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See allMicrosoft Turing Image Super Resolution promises to do away with low-res images everywhere
Did you ever have to look at or work with bad quality images? Maybe an image from an old camera that is low resolution, a badly taken photo of an eBay auction […]
`Good News: non-business legacy Google G Suite customers may keep their accounts after all
Google revealed plans to shut down the G Suite legacy free edition in January 2022. The company gave customers only two options at the time: sign-up for a paid plan to continue […]
Apple's new rule allows app subscriptions to be auto-renewed at higher prices without informing the user
Apple's new App Store rule may not be welcome amongst users. The company has decided to allow app subscriptions to be auto-renewed without requesting the user's permission. There are many apps that […]
EU will enforce the Digital Markets Act in Spring 2023 and it could allow iOS users to install apps from third-party sources
The European Union will enforce the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in 2023, and this could have a huge impact on Big Tech companies such as Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta (Facebook). […]
Mozilla and Meta develop privacy preserving advertising tech IPA
IPA, which stands for Interoperable Private Attribution, is is a new advertising technology that a team from Mozilla and Meta (ex Facebook) have developed. IPA is designed to address the needs of […]
WhatsApp Web gets a Custom Sticker Maker; Desktop version to follow next week
WhatsApp has announced a new way that allows you to personalize your chats. One feature that has grown quite popular among IMs is stickers. Today, the Meta-owned messaging service has released a […]
Facebook scatters privacy settings all over the place on mobile
Every other year, Facebook announces that it has changed the settings of its web version and/or applications. This month's change is rolling out to all users of Facebook's mobile application, and its […]
WhatsApp’s View Once message feature has arrived
View Once is a new feature that’s finally available on WhatsApp. The beta version was released in July 2021, and after successful testing, is now being rolled out to all WhatsApp users. […]
Apple
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Apple's new rule allows app subscriptions to be auto-renewed at higher prices without informing the user
Apple's new App Store rule may not be welcome amongst users. The company has decided to allow app subscriptions to be auto-renewed without requesting the user's permission. There are many apps that […]
EU will enforce the Digital Markets Act in Spring 2023 and it could allow iOS users to install apps from third-party sources
The European Union will enforce the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in 2023, and this could have a huge impact on Big Tech companies such as Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta (Facebook). […]
Apple explains its App Store removal rules, will give developers 90 days to update their apps
A week ago, there was an uproar among the iOS and macOS app developer community, when some of them had received a notice from Apple stating their app would be removed from […]
Apple warns developers that it will removed outdated apps from its App Store
Apple has sent out emails to app developers, who haven't updated their apps for a long time. The Cupertino-based company has informed them that it will remove outdated apps from the App […]
Microsoft
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Microsoft Turing Image Super Resolution promises to do away with low-res images everywhere
Did you ever have to look at or work with bad quality images? Maybe an image from an old camera that is low resolution, a badly taken photo of an eBay auction […]
Has Microsoft Been Hacked?
Microsoft is investigating claims that internal source code repositories have been accessed and data has been stolen. The alleged hack is linked to the hacking group Lapsus$, which attacked companies such as […]
Skype teases "next version", promises all browser support, forgets Firefox icon
Microsoft revealed its future plans for Skype, the communication service that it acquired in 2011 for $8.5 billion. The next version of Skype will be "improved, faster, reliable, and super modern-looking" according […]
Microsoft Silverlight support ends October 12, 2021: here is what you need to know
Microsoft will end support for all versions of the Silverlight development framework on October 12, 2021. Silverlight applications, which are still supported by the company's web browser Internet Explorer 11, will continue […]
Amazon
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How to switch to a different regional Store in the Amazon App
Amazon operates regional stores that customers may buy products from. The Stores are not limited to customers from a specific region, but some products may not be purchasable if a customer comes […]
Amazon promises at least 4 years of security updates for Fire TV hardware
Amazon Fire TV hardware, such as the newly released Amazon Fire TV Stick 4k Max, will be supported for at least 4 years by Amazon. Amazon Fire TV devices are powered by […]
Should you upgrade to an Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max?
Amazon announced several new Fire TV products today on the official company blog and website. A new Fire TV stick was unveiled next to the company's first Fire TV-powered televisions, the Fire […]
IMDb TV finally gets a dedicated Android App
When you think of Amazon’s streaming service, the first thing that comes to mind is Prime Video. However, this is not the only streaming service that Amazon has available. IMDb TV, which […]
Twitter launches its Tor Project onion address
Twitter may now be accessed via its dedicated Tor Project onion website. Tor users may point their browsers to https://twitter3e4tixl4xyajtrzo62zg5vztmjuricljdp2c5kshju4avyoid.onion/ to access Twitter directly. Twitter follows a handful of major sites, including […]
How to bypass Twitter's "See more Tweets from" and "See what's happening" prompts
When you browse Twitter in a web browser without being signed in, you will soon run into roadblocks as Twitter displays "see more tweets from" and "see what's happening" messages after a […]
How useful is Twitter's new "Soft Blocking" feature?
Twitter is rolling out a new feature on the web version of the service that enables users to soft block followers. Basically, what it allows users of the service to do is […]
Hide Twitter Trends and other sidebar suggestions
Twitter displays a sidebar with regional trends and other suggestions when you use the service's web version. Some Twitter users may find these useful, others that it is a distraction or not […]
Youtube
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Hitomi Downloader: versatile media downloader for Windows
Hitomi Downloader is an open source media downloader for Microsoft's Windows operating system that can be extended with user scripts. The downloader supports downloads from many sites by default, including YouTube, Facebook, […]
YouTube Vanced alternatives for Android
The popular third-party YouTube client Vanced for Android is being discontinued. The developers announced the decision on the official Twitter account and through other channels. I reviewed YouTube Vanced back in August […]
How to deal with Google's and YouTube's aggressive popups (before you continue, sign in)
When you visit Google's main website for the first time, or after clearing cookies, you get a "before you continue" popup. On YouTube, another Google property, you will get a "sign in […]
Watch YouTube without Ads on your Fire TV
Google revealed plans this week to monetize videos from publishers on YouTube that have not joined the partner program. The change takes affect in the United States first but will roll out […]
Yahoo
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Yahoo Answers will cease to exist on May 4th, 2021
If you have been to the Yahoo Answers website recently, you may have noticed a big banner at the top stating that the site will be shut down on May 4th, 2021. […]
Farewell Yahoo Groups! Shutting down on December 15, 2020
Yahoo announced this week that it will shut down Yahoo Groups on December 15, 2020. Yahoo Group users are informed by Yahoo via email about the shutdown timeline. Dear Yahoo Group Moderators […]
It is time to opt out of Yahoo Mail email scanning
Yahoo Mail and AOL Mail, which both fly under the Oath banner, a Verizon owned company, scan emails that arrive in user inboxes to improve advertisement targeting. An article published by The […]
The end of Yahoo Groups? Not quite yet but close
Yahoo announced far-reaching changes to the company's Yahoo Groups service recently. The changes affect the visibility of groups, uploaded content, and upload functionality. Yahoo Groups was one of the world's largest discussion […]
`Good News: non-business legacy Google G Suite customers may keep their accounts after all
Google revealed plans to shut down the G Suite legacy free edition in January 2022. The company gave customers only two options at the time: sign-up for a paid plan to continue […]
Google is rolling out new cookie popups with "reject all" option in Europe
Google is changing its cookie popups on Google Search and YouTube in Europe. The new cookie banner is rolling out already, and the main change that it introduces is the integration of […]
Google is turning search history tracking on for all Google Workspace customers
Google is sending out emails to Google Workspaces administrators currently in which it details upcoming changes to search history tracking. The company decided to split Workspace data from other data that it […]
Google plans to shift advertising from user tracking to group tracking
It is no secret that Google is working on removing support for third-party cookies in its products, most notable its Chrome web browser, the world's most used browser. One of the main […]
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