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Google has finally rolled out its search and browser ballots for Android devices, allowing users to choose what services they would like to use to power their devices. The ballot screen arrived with a Google Play update and promp...
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As YouTube moves more into the streaming music business with its YouTube Music service, Google is going the extra mile to ensure it has value adds that stand out above other services. To that end, the YouTube team announced (in co...
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Google killed off its Allo Instant Messaging app last year focus on its Android Messages app. However, Messages never fully reached its potential. The app featured basic tech messaging support with advanced features like payments,...
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Spotify is updating its app’s library design for speed, the firm revealed today. Ever since Spotify began to integrate Podcasts into its app, both podcasts and songs were thrown together in a sort of haphazard fashion. Now S...
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Microsoft, Amazon and other Seattle based tech companies have announced donations towards a program which aims to build hundreds of homes for the homeless in Seattle according to a report from the Seattle Times. Microsoft donated ...
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Google is adding an important missing feature to the Google Docs web app, the ability to cross-check documents and compare them. With Google Docs, users will be able to check two documents and see whatever differences exist betwee...
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Dropbox is just a cloud storage app, like OneDrive and iCloud. But the firm doesn’t want to see itself as such. With the launch of a new desktop app, Dropbox wants to reposition itself as the centre of your workplace. It has...
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Facebook got into hot water earlier this year for running a program that allowed minors to hand over their phone data in exchange or compensation. The firm has learned its lesson now and is now running an open market research prog...
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A lot of digital ink has been spilt over the life status of various Microsoft products over the years. Is the Windows Phone dead? Or is it alive? Is Microsoft Band dead, or is it alive? Is the Microsoft Store dead? Or is it alive?...
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Apple has released another app for the Windows Store after its now defunct iTunes app – its rumoured Store version of iCloud for Windows. iCloud works just as well as Microsoft’s own OneDrive. You’ll be able to s...
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Samsung has brought its mid-range A-Series phones to the US after only offering them in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The firm will be bringing the Galaxy A50, A20 and A10e to the market this summer, offering Samsung’s...
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Just before Android Q reaches prime-time, Google is rolling out a dark theme to its man Google App on Android to prepare for the arrival of a system-wide dark theme in Q. Much like other Google apps which have recently been spotte...
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Huawei has started out to app developers to help fill out its App Gallery for Android phones, according to one such developer who contacted XDA Developers. The email read: Subject: [OFFICIAL] Invitation to join Huawei AppGallery C...
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Apple’s iPhones are the most valuable parts of its business, dwarfing revenue from that of its MacBooks and iPads. The firm moved much of its production to China in previous years and has embraced the company as another of i...
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The US’s acting budget chief requested a delay on portions of the ban which prohibits US-based companies from doing any trade with Huawei in a letter sent to Vice President Mike Pence and nine members of Congress. It also do...
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Twitter is testing a new feature that will allow users to hide replies to their tweets. This feature was si=discovered by social media sleuth Jane Manchun Wong. Twitter is testing Hidden Replies in Canada. pic.twitter.com/MeBFAOmq...
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Google’s excellent Maps app is currently being used as a navigation tool by many drivers in lieu of old fashioned sat navs. The firm is working on a feature to make it even more useful for drivers with off-route alerts. In I...
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It’s Pride Month this June, and Instagram is making it easier for its LGBT users to celebrate this month with updates to its app interface. The first of the changes is the addition of a Pride-themed story ring. “Togeth...
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Google has been accused of being biased towards left-leaning sources when it comes to news for decades now, a new survey carried out by the Economist shows that this isn’t entirely true. The year-long survey was carried ou...
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Huawei has reportedly stopped development and distribution of its laptops according to a DigiTimes report. The firm has asked its notebook supply chain partners to suspend deliveries and has stopped further development of its ongo...
