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Finally! Spotify Will Now Let You Search Out Songs by Their Lyrics on Your Smartphone
Avid Spotify listeners have long hoped that the app developers would add this feature—this week, their dreams came true.
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What Movie Do You Want to Watch? This Website Analyzes Film Critic Reviews to Help You Choose
Film critics are great at finding parallels and identifying influences—Cinetrii crowdsources all that movie knowledge for you.
Taking a Road Trip? This App Will Tell You the History of the Places You're Passing
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LG’s New Wearable Air Purifier Is the Face Mask of the Future
Homemade face masks can look cute, but feeling like you’re breathing in stale air isn’t exactly fun.
It’s Not Just You: A Worldwide Google Outage Caused Errors With Gmail, Google Docs, and More
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This Truly Wireless Meat Thermometer Takes the Guesswork Out of Grilling
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Slow-Motion Picture: Netflix Is Rolling Out New Playback Speed Controls
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Sony's Wearable Air Conditioner Will Keep You Cool in Any Weather
This personal, portable air conditioner cools your body temperature by up to 23°F on hot summer days.
Want to Sound Like Darth Vader? Voicemod's Voice Changing App Is Now Available for iPhone Users
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Anti-Spam App Unsubscribes You From Mailing Lists—and Can Even Get You Paid for the Bother
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Netflix Will Finally Let You Delete Embarrassing Movies and TV Shows You’ll Never Finish From Your ‘Continue Watching’ Queue
Netflix's ‘Continue Watching’ queue no longer has to be a shameful graveyard of all the movies you couldn’t sit through.
New Software Lets You Recover Deleted Microsoft Files, Saves the Day
Instead of rewriting your thesis paper from scratch after accidentally deleting it, try to recover it with Windows File Recovery.
The American Museum of Natural History Just Launched OLogy, an iPad App Version of Its Science Website for Kids
Kids can learn about archaeology, marine biology, and other “-ologies” through games, interactive lessons, and more.
New Google Maps Feature Will Alert You to Coronavirus Restrictions
The Google Maps app will help you find out if your train will likely be too crowded for social distancing.
5 Places to Find Free E-Books
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Use This Mac Shortcut to Let Your Keyboard Do the Typing
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