality. News from the future, delivered to your present. Apple Intelligence No Longer Available Now After False Advertising Inquiry Apple’s AI debacle keeps getting worse....