Electronics gadgets: Facebook's Classic Design is Out (Your Uncle is Gonna be Mad!)

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Facebook's Classic Design is Out (Your Uncle is Gonna be Mad!)

AUGUST 24, 2020

Everything worth knowing in tech today, August 24, 2020. Microsoft released Windows 95 on this day in, wait for it, 1995.

⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds

Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to):

312 Articles, 5 Podcasts, 15 Press Releases, 254 Tweets, & 3 YouTube videos

1. Facebook Will Remove Classic Look in September

If change is a bothersome thing for you, you're going to hate Facebook's plan to stop using its classic web design this September. Get Uncle Roger to make the switch now so he can complain and get used to it by then.

2. LG Update Adds Apple TV App to Older Sets

Apple continues its quest to dominate streaming services by adding its Apple TV app to various third-party sets. LG pushed out an update recently that put the streaming service on televisions that came out as far back as 2018.

3. News Publishers Push Back on App Store Fees

Well, that didn't take long. Now news publishers like the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal want to make the same sweet deal that Amazon apparently did to have Apple take less of a percentage for transactions in its App Store. The battle continues!

🦑 Go Deeper

It may seem like a foregone conclusion, but the pandemic, combined with people's higher-end entertainment systems, just might be the death knell of movie theaters. David Fierro takes a deeper look, Lifewire-style.

🎱 By the Numbers

Right in the middle

Data: Apple Insider, Quora, WhatsNewInPublishing

Apple News (and Smartnews) trail behind because they're both app-based, while Google News can be read on any web browser. Still, Apple's doing a good job at catching up, considering its news service is much younger than Google's.

🤓 Nerd Out

"So THAT's what Porgs sound like. Okurrr!!" - Molly McLaughlin, Content Strategist

You haven't lived until you've seen this hilarious cut of Star Wars scenes with pop superstar Cardi B.'s wacky vocal sounds edited in. That first Porg moment had us rolling in the aisles. (Share on Twitter)

💎 You Know You Want It

Let's face it, you've got the time

Image: Lumi

Just look at this beautiful Lumi keyboard, just the right size to slide into your backpack and create amazing music on the go. The keys light up when you use the piano learning app, too, making this perhaps the perfect way for us all to finally learn an instrument.

🎧 Listen Up

Should have phoned home a little sooner.

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial was a huge hit... as a movie. The video game based on the property, not so much. Podcast 99PI has an episode all about what's become known as "the worst video game of all time." Have fun!