Spotify starts rolling our offline playback support on Wear OS

Spotify will let Wear OS users listen to their tunes without an internet connection with support for offline playback. The music streaming service has begun rolling this feature out. But there are caveats to this feature. You need a Wear OS 2.0 or newer device, and only Spotify Premium subscribers can download albums and playlists for offline listening. As for podcasts, both paid and free users can download these for offline playback.

Source: The Verge

J Balvin gets 'Fortnite' Icon Series

Epic Games has partnered with reggaeton artist and five-time Latin Grammy winner J Balvin. He's the newest addition to Fortnite's icon series with in-game items like a new J Balvin outfit, emote, glider, and back bling that unsheathes as a pickaxe.

You can now unlock the new outfit and back bling thanks to the J Balvin Cup. Epic will unveil the entire set later this week, on August 26 at 8 pm EST. The collection includes the J Balvin Outfit with Energia Balvin Style and Fortnitemares Skeleton Balvin Style, along with the Balvin Cruiser Glider and the In Da Party Emote.

Source: Fortnite | Via: HypeBeast

Netflix teases upcoming 'Cowboy Bebop' live-action adaptation

Netflix's live-action adaptation of the classic anime Cowboy Bebop is almost here. The 10-episode series will be arriving on November 19. Accompanying the announcement of its release, Netflix shared a photo with Spike Spiegel (played by John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) along with an adorable corgi.

Live-action adaptations are typically met with heavy criticism, so Netflix has some big shoes to fill. The company is working with key creatives from the 1998 anime, including legendary composer Yoko Kanno and original director Shinichirō Watanabe who consulted on the show.

Source: Netflix | Via: Engadget

Instagram to replace swipe up with link stickers

Instagram is getting rid of its swipe-up gesture by August 30. Swiping up when viewing stories is how Instagram employs its click-through command. For content creators and businesses, it's a way for them to promote a product or share a story, live stream, and more.

Instagram hasn't said exactly why it is getting rid of the feature, but the Facebook-owned company talks about other methods that will be useful for Instagram users. It says it wants to "streamline the stories creation experience" and give users more "creative control" since they can format the looks of stickers.

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