Microsoft starts testing iCloud Photos integration into Windows 11

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When Microsoft announced its new Surface devices, we also got an update on its plans to integrate iCloud Photos into its native Photos app. According to Microsoft's update last week, it has started to roll out the update to the Photos app to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel.

The Microsoft Photos app lets you view, organize, and share photos from your PC and OneDrive. And with this update (version 2022.31100.9001.0), you'll get the option to access your iCloud Photos directly within the app. Your iCloud Photos will appear alongside your other sources. You will need to sign into the iCloud for Windows app to get this to work.

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Waze lets you drive away or with zombies this spooky season

Waze has another driving experience to get you in the mood this spooky season. You can now enter Waze's "Zombified" world and choose to team up with an expert escapist to avoid the zombies or with the undead themselves. The Survivalist will keep you away from the slow-moving menaces as you ride in the Escapemobile. You can show off your strength with the Survivalist Mood. Meanwhile, the Zombie voice navigation will give you a peek at the inner workings of the undead. You ride in the Zombieombile this time.

You can activate the experience by visiting this link or heading into the My Waze section in the app and tapping on the Drive with Zombies banner. Voice navigation is available in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.

SoundCloud refreshes its creator suite

SoundCloud is looking to improve its creator offerings. In the first phase of "SoundCloud for Artists," there's a new creator dashboard where you can see your stats at a glance. One of the newest things is seeing your top fans. Soon the app can show you your top contributors and give you the option to connect with these superfans better.

“We can actually go back to that concept of you don’t need scale. You need to focus on your 1,000 [or] 100 true fans,” says Tracy Chan, SoundCloud's creator division lead. Last year, SoundCloud introduced a new system for allocating royalties. A listener's subscription revenue was divided among the artists they listen to, a move different from the standard pro rata model at Spotify and Apple. The big streaming services' subscription fees are pooled and allocated to artists based on the largest amount of streams.

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