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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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Google Pay Is Google's New Alternative to Cash

Google is integrating all of its various payment tools into one cohesive solution. Google Pay is the new brand under which Google Wallet, Android Pay, and more will operate.

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Shareholders Urge Apple to Tackle Smartphone Addiction

Two of Apple's institutional shareholders have published an open letter calling for the company to do more to tackle the problem of smartphone addiction.

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Anime Strike Is Now Free on Amazon Prime

Amazon has killed Anime Strike and added all of its shows to Amazon Prime. This means fans of anime can watch Strike shows for free on Prime instead.

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SoundCloud Makes Its Streams Sound Worse

SoundCloud users have accused the music streaming service from lowering the quality of its audio streams. However, SoundCloud denies the claims.

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HP Recalls Laptop Batteries Over Safety Concerns

HP is recalling a number of laptop batteries due to serious safety concerns. The company is responding to reports that some batteries on some models can overheat.

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The Nintendo Switch Is the Fastest Selling Console Ever

The Nintendo Switch is now the fastest-selling games console of all time in the United States, beating the Wii into second place.

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Mark Zuckerberg Promises to Fix Facebook in 2018

Every year, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes on a personal challenge. And for 2018, Mark Zuckerberg has promised to fix Facebook.

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Microsoft Kills the Kinect Adapter for Xbox One

Microsoft has discontinued the Kinect Adapter, effectively killing the already-pretty-dead Kinect peripheral.

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The First Bitcoin Was Mined 9 Years Ago Today

On January 3, 2009, a person by the name of Satoshi Nakamoto mined the first Bitcoin. And the rest, as they say, is history...

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WhatsApp Ends Support for Windows Phone & BlackBerry

WhatsApp is no longer supporting BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry 10, and Windows Phone 8.0. Which is entirely understandable given the small number of people still using them.

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It's (Almost) Official: Gaming Addiction Is a Disease

If you're addicted to video games then you may actually have a mental health condition. That is at least according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

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HQ Trivia Is Now Available on Android

HQ Trivia, a trivia app which has proved to be a big hit on iOS, is finally available on Android. Unfortunately it is still in beta at the moment though.

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Apple Will Now Replace Your iPhone Battery for $29

Apple ended 2017 offering a begrudging apology, and reducing the price of replacement iPhone batteries. Bringing Batterygate to a satisfying conclusion.

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Everything Spotify Knows About You, Revealed

Have you ever wondered what Spotify thinks of you based on your music tastes and listening habits? Spotify.Me will tell you.

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The Biggest and Best Tech News Stories of 2017

As 2017 draws to a close we thought it would be a good idea to look back over the past year in tech news to see which stories made the headlines...

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You Can Now Install Spotify on Linux as a Snap

The Spotify desktop app is now available as a snap, which makes it really easy to install and use without the need to install any other software first. Hoorah!

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Apple Admits to Slowing Down Old iPhones

Apple has confirmed what many people have suspected for a while... that it slows down old iPhones on purpose. However, this isn't for the reasons you might be assuming.

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MoviePass Now Has More Than 1 Million Subscribers

MoviePass has managed to rack up 1 million active subscribers. The question now is whether MoviePass' business model is sustainable or not.

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You Can Now Test Windows 10's Timeline Feature

Microsoft has released the latest Windows 10 build to Windows Insiders, and this one marks the long-awaited debut of the Windows 10's new Timeline feature.

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Google Chrome Will Start Blocking Ads in February

Google has announced the date when its Chrome web browser will start blocking ads. Think of it as a late Christmas gift from Uncle Google.

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