Month: July 2022
You’re finally getting the Google Play Store and apps you deserve
Audio player loading… A new day is coming for your Android apps. Google is implementing new Play Store rules for developers as it attempts to stamp out intrusive ads, impersonators, and VPNService misuse. The big changes will roll out incrementally (opens in new tab) with the first rule going into…
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This interactive map highlights the most notable person from your hometown
This interactive world map visualizes “a cross-verified database of notable people” to show you the most notable person in your hometown — or anywhere else you might want to look. Topi Tjukanov, a geographer and senior map designer at Mapbox, put the visualization together, which features different influential people from…
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Apple, Google told to explain themselves after crypto scams hit app stores
Audio player loading… U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has sent a letter to the CEOs of Apple and demanding the companies explain how they review and approve mobile apps for cryptocurrency trading and storing. The letter comes a few days after the FBI warned retail investors that their peers lost…
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How to use Steam’s FPS counter
If you want to know what frame rates your Steam games are running at, there are many third-party programs out there to help. But if all you need is a very basic counter and you don’t care about other hardware stats, you don’t need to download any of these —…
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Google Play Store is blocking full-screen ads, VPN hijacking
Audio player loading… Google has announced new Play Store policies for Android developers in an effort to crack down on full-screen ads, VPNs, and fake apps impersonating genuine software. Coming into effect from September 30, 2022, the Play Store will require developers to stop showing “Full-screen interstitial ads,” for example…
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Three overlooked PlayStation exclusives are coming to Xbox and Game Pass
Audio player loading… A trio of overlooked PlayStation indies are hopping over to Xbox and Game Pass in the next few months. Solar Ash, The Pathless, and Maquette all launched as console exclusives on PS5, PS4 as well as PC over the last couple of years. And soon, Xbox players…
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