Samuel L. Jackson Is the New Voice of Alexa

You can now have a conversation with Samuel L. Jackson through your Amazon Echo. This is thanks to Jackson being the first participant in Alexa’s Celebrity Voice Program. Once enabled, you’ll be able to ask Samuel L. all manner of different things.

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How to Make Alexa Speak Like Samuel L. Jackson

Amazon revealed that Samuel L. Jackson is the first celebrity to lend his voice to Alexa’s Celebrity Voice Program on the Alexa Blog. The company states that the “Hollywood legend” […] is here to add some fun and entertainment to your Alexa experience.”

Amazon continues that all you have to do is ask and “Samuel will give you the weather, play your favorite music, tell jokes, and more.” You can use Jackson’s Alexa cameo to “Get to know Samuel, ask him about his movies, and learn more about life in Hollywood.”

You can now replace Alexa's voice with Samuel L. Jackson's on your Amazon Echo for just $1 pic.twitter.com/46l9zb3wu9

— QuickTake by Bloomberg (@QuickTake) December 13, 2019

To make your Amazon Echo respond as Samuel L. Jackson you can either install the Samuel L. Jackson Celebrity Voice for Alexa skill manually, or say, “Alexa, introduce me to Samuel L. Jackson”. Then, once purchased, you’ll be able to quiz the actor.

Jackson doesn’t replace Alexa entirely, so you’ll have to use “Alexa, ask Samuel” followed by your question. You can ask Jackson to tell you a joke, to roast you, to talk about his hobbies, to talk about Star Wars, for the news and weather, and much more besides.

Samuel L. Jackson Is Alexa’s First Celebrity Voice

At the time of writing it will cost you $0.99 to buy the Samuel L. Jackson Celebrity Voice for Alexa skill. However, this is an introductory offer, and the regular price for celebrity voices (including Samuel L. Jackson’s) is $4.99. Which could be considered pricey.

There is clearly a market for celebrity voices on smart devices. However, while Amazon is charging Alexa users for the privilege, Google is giving them away for free. And it all started when John Legend lent his voice to Google Assistant.

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The Firefox Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet for Windows

You’ll find plenty of reasons to love Mozilla’s Firefox browser. For starters, it’s fast, highly customizable, and has a rich collection of extensions.

If you have chosen Firefox as your go-to app for accessing the web, prepping it for fast, smooth browsing is a good idea.

One way to do that is with the help of keyboard shortcuts. They can speed up navigation, tab management, bookmark creation, on-page searches, and various other browser operations.

To help you discover and memorize the best of Firefox’s keyboard shortcuts on Windows, we have compiled the cheat sheet below. Save it to your desktop for quick access.

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The Firefox Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet for Windows

Shortcut	Action
Navigation
Alt + Home	Open Home Page
Ctrl + Home button	Open Home Page in New Tab
Alt + Left Arrow Ctrl + [ Backspace	Back one Page
Ctrl + Back button	Previous Page in New Tab
Alt + Right Arrow Ctrl + ] Shift + Backspace	Forward one Page
Ctrl + Forward button	Next Page in New Tab
Enter	Open Link/Bookmark
Ctrl + Enter Ctrl + Left-click Middle-click	Open Link/Bookmark in new Background Tab
Ctrl + Shift + Left-click Shift + Middle-click	Open Link/Bookmark in new Foreground Tab
Shift + Enter Shift + Left-click	Open Link/Bookmark in New Window
Alt + Enter	Save Link Target As
Ctrl + O	Open File
Windows and Tabs Shortcuts
Ctrl + T	Open New Tab
Ctrl + W Ctrl + F4	Close Tab (close Window if only one tab)
Ctrl + Shift + T	Undo Close Tab
Ctrl + Drag	Copy Tab
Ctrl + PageUp Ctrl + Shift + Tab	One Tab to the Left
Ctrl + PageDown Ctrl + Tab	One Tab to the Right
Ctrl + 1…8	Select Tab [1 to 8]
Ctrl + 9	Select Last Tab
Ctrl + N	Open New Window
Ctrl + Shift + W Alt + F4	Close Window
Current Page
Ctrl + C	Copy
Ctrl + X	Cut
Delete	Delete
Tab	Focus on Next Link or Field
Ctrl + V	Paste
Ctrl+ Shift + V	Paste (as plain text)
Ctrl + Shift + Z	Redo
Ctrl + A	Select All
Ctrl + Z	Undo
Shift + Tab	Focus Previous Link or Field
Fn + Page Down Or Press Space bar	Go Down a Screen
Fn + Page Up Or Press Shift + Space bar	Go Up a Screen
End Ctrl + ↓	Go to Bottom of Page
Home Ctrl + ↑	Go to Top of Page
F6	Move to Next Frame
Shift + F6	Move to Previous Frame
Ctrl + P	Print
Alt + Enter	Save Focused Link
Ctrl + S	Save Page As
Ctrl + +	Zoom In
Ctrl + -	Zoom Out
Ctrl + 0	Zoom Reset
Search
Ctrl + K Ctrl + E	Select Search Bar
Ctrl + Down Arrow	Select Next Search Engine
Ctrl + Up Arrow	Select Previous Search Engine
Alt + Down Arrow Alt + Up Arrow F4	Open List of Search Engines
Alt + Enter	Open Search Results in New Tab
Search in Page
Ctrl + F	Find in This Page
Ctrl + G F3	Find Again
Ctrl + Shift + G	Find Previous
/	Quick Find Text
‘	Quick Find Link
Bookmarks and Browsing History
Ctrl + Shift + D	Bookmark All Tabs Into a Folder
Ctrl + D	Bookmark This Page
Ctrl + B	Bookmarks sidebar
Ctrl + Shift + B	Library window (Bookmarks)
Press Spacebar - in Empty Search Field in Bookmarks Library Window or Sidebar.	Show List of All Bookmarks.
Ctrl + Drag	Copy Bookmark
Ctrl + Shift + H	History sidebar
Ctrl + J	Download History
Ctrl + Shift + Delete	Clear Recent History
Media Controls
Spacebar	Play/Pause (toggle)
Down Arrow	Decrease Volume
Up Arrow	Increase Volume
Ctrl + Down Arrow	Mute
Ctrl + Up Arrow	Unmute
Home	Back to Beginning
Ctrl + Left Arrow	Back 10%
Left Arrow	Back 15 seconds
Right Arrow	Forward 15 seconds
Ctrl+Right Arrow	Forward 10%
End	Forward to End
Tools
Ctrl + J	Downloads
Ctrl + Shift + A	Add-ons
F12	Toggle Developer Tools
Ctrl + Alt + K	Web Console
Ctrl + Alt + C	Inspector
Ctrl + Alt + S	Debugger
Shift + F7	Style Editor
Shift + F5	Profiler
Ctrl + Alt + E	Network
Shift + F2	Developer Toolbar
Ctrl + Alt + M	Responsive Design View
Shift + F4	Scratchpad
Ctrl + U	Page Source
Ctrl + Shift + J	Browser Console
Ctrl + I	Page Info
PDF Shortcuts
N or J or Right Arrow	Next page
P or K or Left Arrow	Previous page
Ctrl + +	Zoom in
Ctrl + -	Zoom out
Ctrl + 0	Automatic Zoom
R	Rotate the PDF clockwise
Shift + R	Rotate The PDF counterclockwise
Ctrl + Alt + P	Switch to Presentation Mode
S	Choose Text Selection Tool
H	Choose Hand Tool
Ctrl + Alt + G	Focus the Page Number input box
General Browser Operations
Ctrl + Enter	Complete .com Address
Shift + Delete	Delete Selected Autocomplete Entry
Ctrl + Shift + F	Toggle Full Screen
Ctrl +Alt + R	Toggle Reader Mode
F7	Caret Browsing
Ctrl + L	Select Location Bar
Ctrl + F	Go to Search Field in Library
Esc	Stop Autoscroll Mode
Esc	Cancel Drag-and-Drop Operation
Esc	Clear Search Field in Library or Sidebar
Esc	Close a Menu

More Tips for a Faster Firefox Experience

Using keyboard shortcuts will give your Firefox browsing sessions a big burst of speed, but if you want speed up Firefox itself, try these simple tweaks:

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Let’s talk Samsung Galaxy S11

We’ve officially entered the mid-December hardware doldrums. Obviously no major hardware maker in its right mind is going to be announcing anything major in the next few weeks, for fear of preemptively cannibalizing holiday sales. Things will, however, heat up immediately after the new year with the kick off of CES. Then, a little over a month later, comes MWC.

Sandwiched somewhere in there is the launch of Samsung’s next flagship. This is the device that sets the tone for the company for the whole year. Samsung’s six month flagship release cycle (S series, followed by the Note) affords the company the ability to offer more frequent refreshes, but this first one is really a standard setter for both the company and the industry at large.

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A February 18 launch date has been floated for the next flagship. The timing certainly makes sense. Samsung has broken away from MWC — and big tech shows in general — for its biggest announcements. Doing so puts the spotlight on its own devices and beats the MWC news glut for a few weeks. Likely available for the devices will begin the following month.

As for the name — there’s no reason to believe the company would use this opportunity to break away from the S11/S11+ scheme this time out. So we’re going to stick with that until credibly informed otherwise.

The recently announced Snapdragon 865 will be powering the device in a number of markets, making the S11 among the first devices to launch with the latest flagship SoC. A recent report also suggests that the configuration will be available in even more markets, including, potentially its native South Korea. Standardized 5G seems possible across the board, though that’s likely going to mean an even more prohibitively expensive starting price. It’s a big jump, especially with a still-spotty rollout in many markets.

What we know about Qualcomm’s next-gen Snapdragon 865 and 765 chips

An under-screen front-facing camera has been rumored, but the more familiar hole punch seems a lot more likely for this gen. Renders (courtesy of OnLeaks) of the device point to a design similar to the most recent Note, only with an even more trypophobia-inducing design than the most recent iPhone and Google Pixel (which is saying something). The camera bump appears downright massive, monopolizing an impressive portion of the rear.

An impossible large 108 megapixel camera has been rumored for the device, along with 8K video. Either way, imagining is no doubt going to once again be a major focus for the line. So, too, is a healthy battery increase.

EVLeaks, meanwhile, is suggesting an EVEN LARGER screen, with the S11e measuring either 6.2 or 6.4 inches, the S11 at 6.7 inches and the S11+ at a huge 6.9 inches. Plenty more leaks sure to come between now and mid-February. Stay tuned. 

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