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Apple has announced the winners of its App Store Awards for 2023, with a begrudging nod to the impact of AI. The iPhone-maker has recognised 14 apps and games (down from 16 last year) that “empowered users to unleash their creativity, discover a world of new adventures, and have fun with family and friends”. Here’s […]
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With streamers eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Spotify Wrapped and Apple Music Replay year-end round-ups, Deezer has also delivered the goods for subscribers. The music streaming service has launched the My Deezer Year feature, offering insight into members’ annual listening habits, new music discovered, and loads more. Available from today, My Deezer Year is […]
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When is Spotify Wrapped 2023 coming out? The year-end wrap is the highlight of the year for many Spotify subscribers and it’s coming soon. The feature gives users an entertaining round-up of their favourite songs, artists, genres, playlists and… yep, podcasts. Spotify has started to tease the arrival of this year’s Wrapped, but is yet […]
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Uber won't just take you where you want to go, a driver will also bring you exactly what you want t…
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Are you one of those folks afflicted by your partner’s desire to take 100 of versions the same photo until they find one they’re happy enough to share on social media. The Instagram husband/wife phenomenon is real and it doesn’t half clog up the photo library on your smartphone. Luckily, Google Photos has a new […]
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Apple has extended its offer of free access to the Emergency SOS via satellite service for iPhone 14 users. When Apple launched the iPhone 14 range in late 2022, one of the main new features was the ability to contact emergency services when there’s no mobile or Wi-Fi signal, courtesy of satellite connectivity. While this […]
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Apple has been tipped to give its often-bashed Siri personal assistant a huge AI upgrade at WWDC 2024. According to tipster @Tech_Reve, Apple has been using a large language model (LLM) to “completely revamp Siri into the ultimate virtual assistant”. They go on to predict that the development of this new smarter Siri is well […]
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A press release regarding Spotify Premium landed in our inboxes on this otherwise standard Tuesday and a quick read of the subject line ‘Spotify Premium Update’ got our hopes up about a potential Spoitify HiFi launch. Alas that was not the case, but it still brought news of a particularly nice perk for Spotify Premium […]
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The Google-owned maps app Waze is adding a new safety feature that aims to give drivers an idea just how dangerous the an upcoming stretch of road is. In a blog post on Tuesday, Google revealed the app is rolling out crash history alerts to inform users if a “crash-prone road” is a part of […]
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UPDATE: Apple has contacted Trusted Reviews to confirm Apple Music Voice is going away. The company…
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There are three types of YouTube users; those who brag about ad-blockers, those who have to put up with more ads as a direct result, and those who say ‘sod it’ and just pay up for YouTube Premium, even though the price of that is going up as a result of the ad-blockers too. The […]
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X, the service formerly known as Twitter, has added video and audio call support, taking another small step towards Elon Musk’s vision of an all-encompassing super app. The controversial billionaire has taken to his social network to announce that an early version of a video and audio call function is now available to X users, […]
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Google is rolling out a handy feature in its Chrome web browser that will pick up on typos and suggest web pages when you mis-type a URL. We’ve all been in that annoying situation where we type out a lengthy web address on our phones, only to miss out or insert an incorrect letter. The […]
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The House of Mouse is ready to follow Netflix’s lead and clamp down on Disney+ password sharing. According to a new report from Mobile Syrup, Disney+ freeloaders in Canada will be the first to see their access cut off. The company has published an updated subscriber agreement with a new section on account sharing that […]
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Google has announced the popular Google Podcasts service is shutting down as the company plans to fold audio shows into the YouTube Music app. The company is hoping to streamline the experience completely after making audio and video podcasts available within the YouTube Music app without the need for a subscription earlier this year. Right […]
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Until now the Apple HomePod speakers have been a tough sell for Spotify users (as well as other streaming services) because there’s been now way to natively integrate the service with the speaker. Because Spotify hasn’t adopted the requisite UI that enables third-party music services to play nice with the Siri-powered speaker, even otherwise loyal […]
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WhatsApp is about to end the long wait for an iPad app, according to a newly released beta version for Apple devices. While iPhone, Apple Watch (by enabling notifications) Mac, and the Safari browser are all compatible with the Meta-owned communications app, iPad users have been out in the cold. At least from a native […]
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Unless you’ve ponied up for YouTube Premium, you’ll be pretty used to advertisements sapping your enjoyment of the best content. On smart TV apps the ad experience can be particularly jarring with those very regular commercial breaks coming on a device where you’re less inclined to put up with them. Even with ads that are […]
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Public attention may be firmly on the next big Apple hardware showcase, but the company itself is said to be ploughing millions of dollars a day into training up AI. According to a fresh report from The Information (via The Verge), Apple has cranked up its investment into AI to millions of dollars a day, […]
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The UK government has backed down in its efforts to force messaging apps to include an encryption-breaking requirement to scan for illegal content. According to a Financial Times report, the UK’s proposed changes to the Online Safety Bill have dropped the requirement to build a privacy backdoor and undermine the end-to-end encryption of conversations. The […]
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Advertisements on Instagram and Facebook can be the bane of one's existence and, if you use the ser…
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YouTube is bringing one of his most controversial elements to the standalone YouTube Music. The com…
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YouTube is testing a Shazam-like way to identify music by humming or recording a few seconds of songs. The test, currently live on the Android version of YouTube, offers a nice way to search for music you’d like to hear within the app. After enabling the voice search functionality within the app, testers will be […]
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With no fanfare whatsoever, Apple Music has begun surfacing a new Discovery Station that recommends new tracks that you might like. Apple Music subscribers should notice a new Discovery Station appearing on the app. Just head to the Listen Now tab and dive into Stations for You. As the name suggests, Discovery Station seems to […]
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Remember the days when the Twitter verification checkmark was something to be cherished? You’d harnessed enough followers or had enough expertise for Twitter to bestow that blue icon upon your account. That was before it became little more than sign of allegiance and serfdom to Elon Musk’s X, following the entrepreneur’s so-far disastrous takeover of […]
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WhatsApp has rolled out a brand new Instant Video Messages feature, enabling users to record and share minute-long clips with friends. While it’s always been possible to record a photo or video from within the app, by tapping the camera button to open the camera interface, WhatsApp is now integrating the video tool within the […]
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Given the chaos ongoing at Twitter/X, Meta's alternate Threads app continues to seize the initiativ…
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Netflix is in introducing a new 'My Netflix' tab for mobile devices, which it hopes will reduce the…
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Following its highly inauspicious launch, that saw heads roll in Cupertino all those years ago, it felt like Apple Maps had blown its chance of being a serious contender to the Google Maps juggernaut right out of the gate. However, one report suggests the tide may finally be turning and that there are now reasons […]
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Meta’s Threads app is struggling to keep users engaged with the app after smashing records in its first week in existence, according to new data. Research from SimilarWeb reckons daily active users on Android declined from 49 million on July 7 to 23.6 million a week later. That’s a fall of more than 50%. The […]
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