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Microsoft is adding party chat, game footage sharing and more to its Xbox One app for Windows 10

Jul18
by on July 18, 2015 at 5:09 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Windows 10, xbox one

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Microsoft has added a slew of new social and gaming features to its Xbox One app for Windows 10. The company has also enabled game streaming from consoles to PC running the latest version of its upcoming OS. The latest release of the Xbox One app now includes party chat so you can talk to a bunch of your friends at once. You’ll also be able to update your avatar, gamertag and other profile details. Party chat in the Xbox One app In addition, you can now share locally stored game footage from Windows Store games with your Xbox Live…

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Apple’s iPod Nanos and Shuffles reportedly won’t sync Apple Music songs

Jul18
by on July 18, 2015 at 12:57 am
Posted In: Around the Web

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So you think you might be in the market for one of those colorful new iPod nanos or shuffles that Apple refreshed earlier this week. Be aware as you consider the new music player that the Nano and Shuffle models reportedly will not sync offline Apple Music songs. Several sources have reported that in attempting to sync such Apple Music tracks to those models, a message appears saying, “Apple Music songs cannot be copied to an iPod.” Thus, only tracks bought or imported through iTunes can be synced with those models. The new iPod Touch, however will sync with Apple Music tracks. While…

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Rejoice! Spam rate hits 12-year low

Jul18
by on July 18, 2015 at 12:15 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Since the Internet hit the mainstream, spam email has been categorically the worst. Whether it’s Nigerian princes asking for money or viruses disguised as chain emails, everyone gets spam. But thankfully, according to a new report by Symantec, we’ve hit a 12-year low in spam. The data, included in the firm’s monthly security report, shows that the overall spam rate for the month of just was 49.7 percent, a .6 percent decrease from the month of May. According to Symantec Cyber Security Threat Analyst Ben Nahorney, it’s the lowest the spam rate has been since 2003. Phishing rates and email-based…

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Yahoo files with SEC to spin off its shares of Alibaba into a new public company

Jul17
by on July 17, 2015 at 10:24 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Yahoo has filed with the SEC to spin off its remaining shares of Alibaba Group into a new public company called Aabaco Holdings. Yahoo announced the spinoff plan in January, and says Aabaco Holdings will launch in the fourth quarter of 2015. The new company will hold 384 million shares of Alibaba Group stock totaling 15 percent of company. Abaco Holdings also has total stock ownership of a new entity called Yahoo Small Business. Removing Alibaba equity from Yahoo severs Yahoo from Alibaba. After the sale, Yahoo will not retain control and the shares that it holds, rather the equity will be distributed to current shareholders. ➤ Yahoo Files To…

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