Month: June 2020
Apple News Plus’ new Audio stories appear in iOS 13.5.5 beta
The latest iOS 13.5.5 beta has revealed a new audio feature for the company’s Apple News Plus service that adds podcast-style recordings of longform articles to the app, as discovered by 9to5Mac. Apple was reportedly working on the feature earlier this year, but the newly revealed section of the News…
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Go read this story about how a lost NES game was recovered after 30 years
Digital archivists working with the Video Game History Foundation have discovered a previously lost NES game based on the 1990 film Days of Thunder. The game was co-authored by Chris Oberth, a developer known for the arcade games Anteater, Time Killers, World Class Bowling, and Winter Games for the Commodore…
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AI breathes new life into a classic ‘80s synth
Musicians in the 1980s had a love-hate relationship with Yamaha’s DX7 synthesizer. Its digital sound engine was unlike the analog synths that came before it, and created a unique timbre, but the thing was a beast to program. (Modern FM synths are sub… Source
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Tech companies mark Blackout Tuesday
Over the weekend, music industry execs Jamila Thomas and Brianna Agyemang called on fellow industry members to protest police violence against black people by pausing operations for the day. The pair created the site and hashtag #theshowmustbepaused, which spread quickly throughout social media as people looked for a way to…
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Facebook’s Manage Activity tool helps clean up your social media history
Let’s face it: many of us have posted stupid, embarrassing or plain bad things online over the years. Until now, getting rid of those on Facebook has meant either trawling back through up to 16 years worth of posts on your profile or your Activity Lo… Source
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Samsung S20 Plus deals: this exclusive offer gets you 100GB at a very low price
Samsung’s latest trio of phones are amazing but they are by no means affordable. Luckily, for those looking to go flagship with their next purchase, we have an S20 Plus offer that helps mitigate costs, exclusively for readers of TechRadar. At just £47 a month for a pretty large 100GB…
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