Supernatural indie hit ‘Oxenfree’ is, well, free with Twitch Prime

Last year’s supernatural indie hit Oxenfree was arguably one of 2016’s best games– and today, Twitch is giving it away for free. Amazon Prime users and Twitch Prime subscribers can claim their copy of the indie hit here, launching it through Twitch’s desktop app.

For the uninitiated, Oxenfree tells the story of a group of teenagers, putting you in the shoes of a girl named Alex. It’s a slow burning game that tasks players with carefully choosing their responses as they encounter different characters, getting to know each of them. Unfortunately for everyone involved, supernatural forces throw your relationships into chaos, sending you and your companions hurtling through time into various unsettling situations.

If you’re interested you better hurry though, as Oxenfree is only available on the service until May 15th.

Acer and HP’s Windows Mixed Reality headsets go on pre-order today

Microsoft’s plan to bring augmented and virtual reality experiences to everyone is about to get a major boost. At its Build 2017 conference, the company announced that Acer and HP’s Windows Mixed Reality headsets will go on pre-order today in the US and Canada. The devices, which are geared toward developers, are expected to ship this summer from the Microsoft Store starting at $299 for the Acer headset. HP’s own, meanwhile, is set to cost $329.

Acer will also have a $399 bundle that includes Microsoft’s new, Oculus Touch-esque motion controllers, although that won’t be available until the holiday season. Microsoft says it’s already working with developers to come up with new experiences using its Windows Mixed Reality software kit, which will help them create universal apps for its entire AR/VR ecosystem. Of course, that includes Hololens, the company’s flagship $3,000 Mixed Reality headset.

Click here to catch up on the latest news from Microsoft’s Build 2017.

Cult action game ‘Vanquish’ powerslides its way onto PCs

A month after SEGA brought Bayonetta to Steam, the publisher has now seen fit to throw PC owners another Platinum Games-shaped bone. Coming to the platform on May 25th, $20 will net gamers a souped-up version of third person slide-em-up — Vanquish. The long-awaited port will support unlocked framerates and resolutions, allowing sadistic PC players to make this game look slightly shinier, and feel even faster. As well as support for 4K (and higher) resolutions, Vanquish on PC also offers keyboard and mouse control, along with all the inbuilt Steam functionality you’d expect.

In a bid to make Platinum Games fans even happier, SEGA is offering anyone who bought last month’s Bayonetta port 25% off Vanquish. To those who didn’t, a pre-order of the Steam release will still net you The Digital Deluxe Edition – featuring a soundtrack sampler, digital artbook, exclusive wallpapers and Steam avatar images.

Developed by Resident Evil mastermind, Shinji Mikami, Platinum’s Vanquish took the slow and cumbersome third person shooter and injected it with an unrivaled sense of style and speed. Imagine a Gears of War game set to the blistering pace of Wipeout, then inject a healthy dose of action movie tropes and you’re about halfway there. It was this combination of masterfully crafted action and wonderfully nonsensical story that made me fall in love with it in 2010. Now, seven years later, PC gamers can finally see what all the fuss was about.

Source: Platinum Games Blog

LG Named as Supplier of iPhone 8’s 3D Facial Recognition System for Front-Facing Camera

LG Innotek will supply Apple with 3D facial recognition modules for the iPhone 8, according to The Korea Economic Daily (via The Investor).

iPhone 8 concept with two cameras and two sensors by Benjamin Geskin
The report vaguely says LG’s “new facility investment” worth roughly $238.5 million will be dedicated to Apple’s orders, and adds that LG will “build a new plant” for production of the facial recognition modules, which are expected to be part of the iPhone 8’s front-facing FaceTime camera system.

It’s not entirely clear if the front-facing camera will also have dual lenses, or retain a single lens in line with previous iPhone models.

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities previously said the iPhone 8 will have a “revolutionary” front-facing camera system with 3D sensing capabilities, fueled by algorithms from PrimeSense, an Israeli company that Apple acquired in 2013. PrimeSense was known for developing Microsoft’s first Kinect sensor for Xbox.

Kuo said the iPhone 8’s front camera system will include two infrared modules that are able to determine the location and depth of objects placed in front of it, with potential applications including facial recognition, iris scanning, and some combination of augmented reality/virtual reality/mixed reality.

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Review: BenQ’s PD2710QC is the First Display With a Built-In USB-C Dock

Introduced in January, the PD2710QC from BenQ is the first USB-C display that comes equipped with an integrated USB Type-C dock, which offers an array of ports for MacBook and MacBook Pro owners.

The 27-inch display is aimed at designers and engineers, offering a 2560 x 1440 resolution with support for 100 percent sRGB color accuracy and specific modes for use with CAD and animation software.

Design

The display itself, a 27-inch IPS panel mounted on a plastic base, is attractive with a thin black bezel that doesn’t distract from the screen. The tapered back of the display is a neutral, unassuming shade of gray that can match any decor, and while it’s thin at the sides, it tapers into a thicker back.

An arm attaches the display to the USB-C dock, which is made from the same gray plastic. All of the parts are plastic so it doesn’t necessarily feel high-quality, but the display is lightweight and it also doesn’t come off as cheap.

The USB-C dock, as far as bases go, is going to take up a lot of desk space. It’s a good inch and a half bigger than my 12-inch MacBook, and probably similar in size to the 13-inch MacBook Pro, but far thicker. It tapers from about a half an inch in the front to an inch and a half in the back.

The dock can be used as a place to put a MacBook while it’s in clamshell mode or in use, but it is one of the largest display bases that I’ve seen. If you have a small desk, be aware of how much space this dock/base is going to take up. Personally, I think the large base is unattractive and clunky, detracting from the sleeker design of the display itself.

Various ports are located at the back of the display, at the back of the dock, and at the side of the dock, and there are adjustment buttons on the righthand side of the display. As for the arm, it’s fully adjustable, and it works well.

The arm can be used to adjust the display’s height up to 18cm, raising and lowering it, and it can be pivoted to adjust the angle of the display. Changing height and angle is simple and friction free because the arm works so smoothly. There’s a hole in the arm that’s meant to route some of the cords to the back of the monitor for a cleaner look.

The display can be angled up and down thanks to a head that pivots, and it can also be rotated for use in landscape or portrait mode, if desired. I don’t often use displays in a vertical mode, but it’s a nice option to have, and this display in particular makes it quick and easy to adjust the angle and orientation.

With the adjustable height, the dock is meant to be used as a base with a MacBook or MacBook Pro placed directly under the display while open, so the display screen is on top of the MacBook screen. This works with the MacBook and 2016 MacBook Pro, but older 15-inch MacBooks are too large.

This setup didn’t work for me — the display was too high above the MacBook Pro’s screen for me to work comfortably, but the height might be less of an issue for someone who is taller. I used my MacBook Pro at the side of the display instead.

There are two integrated speakers in the PD2710QC, located at the bottom on the left and right sides of the display. Sound quality is not great — the MacBook Pro has better sound, so I disabled the integrated speakers while testing the display. For ambient system sounds, the speakers aren’t jarring, but these aren’t speakers you’d want to use for gaming or listening to music.

Setup

The PD2710QC ships in three pieces and takes just a couple of minutes to set up. The top of the arm pops right into the back of the display and then the bottom of the arm slides right into the dock.

Back of display
From there, the dock needs to be connected to the included power brick and plugged in, the display itself needs to be connected to the included power cord, and a DVI to HDMI cable connects the display to the dock, all of which is outlined in an easy-to-follow setup card BenQ includes in the package. After that, the also-included USB-C cable can be used to plug a MacBook or MacBook Pro into the dock.

If you’re keeping track, that’s four thick, heavy black cables that are needed to set up this display, and yes, that made my desk a mess of cables. Because this dock only offers 61W of charging power, with the 15-inch MacBook Pro, I also needed my own Apple Power Adapter. When used with the 13-inch MacBook Pro or the MacBook, the extra power adapter won’t be necessary.

The PD2710QC came with a CD that has a user manual, display drivers, and software on it, but I don’t have any device in my house that can read a CD anymore, let alone my MacBook Pro, so I wasn’t able to use it.

Display Quality

The BenQ PD2710QC features a 27-inch display with a 16:9 QHD 2560 x 1440 resolution, which offers four times more pixels than a standard 720p high definition resolution, plus a 60Hz refresh rate and a 5ms response time.

Side-by-side the Retina MacBook Pro, there’s a difference in sharpness between the two displays, which I think people accustomed to a Retina display will be able to notice.

Everything is slightly less crisp, but the disparity is more obvious when the two are next to each other and less so when I’m using the display alone without looking at the MacBook Pro screen. It’s identical to using one of Apple’s earlier iMacs in terms of quality and sharpness, so it’s not terrible by any means.

When gaming or watching TV, I don’t notice the quality disparity, and it’s easy enough to get used to the somewhat fuzzier text, but this display probably wouldn’t be my first choice to pair with the Retina MacBook Pro when there are multiple 4K and 5K display options on the market.

The PD2710QC uses an 8-bit IPS panel that gives it a wide viewing angle and support for 16.7 million colors. It promises 100 percent sRGB color accuracy, a feature aimed at photographers, graphic designers, video editors, and others who need to see colors as they appear in real life.

I’m no designer and don’t often have to think seriously about color representation, but as an amateur photographer, I was impressed with the color range and accuracy. Colors were bright, vibrant, and never washed out, even when looking at the display from an angle, and I was also impressed with the contrast. It’s not a wide gamut display like the LG UltraFine 5K, but the colors were true enough to life.

All of BenQ’s Designer series displays, which includes the PD2710QC, are Technicolor Color Certified, and BenQ says they are individually factory calibrated and validated against industry color standards.

When it comes to brightness, the display boasts 350 nits, so it’s not on the level of the new 2016 MacBook Pro lineup (500 nits). The display has an anti-glare matte finish that works well in bright rooms, cutting down on reflections.

The default 2560 x 1440 resolution paired well with my MacBook Pro, putting text, windows, and other display elements at an ideal viewing size, but there are other scaling options available at 2048 x 1152, 1600 x 900, and 720p. On-screen elements are much larger and less crisp at these resolutions, so most users will want to stick with the default resolution.

Dock and Ports

The USB-C dock included with the display is the PD2710QC’s defining feature and what sets it apart from other displays. It turns the PD2710QC into an all-in-one desktop solution that replaces all of the ports that are missing from the MacBook and MacBook Pro, which only feature USB-C ports.

On the display itself, there are four ports: HDMI, DisplayPort, Mini DisplayPort, and DisplayPort Out with MST support. Using this port, two PD2710QC displays (or similar monitors) can be daisy-changed together with multi-stream transport to support a multi-screen setup. Up to four monitors total can be daisy chained, with supported resolutions listed in the chart below. There’s also a headphone jack and a space for the plug.

The dock features the following ports, all of which are easy to access: USB-C, four USB-A ports, a 100Mb Ethernet port, a DisplayPort output for connecting the dock to the display, a power input, a power switch, a Kensington lock slot, and a headphone jack.

Most of the ports are at the back, but two of the USB-A ports and the headphone jack are located on the right side of the dock.

There’s no Thunderbolt 3 support so you won’t see Thunderbolt 3 transfer speeds when using the PD2710QC with the Retina MacBook Pro, and as I mentioned earlier, it only offers 61W of power delivery.

That’s fine for the 12-inch MacBook or the 13-inch 2016 MacBook Pro, but it’s not enough to adequately charge a 15-inch MacBook Pro when you’re using a lot of power. There’s also only one USB-C port, so any other USB-C accessories you use will need to be plugged directly into the MacBook Pro. If you’re not using system intensive apps on the 15-inch MacBook Pro, 61W is going to be enough power to keep it topped off. With games or other tasks that typically drain a lot of battery, the MacBook Pro power adapter will need to be plugged in.

Because this dock is aimed at photographers and creative professionals, it would have been nice to see an SD and micro SD card slot, but this feature was not included.

When it came to ports, everything worked as intended and as expected during my testing, with the exception of the two rear USB-A ports, which sometimes stopped working and required the power to the dock to be turned on and off again. Aside from that, all ports were functional.

All of the USB-A ports support USB 3.1 Gen 1 transfer speeds up to 5 Gb/s and can be used to charge devices like the iPad and the iPhone, but charging only takes place when the dock is connected to the MacBook Pro and not in sleep mode. I couldn’t test the upper end of the USB transfer speeds because I don’t have an external drive that can reach those speeds, but it did max out what my drive was capable of.

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Connecting the MacBook Pro to the USB-C port on the dock automatically wakes up the display and remembers previous window position, which is handy. It also goes into sleep mode and dims the display as soon as the computer is disconnected.

Extra Features

There are several special display modes that are aimed at designers and engineers who need to use specialized software, along with adjustment tools to calibrate the display.

These features are accessed through buttons located on the back of the display, and for adjustment options with multiple inputs, the buttons are frustrating and somewhat unintuitive. There are six buttons in a row along the back of the display.

The first button brings up adjustment options like Picture Mode, Input, Brightness, and Menu, with the other buttons being used to scroll through various options, except for the last button, which turns off the display. It can be difficult to tell exactly which button is being pressed, leading to some accidental presses while trying to sort through settings.

Brightness, as the name suggests, adjusts the brightness of the display, while Input allows for switching between DisplayPort, Mini DisplayPort, and HDMI, and Menu includes more advanced options for adjusting contrast, sharpness, gamma, and color temperature, along with settings for things like turning off the sound and setting an auto off timer.

In Picture Mode, several different alternate display options can be accessed:

CAD/CAM Mode
CAD/CAM Mode bumps up the contrast of the display to make it easier to see the lines and shapes of technical illustrations. The contrast difference is quite dramatic when using this mode.

Animation Mode
Animation Mode is meant to make the darker areas of an image brighter without affecting the brightness of the overall image and overexposing already-bright areas. There are 10 levels of display brightness built into Animation Mode so it can be fine tuned.

In practice, Animation Mode seems to be much bluer than other modes, and it does indeed lighten up darker areas of an image.

Darkroom Mode
Darkroom Mode adjusts the brightness and contrast of an image to make it easier to detail work on photos that have dark areas. BenQ says it’s meant to give clarity and sharpness to details when working in darker post-processing environments, but I wasn’t a fan of the mode. It drops the contrast and brightness of the display.

Low Blue Light and Flicker
There’s a built in feature to cut down on blue light to make the display easier on the eyes, and the display also includes stable feedback technology to prevent flickering.

Low Blue light mode is enabled the same way the other display modes are turned on, through the Picture Mode menu. Low Blue light makes the display slightly yellower, much like Night Shift mode on the MacBook Pro. It’s useful at night, when blue light exposure should be minimized to avoid interfering with sleep.

Other display options include standard (the display’s default) sRGB, Rec. 709, and M-Book, meant to minimize visual differences between the display and a connected MacBook.

Display Pilot

There’s BenQ Display Pilot software that’s meant to split the display into multiple partitions, but this is a Windows only feature that doesn’t work on Macs, so I wasn’t able to use it. The software comes with the CD that ships with the display.

Bottom Line

This display has a lot going for it, with the handy dock and the affordable price point compared to higher-end displays, but it can’t compare to the multitude of 4K and 5K displays on the market, nor the display of the Retina MacBook Pro.

It’s also not able offer enough power to charge a 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro, but that’s true of many current USB-C displays on the market outside of the LG UltraFine 5K Display that was developed in partnership with Apple. It can charge a MacBook and a 13-inch MacBook Pro, though.

The colors are good, and the dock is useful, providing access to many ports that are missing from Apple’s latest notebooks. USB-C docks can be expensive, so the display is an okay value at its price point. It doesn’t have Thunderbolt 3, which may be a factor for some people, but standalone Thunderbolt 3 docks are priced at $200 to $300 and that feature would drive up the price of the display.

The BenQ PD2710QC is not the display to get if you’re looking for 4K or 5K display quality, or something on the professional level, but for amateur photographers, engineers, and other creatives who need something convenient to pair with a new MacBook or MacBook Pro, the PD2710QC is worth considering.

Pros:

• USB-C connectivity and dock
• 100% sRGB
• Technicolor Color Certified
• Charges MacBook and 13-inch MacBook Pro

Cons:

• 61W power delivery isn’t enough for 15-inch MacBook Pro
• Base takes up a lot of desk space
• No Thunderbolt 3
• Display adjustment buttons are frustrating
• Integrated speakers are bad

How to Buy

The BenQ PD2710QC can be purchased from the BenQ website for $599.99.

Note: BenQ provided a sample PD2710QC display to MacRumors for the purposes of this review. No other compensation was received and the display was returned when testing was complete.

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Microsoft’s Windows 10 Fall Update Will Link With iOS for Easy App Switching Across Devices

At its Build 2017 conference this morning Microsoft announced that its upcoming Windows 10 Fall Creators Update will include integration with iOS, allowing developers using Microsoft Graft to link desktop apps to mobile apps on both iPhone and Android devices (via The Verge). Users will be able to start apps on a Windows computer and, with the help of Microsoft’s AI Cortana, pick up their iPhone to resume the experience exactly where they left off.

The update will also include a multi-platform cloud clipboard that will let users copy content and paste it across Windows, iOS, and Android. The new multi-device transition features coming to Windows 10 function similarly to Continuity on iOS and macOS devices.

Cortana lets users pick up where they left off on other devices

This new pick up feature is particularly useful on mobile devices, where Microsoft hopes app developers will start to link their desktop apps to resume experiences on devices like an iPhone or Android handset. Microsoft is also creating a cloud clipboard that will roam across Windows, iOS, and Android to let people copy content from a PC and paste it on a phone.

Other Windows 10 updates coming this fall include Timeline, which works in conjunction with the cross-platform pick-up feature and shows users a list of previously used apps across their devices. Additionally, OneDrive Files On-Demand will introduce an easier way to control when documents are downloaded to a device from the cloud, and a cosmetic update to Fluent Design will subtly change how the OS looks.

Timeline on Windows 10
The company continued integration with Apple’s ecosystem by announcing the Xamarin Live Player preview, a live coding environment that will let developers test and debug iOS apps on Windows computers, which marks the first time iPhone and iPad apps can be developed without needing a Mac (via Thurott). Live Player will launch as an extension of the just-launched Visual Studio IDE, and will come with an app for iOS [Direct Link] and Android.

With Xamarin Live Player, developers will be able to do everything from their Windows-based PC: Just connect your Android device, iPhone, or iPad to the PC via USB and you can target those devices directly during development.

“Simply pair your device with Visual Studio by scanning a QR code, and hit debug like you normally would,” Nat explains. “The application is deployed in seconds to the Live Player app, enabling you to quickly develop and test your changes without having to recompile and redeploy your application. And you can set breakpoints and debug your application, on device, and over the air.”

Microsoft Build 2017 started on May 10 and ends tomorrow, May 12, and includes technical sessions and keynote speakers centered on developers and the tools they use to create applications and services. More information about upcoming Build 2017 events can be found right here.

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Linksys Debuts Its First 2-in-1 Cable Modem and Wi-Fi Router

Linksys today introduced its first 2-in-1 wireless router and cable modem. The emphasis should be on “cable” in that sentence, as Linksys already sells a handful of routers with built-in DSL modems for internet over a telephone line.

The Linksys CG7500 supports many of the latest wireless technologies, including 802.11ac Wi-Fi, IPv6, and beamforming technology. The AC1900-speed router has 3X3 internal dual-band 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz antennas, 24×8 channels, four Gigabit Ethernet ports for high-speed wired connections, and one USB 2.0 port.

The modem is DOCSIS 3.0 certified, meaning it is compatible with Comcast Xfinity and Charter Spectrum in the United States, and many other major cable providers, for internet plans with theoretical speeds of up to 300 Mbps. It can be used with 12+ devices at once, including Macs, PCs, iPhones, and iPads.

2-in-1 modems and routers are often considered worse than a separate router and modem combination, but the CG7500 is worth considering for anyone that wants to stop renting a modem from their cable company. For most people, it’ll likely provide good enough Wi-Fi in a medium-sized house or apartment.

Linksys is accepting pre-orders for the CG7500 on its website for $199.97 in the United States. It’ll be available from Amazon, Best Buy, B&H, Micro Center, New Egg, Office Depot, Target, Walmart, Fry’s, and Meijer on May 15.

Competing 2-in-1 options include the NETGEAR AC1900 Nighthawk for around the same price of $198.99, and the Arris SURFboard SBG6900-AC with a reduced 16×4 channels for a current sale price of $167.99 (regular $199.99).

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Apple to Start Offering iTunes on the Windows Store

Apple plans to bring its iTunes app to the Windows 10 Store, Microsoft announced today at its Build developer event. iTunes, is, of course, already available on the Windows platform, but adding it to the Windows Store will make it easier for Windows users to find the software.

Gaining iTunes for the Windows Store is a win for Microsoft, as the Windows store is currently lacking many key apps like Google’s Chrome browser and Spotify. Microsoft has strict app requirements that some companies aren’t able to work with.

iTunes is coming to the Windows Store by the end of this year. #MSBuild pic.twitter.com/WHM533S7Sv

— Windows (@Windows) May 11, 2017

The addition of iTunes could potentially drive more customers to use the Windows 10 Store, with iTunes said to be one of the apps that Windows users search for most often.

According to Microsoft, iTunes will be added to the Windows Store by the end of this year.

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ZTE’s 6-inch Blade X Max smartphone costs just $150 on Cricket Wireless

Why it matters to you

On Cricket Wireless? There’s a new budget smartphone that offers solid specs and the latest version of Android — all for $150.

ZTE is launching yet another budget smartphone in the U.S., but this time it’s from its international Blade series. The new Blade X Max is a 6-inch smartphone running Android 7.1.1, the latest version from Google, and it will cost $150 exclusively at Cricket Wireless for existing subscribers.

If you’re looking to switch to Cricket Wireless, new customers can grab the phone for a mere $100 — the same promotional price point for other ZTE budget devices, such as the Max XL on Boost Mobile and the ZMax Pro on MetroPCS. The ZMax Pro was later picked up by MetroPCS’ parent carrier, T-Mobile, so the same could happen with AT&T, which owns Cricket Wireless.

The Blade X Max’s specifications are quite similar to the recently  announced ZTE Max XL — it runs the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 processor with 2GB of RAM, and you’ll find the 6-inch display has the same 1,920 x 1,080-pixel resolution.  It comes packed with 32GB of internal storage, more than the 16GB on the Max XL, and there’s a MicroSD card slot in case you need more space. The Blade X Max also has the same 13-megapixel rear camera and 5-megapixel front-facing camera setup as the Max XL.

It (thankfully) has a headphone jack, and a USB Type-C port, which is superior to the long-running MicroUSB port. You’ll be able to charge faster with Type C, especially thanks to the phone’s support for Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 2.0 technology. The 3,400mAh battery capacity certainly is a lot larger than that of more expensive phones, and it means the Blade X Max should last a full day.

There’s a fingerprint reader on the back of the phone — a staple in most smartphones these days, though ZTE goes a step further and allows you to use five fingerprints to access different apps.

The Blade X Max is ZTE’s second Blade smartphone available in the U.S., after the higher-priced Blade V8 Pro. It goes on sale on May 12 on Cricket Wireless for $150, but if you’re a thinking about switching to the carrier, you can get it for a cool $100.

Change your voice during a call with these five wacky apps

If you enjoy pranking your friends and family, but you’re no good at disguising your voice, then you need a voice changing app. We’ve already talked about how to block calls and how to record calls on your iPhone or Android phone, so today we’re looking at prank calls with the best apps to change your voice. Unfortunately, it’s very difficult to find voice-changing apps that work as expected. There are more apps available for Android than there are for iOS, but many in the Google Play Store are either packed with ads or don’t do what they promise.

We have sifted through both Apple’s and Google’s app stores, and found five of the best voice changing apps, so you can channel your inner Bart Simpson and sound like everyone from Darth Vader to a chipmunk.

Call Voice Changer

Call Voice Changer is one of those apps that delivers in every way. This app allows you to change the pitch of your voice during a call and offers lots of sound effects. Before you commit to a purchase, you can use it in demo mode, which allows you to listen to yourself and find out what other people will hear. On top of that, you get two minutes free so that you can try the app out on someone before you commit to purchasing more minutes. The prices go from $1 for 3 minutes to $40 for 170 minutes. This app is available for both iOS and Android.

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Funny Call / Minion Prank Call

Funny Call is also known as Minion Prank Call on Android. It’s strange the same app has different names on each platform, but it is the same app by the same developer. The interface is a little more confusing than Call Voice Changer, but once you get the hang of it, it’s easy to use. It won’t let you make a demo call, but it does let you record your voice to test the voice effects. It comes with half of the effects for free, but you will have to pay for the rest. Sadly, the app has the most intrusive kind of ads, which take up the entire screen and force you to play a game before you can close them. They don’t come up too frequently, so it isn’t too bad. You get 30 seconds for free, and then it’s $1 for 3 minutes up to $20 for 160 minutes and all premium voices forever.

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FunCall

If you have an Android phone, then FunCall could be worth a look for changing your voice during calls. Like Call Voice Changer, FunCall does what it promises, and it has a very easy to use interface. This app also has a demo call feature so that you can hear what it will sound like for the other person. It doesn’t have the same number of effects that Funny Call has, but it still covers the basics with five voice effects: Helium, Woman, Man, Scary, and Regular. You can also add sound effects during the call like gun shots, a dog barking, a werewolf, and others. The calls are made using Wi-Fi, not your cellular network.

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Voice Changer Calling

This Android voice changing app is as simple as they come. When you open the app, you will see a dialer and the voice effects are in the top right corner. The app uses Wi-Fi to make the calls, and you can buy credits through the app, which cost $5, $10, and $20. The voice effects are very limited with just five to choose from. You can change your voice to deep, scary, normal, funny, and chipmunk.

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Call Voice Changer Allogag

Call Voice Changer Allogag is an interesting app. It works as an app to make calls and change your voice, and it’s very easy to use. The interface is very simple and consists of three tabs: Voice Changer, Background, and Effects. This app won’t let you make a demo call, but you can record your voice to test out the voice changer and the effects. The bad side is that it only has three settings for your voice: Lower, Normal, and Higher. You get one minute free, and then you can buy extra minutes at $1 for 4 minutes to $23 for 120 minutes.

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Android