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Offline over the weekend? Read all the tech news you missed right here

Sep08
by on September 8, 2014 at 10:15 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Roundups

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Weekends are a time for relaxing and unwinding; you can forget about your working week, switch off the alarm clock and laze around to your heart’s content. However, I hate to break it to you, but it’s Monday now though and if you spent your weekend enjoying that kind of relaxing time away from your phone or computer, then there’s a whole bunch of news and features that you missed out on. Fear not though, we have you covered. So, pop on the coffee pot, switch your phone to silent and put a do not disturb sign on your office door while…

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Spotify will now serve free users with video ads on desktop and mobile

Sep08
by on September 8, 2014 at 6:58 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Spotify has been pushing hard to tempt paying subscribers over from the gratis realm, the result of which has led to a quarter of its 40 million user base becoming fully signed-up paying members. But that still leaves 30 million people listening for free, who support the music-streaming service in their own way, by lending their ears to audio ads and eyes to banners. Now, however, they’ll be asked to lend their eyes and ears to moving images too. Yes, Spotify is officially announcing its first video ad products today, for both its mobile and desktop apps, following a limited trial…

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