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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 Splits Hangouts Into 'Chat' and 'Meet'

Google is splitting Hangouts into two separate apps, Hangouts Chat and Hangouts Meet. No one seems to know why, but it's happening nonetheless.

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You Can Now Browse Amazon.com in Spanish

Amazon.com is going to be available in a language other than English. Unsurprisingly given the number of Spanish speakers in the U.S., that other language is Spanish. Alegrarse!

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Your Google Pixel May Have a Broken Microphone

The Google Pixel is an amazing smartphone. However, even the best phones are susceptible to the odd problem here and there, and the Pixel is no exception.

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Why You Should Download the PS4 v4.50 Update ASAP

Sony has now released the v4.50 firmware update for the PlayStation 4. This is a major update which adds several exciting features, so our advice is to download version 4.50 ASAP.

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Yahoo Launches a Text-Based Assistant Called Captain

O Captain! My Captain! Yahoo has one more product to share. It's a text-based personal assistant, which is surely very rare.

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You Can Now Ask Alexa for Medical Advice

Alexa has learned a new skill, and this one turns Amazon's smart assistant into a fount of medical knowledge. Just make sure you get a second opinion, eh.

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IMDb Adds an 'F' Rating for Movies Made by Women

Women are somewhat underrepresented in the film industry. The situation is changing, but in the meantime we have something called "the F-Rating"...

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The Most Popular Android Apps and Games of All Time

To celebrate five years of Google Play, Google has revealed its most popular apps, games, books, movies, songs, and albums of all time.

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The Nintendo Switch: Are Dead Pixels a Defect?

As far as Nintendo is concerned, a few dead pixels on a Switch screen shouldn't be considered a defect. Do you agree?

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Yelp Now Helps You Find Gender Neutral Bathrooms

Yelp users will now be able to see whether or not a business offers gender-neutral bathrooms to its patrons.

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How a Typo Temporarily Took Down the Internet

Depending on where you live and which websites you visit you may have noticed the internet acting up on Tuesday. And now we know how it happened...

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You Can Now Create Your Own Prisma Filters

Despite already being all kinds of brilliant, Prisma keeps on getting better. Having bolstered its social networking credentials, Prisma is now increasing the number of filters available to its users.

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Play Battlefield 1 for Free This Weekend

Anyone who hasn't yet bought Battlefield 1 can play the game for free on PC or Xbox One this weekend. But not on PS4, because EA hates you.

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Twitch Sells Games to People Who Watch People Play Games

Twitch has made a name for itself as the destination of choice for people who want to watch other people play games. But it's now set to start selling games as well.

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YouTube Launches YouTube TV for Cord Cutters

YouTube has announced the existence of YouTube TV, a new over-the-top TV service set to launch within the next few months.

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Microsoft Launches Xbox Game Pass for Hardcore Gamers

Microsoft is launching a new subscription service called Xbox Game Pass. This Netflix for games offers those willing to pay the monthly fee access to over 100 Xbox One and Xbox 360 titles.

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Google Kills Another Product You've Never Heard Of

Google is killing off Google Spaces, its experimental social networking/group messaging app. Thankfully, no one really knew about Google Spaces, so no one really cares that it's dead.

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Google Assistant Is Coming to More Smartphones

Google is beginning to roll Google Assistant out to more smartphones. Unfortunately, the majority of Android handsets are not included in this initial rollout thanks to fragmentation.

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Everything You Need to Know About the New Nokia 3310

Nokia has launched a brand new version of the legendary 3310. This is the Nokia 3310 brought up to date for 2017, but with a heavy dose of nostalgia thrown in for good measure.

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Cloudflare Was Leaking Data, So Change Your Passwords

Some of the most popular websites have been leaking user data onto the web. The scale of the problem isn't yet clear, but the advice, as always, is to change your passwords.

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