Twitter Opens its Spaces Recording Feature to Everyone on iOS and Android
by Twitter Spaces, the live audio chat feature, previously limited to people with at least 600 followers is now open to all on Android and iOS…
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Suspicious Wordle Clones Showing Up on the Google Play Store — Don’t Install Them
Sketchy copies of the popular word guessing game Wordle are disguised as legitimate mobile app versions…
Don’t Expect Spotify’s New HiFi Tier to Debut Anytime Soon
Spotify initially revealed its plans to launch a new HiFi tier for its premium subscribers last year in February and it’s no closer to happening now…
ICYMI: Illicit Underground Movie App Shuts Down for Good
Popcorn Time, an app used to share pirated movies, has finally ceased its operations after years of being incrementally active…
YouTube Finally Streamlines the Super Cumbersome TV Sign-In Process
YouTube has simplified the TV sign-in process, by eliminating the need to use the dreadful on-screen keyboard to start watching videos…
Google No Longer Protects Photos Users from Burning through Mobile Data
Google Photos is no longer equipped to allow users to manually toggle off video backups over mobile data…
New Netflix Move Strongly Indicates a Password Sharing Crackdown is Coming Soon
Netflix just might have begun a new campaign to stop and/or prevent subscribers and others from sharing passwords to gain access to the streaming platform…
There’s a Nasty Android Trojan Tricking Victims with a Fake Google Play Store Page to Spread Malware
Threat actors are using a bogus but very real-looking Google Play Store page to fool Android users into downloading malware through phishing…
New Google Report Claims Chrome OS Users are ‘Engaging” with Android Apps 50% more in YoY Comparison
Google recently released a report detailing end-user activity and trends, including Chrome OS users are using Android apps more often…
Twitter is Making it Easier to Watch Videos without Turning Up the Volume
Twitter automatic video captioning is now making its way to all users on the web, Android, and iOS, but users must enable it first…
Microsoft Built a New End-User Tool for Edge to Make the Web Browser Run Faster
Microsoft’s new Detached Elements tool will help Microsoft Edge users debug memory leaks to speed up slow browsing experiences…
Google has Killed Off One of its Longest Available Products after a Two Decade Run
Google has unceremoniously pulled its Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer from the web after twenty-plus years of availability…
Windows 11 Bringing Unnecessary Clutter Over from Windows 10 with Divisive Taskbar Feature
Microsoft’s most recent preview build of Windows 11 reintroduces unnecessary clutter, which includes the weather widget in the taskbar…
Microsoft’s Passwordless Plans for Windows will Fail, Security Researcher Warn
Microsoft plans to replace passwords in Windows with other means of authentication, but security experts worn this approach will not work…
Microsoft Edge might Actually be Stealing Users from Google Chrome, New Stats Suggest
Microsoft Edge is beginning to gain a larger browser market share, peeling off a small portion of Google Chrome users for the first time…
Facebook Messenger Trials ‘Split Payments’ Test in the United States
Facebook recently announced it is conducting an experiment with a free new peer-to-peer payment option for Messenger in the US…