Spotify buys audiobook platform Findaway

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Spotify's newest acquisition suggests it wants to develop its library of audiobook titles. The company bought the audiobook platform Findaway, an Ohio, US-based company with a catalog of over 325,000 titles. It has partnerships with companies like Apple, Amazon, and other retail giants. The service also makes tools for audiobook creators. 

The streaming service hasn't released the acquisition details, and it wouldn't go into the specifics about what it plans. But the company has said in a statement that this deal can help it "quickly scale its audiobook catalog" and create new opportunities for authors and publishers.

Source: Engadget

Twitch brings recurring subscriptions to iOS

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Twitch has given iOS users a way to support their favourite streamers via a Sub Tokens feature. It works similar to the desktop feature with ad-free viewing and sub-only chat. But it's a one-time purchase you can redeem anytime you want. Now, Twitch iOS app users can purchase a recurring subscription, so you don't lose access to the subscriber-only features. Twitch made the change because of user feedback.

"We learned from the community that non-renewing Sub Tokens on iOS can prevent them from consistently enjoying subscriber benefits and supporting their favourite creators," the company said in a blog post.

Sub Tokens are being phased out slowly. Twitch will sell them until December 1, and you can redeem these until January 10, 2022. But after that, any Sub Tokens you have will be refunded by Apple. 

Via: Engadget 

Valve delays Steam Deck shipment to February 2022

If you're waiting for the release of Valve's Steam Deck, unfortunately, the handheld PC's release is going to be delayed. The company announced that it'll start shipping the Steam Deck in February 2022 instead of the December 2021 release. Valve blamed the delay on the ongoing global semiconductor shortage.

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Apple's iCloud app on Windows gets ProRes and ProRAW support

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Apple's newest update for its iCloud app on Windows now supports ProRes video and ProRAW photo formats. So, if you're an iPhone user with a Windows machine, you can access these files now through iCloud. The update also lets owners of shared files or folders add or remove people. And now, it's also possible to generate strong passwords through the iCloud Passwords app. As Engadget pointed out, this makes iCloud Keychain a more viable cross-platform password manager for those who use them.