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Why the New MacBook Pro Has No SD Card Slot
Why has Apple dumped the SD card slot from the new MacBook Pro when most people still use one? Only Apple has the answer...
Instapaper Premium Is Now Free For Everyone
Instapaper is dumping its paywall and offering its premium features to anyone and everyone at no extra cost. Result!
Microsoft Stops Selling Windows 7 & Windows 8.1
Microsoft is no longer selling Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 licenses to OEMs. This effectively means that Windows 10 is the only version of Windows available to the companies building new PCs.
You Can Now Control Your Sonos With Spotify
If you own a Sonos speaker, today is your lucky day. You will no longer have to make do with the underperforming Sonos app. Instead, you can now control your Sonos with Spotify!
Google Just Outed an Unpatched Windows Vulnerability
Google has disclosed a 0-day vulnerability in Windows which is currently unpatched and being actively exploited in the wild. Microsoft is, unsurprisingly, none too happy with this situation.
How Netflix Decides How to Spend Your Money
Why does Netflix make the original shows it makes? And buy the classic movies it buys? It's all about the joy. Your joy. Apparently.
Imzy Plots to Kill Internet Trolls With Kindness
A new social network has just become available to everyone. Its name is Imzy, and it bills itself as a "friendlier" alternative to Reddit. Which is nice.
Apple Unveils New Touchy-Feely MacBook Pro
Apple has taken the wraps off of its brand new MacBook Pro. It's a beautifully designed piece of hardware, with several innovative touches and some annoying caveats potential buyers will have to beware.
Twitter Is Killing Vine, Letting Instagram Win
Twitter is killing Vine, with the social media company shuttering the short-form video-sharing service for unknown reasons. Rest in Peace.
Microsoft Outplays Apple With the iMac-Beating Surface Studio
Microsoft has announced new hardware in the form of its first all-in-one PC. The Surface Studio is essentially an iMac (but better), and aimed at people with lots of money to spare.
Microsoft Unveils the Windows 10 'Creators Update'
The Windows 10 Creators Update, as unveiled today by Microsoft, is free, packed full of features, and landing on your PC in "early 2017". Let's find out what it's all about...
Memes Are Now Officially Bigger Than Jesus
Memes are now officially bigger than Jesus, and we actually have the data to back up that claim.
Apple Leaks the New MacBook Pro With Magic Toolbar
Apple appears to have inadvertently leaked images of the new MacBook Pro 48 hours before its official unveiling. Oops!
You Can Now Make Video Calls on WhatsApp
WhatsApp is rolling out video calling to random Android users, but the feature is available to anyone willing to install the latest beta. iOS users are out of luck for now.
iOS 10.1 Adds Portrait Mode to the iPhone 7 Plus
Everybody should download iOS 10.1 at their earliest convenience. However, only iPhone 7 Plus owners will get the magic sauce set to make Android owners (and regular ol' iPhone 7 owners) jealous.
Using Windows? Beware This New Tech Support Scam
There's a new tech support scam doing the rounds, and this one fools users into thinking their computer has crashed. Which is ingeniously evil, it has to be said.
Why Your Favorite Website Was Down Today [Updated]
Hackers launched a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against Dyn this morning. The attack was responsible for taking down or interrupting traffic to a host of popular websites.
The Microsoft Surface Isn't Such a Joke After All
When Microsoft first unveiled the Surface, people laughed at this iPad-wannabe. And yet four years on, business is booming. No, seriously, stop laughing!
Meet Nintendo's New Games Console... the Nintendo Switch
Nintendo has unveiled the Nintendo Switch, a home/handheld hybrid games console designed to give Nintendo fans the best of both worlds. That is if everything goes according to plan...
Wikipedia Is Deleting Notable Websites for "Reasons"
MakeUseOf doesn't exist any more, at least according to Wikipedia. Neither does The Next Web for that matter. And several other high-profile tech sites are also facing the chop...