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 […]
Construction workers are cashing in on the AI boom
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Microsoft’s ugly sweaters return with Clippy, Xbox, and Zune brown options
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European cops shut down crypto mixing website that helped launder 1.3 billion euros
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Festivitas lets you decorate your Apple devices with holiday lights and snow
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Today is your last chance to score Cyber Monday deals on Disney Plus, Hulu, and HBO Max
If you’ve been looking for a new TV show or movie to watch, Cyber Monday is a great time snag a new streaming subscription. Right now, Disney, Hulu, HBO Max, Apple TV, and more are offering discounts on monthly and annual plans starting at just $2.99 a month. That means you save a bit of […]
Amazon and Google’s new cloud link could make it easier to deal with outages
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