Social bookmarking site Delicious is finally getting shut down

What can be considered a piece of internet history is finally getting shut down. Social bookmarking site Delicious has met its end after Pinboard acquired the site for reportedly US$35 thousand. Before social booking marking sites like Pocket, Pinterest, and Pinboard became popular. Delicious was a tool early internet users relied on to store and share bookmarks.

Starting June 15^th, it’ll become a read-only site. Users won’t be able to save new bookmarks but you will still have access to your existing collections. As expected, Pinboard owner Maciej Cegłowsk is encouraging people to migrate to his site and says a disabled export feature will be reactivated if people want to bring their files elsewhere. Cegłowsk bought the service because he says he doesn’t want it to “disappear from the web” but he also warns people to “not attempt to compete with Pinboard.

Source: The Verge

Placeholder for ‘Files’ app goes live for a bit on App Store

With WWDC 2017 upon us, a new app from Apple shows up on App Store ahead of the event. Spotted by Steven Troughton-Smith, the placeholder app listing is for an app named Files. It’s just described as a “Files App for iOS” and other than that, there’s a blue folder icon. The app supposedly only supports 64-bit architecture. But other than that not much is known. Apple has already pulled the app from the App Store. It has been rumoured previously that Apple intended to drop support for 32-bit apps so this might be a good clue.

Source: MacRumors

‘Stranger Things 2’ wraps up filming

If you’re like us, you’re keeping an eye out for Netflix’s sleeper hit Stranger Things. Now, we learn that shooting for the second season has wrapped up. The cast and crew of the show have been pretty mum about what we can expect from season 2 but we know it’ll explore more of Eleven’s backstory (played by Millie Bobby Brown) and it’s supposedly more horror-oriented than the first season. While we get to see our favorites from season 1, some of the new faces will include Sadie Sink as Max, Dacre Montgomery as her brother Billy, Sean Astin as Joyce’s new boyfriend Bob, Linnea Berthelsen as the mysterious Roman, and Paul Reiser as a member of the Department of Energy. We’re going to have to wait a bit more, though. The show is going to premiere on Netflix on Halloween, October 31^st.

Source: Screen Rant

WWDC 2017 brings high expectations beyond ecosystems and operating systems

WWDC 2017 takes place in new and uncertain territory

 By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

San Jose - Apple's WWDC or World Wide Developers Conference, is first and formeost. a developer event designed to usher in new technologies and ecosystems for the coming year.

Ten years ago, WWDC was all about macOS and later, the focus shifted to iOS. 2017 has the most number of ecosystems than ever before. iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, HomeKit, HealthKit and CarPlay are just some of the ecosystems that developers are expecting updates on. There's also a surging interest in ApplePay, in a standalone smart assistance and now, more than ever before, a focus on new hardware.

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