After almost 6 years since YouTube’s launch, the video streaming site now boasts 50 million Music and Premium subscribers. The milestone marks a 30 percent increase from December of last year, which indicates that a great number of users are willing to enhance their free YouTube experience by paying to subscribe to the premium version. […]
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Over the past week or so, Apple has eased some longstanding restrictions that helped make its App Store into a big moneymaker for the company. The company has long required app developers to pay high commissions to Apple on the sales of paid apps as well as purchases of subscriptions or digital items inside their […]
Apple will officially give developers of certain apps the option to link their customers to external websites to conduct their payments, addressing a longstanding App Store complaint that’ll solve the tech giant’s in-app payment system and its 30 percent cut. In a statement, the California-based company noted that changes will appear by early next year […]
The U.S. government’s highway safety agency wants detailed information on how Tesla’s Autopilot system detects and responds to emergency vehicles parked on highways. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration made the detailed request in an 11-page letter sent to the electric car maker that was dated Tuesday. The letter is part of a wide-ranging investigation […]
Microsoft announced on Tuesday plans to release Windows 11 on October 5th with a free upgrade of the operating system accessible for new hardware that functions with Windows 11 pre-loaded and qualified Windows 10 PCs. Microsoft is stunning its userbase with Windows 11 rollout in an announcement on its blog, revealing that primarily only eligible […]
Hugely popular online games and celebrity culture in China are the latest targets in the ruling Communist Party’s campaign to encourage the public to fall in line with its vision for a powerful, more wholesome country. The message? Play less, study and work more. Rules that take effect Wednesday cut the amount of game time […]
Apple announced on Monday its acquisition of Primephonic, a service that specializes in streaming classical music, without disclosing the financial terms of the deal. Apple considered this step will significantly improve classical music experience, as the U.S.-based giant aims to incorporate the service’s functionality and playlists into Apple Music. The Big Tech company explained that […]
For the past decade, Google Chrome has embedded itself as the default platform option for the majority of users. However, to Google, Chrome isn’t just a means of viewing websites, it’s the nexus to rapidly advancing tech tools, including gaming. Google’s Chrome recently launched an updated beta version of Chrome called Beta 94, armed with advanced web standards that’ll transform the browser-based […]
Every few days, my 8-year-old son, Neal, asks if he can “earn something” on Roblox, a popular online video game platform. That’s his way of suggesting I buy him Robux, the platform’s currency, in exchange for him doing a chore or extra academic assignment. While I usually decline these requests, his persistence made me wonder […]
Microsoft is threatening to retain certain Windows updates from current copies of its latest OS, Windows 11, should users refrain from downloading and “manually” installing an ISO file, since unsupported PCs will not be privileged to install Windows, security, and driver updates. On Sunday, the software developer announced that it will not prevent users from […]