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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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The BBC Is Streaming World Cup Games in 4K and VR

The BBC is using the 2018 World Cup to trial streaming in 4K and VR. So if you're planning on watching the games, you can do so in a couple of new ways.

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Plex Adds Podcasts and Customization Options

Plex has redesigned the way its mobile apps are structured, but the two most noticeable changes are new ways to personalize Plex, and support for podcasts.

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Imgur Now Lets You Upload GIFs With Sound

After almost 10 years of hosting still images and GIFs, Imgur is moving into video. However, if you're not a fan of change, don't worry, as these are essentially GIFs with sound.

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Sweary Carrot Weather App Lands on Android

Most weather apps are indistinguishable from each other. However, Carrot Weather is a little different than most, and the iOS app is now available on Android.

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Reddit Adds a Night Mode on Desktop

Reaction to the Reddit redesign has been mixed so far, but plenty of Reddit users have since requested a Night Mode. And the Reddit Design team have now delivered...

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Pandora Launches a Family Plan for $15/Month

Pandora has launched a Premium Family Plan which buys up to six people access to Pandora Premium for just $14.99/month. Which is a veritable steal.

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Twitch Is Streaming a Doctor Who Marathon

If you have never seen Doctor Who before, and want to know what the fuss is all about, now's your chance to catch up. As Twitch is streaming 500+ episodes...

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Tinder Places Matches You Based on Location

Tinder has launched Places, a new feature that matches you with potential dates based on the places you hang out. Hence the name.

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StumbleUpon Is Shutting Down After 16 Years

StumbleUpon, one of the early web pioneers, is shutting down. Its creator, Garrett Camp, hopes you'll move to his new discovery platform called Mix.

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Google Photos Now Lets You Pick Your Favorite Shots

Google Photos is getting two new, and rather fundamental, new features. The first lets you "favorite" your own photos, and the second lets you "like" your friends' photos.

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Instagram Is Finally Adding a Mute Button

Instagram is giving users the option to Mute friends. This long-overdue feature means you can either permanently or temporarily Mute friends without the need to Unfollow them.

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Fortnite on Android Is Coming Summer 2018

Unfortunately for Android owners, Fortnite debuted on iOS. However, Epic Games has now announced when Fortnite is coming to Android. And because we don't do clickbait, the clue is in the title.

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Google Is Making HTTPS the Chrome Default

With well over half of all websites now encrypted, it's time to think of HTTPS as the default option rather than the exception. That is, at least, according to Google.

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eBay Uses Your Interests to Help You Shop Online

If you're willing to tell eBay what sort of things you're into, eBay will now create a store unique to you, filled with items you're going to want to buy.

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Google Launches YouTube Music and YouTube Premium

Google has launched two new services: YouTube Premium and YouTube Music. Except they aren't really new. This is more of a rebranding exercise for YouTube Red and Google Play Music.

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Facebook Launches a Youth Portal for Teens

Facebook has launched what it's calling a "Youth Portal". This is designed to be a one-stop shop where teenagers can find out all about Facebook.

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You Can Now Take a Break From YouTube

YouTube is now one of the biggest timesucks on the internet. So, as part of its Digital Wellness initiative, YouTube is now asking you to consider watching fewer videos. No, really.

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WhatsApp Rolls Out Group Chat Improvements

WhatsApp has made a number of improvements to the way group chats work. All of which are designed to help people use WhatsApp group chats more effectively.

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Nintendo Brings the NES Classic Edition Back

The NES Classic Edition will be available in stores again from June 29, so if you know anyone who works in retail you should probably ask them to put one aside for you...

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Google Duplex Will Identify Itself as an AI

Google Duplex was quite the talking point at I/O 2018, with serious morality questions being asked about the AI. However, Google has now made it clear Duplex will identify itself as not human.

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