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• VLC hits 3 billion downloads, and will soon add AirPlay support

  VLC, the beloved open source video player, has now been downloaded over 3 billion times! On top of this, the company will ...

  • Callum Booth

• Google Chrome’s ad-blocking feature will roll out worldwide in July

  Google Chrome is going to roll out ad-blocking functionality for its users worldwide starting July 9 this year for better ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Instagram now lets you easily share your posts across multiple accounts

  Instagram is introducing an official regram feature to its iOS app, so you can share the same post from multiple accounts ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• Get your shit together in 2019 with these 7 free productivity tools

  New year comes with new promises (i.e. lies) about finally getting your life in order. If you're really going to try, then ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• 7 awesome apps you might've missed in 2018

  Tons of great apps came out in 2018, but it's hard to keep track. Check out TNW's list of awesome apps you might've missed. ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• Weather apps are secretly selling your location data to the highest bidder

  Location data is a funny thing. You need it to get an accurate forecast, and they, the app-maker, need it to cash in on a free-to-you service. Few, though, realize this data isn’t solely meant to provide you an accurate forecast. On some apps, it’s a revenue model all its own, ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Elections, fake news, and spam: WhatsApp has a tough year ahead in India next year

  In India, most people won't ask you for a business card to get your contact info. Instead, they'll ask you if you use WhatsApp. Your neighborhood grocer will accept orders for home delivering your weekly shopping list through the app. Your extended family - all 75 of your cousins, ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Our favorite Android apps in 2018

  Here at TNW we're always looking for a killer app that does something better, entertains us, or introduces innovation. Our favorite Android apps in 2018 are a mixture of brand new apps, returning champions, and things we're finding for the first time. These aren't the usual suspects, ...

  • Tristan Greene

• We stopped using these apps in 2018 — here’s why

  To stop using an app is easier said than done. Still, TNW's incredible staff writers mustered the strength to do so -- you ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• Review: ABCMouse Learning Academy is my toddler's favorite app

  I spent three months watching my toddler learn with the ABC Mouse Learning Academy. Here's why a subscription-based educational ...

  • Tristan Greene

• How an app can help fight loneliness in old people at Christmas

  While loneliness is experienced by all ages, it's especially pronounced in older people. In the UK, 51 percent of all people ...

  • The Conversation

• This week's best Android games to help you forget about Tumblr

  Welcome to our weekly column, in which YouTuber NimbleThor brings you a short list of the best new mobile games for your ...

  • NimbleThor