Pocket Casts launched in 2010 and sold to NPR and a group of other public media groups in 2018. It’s been well-received, particularly from different sites, because it’s available across platforms.

Pocket Casts Plus was the program that gained huge traction, although it charges users a monthly subscription fee for features like desktop app access and a standalone Apple Watch app, in 2019. Pocket Casts initially went up for sale in January after its board of public media members voted.

The app is free to download, and this kept the revenue loss, and NPR reportedly lost $800,000 on it last year. Automattic strategizes on the plans to monetize the app, and to learn more about whether it’s keeping all of the Pocket Cast employees on full-time.

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They’re all slowed down by 4,000 percent, and Microsoft positions this as a relaxing video for those far too excited by the Windows event on June 24th. This is much teasing a new startup sound for Windows 11, or whatever the next version of Windows will be called.

The hints follow an event starting at 11AM ET and the event invite that has a window that creates a shadow with an outline that looks very much like the number 11. Microsoft may announce a new version of Windows with significant user interface changes.

It has been working on something codenamed “Sun Valley.” The company has referred this to as a “sweeping visual rejuvenation of Windows.” There will be many other changes, including some significant Windows Store ones.

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However this unannounced and unreleased app is getting managed for access to the latest version of the Xbox Game Streaming app for Windows. The app will let Windows users stream games from their Xbox Series S / X consoles, and from xCloud after the release.

There’s no access to stream games from the new Xbox consoles to Windows PCs currently. Beides, this is unsupported in the existing Xbox Console Companion app. This new app will solve that, and also bring xCloud streaming to Windows PCs for the first time.

Users can remotely wake an Xbox console, sign in, and play games wherever you are. The Xbox remote play feature, for connecting to Xbox consoles, works similarly to how the existing Console Companion does.

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The uncertainty over the new policy of data sharing with Facebook has made it much into the firm to release the update on the actual planned date. The update does not in fact affect data sharing with Facebook with regard to user chats or other profile information.

WhatsApp has continuously clarified that its update addresses business chats in the event a user converses with a company’s customer service platform through WhatsApp. Since 2016, WhatsApp has shared certain information with Facebook, including your phone number.

WhatsApp does not look at people’s chat messages or listen to their phone calls. Also, the conversations are end-to-end encrypted to protect against those abuses. A pop-up informing users of the new change included mention of how WhatsApp partners with Facebook.

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Both models have new display options with addition to the chip upgrades. The G14 now comes with a 144Hz panel along with a 2K 120Hz model. Asus reveals that the new display will cover the full DCI-P3 color gamut.

Alongside, the G15 has a 165Hz QHD display and 100 percent DCIP-3 coverage. Asus has also added new animations to its Anime Matrix. There’s now a virtual pet that can live on the display and interact with you.

Redesign is made to the G15 with ErgoLift hinge that lifts the keyboard deck slightly off the ground to improve cooling. It also has a 20 percent bigger touchpad than its predecessor along with an additional microphone.

Both G14 and G15 models have bigger 90Wh batteries while the company claims you get over 10 hours to a charge from the G15. They also feature improved speakers with brand-new Dolby Atmos software. The G14 and G15 will be available in Q1 of 2021.

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However, the company is expanding beyond workplace video chat and into new territories, specifically email and calendar services. Zoom is already working on the email product and the report states will be a web email service that may begin testing as early as next year.

However the uncertainty with the calendar app still goes on with the development on the roll. Now the ideas for Zoom to explore may soon come into implementation. But there might be a different scenario in case companies start bringing employees back to the office.

The use of video conferences might reduce once the employees are back to offices as COVID-19 vaccine distribution picks up through 2021. Major competitors which are video conferencing platforms bundled as part of broader enterprise app suites.

One among the platforms is Microsoft with its Office 365 platform and Google with its competing Workspace bundle. Calendar, email, and videoconferencing products are the services provided in the way Zoom is planning to launch email and calendar.

The company is planning to build a full enterprise app suite, including job postings for “exciting chat features” and its existing integrations. The other apps like Asana and Dropbox are among the featuring platforms.

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The new device will probably have a 3x and 10x telephoto cameras (72mm and 240mm equivalent focal lengths, respectively), both with optical image stabilization. This is one additional rear-facing camera compared to the S20 Ultra’s three rear sensors.

The 10x lens on S21 will use a folded optic design similar to the S20’s telephoto camera. We expect that Samsung will once again offer hybrid zoom that reaches much farther than that 10x optical range.

There are a few notable non-camera-related details. These specs confirm a 6.8-inch display with variable refresh rates from one to 120Hz, along with a battery-saving move also adopted from the Note 20 Ultra. There will be a separately available S Pen support.

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According to the Google Drive policy changes that include counting Google Workspace documents and spreadsheets, the introduction for limitation on photos storage is on the way. The overall cap for storage stands as 15GB.

Google’s new policy will also allow the company to delete data from inactive accounts that haven’t been logged in to for at least two years. So, with the new policies on photos storage, users have time to decide for paying Google or switch to other cloud platforms.

A storage cap in Google Photos as Google already counts “original quality” photo uploads against. However, taking away unlimited backup for “high quality” photos and video also takes away one of the service’s biggest selling points.

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The users also reckon that a visible gap between the display and the body of the phone has no drawbacks to the phone usage. The support thread additionally addresses what many users were most concerned about whether that gap would compromise the Pixel 5’s water resistance.

However, Google made it clear that the gap will have “no effect on the water and dust resistance or functionality of your phone.”  It’s not clear how widespread the display gap issue is on Pixel 5 devices.

On various user responses in the support thread show, some devices appear to be impacted to a greater extent than others. But while the gap may look concerning, it’s reassuring to know that it shouldn’t have any functional impact on your device.

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