Apple to focus on new environmental initiatives in China

Apple announced its commitment to the expansion of renewable energy and environmental protection initiatives in China where the majority of its products are manufactured.

Various initiatives, including a new multi-year project with World Wildlife Fund can significantly increase responsibly managed forests across China.

The new forestland program aims to protect as much as 1 million acres of responsibly managed working forests which provide fiber for pulp, paper and wood products. 

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Microsoft cuts off junk for upcoming browser

Microsoft is looking for a clean slate with its new browser. Called Microsoft Edge, the new web browser is taking out a lot of the bad stuff that’s clogged up its much maligned Internet Explorer browser. It’s getting rid of its support for ActiveX, VBScript, and compatibility hacks for old IE versions will also be let go. There will be an Enterprise Mode for Edge if you want older sites to render correctly. You can get the full list of the things Microsoft is taking out in the source link below.

Source: Microsoft | Via: Gizmodo

YouTube to kill off Collections feature this month

Google seems to be doing a cleaning spree on its apps and services. This time, YouTube is taking out its Collections feature by May 20^th. Collections are grouped subscriptions of feeds and channels that you can label under a single title and view in a new playlist. Unfortunately, it seems not too many people are fond of using this feature. Google and YouTube didn’t specify why they decided to ax this feature. But it doesn’t seem like it’ll be sorely missed though.

Source: YouTube Support | Via: Android Police

Check your sites look on different screen sizes with WhatIsMyScreenResolution

Are you developing a personal website or working on your company’s site? You can now check how it looks with WhatIsMyScreenResolution. The site just needs you to enter the website URL and you can input what screen size you want to check. Or you can choose from different products specified and categorized under desktop, tablet, mobile, or even television.

Source: Lifehacker