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Dave Parrack-Deputy Editor for Creative, Entertainment, Gaming, and Social | Oversees Coverage of News and Current Events

Dave Parrack

Deputy Editor for Creative, Entertainment, Gaming, and Social | Oversees Coverage of News and Current Events

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About Dave Parrack

Dave Parrack is a Deputy Editor at MUO and also oversees the site's coverage of current events. He has been writing about technology since 2007, and with MakeUseOf since 2011.

He has previously written for various sites, including Blorge, WebTVWire, and New Atlas.

Dave uses ChromeOS and Android, but isn't a Google fanboy. He thinks AI will change the world sooner than people think, for good or for bad. He has a particular interest in new and emerging technology.

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Spotify Lite Is Now Available on Android

Spotify has released Spotify Lite, a lightweight version of the Spotify app designed for old or outdated handsets.

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You Can Now Watch YouTube on Your Fire TV

You can now watch YouTube on Amazon Fire TV and watch Prime Video on Chromecast and Android TV. All using official methods.

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Microsoft's 1.11 App Lets You Revisit Windows 1.0

Windows 1.11 is an app inspired by Windows 1.0 but with a Stranger Things twist. And it's a fantastic promotional tie-in.

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Instagram Launches New Tools to Combat Bullying

One tool warns people that their comment may be offensive. The other lets you shadow ban anyone you no longer want to interact with.

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Hulu Now Lets You Shuffle Seinfeld Episodes

Hulu has added a Shuffle button to Seinfeld, allowing you to watch random episodes of Seinfeld out of order.

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Amazon Retains Alexa Voice Recordings Unless You Delete Them

Amazon has admitted that it retains Alexa voice recordings unless and until customers delete them. Which is a worry.

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Instagram Adds a New Chat Sticker to Stories

Instagram has launched a new Stories sticker, and this one lets you invite people directly to a group chat.

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Girlboss Launches a LinkedIn for Women

Girlboss has launched a new professional networking site aimed at women. But, before you ask, yes, men can join too.

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Sony Raises PlayStation Vue Prices by $5

Sony is raising PlayStation Vue prices. Every PlayStation Vue subscriber will see the price of their subscription increase by $5.

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Twitch Launches Subscriber-Only Streams

Twitch has launched Subscriber Streams, which are streams only available to subscribers, VIPs, and Mods.

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Google Maps Features New Tricks for Bus Passengers

Google Maps has two new tricks up its sleeve, and they should make the lives of commuters who use public transport easier.

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Instagram Adds Ads to the Explore Feed

The Explore feed is where you discover new people and posts, and you'll soon be discovering new brands and products too.

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You Can Now Change YouTube's Video Recommendations

To appease its critics, YouTube is rolling out new features designed to give viewers more control over what videos they watch.

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Scribd Snapshots Offer Bite-Sized Book Previews

Scribd has launched a new content offering called Snapshots. Scribd Snapshots offer curated previews of nonfiction books.

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You Can Now Learn Arabic Using Duolingo

Duolingo has launched a course helping you learn Arabic. Which is considered a difficult language for English speakers to learn.

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Telegram Launches Location-Based Group Chats

Telegram has launched Location-Based Group Chats, which will make it easier to forge friendships with people living nearby.

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Amazon Prime Day 2019 Will Last 48 Hours

Amazon has announced all of the details about Prime Day 2019. Including when it's taking place and how long it's going to last.

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Valve Adds an LGBTQ+ Tag to Steam Games

Valve has officially added an LGBTQ+ tag to Steam to help gamers discover games with LGBTQ+ themes.

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Bill Gates Reveals His "Greatest Mistake Ever"

In an interview with Village Global, Microsoft founder and former CEO Bill Gates has revealed his "greatest mistake ever"...

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The New Windows Terminal Is Now Available

Microsoft has released the new Windows Terminal for Windows 10, making it available as an app from the Microsoft Store.

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