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Instagram launches Create mode with On This Day throwbacks - TechCrunch
Instagram has finally turned Throwback Thursday into an official feature. It’s part of the new Instagram “Create” mode that launches today in Stories, bringing the app beyond the camera. Create makes Instagram a more omni-purpose social network with the flexi…
• http://techcrunch.com/2019/10/08/instagr...

Essential and Android co-founder Andy Rubin has a crazy tall mystery phone - The Verge
A new device tweeted by Andy Rubin looks like no phone we’ve ever seen before, with a super tall UI, a smartwatch-like interface and extremely flashy colors. Here’s what we know right now.
• https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/8/20905...

Instagram's dark mode is official for Android 10 - Android Police
After years of pining from enthusiasts, more and more Android apps are starting to get dark modes. Most of Google's offerings now have them available, and
• https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/10/08...

Google Stadia: Here’s every game we’re expecting when it launches next month - 9to5Google
Google Stadia is shipping its Founder's Edition kits out to those who pre-ordered sometime in November, and here are what games will be available at launch.
• https://9to5google.com/2019/10/08/google...

Microsoft Expands Your Phone 'Calling' Functionality to More Android Devices - Thurrott.com
Microsoft is updating Your Phone to let most Android users now answer and dial calls from their PC; there is also a new build of Windows 10 out as well.
• https://www.thurrott.com/windows/219169/...

Doom Eternal joins this year's game-delay club, will launch March 2020 - Ars Technica
For some reason, id Software is also delaying this year's port of 1997's Doom 64.
• https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/10/d...

Don't Update to macOS Catalina Yet if You Use Photoshop or Lightroom - PetaPixel
If you're a Mac user who regularly uses Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom Classic CC, we don't recommend updating your computer to macOS Catalina just yet.
• https://petapixel.com/2019/10/08/dont-up...

Modern Warfare’s Special Ops mode is basically Call of Duty’s greatest hits in co-op - Polygon
Modern Warfare’s co-op Special Ops mode will include multi-stage Operations that let players complete them in a variety of ways, and Missions that will keep things short and let players compete for a high score.
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With $15M round and 100K tablets sold, reMarkable CEO wants to make tech 'more human' - TechCrunch
The reMarkable tablet is a strange device in this era of ultra-smart gadgets: A black and white screen meant for reading, writing, and sketching — and nothing more. Yet the company has sold 100,000 of the devices and now has attracted $15 million in series A …
• http://techcrunch.com/2019/10/08/with-15...

Microsoft's Surface Duo phone is powered by Google's Android, and that's a big deal - CNET
Microsoft's Surface reputation and the adoption of a once-rival platform gets the software titan back into the mobile game.
• https://www.cnet.com/news/microsofts-sur...

Medicare insurers are starting to offer big Apple Watch discounts - The Verge
In a major step in Apple’s push to market its Apple Watch as a health and fitness device, a private Medicare insurer is now subsidizing the cost of the Watch for its members, as first reported by CNBC.
• https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/8/20904...

[Update: One UI 2.0 official] Samsung may begin Android 10 beta for Galaxy S10, Note10 in just weeks - Android Police
With Android 10 out and about on release, we're now waiting on Samsung, the world's largest producer of Android smartphones, to update its phones'
• https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/10/08...

Blitzchung Banned From Hearthstone By Blizzard Following Hong Kong Comments - NPR
The developer of World of Warcraft and Hearthstone said a player known as Blitzchung went over the line when he said, "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times!"
• https://www.npr.org/2019/10/08/768245386...

Google makes moving music and videos between speakers and screens easier - TechCrunch
Google today announced a small but nifty feature for the Google Assistant and its smart home devices that makes it easier for you to take your music and videos with you as you wander about the different rooms in your home. “Stream transfer,” as Google prosaic…
• http://techcrunch.com/2019/10/08/google-...

TCL opens up pre-orders for its 8-series 4K QLED TVs - Engadget
The displays, which include mini-LED backlight tech, start at $2,000.
• https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/08/tcl-...