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Microsoft reduces its sales cut on third party Microsoft Store apps from 30% to 12%

8 days ago by IanDorfman

Microsoft is looking to better cater video game enthusiasts that use Windows on their PCs. Its initiatives include reducing its revenue cut on software sold via its app...

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Spotify increasing subscription prices in the US (family plans only) and Europe

12 days ago by IanDorfman

Spotify is rolling out increased prices for its Premium plans across Europe, the UK, and the United States. In Europe and the UK, the Student, Duo, and Family...

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Epic Games Store now lists Brave browser, iHeartRadio, Krita, and more non-game apps

14 days ago by IanDorfman

Epic Games is expanding its selection of non-video game software to distribute on its Epic Games Store. This will include both free and paid commercial software. In...

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Facebook Messenger still toying with WhatsApp chat integration

19 days ago by IanDorfman

Facebook Messenger has secretly implemented the foundation of WhatsApp conversation support within its mobile app releases. WA Tweaker developer Alessandro Paluzzi...

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Google Earth now supports timelapse view of the entire planet from 1984 to the present

21 days ago by IanDorfman

Google Earth has received a major new update that allows people to view our planet over the course of the past 3-and-a-half decades. Calling this "the biggest update...

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Google discontinues its native Shopping app on Android and iOS, focuses on web

25 days ago by IanDorfman

Google has confirmed that its Shopping app on Android and iOS will be discontinued, with all functionality being disabled after June of this year. A Google...

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Yahoo Answers to shut down May 4, 2021, read-only mode starting April 20th, 2021

about 1 month ago by IanDorfman

Yahoo is shutting down its question and answer website, Yahoo Answers, on May 4th, 2021. At that point, it will redirect to the Yahoo homepage. People that visit...

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Cortana voice assistant for Android and iOS has been shut down, now enterprise focused

about 1 month ago by IanDorfman

Microsoft has discontinued the mobile app for its Cortana digital assistant. This is a continuation of its redesign and increased enterprise focus. The Android and...

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GitHub implementing new mobile notification controls for developers

about 1 month ago by IanDorfman

Microsoft revealed some of its plans regarding developer notification controls on mobile devices for its popular GitHub code repository service. While talking with...

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ProtonVPN iOS update blocked, claims Apple is standing in the way of Myanmar human rights

about 2 months ago by IanDorfman

ProtonVPN's development team is claiming that Apple is rejecting updates to the iOS version of the app in direct response to the currently unfolding humanitarian crisis...

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Duolingo is open sourcing its Metasearch tool for searching 20 other tools

about 2 months ago by IanDorfman

The Duolingo language learning service has announced that it is releasing its internal search tool, aptly titled Metasearch, as free and open source...

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Bitwarden launches Send secure text and file share service

about 2 months ago by IanDorfman

The developers behind the Bitwarden login and password storage service just launched a new text and file sharing solution named Send to securely share information...

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