Spotify tests out new personalized playlists: On Repeat & Repeat Rewind

Spotify’s personalized playlists are usually designed for music discovery. But this time it looks like the music streaming service is trying something different. Android Police discovered two new playlists that are populated by songs you frequently listen to. The two playlists are called On Repeat and Repeat Rewind. On Repeat focuses on the “songs you love right now,” while Repeat Rewind focuses on “some old favorites.” According to Android Police’s Ryne Hager, the playlist appeared on his Android app under the “Uniquely yours” section in the Home tab. It also doesn’t seem to be available to everyone yet. We haven’t seen it show up on our app either. But Spotify is known to do extensive A/B tests for everything, so that might be the case for this playlist.

The new Fossil Gen 5 smartwatch will let you take iPhone calls

We already knew that the Fossil Gen 5 is coming, and now we get more details about the smartwatch. And one of the new features is its ability to let you listen to and answer iPhone calls right from the watch. This feature has been available for a while on Android already. But we believe this is the first time Wear OS is offering this for iPhone users. It isn't available at launch, though. It'll arrive via a proprietary app launching in the fall. According to a Fossil spokesperson, "No action is required from your iPhone. The watch becomes another way to take your call via Bluetooth." If you're looking for iMessage support, that still isn't available right now.

All of the specs that were leaked recently were right. But we're here to share additional details we didn't get to share. The smartwatch has 1GB of RAM, NFC, and built-in GPS. And it's waterproof up to a depth of 30 metres.

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Huawei's Hongmeng OS might launch soon

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Huawei's alternative operating system, Hongmeng, might be launching soon. At least this is what China's state-run Global Times, so you might need to take the information with a grain of salt. It's said the OS will be unveiled at Huawei's upcoming developer conference. This event kicks off on Friday, August 9th in Dongguan, China.

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Epic Games Store offers 'Alan Wake' and 'For Honor' for free

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Who doesn't want free games? Until August 9th, the Epic Games Store is offering both Alan Wake and For Honor for free. You can pick up the standard edition of For Honor, which is a multiplayer combat game set in medieval times. Or you can get Alan Wake, which is a twisted psychological thriller involving an author who is trying to unravel mysteries of a missing week and to find his missing wife. Both games have violence in them. But For Honor gets rated M for "blood and gore, [and] intense violence. While Alan Wake gets rated T for "blood, language, use of alcohol and tobacco, [and] violence."

Next week only one game will be available for free on the store. It's the 3D puzzle game called Gnog. It'll be free starting August 8th.

Source: PCGamer