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With quot;Daily Computer Factsquot; learn every day new fascinating, strange, funny and interesting facts about computers, video games, internet, etc.
Features:
Hundreds of amazing facts about computers
Receive daily facts in the notification bar
Very fast and simple to use
Works offline, even in quot;airplane modequot;. Access all facts anytime, anywhere, no internet connection needed.
search any term and find all facts about it
bookmark your favorite facts for quick future reference
Read random facts
Share your favorite facts by Email, Twitter, facebook etc.
Listen to the facts using Android39;s builtin Texttospeech synthesizer
Works in both portrait and landscape mode for easier reading
Optimized for all Android version from 1.6 to 4.0 ICS
FAQ:
Q: How can I share a fact from the list?
A: Just press for 2 or 3 seconds over the fact, a menu with the available sharing options will appear
Q: How can I change the speech speed?
A: The speed of the speech is controlled by the TTS engine installed with Android. It can be set up by going to:
Settings gt; Voice input amp; output settings gt; Text to speech settings gt; speech rate
Q: I don39;t like the voice. How can I improve it?
A: The default texttospeech engine installed with Android is Pico TTS, its pretty simple and sometimes may sound a bit electronic. You can always install alternatives like eSpeak, SVox or IVONA from Android Market.
Q: How can I change the speech accent?
A: Just go to Menu gt; Settings and select the language. Currently, 2 accents are available:
English US
English GB
About the permissions:
We know you may be worried about the permissions required by the application so here is the explanation of why they are needed:
To load the ads used to support the development of the application, these permissions are required:
Full Internet access
View network state
About the speech synthesizer:
The texttospeech TTS technology may not be available in some devices. To check if your phone is able of speech synthesis: Menu gt; Settings gt; Voice input amp; output gt; Texttospeech settings.
If not installed, your device may ask you to install the TTS engine. An internet connection may be required. We recommend installing it before traveling as roaming data tariffs may be very expensive.
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