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Facebook decides to not taint WhatsApp with ads, for now
Facebook decides to not taint WhatsApp with ads, for now
World's most popular messaging platform, WhatsApp, has dodged a massive bullet. The owner of the messaging platform, Facebook, has been considering ...... 18 Jan 2020
Netflix testing promo videos between episodes, Twitter erupts
Netflix testing promo videos between episodes, Twitter erupts
Netflix has truly become a force to be reckoned with in the TV industry. For ten years now the company has managed to steal away cable customers ...... 18 Aug 2018 - 1 comment
Chrome update tackles what is the most annoying problem on the web
Chrome update tackles what is the most annoying problem on the web
The internet is decades and decades old already, and more specifically even the web, the world wide web as it was once known, has come of age ...... 23 Mar 2018 - 4 comments
Google updates Chrome with better popup protection
Google updates Chrome with better popup protection
Just as Mozilla updated their browsers, with new Firefox 58, Google answers with a new browser version of their own. Among other things Google's ...... 26 Jan 2018
Three out of four Netflix customers would rather cancel than watch ads
Three out of four Netflix customers would rather cancel than watch ads
For a long time Netflix was adamant on its pricing. No changes were made for a long time and everything seemed to be good. The markets obviously ...... 25 Jun 2016 - 7 comments
Pandora offers ad-free music for a day for $0.99
Pandora offers ad-free music for a day for $0.99
Pandora has announced today that it will offer a 'one-day pass' for non-subscribers, giving them 24 hours of ad-free music for just $0.99. 09 Mar 2015 - 3 comments
Here are yesterday's Super Bowl ads
Here are yesterday's Super Bowl ads
The Super Bowl ended in a thriller last night, with the Baltimore Ravens finishing as champions over the San Francisco 49ers, 34-31. As with ...... 05 Feb 2013 - 1 comment
uTorrent makes new ads optional, also discusses making client lighter
uTorrent makes new ads optional, also discusses making client lighter
Last week we reported that uTorrent, the most popular free torrent client, will now get ads as BitTorrent Inc. looks to pay its hefty bills. ...... 16 Aug 2012 - 3 comments
New uTorrent gets ads
New uTorrent gets ads
uTorrent, the most popular free torrent client, will now get ads as BitTorrent Inc. looks to pay its hefty bills. Until this week, users ...... 12 Aug 2012 - 6 comments
Here are the new Apple ads that everyone hates
Here are the new Apple ads that everyone hates
Since the Olympics began on Friday, Apple has unveiled three new ads that have been generally panned by anyone who has seen them. The ads ...... 29 Jul 2012 - 15 comments
Mac users pay more for hotels than Windows users
Mac users pay more for hotels than Windows users
While it is well known that Apple customers pay heavy premiums for the Mac products, it appears they may pay extra for regular items, as well. ...... 28 Jun 2012 - 14 comments
Steve Jobs' dream of ad-supported operating systems almost came true
Steve Jobs' dream of ad-supported operating systems almost came true
In 2008, Apple applied for a patent for ad-supported operating systems in which users would receive the operating system at a largely discounted ...... 28 Apr 2012 - 11 comments
AdBlock Plus to stop, um, blocking all ads
AdBlock Plus to stop, um, blocking all ads
The popular browser extension AdBlock Plus is likely to lose a large number of its fans soon. Instead of blocking all ads like intended, ...... 13 Dec 2011 - 41 comments
AoL, Yahoo and Microsoft team up to take on Google
AoL, Yahoo and Microsoft team up to take on Google
AoL, Microsoft and Yahoo have teamed up this week to compete better against search giant Google. The three companies will begin selling ad ...... 15 Sep 2011
Microsoft video attacks Gmail
Microsoft video attacks Gmail
Thanks to a leaked video, we can see how Microsoft employees really feel about Gmail. The video shows "Gmail Man," who is some kind of delivery ...... 29 Jul 2011 - 8 comments
Amazon to sell ad-subsidized $114 Kindle reader
Amazon to sell ad-subsidized $114 Kindle reader
Amazon has announced today it will begin selling an ad-subsidized Kindle reader for $114, a full $25 discount off the regular price for the ...... 12 Apr 2011 - 6 comments
     

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