Telegram apps fall foul of iOS App Store content rules

 The Telegram messaging apps appear to have breached Apple’s App Store guidelines and are currently unavailable for download on iOS. 9to5Mac spotted the absence yesterday, having been alerted via a Reddit thread. Read More
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How to Disable Annoying MacOS High Sierra Upgrade Notifications

If you have an older Mac computer, chances are you’ve decided against upgrading to MacOS High Sierra even though it’s free. That doesn’t stop Apple from constantly sending you notifications to do just that. One of the reasons this notification is particularly annoying is that you can’t actually dismiss it.  So how do you turn it off? The Easy Method To do things the easy way, open up your Mac App Store and go to Updates. You’ll see a large Mac OS High Sierra banner at the top of the screen. Hold down Control and click anywhere in that window and click Hide Update. The Complicated Method If the simple method doesn’t...

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How to Reset Network Settings in Windows

Network problems are awful because you can’t get online to check for help. Everybody knows the infuriating sight of No Connection, followed by hurried troubleshooting to isolate the problem. We’ve shared simple steps to diagnosing network issues and the best tools for assisting with networking problems. If you still can’t figure out your issue after applying that advice, there’s a new Windows 10 feature that can help you get a fresh start. How to Reset Network Settings in Windows 10 Open the Settings app (Windows Key + I is a shortcut) and browse to Network & internet > Status. Scroll down to...

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Elon Musk sold all 20K Boring flamethrowers, bringing in $10M

 Elon Musk’s flamethrower, branded and sold via The Boring Company, his new tunnel digging venture, is now all sold out. That means 20,000 buyers have secured pre-orders, and at $500 per, that adds up to $10 million in committed funds heading to The Boring Co’s coffers. Musk started selling these via The Boring Company’s website just a few short days ago, on Saturday, January 27. Read More

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How to Stop Microsoft Word Underlining Correct Words as Errors

Judging by the number of typos you can find in formal documents, not enough people pay attention to Microsoft Word’s spellchecker. Perhaps it’s because the tool tends to underline words that aren’t even errors. For example, it’ll mark some contractions as typos, such as I’m, weren’t, haven’t, etc. The same thing applies to personal words. If Word doesn’t recognize the name of your hometown or the name of your favorite sportsperson, the app will flag it up as a mistake. Luckily, it’s all easy to rectify. Let’s take a closer look. How to Stop Word Highlighting Contractions as Errors Stopping Word from...

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Mobile delivers high exit multiples despite broader market slowdown

 In the world of mobile apps, numbers come in two sizes: big and bigger. More than one billion people use Facebook’s mobile app every day. But what about the financial side of the mobile business; specifically, venture investment and returns? By looking at the numbers behind two different ends of the startup life cycle, a reasonable understanding of the mobile market today can be had. Read More

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Spotify Is Testing a Free New App Called Stations

Spotify is testing a new app called Stations. As the name implies, this standalone app is based around playlists, the modern-day equivalent of radio stations. Unfortunately, you probably can’t try Stations for yourself yet, as Spotify is severely limiting who is able to access it. Anyone who uses Spotify will tell you how good it is. It’s not perfect, but then neither are Apple Music, Google Play Music, or Tidal. However, as good as Spotify is, sometimes you don’t need anything quite as fancy. Sometimes you just want to hit Play and listen to the music… Press Play and Let...

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WhatsApp hits 1.5 billion monthly users. $19B? Not so bad.

 Facebook’s $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp sounds smarter and smarter. Today CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on the Q4 2017 earnings call that WhatsApp now has 1.5 billion users and sees 60 billion messages sent per day. That’s compared to 1.3 billion monthly users and 1 billion daily active users in July. The massive growth makes Facebook’s choice to pay over $19 billion… Read More
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Facebook reduces time spent by 2 min/user/day to push well-being

 Facebook is putting its short-term money where it’s mouth is, reducing the presence of viral videos in an effort to boost well-being of users of its site. Today in Facebook’s Q4 2017 earnings report CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that “Already last quarter, we made changes to show fewer viral videos to make sure people’s time is well spent. In total, we made changes… Read More
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Facebook reduces time spent by 2 min/user/day to push well-being

 Facebook is putting its short-term money where it’s mouth is, reducing the presence of viral videos in an effort to boost well-being of users of its site. Today in Facebook’s Q4 2017 earnings report CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that “Already last quarter, we made changes to show fewer viral videos to make sure people’s time is well spent. In total, we made changes… Read More

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WhatsApp hits 1.5 billion monthly users. $19B? Not so bad.

 Facebook’s $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp sounds smarter and smarter. Today CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on the Q4 2017 earnings call that WhatsApp now has 1.5 billion users and sees 60 billion messages sent per day. That’s compared to 1.3 billion monthly users and 1 billion daily active users in July. The massive growth makes Facebook’s choice to pay over $19 billion… Read More

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Twitter now says 1.4 million people interacted with Russian trolls during 2016 presidential campaign

 Twitter has now updated the number of people engaging with Russian trolls during the 2016 presidential campaign to 1.4 million. That’s more than double the initial 677,775 Twitter originally said had seen, followed or retweeted one of these accounts earlier this month. The new number reflects those who may have also replied to or @ mentioned these accounts. “We have expanded the… Read More
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Facebook survives Q4 with slowing 1.4B daily users but record $12.97B revenue

 Despite worries about Russia and that passive News Feed scrolling hurts us, Facebook beat expectations again in its Q4 2017 earnings report. Facebook now has 1.4 billion daily users, up 2.18% compared to growing 3.8% to 1.37 billion users in Q3. That’s a sizeable slow down, and the lowest quarter-over-quarter percentage daily user growth ever reported by the company. That could be… Read More
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Facebook survives Q4 with slowing 1.4B daily users but record $12.97B revenue

 Despite worries about Russia and that passive News Feed scrolling hurts us, Facebook beat expectations again in its Q4 2017 earnings report. Facebook now has 1.4 billion daily users, up 2.18% compared to growing 3.8% to 1.37 billion users in Q3. That’s a sizeable slow down, and the lowest percentage daily user growth since Facebook’s early days. That could be because CEO Mark… Read More

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How to Record TV Shows on Your PC

Do you remember the good old days? If you needed to record a TV show to watch later, you’d throw a cassette in the VCR and set up the timer. It was easy. Today, VCRs barely still exist (though you will have to use one to convert your VHS collection into digital format). As the cord-cutting phenomenon continues to gather pace, more people than ever are watching TV through their computers. So, if you want to record TV shows on your PC, what options do you have available? A lot depends on how you’re receiving the video in the first...

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Create a Bullet Journal on Your Mac With Reminders, Calendar, or Notes

Some of the best Mac apps come pre-installed. With a little planning, you can use these apps in unusual ways for organizing your work and life. Today, we’ll show you how to combine the power of Reminders, Calendar, or Notes with the ingenuity of the Bullet Journal to plan your day. What Goes Into a Bullet Journal? Back when we discussed how to use Evernote as a bullet journal, we covered the basics of this analog note-taking system. So we’ll skip the introduction today and go for a bare-bones recap of Bullet Journal elements instead. Here are the four core...

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Lexip’s joystick-mouse combo is a strange but promising hybrid

 While at CES I try to avoid getting bogged down by dozens of random gadgets, and this time I mostly succeeded — but the mouse reviewer in me was intrigued by Lexip’s new gaming mouse that’s also a sort of floating joystick. It’s a strange but cool idea, and although the learning curve is high, I can see some hardcore gamers and productivity fiends getting a lot of use… Read More

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Oops! Don’t say ‘Google’ in your Alexa voice app, Amazon says

 The competition between Alexa and Google Assistant is fierce. How fierce? Cover all of Las Vegas in Google Assistant ads for CES fierce? Put voice assistance in weird things like a light switch or a fridge fierce? How about “don’t dare utter our competitor’s name in your voice app” fierce? Yep, Amazon has banned Alexa app developers from saying “Google”… Read More
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The Best Free Music Production Software for Beginners

Whether you’re starting music production as a hobby or planning to become the next Tiesto, it’s best to begin with free music production software. Later on, when you evolve into an advanced user, you can switch to premium options that give you more freedom and variety of tools. We picked out some of the best platforms out there that will enable you to create music without any live instruments. 1. GarageBand (Mac) When it comes to beginner-friendly digital music production, GarageBand is very much your number one option. It’s completely free, easily found on App Store, and it teaches even...

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It’s 2018 and Apple Music Still Has an iCloud Problem

When Apple Music arrived on the scene, many users accused the company of over-stepping the mark by deleting local music libraries in favor of the cloud-based iCloud Music Library. Two years on, and iCloud Music Library is still a liability. Worse still, Apple isn’t forthcoming about many of these limitations, which extend beyond the domain of Apple Music and into iCloud as a whole. Don’t fancy losing your entire music library? Here’s what you can do to limit the damage. Changing Region? Prepare to Lose Everything So you need to move region, which means switching your App Store and iTunes...

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