Dax Shepard's 'Armchair Expert' will become a Spotify-exclusive podcast

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Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert is the latest popular podcast that will become a Spotify exclusive. All past and future episodes will be available exclusively on the service starting July 1. The company also signed a deal with Armchair Umbrella Network to get first dibs on any other show the network creates. It isn't known how long Spotify will license the show because the terms of the deal weren't shared. But the podcast will move the hosting to Megaphone, a Spotify company, and Spotify will handle its ad sales in-house.

As The Verge pointed out, a key component of Spotify's podcasting strategy is to offer the shows both to free and paying users while keeping the ads in the shows so it can earn from every podcast listen. Having a popular show exclusive on its platform, like Armchair Expert, will draw in more listeners, which can help the company sell more ads.

Twitter finally brings DM search to Android

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You can now search through a Twitter DM on Android. A feature that's been missing on the platform for nearly two years since the social network introduced it on iOS. Right now, though, you can only search for the names of people you've spoken to through the DM search bar. It will even surface older conversations, which isn't an option on the iOS and web versions of this feature. But Twitter plans to expand this feature "later this year" by allowing you to look for the actual words you've used.

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ASUS brings back the Flip Camera with Zenfone 8 Flip

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If having a more unconventional smartphone is more your speed, then you might want to get your hands on the ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip. Unlike the Zenfone 8, this handset carries the design and specs of the previous-generation Zenfone 7. ASUS doesn't want comparisons with the Zenfone 7 Pro, but it isn't known if there will be a Pro variant of the Zenfone 8.

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ASUS Zenfone 8 goes compact

ASUS Zenfone 8 (ASUS)The standard ASUS Zenfone 8 model loses the Flip Camera of its predecessors. Instead, ASUS wants to appeal to a broader audience with a more conventional smartphone design. Love it or hate it; it's here for now. But what's great about this handset is it gets top-of-the-line specs but in a smaller device.

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