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Adobe Flash is going away for real this month
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SoundCloud will bless popular artists with blue checkmarks to weed out copycats
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YouTube wants to steal Spotify's lunch with new audio ads
It seems YouTube wants a slice of Spotify's metaphorical pie: the company has announced it's introducing audio-only ads on ...
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One for the haters: Twitter considers adding a dislike button
There have been two major missing components everyone on Twitter: the edit button and the dislike button. Well, we might ...
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Chrome's latest update adds tab throttling for a major performance boost
A few months ago, we wrote about an update to Google Chrome's beta channel that added tab throttling in order to minimize the performance impact from dormant tabs. That feature is now rolling out widely, and it could be one of the biggest performance improvements to Chrome in a long ...
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Zoom's new security features tackle trolls and pesky zoombombers
Video conferencing software maker Zoom is introducing new features to stop trolls and "zoombombers" from disrupting meetings. ...
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Spotify’s song booster service offers better exposure for slashed royalties
Spotify is an influential service for artists to make their songs reach more people. If a large set of people stream their songs repeatedly, the artist and the record label gets more money. Last night, the streaming company announced a tool that allows artists to get more 'reach' ...
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Why open ecosystems are the future of app development
We can’t get enough of our mobile apps. There were 204 billion apps downloads last year, and that number is rising in 2020. When app stores entered the mainstream tech culture, they exposed developers to an audience of millions who were keen to adopt the innovative capabilities ...
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WhatsApp might soon let you make calls from its desktop app
Video calls have increased due to the coronavirus pandemic, and companies such as Facebook and Zoom have taken full advantage of that. Earlier in the year, WhatsApp increased the group call limit from four to eight people. Now, it seems like the chat app will soon introduce the calling ...
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Google wants to help you find the nearest US voting location
Google is making it easier to find the closest voting location near you by simply uttering the magic words "Hey Google, where ...
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Facebook is finally banning anti-vax ads from its platform and Instagram
In an effort to curb health misinformation amidst the coronavirus pandemic, Facebook will ban ads discouraging vaccines and ...
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Google Assistant’s new Guest Mode is 'incognito mode' for your voice commands
Google announced today that it's introducing a new Guest Mode in the Google Assistant to pause recording your conversations. ...
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Slack goes after email with 'Connect DM' — opening up chats with folks outside your company
Slack is useful to connect with your teammates and avoid sending them emails for things that can be discussed quickly through ...
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Google delays its 30% fee for Android developers in India amid Play Store row
Days after announcing 30% fees for in-app purchases on Google Play from September 2021, Google has given an exception to ...