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| | | | | Mobile World Congress 2020 Is Officially Canceled | | Android Police | The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has thrown a wrench in plans for Mobile World Congress, the annual mobile technology showcase that takes place in Barcelona, Spain. Hours after the GSMA insisted the show would continue, the show has been canceled entirely. | | WhatsApp Hits 2 Billion Users, up from 1.5 Billion 2 Years Ago | | TechCrunch | WhatsApp, the most popular messaging app, revealed just how big it has become. The Facebook-owned app said it has amassed two billion users, up from 1.5 billion it revealed two years ago. It also remains free of ads and does not charge its users any fee. | | Thought You Already Paid for Win7 Extended Security Updates? Think Again | | Computerworld | There are lots of complaints from people who spent good money to get Win7 Extended Security Updates, but don’t see this month’s patches. There’s a reason why. Microsoft didn’t bother to tell you that you need a new patch, released Tuesday, in order to start receiving Win7 ESU updates. | | Chrome Is Finally Fixing the Web's Most Annoying Video Problem | | Wired | Plenty of online adverts are terrible. Websites are often filled with intrusive ads that make getting to the actual content twice as hard. Amongst the worst offenders: autoplay video ads that start blaring out their message the second a page starts to load. Now something is finally being done about it, with Google announcing a major clampdown on irksome autoplay video adverts. |
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| | | The 20-minute Chromebook Tune-up | | Computerworld | Make your Chromebook faster, smarter, and more pleasant to use with these easy-to-follow annual steps. | | How to Protect Your Privacy from Facebook | | ZDNet | At long last, Facebook is letting you see the data it and other companies are collecting from you—some of which has nothing directly to do with what you're doing on Facebook. |
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