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Got Spotify for desktop? You can now download songs for offline playback
Spotify is rolling out a new look for its desktop and web apps, including the ability the download tracks for listening offline.
Amazon's revamped Alexa Voice Remote for Fire TV adds shortcuts to Netflix, Disney+
The new voice remote for Amazon’s Fire TV players also comes with a Guide button for live TV, as well as a redesigned Alexa button.
Spotify will roll out CD-quality audio streams later this year
Spotify HiFi will arrive next year in “select markets,” although there’s no word on how much the new audio tier will cost yet.
Amazon’s new Echo Show 10 and its rotating display will finally ship on Feburary 25
Better late than never, the third version of Amazon’s biggest smart display has a 10-inch screen that follows you around the room.
Google adds a privacy-oriented Guest Mode to its Home and Nest smart speakers and displays
Want to have an off-the-record chat with Google Assistant on your smart speaker? Now you can, thanks to Google’s just-launched Guest Mode.
Google smart displays get sticky notes for family members
Now you can ask Google Assistant to leave “Family Notes” on your Google display. Also: Google Assistant gets a “find my family” feature.
Google releases Chrome 87 with support for Apple silicon Macs
Apple’s built-in Safari browser may be the most popular among Mac users, but Google’s nearly ubiquitous Chrome is not far behind.
New software program runs Windows directly on Chromebooks
Parallels claims its newly-launched Desktop for Chromebook Enterprise is the world’s first software that runs Windows directly on enterprise Chromebooks.
Optus to take the lag out of gaming
Optus wants Australian PC gamers to have a better experience so it’s introduced Game Path, designed to improve the gaming experience for serious PC gamers that is designed to reduce lag in video game play by 30% on average, according to the telco.
Echo family reimagined, inside and out
There’s a new-look Echo family for fans of the Amazon devices, featuring enhanced audio, more powerful hardware, and experiences that make Alexa smarter, more engaging, and helpful.
Apple upgrades Safari on Catalina and Mojave in annual exercise
Safari 14 offers expanded tab management, website Touch ID authentication, a new privacy report and additional customisation options.
Google smart displays now let you take charge of multi-room audio
You can now create instant speaker groups from your Google Nest Hub, Hub Max, or another Google Assistant-compatible display.
Recently squashed Alexa bug could have allowed hackers access to voice histories, researchers say
Yet another good reason to regularly clean your stored Alexa voice recordings.
Reddit, LinkedIn, TikTok will issue updates to stop apps from copying the clipboard in iOS 14
Since the developer beta release of iOS 14, it has been revealed that several apps have been copying data from the clipboard.
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