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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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Plex News Should Help Keep Cord-Cutters Happy

Plex has launched Plex News, which is comprised of news clips from an array of sources from across the political spectrum. Keeping you up-to-date with what's happening in the world.

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Apple Ditches Bing for Google on iOS and MacOS

Apple is ditching Bing in favor of Google. While Bing will still power Image Search in Siri, everything else will now be handled by Google. Poor old Microsoft.

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The BBC iPlayer Adds Old Shows From the Archive

The BBC is adding a slew of classic programming to the iPlayer. These older shows will live in their own section called From the Archive, which launches today in the UK.

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You Now Have Longer to Watch Your iTunes Movie Rentals

You can now watch any movies you have rented through iTunes for a full 48 hours after you first click Play. And it's about bloody time, Apple!

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PicMonkey Now Makes You Pay to Save Your Images

PicMonkey has rendered its free offerings absolutely pointless. While you can now use every tool in PicMonkey's arsenal for free, you'll have to pay to save, export, or share your image.

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Budweiser Offers Free Lyft Rides to Stop Drunk Driving

Lyft and Budweiser have teamed up together to help stop people drunk driving. Whether you drink Budweiser or not.

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Microsoft: Windows 10 Is Better Than Before

With the Fall Creators Update just around the corner, Microsoft is talking up the improvements it has made to Windows 10 so far. Which are many and varied. Apparently.

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You Can Now Sponsor Your Favorite YouTubers

YouTube now lets you sponsor your favorite YouTube gamers. And even if you don't watch any gamers on YouTube, sponsorships are likely to become a big part of YouTube in the future.

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Steam Tries to Stop Haters Review-Bombing Games

Valve is attempting to make Steam's user reviews of games more useful by trying to lessen the effect review-bombing has on certain titles. And it's all PewDiePie's fault.

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What the Early iPhone 8 Reviews Are Saying...

The iPhone X isn't yet ready for its moment in the spotlight, with tech reviewers focusing on the iPhone 8. So we thought we'd digest the juiciest details from the early iPhone 8 reviews...

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You Can Now Download iOS 11 on Your iPhone or iPad

Apple is finally releasing iOS 11 to the general public. And all you need to download iOS 11 is a compatible Apple device.

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Microsoft Adds Fake News Fact-Checking to Bing

Microsoft is jumping on the fake news bandwagon, adding a "Fact Check" label to Bing. And you'll soon see the fruits of these labors in Bing search results.

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CCleaner Was Distributing Malware for a Month

CCleaner, a popular piece of security software with a squeaky clean reputation, was distributing malware for the best part of a month. Which means you need to update ASAP.

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Google Maps Now Helps You Find a Parking Space

Google Maps is introducing new tools to help you park your car. And in one fell swoop, Google Maps has eased the worried minds of drivers everywhere.

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You Can Now Pay Tinder to See Who Swiped Right

Tinder has launched its new paid subscription tier around the world. And Tinder Gold offers a new Likes You feature that reveals everyone who has swiped right on you.

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Uber Stops Tracking You After Your Ride Ends

Uber is set to stop tracking riders after they have reached their destinations. This is the latest in a long line of changes Uber is making in order to improve its terrible reputation.

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Amazon Echo Now Supports Multi-Room Music Streaming

Amazon is introducing multi-room music streaming. This is great news for those who host raucous house parties, but bad news for your neighbors.

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Google Wants You to Buy Certified Android Devices

Recognizing certified Android devices is about to get easier. This is thanks to Google launching a new program which adds Google Play Protect branding into the mix.

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Giphy Reveals How Popular Your Favorite GIF Is

Giphy is adding view counts to its GIFs. These will allow us all to see which GIFs become part of the zeitgeist, and which just fall to the wayside.

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KFC Is Training Staff Using Virtual Reality

KFC is developing a virtual training escape room designed to teach its employees how to prepare that greasy but oh-so-good chicken. Probably.

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