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.
Microsoft Brings Visual Search to Your Smartphone
Microsoft has added Visual Search---Microsoft's answer to Google Lens---to Bing's mobile apps, meaning you can now use it on your smartphone.
Microsoft Launches a News App on Android and iOS
Microsoft News powers MSN.com, news in Microsoft's Edge browser, the News app for Windows 10, Skype, Xbox, and Outlook.com, and the new Microsoft News app for Android and iOS.
YouTube Adds New Ways for YouTubers to Make Money
YouTube has unveiled a trio of new ways for YouTubers to make money. And together they represent YouTube looking beyond advertising revenue.
Google Finally Launches a Podcasts App on Android
After years of ignoring the medium, Google is finally taking podcasting seriously. To that end, the company has released a standalone app called Google Podcasts.
Instagram Launches IGTV to Rival YouTube
IGTV is the next stage of Instagram's evolution, and an obvious attempt to compete with YouTube. So here's everything you need to know about IGTV...
Amazon Prime Is Now Available in Australia
Amazon has racked up 100 million Prime subscribers. And now Amazon is inviting Australians to join the Prime party.
Google's New Ad Settings Put You In Control
Google has launched a new Ad Settings page which makes it easier than ever to control the kinds of ads you see when browsing the web.
Google Datally Adds More Ways to Save Data
Google Datally has four new features---Guest Mode, Daily Limit, Unused Apps, and Wi-Fi Map---which, when taken together, should help people all of us stay under our mobile data limits.
Amazon Kills Mayday Support for Fire Tablets
Amazon is sunsetting its popular Mayday feature, which let Kindle Fire tablet owners access live tech support by pressing a button on their devices.
Venmo Makes Its Website Much Less Useful
The peer-to-peer payments service no longer lets you make payments via its website, and it looks like this is just the start of an intentional effort to degrade the Venmo website.
You Can Now Screenshot Instagram Stories Again
Instagram has been notifying some users when people take a screenshot of their Stories. But Instagram has now ended that experiment.
Google Translate Now Works Better Offline
Google is making it easier to communicate when in a foreign country. And thanks to the genius of its neural machine translation, you can even be offline at the time.
Plex Adds a Traditional Live TV Channel Guide
It turns out people can't bear to be without the grid view that's standard on cable TV. And so users have flooded streaming services with requests for the grid view. Including Plex...
Microsoft Abandons Some Tech Support Forums
Microsoft is abandoning its technical support forums for a range of different products, including Windows 7, Office 2013, and the Surface Pro. Which sucks.
Facebook Launches Memories to Remind You of the Past
Buoyed by the popularity of On This Day, Facebook is launching Memories. This is a new page dedicated to reminding you of your past, or at least the past you've shared with Facebook.
Uber Lite Shrinks the App for Emerging Countries
Having experienced some issues in recent years, Uber is now trying a different approach in order to reach the masses, releasing a lightweight version of its app simply called Uber Lite.
Activision Is Killing Guitar Hero Live TV
Activision is taking Guitar Hero TV offline in December. Which will leave Guitar Hero Live owners with just the few dozen songs on the disc to play.
Snapchat Now Lets You Delete Sent Messages
Each and everyone of you will, at some time or another, have sent a message in error. Thankfully, Snapchat now has your back, with the option to delete sent messages.
Fallout 76 Is an Online-Only Survival Game
Bethesda has unveiled the latest game in the Fallout series, and this one is an online-only survival game titled Fallout 76.
Yahoo Messenger Is Finally Shutting Down
Yahoo Messenger is no more, with Oath, the Verizon subsidiary which owns Yahoo and AOL, shutting down the ancient messaging service on July 17, 2018.