Discord users can now buy in-game items without leaving the platform
Discord users can now purchase digital game items directly within the platform, create wishlists, and send gifts through DMs.
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YouTube releases its first-ever recap of videos you’ve watched
YouTube Recap features a set of up to 12 different cards that highlight a user’s top channels, interests, the evolution of their viewing habits, and which personality type they fall into based on the videos they loved to watch.
Apple Music’s Replay 2025 is here
This year, Apple Music Replay includes even more listening habits, including the “Discovery” section, which highlights new artists users listened to, and “Loyalty,” which spotlights artists that users have kept coming back to each year.
Amazon Music’s 2025 Delivered is now here to compete with Spotify Wrapped
Amazon Music’s 2025 Delivered introduced new badges for listeners to show off. For example, the “Headliner” badge recognizes fans who fall in the top percentage of an artist’s listeners.
India plans to verify and record every smartphone in circulation
The Indian government has ordered smartphone makers to preinstall its Sanchar Saathi app on all devices, a move that is raising fresh privacy concerns.
Shopify resolves outage disrupting merchants on Cyber Monday
Shopify was down for many merchants this morning, preventing them from processing transactions. It appears to be fixed now.
MKBHD’s wallpaper app Panels is shutting down
“We knew it was niche… and ultimately, we weren’t able to turn it into the vision I had,” Marques Brownlee said.
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MKBHD is taking down his wallpaper app
Marques Brownlee’s Panels wallpaper app is shutting down on December 31st, barely a year after its controversial launch. “We made mistakes making our first app, and ultimately, we weren’t able to turn it into the vision I had,” Brownlee said in a video on the MKBHD YouTube channel. The Panels launch in September 2024 was […]
Festivitas lets you decorate your Apple devices with holiday lights and snow
This year, the whimsical holiday app comes to iPhone and adds a snow effect for Mac users.
Deezer rolls out ‘My Deezer Year 2025,’ its Spotify Wrapped clone
Deezer launched its version of Spotify Wrapped to give listeners an overview of their top tracks and artists.