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Google now lets devs create beta test groups using email invitations or links

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by on July 30, 2015 at 4:00 pm
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Google is making it easier for users to beta test Android apps. After launching its testing program two years ago, Google now allows developers to create open and closed beta programs via email or links. To populate a closed beta program, developers will need to invite users via email. Once an invite is sent, users simply accept the invitation, download the app and report their findings to the group. The open beta program is a bit simpler; whoever has a link to the beta testing group can give the app a shot. The open beta can either be left wide…

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Windows 10 steals your bandwidth to send other people updates

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by on July 30, 2015 at 3:53 pm
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Windows 10 launched on July 29 to much fanfare — it’s a free upgrade for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 users — but along with the privacy issues, there’s another problem: by default, Windows 10 uses your internet connection to share updates with others across the internet. The feature, called Windows Update Delivery Optimization is designed to help users get updates faster and is enabled by default in Windows 10 Home and Pro editions. Windows 10 Enterprise and Education have the feature enabled, but only for the local network. It’s basically how torrents work: your computer is used as part of a peer to peer network…

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Find out what’s in Alex Turner and Josh Homme’s iPhone notes

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by on July 30, 2015 at 3:31 pm
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Josh Homme has an excellent show on Beats 1 called ‘The Alligator Hour’ and this week’s edition featured part one of his interview with Arctic Monkey’s frontman, Alex Turner. The pair have history – Homme produced the Monkeys’ 2009 record ‘Humbug’ – and that makes for a great conversation. One of the most enjoyable moments was when they decided to read out a few of their iPhone notes. Homme fills his with odd and interesting words he encounters as well as idle thoughts including “The shivers…” and “Put glass in front of everything: Glass panther, glasshole…” Among Turner’s notes were…

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Facebook will now prompt you to go through a security checkup on your account

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by on July 30, 2015 at 2:56 pm
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Facebook wants to make it easier to keep tabs on who has access to your account. Today it’s announcing a new tool called Security Checkup, which acts like a set-up wizard for the platform’s security options. Once you click on the new option, Facebook will run you through several options to help keep your account safe. First it’ll ask you to log out of the devices you haven’t used in a long time – or perhaps even forgot about. It’ll then prompt you to set up Login Alerts, which does what it sounds like: notify you when someone accesses your…

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The ultimate guide to local SEO ranking

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by on July 30, 2015 at 2:26 pm
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Many people have asked the question, “what did we do before the Internet?” After all, today, everything we do is governed by what we can easily find at our fingertips. If we’re going to a far away destination, we’re likely not opening a paper map; we’re using our phones. If we’re looking for a product at a store, most of us (in this particular demographic, at least!) are checking whether we can buy it online first before we check the stores. If you want to be found, you need to be visible. The rise of smartphones has intensified the importance…

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