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Amazon gives Alexa some more patience

Take your time. It may be common for your kids, partner, and coworkers to tune you out, but shouldn’t your virtual assistant be different? Amazon Alexa will now practice a bit more patience with users, thanks to a Tuesday update that makes the service wait longer for a person to finish speaking commands before it […]

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How game makers are catering to disabled players

Enlarge / The high-contract backgrounds in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart are just one of the more prominent examples of game designs tuned for the visually impaired. (credit: Sony ) According to a recent study , more than 2 percent of the US population can’t play video games due in order to poor accessibility options. […]

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Apple rolls out a slew of new accessibility features to iPhone, Watch, and more

SignTime will allow Apple’s customers to get product and retail support in sign language. [credit: Apple ] On Wednesday, Apple announced a bunch of new accessibility features coming to iPhones, iPads, and the Apple Watch. The new features and services will roll out in the coming days, weeks, and months. The first feature to arrive will […]