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Rhapsody’s ‘Instagram-like’ music sharing service SoundTracking is closing tomorrow

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by on July 9, 2015 at 4:45 pm
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Rhapsody is closing down socially-oriented music sharing service SoundTracking. In fact, tomorrow is the last day you’ll be able to use it or rescue any of your data. The company was one of two purchases it made in August last year, with the other being Exfm. Although the deal was likely about acquiring talent as well as technology, the closure will come as a blow to people still using SoundTracking as it was originally billed as a move that would give SoundTracking access to Rhapsody’s catalog of tracks. It seems Rhapsody ultimately had other long term plans in mind. In a FAQ on…

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Trackbuster stops people creeping on if you opened an email or not

Jul09
by on July 9, 2015 at 4:01 pm
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You probably don’t even know it, but many people who send you emails are probably tracking whether you opened them or not. There’s now a solution: Trackbuster. The free service removes the tricks people use to track if you opened an email, before it gets to your inbox. It’s not another app you need to use or check, it simply attaches to your Gmail inbox and scans each incoming email without any interaction. If an incoming email is found to contain a tracker, a label is added to let you know that it was scrubbed. I’ve been using Trackbuster on my inboxes…

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Office 2016 for Mac brings the first overhaul of Microsoft’s tools on OS X in 5 years

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by on July 9, 2015 at 4:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Microsoft’s plan to broaden the appeal of its subscription-based Office 365 service took another step forward today with the official launch of Office 2016 for Mac. Already available across Windows, Android and iOS devices, the introduction of a new version for OS X – the first in five years – brings a wealth of new features and a modern look and feel. Among the updates are new versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote. Some of the changes apply across more than one of the apps. For example, the redesigned Ribbon brings the Mac versions in line with the appearance…

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YoVivo for iOS blends photo aggregation with entertaining audio-visual elements

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by on July 9, 2015 at 4:00 pm
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These days, the biggest photo-based challenge isn’t necessarily where or how to store your images. There are plenty of places — from Flickr to Google Photos to Dropbox to Instagram to Facebook and beyond — vying for your pixels. The real issue is finding the pictures you care about when you want to see or share them. The operative question is more like: Where did I put that? Over the last couple of years, photo aggregators like Trunx and Kwilt, with hooks into the major photo repositories, came to the rescue. Now, alongside those comes YoVivo, a free app for the iPhone, which launches…

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Facebook’s revamped News Feed tools make sure you spot the updates you really want to see

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by on July 9, 2015 at 1:30 pm
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Facebook has today announced changes to the News Feed aimed at making it easier to filter posts and find the information you really want to see. The new tools in News Feed Preferences let you do things like select specific friends or Pages, so that you always see those posts. You can also tap on a specific person with News Feed Preferences to see any new posts they’ve shared since you last logged on. Underneath the regular News Feed is shown. It’s also easier to find new Pages now, based on Pages you’ve Liked in the past. There’s an option to view…

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