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Google launches a standalone Tasks app for smartphones Yes Google's messengers and task managers (there is/was Google Keep as well as a previous simple task manager) and now we have a new one (no desktop […]
Gmail gets big redesign – at long last a snooze button too Now Gmail has added a “confidential mode”, which lets users protect sensitive content in emails by creating expiration dates or revoking previously-sent messages. […]
Spotify revamps free tier Where users on Spotify’s free tier have always been limited to shuffle-only play, the service will be modified to allow users to listen to any song that the platform’s engine recommends. […]
Piwigo is a good replacement for Flickr to host your own online photo collection if you have lost faith in cloud providers With Flickr recently being bought out and the possibility looming of my 9,700 […]
Electric buses go mainstream – For every thousand battery-powered buses on the road, about 500 barrels a day of diesel fuel will be displaced from the market Electric buses were seen as a joke at […]
Flickr has agreed to be acquired by SmugMug – But the photos will be moved to Smugmug which could break links posted on social media over many years The buy-out by Yahoo in the past […]
Hubzilla Social Network – A Feature-rich alternative to Facebook (screenshots) This network has nowhere near the number of followers that Facebook has but it is run without advertising or providing your data to 3rd parties […]
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Integrates Canonical Livepatch for Rebootless Kernel Updates The upcoming Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) operating system is coming with a new feature that would make it easier for users to use the […]
German Federal administration relies on Nextcloud to save and exchange documents in the cloud In order to save and exchange documents, the German federal administration will use Nextcloud in the future. The open-source cloud should […]
Development of eSIM standard halted after allegations arise that AT&T and Verizon colluded to sabotage it In yet another example of why American consumers have such little faith in AT&T and Verizon Wireless, the two […]