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Facebook to cut back on third-party app spam in your News Feed

May27
by on May 27, 2014 at 6:35 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Facebook revealed today plans to show you less content that is posted automatically by your friends’ third-party apps and instead prioritize “explicitly shared stories” in your News Feed. The changes will be made in the coming months. We’ve all had it happen – sign up for a new app with your Facebook login, only to discover months later that it has been posting every single thing you do to your friends’ News Feeds. According to Facebook, some users have felt “surprised or confused” by content that just appears without choosing to share. The Verge notes that users had been marking…

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Apple to stream WWDC 2014 keynote on June 2

May27
by on May 27, 2014 at 5:34 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

If you aren’t one of the lucky ticket holders for Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) next week, you can at least watch the livestream online. The keynote takes place on June 2 at 10am Pacific. You’ll be able to catch the presentation on OS X Safari, iOS Safari, QuickTime 7 on Windows or a second- or third-generation Apple TV. Don’t forget to tune in to TNW too, as we’ll have full coverage of the announcements, which should include run-downs of the next versions of OS X and iOS, as well as some new hardware and, hopefully, a few surprises. ➤ WWDC…

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Apple to stream WWDC 2014 keynote on June 2

May27
by on May 27, 2014 at 5:34 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

If you aren’t one of the lucky ticket holders for Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) next week, you can at least watch the livestream online. The keynote takes place on June 2 at 10am Pacific. You’ll be able to catch the presentation on OS X Safari, iOS Safari, QuickTime 7 on Windows or a second- or third-generation Apple TV. Don’t forget to tune in to TNW too, as we’ll have full coverage of the announcements, which should include run-downs of the next versions of OS X and iOS, as well as some new hardware and, hopefully, a few surprises. ➤ WWDC…

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Google starts blocking extensions not in the Chrome Web Store for Windows users, disables installed ones too

May27
by on May 27, 2014 at 5:28 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google, Insider

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Google today began blocking local Chrome extensions to protect Windows users. This means that as of today, extensions can be installed in Chrome for Windows only if they’re hosted on the Chrome Web Store. Furthermore, Google says extensions that were previously installed “may be automatically disabled and cannot be re-enabled or re-installed until they’re hosted in the Chrome Web Store.” The company didn’t specify what exactly qualifies the “may” clause, though we expect it may make exceptions for certain popular extensions for a limited time. Google is asking developers to reach out to it if they run into problems or…

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Google starts blocking extensions not in the Chrome Web Store for Windows users, disables installed ones too

May27
by on May 27, 2014 at 5:28 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google, Insider

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Google today began blocking local Chrome extensions to protect Windows users. This means that as of today, extensions can be installed in Chrome for Windows only if they’re hosted on the Chrome Web Store. Furthermore, Google says extensions that were previously installed “may be automatically disabled and cannot be re-enabled or re-installed until they’re hosted in the Chrome Web Store.” The company didn’t specify what exactly qualifies the “may” clause, though we expect it may make exceptions for certain popular extensions for a limited time. Google is asking developers to reach out to it if they run into problems or…

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