Apple Podcasts eases confusion, swaps 'subscribe' for 'follow'

Source: 9to5Mac

Apple is making a small change in its Podcasts app that might have a significant impact. The service follows in the footsteps of the likes of Spotify and Audible by using the term "follow" instead of "subscribe" when inviting users to keep tabs on their favourite podcasts. The new wording will arrive in iOS 14.5, which is expected to come out later this month. 

The small change might seem insignificant to you. But it could affect the podcast industry. To those who don't listen to podcasts, the word "subscribe" suggests you need to pay to follow a show you're listening to, similar to what you do with subscription services. Instead, you're just planning to follow that show to make sure you don't miss updates.  

Source: Podnews

'League of Legends: Wild Rift' open beta kicks off in North America on March 29

After being available in other regions, League of Legends: Wild Rift is coming to North and South America on March 29 for its first open beta. Open beta players will get complete access to all of Wild Rift's features, like earning champions, buying skins, and playing matches on Summoner's Rift.

You can't consider Wild Rift to be a direct port of the original League of Legends game, though. According to developer Riot Games, it revamped everything to make the game more playable on mobile devices.

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Fitbit launches new Ace 3 activity and sleep tracker for kids

Now that Winter is transitioning into Spring and COVID19 stay at home orders are beginning to ease up across the country, we can hopefully convince our kids (and ourselves) to keep moving and get outside. Fitbit today announced Fitbit Ace 3, the brand’s next generation activity and sleep tracker that makes it fun and easy for kids ages 6+ to get active and build healthy habits with the entire family. Expanding on the features kids love most about the Ace family of trackers, Ace 3 introduces more animated clock faces and new accessories to motivate kids and show off their personal style. With up to 8 days of battery life in a swimproof design, Ace 3 can keep up all week long. Yes, now we're talking!

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Harman Kardon Invoke won't be a Cortana speaker anymore

Microsoft wanted Cortana to be its answer to the likes of Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. But now, the first and last speaker to have Cortana onboard will be letting it go. The Harman Kardon Invoke will receive an update this Wednesday that will disable Cortana. The company said Cortana will stop working in the coming months whether you receive the update or not.

Source: The Verge