Apple’s iMessage isn’t the only chat platform that can be crashed with help of a silly message, as Microsoft’s Skype is also similarly vulnerable.
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NYT: No new Apple TV hardware at WWDC 2015
The list of things to get excited about during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference next week appears to be shrinking by the day. In a report on Wednesday, The New York Times revealed that Apple has been forced to postpone its plans to introduce new Apple TV hardware and a toolkit for app developers to go along with it.
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Microsoft reveals the first killer Windows 10 hardware
Ever since Windows 10 was announced early last year, Microsoft’s focus has shifted heavily toward the software side of its business. We’ve been too focused on Start menus, Edge browsers and Xbox One game streaming to pay much attention to the hardware that will actually run the OS, which is why Microsoft rearranged its priorities at Computex this week.
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Watch Stephen Colbert lose his beard for the first Late Show preview
The transition from Letterman to Colbert is going to be weird for many reasons, not least of which is the fact that Colbert’s Late Show doesn’t start until Tuesday, September 8th. But rather than rest on his laurels until the fall, Colbert and his writing team began releasing content for the show this week, including a short video, a podcast and an app.
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The big Apple-Google fight isn’t about iOS vs. Android anymore
The biggest battle in the tech world for the past several years has been the battle for supremacy in the mobile platform world. iOS and Android have been the two main fighters and in a sense they’ve both won: Android has gotten the most total market share while iOS has taken in most of the actual profits. With iOS and Android firmly established as the two main players in the mobile world, Apple and Google have moved on to fight on new battlegrounds, as a new post by Neil Cybart smartly explains.
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I know you’re excited about Fallout 4, but you still shouldn’t preorder it
Look, I know how you feel. Bethesda just announced Fallout 4, a game we’ve all been anxiously anticipating for the past 7 years, but no matter how excited you are, no matter how many times you’ve watched that awesome three-minute trailer — you still shouldn’t preorder Fallout 4.
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The most important thing you need to get started with Google’s unlimited free photo storage
Google’s unveiled its new Google Photos service during its annual Google I/O keynote last week, and the web has been buzzing ever since. Why? Google’s new service offers unlimited cloud storage for all of your photos and videos for the low price of absolutely free. Unlimited. Free.
It sounds too good to be true, and in one way it is, but it’s still an unbelievable deal for the majority of users. If you’re just getting started with Google Photos though, there’s a key app you might not know about.
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Video: Meet Hound, the voice assistant app that wipes the floor with Siri, Cortana and Google Now
There are times when a new product comes to market and you are flat-out amazed by how much better it is than the competition. That appears to be the case with Hound, a new voice assistant app produced by the makers of the music discovery app SoundHound. Re/code reports that Hound has been in development for a whopping nine years now and it really shows. Simply put, we’ve never seen a voice assistant app come even close to having the capabilities that Hound does.
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Deal of the day: Nine fantastic Mac apps on sale for 90% off for a limited time
We love coming across an app that can help our computer run faster, better, or more efficiently. So of course we love coming across nine of them even more. This bundle is a collection of our favorite must-have apps for our Macs, from speed boosters to note-taking tools. And now’s your chance to get them all for just $19.99 at the BGR Store—at a savings of 90%, it’s not likely you’ll come across a deal this good again soon.
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Your Instagram feed is about to be invaded by even more ads
In an effort to begin monetizing Instagram more seriously, the popular photo-sharing service has plans to infuse a lot more ads into user photostreams. Additionally, the Facebook-owned company announced that it may leverage information gleaned from user Facebook accounts to serve up more targeted ads on corresponding Instagram accounts.
While advertising on Instagram, in a broad sense, is nothing new, previous advertising efforts have been limited to adverts from big time companies like Levis. Under Instagram’s new rules, advertising will now be open to all comers.
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