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DON BROCO go behind the scenes of "Manchester Super Reds No.1 Fan"—watch
DON BROCO have released a behind-the-scenes video to accompany the visual for “Manchester Super Reds No.1 Fan.” The new feature takes fans on set, revealing the design choices that led to the final product. The original video for “Manchester Super Reds No.1 Fan” shows DON BROCO clad in Star Trek-style flight suits aboard a spaceship. As […]
A company is designing a hazmat-styled suit to wear at concerts
While people have been looking at when concerts are going to return through the coronavirus pandemic, a California design firm has come up with an idea for a protective suit people could wear at shows. The high-tech protective suit crafted by Production Club is dubbed the “Micrashell” and is designed specifically with concert-goers in mind. Read More: […]
Twitter is testing out a reply option to help you avoid awkward discussions
Twitter is testing out several changes to how the social media platform is working with some hefty shakeups to who can reply to your posts. According to a release from the company, they’re going to be allowing users to decide exactly who can reply to their tweets. Read More: Funko salute the Pumpkin King with new […]
You can compare your Spotify compatibility with people using this app
Spotify users are now able to compare their music tastes to their friends with a new online app called musictaste.space. It’s a service built by Kalana Vithana to see just how compatible people’s music tastes are with others. Read More: ‘Ink Master’ star Daniel Silva officially charged for Corey La Barrie’s death According to the website’s […]
Spotify is making artists' lives a whole lot easier with their updated features
Spotify is making some adjustments to their Spotify For Artists app while shuttering their analytics system and it could make a lot of musician’s lives a whole lot easier. The streaming service is meshing together their analytics system with the Spotify For Artists app centralizing their tools in one place for artists, labels and management to […]
The way you click through Instagram Stories could be changing
Instagram is testing out new features for users to navigate their way through Stories on the app to be more unique to their interests. The social media company is working on new and improved ways for people to see Stories content that could make cycling through numerous Stories easier than before. Read More: Arkansas’ first socially-distant […]
Here's how you can get dark mode on Facebook's desktop site
If you’ve always wanted a dark mode for Facebook on desktop, your dreams are finally coming together as the social media site is updating a number of features and appearances. The company’s redesign is going live today (May 8) with a more minimalist approach to the site’s desktop version coming along with other changes. Read More: […]
Spotify is being sued for allegedly stealing ideas for their ad platform
Spotify is one of the most dominant forces in the music industry but they’re being accused of stealing a Canadian company’s trade secrets to build their ad platform. According to Variety, VoxTonePRO are alleging they were holding meetings in 2016 and 2017 where Spotify executives were promising a partnership to get their hands on the company’s trade […]
Here are the rumored changes Apple is planning for the next iPhone
Apple is apparently planning some big changes to iPhones with new functionality for 5G service while shaking up the design of their phones too. According to Ad Age, as many as four new models will support 5G and they’ll be releasing two brand new accessories. Read More: Here’s how Vans and Tony Hawk are supporting local skate […]
PopSockets launch wireless charger you can use with grip attached
The phone accessory phenomenon that is PopSockets continues to grow. Starting in 2012 and growing 800% per year until selling 35 million units in 2017, the convenient grip continues to grow. It’s just always had one problem. You can’t use a wireless charger if you have one on your phone. PopSockets just solved that problem. […]
Apple set to introduce noise cancelling AirPods this week
People have gotten used to the initially overhyped Apple AirPods since their launch in 2016, and it looks like they’re about to become even better now with the pro model. The tech giant is introducing a noise-cancelling set of AirPods starting this Wednesday, October 30. Read More: Ozzy Osbourne expected to release a new album in 2020 […]
American Music Awards mark first show to use TikTok for nominees reveal
If you were anticipating watching the American Music Awards this year, you would have had to download TikTok to find out who has been nominated. The award show became the first-ever to announce their nominees via TikTok with creators Joshua Cureton, Nick Tangorra and Brittany Tomlinson participating in the content. Read More: Mac Miller alleged drug […]
Google predicts 2019 Halloween costume trends by city with FrightGeist
Google has created a function that determines the most popular Halloween costumes of 2019 based on search trends. The FrightGeist platform use statistics from around the country to figure out the most searched for costumes by city. Read more: Billie Eilish “bad guy” video comment becomes first to get 1 million likes You can see […]
Spotify updates For Artists app to include more real-time listening stats
Spotify has redesigned and relaunched their artists app to expand the statistics for plays and information about a band’s core audience. The Spotify for Artists app has rolled out on iOS and Android and includes expanded real-time statistics for current listeners. Read more: ‘Joker’ screenings skip site of 2012 Aurora ‘Dark Knight Rises’ shooting The […]
Tom Morello, Anti-Flag protest Ticketmaster facial recognition technology
Last year, we learned that Ticketmaster began testing facial recognition technology to allow people to enter a show using their image. Now, many musicians such as Tom Morello, Anti-Flag and Atmosphere are protesting against the technology, fearing it could be used for more than just ticketless entries to shows. Read more: Tyler Joseph thanks twenty […]
Apple are unveiling the latest iPhone model at next event
Every time Apple announces a new device it sets the internet ablaze and it looks like the company is ready to do so again with a new iPhone. The tech giant is hosting their next big event on September 10 with the centrepiece this time being the iPhone 11. Read More: Andy Hurley hardcore supergroup SECT drop surprise […]
Apple is being sued by customers for allegedly selling iTunes data
Apple is being sued by a group of customers for allegedly selling their iTunes data to third-party companies. The class-action federal lawsuit is seeking over $5 million in damages according to the suit filed on May 24 in California. Read More: As It Is drop second reimagined EP with ’80s pop, hardcore updates According to Billboard, […]
Google Maps' Satellite view is not what you think it is and we're devastated
You know those moments where you learn a piece of mind-blowing information that makes you feel like your entire life was a lie? Google Maps co-creator Bret Taylor has sent the internet into panic mode after informing us that the Satellite view on Google Maps is nothing but a BIG. FAT. LIE. Brace yourself. Read […]
Is this what the new Motorola RAZR looks like?
Looks like we may be getting a peek at the first fruits of the tech-forward Motorola RAZR comeback movement. And recent filings showing some mobile device hardware has some outlets anticipating a folding phone screen on the device. Take a look at the images right here. What you’re seeing is the World Intellectual Property Organization […]
NAACP mounts Facebook boycott amid reports of discrimination
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is urging a boycott of Facebook today after two new reports show Russian trolls specifically targeted black communities on the platform during the 2016 election. The reports (from Oxford University’s Computational Propaganda Project and cybersecurity firm New Knowledge) confirm previous suspicions of Russian meddling in […]
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