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ElevenLabs Music v2.5 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-11 | get Audio-Technica ATH-M50x headphones → | tags: elevenlabs, music v2.5, elevenmusic

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Windows 11 can now reinstall itself from the cloud — Cloud Rebuild revives dead systems without secondary boot media, wipes broken installation and downloads a fresh copy of the OS (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-11 | by Kunal Khullar | get SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 flash drive 64GB → | tags: windows 11, cloud rebuild, microsoft

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How To Legally Download YouTube Videos (engadget.com)

2026-09-07 | by Jack Peachey | get SanDisk Ultra microSDXC memory card → | tags: youtube, youtube premium, video downloads

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Leaving VMware just got harder after Broadcom pulled VDDK downloads (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-07 | by Brandon Lee | get Synology DiskStation DS224 → | tags: broadcom, vmware vddk, vsphere

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Leaving VMware Just Got Harder After Broadcom Pulled VDDK Downloads (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-07 | by Brandon Lee | get Samsung T9 portable SSD → | tags: broadcom, vmware vddk, vsphere

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Google Play Store will soon let you manage your downloads, and here’s a working demo (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-07 | get Google Pixel 9a → | tags: google play store, android, download manager

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Show HN: VODForge – a free local desktop UI for YouTube video/playlist downloads (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-06 | get Samsung T7 portable SSD 1TB → | tags: vodforge, youtube downloader, mp4

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'Reasonable' consumers know they don't own digital downloads, Sony says (engadget.com)

2026-09-01 | by Matt Tate | get PlayStation 5 Slim disc edition console → | tags: playstation, sony, digital downloads

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MapQuest isn’t renaming Lake Ontario, despite Trump’s executive order. And downloads are surging (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-31 | get Rand McNally Road Atlas → | tags: mapquest, lake ontario, apple app store

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VLC crosses 7 billion downloads (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-31 | by Ivan Mehta | get Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K → | tags: videolan, vlc media player, vega os

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Transmission keeps torrent downloads simple and lightweight (techspot.com)

2026-08-27 | get Synology DiskStation DS224 2-bay NAS → | tags: transmission, bittorrent, magnet links

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GTA 6 leaker may have access to a playable build as fake downloads spread malware (techspot.com)

2026-08-21 | by Daniel Sims | tags: gta 6, rockstar games, cyberleek

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Perplexity’s free AI offer left it with millions more users in India (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-18 | by Jagmeet Singh | tags: perplexity, airtel, ai growth

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Big app download hogging your data? Google Play Store may finally let you pause it (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-14 | tags: google play store, android authority, app downloads

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Report: Non-gaming apps drove mobile spending growth in Q2 as games fell 4.5% (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-11 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: sensor tower, apple app store, ai apps

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Suno shares plans to combat spammy AI music (theverge.com)

2026-08-06 | by Terrence O'Brien | tags: announced, downloads, shulman

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Sony acknowledges backlash, “cautiously” moves ahead with end of PlayStation discs (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: sony playstation, digital downloads, lin tao

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Slow downloads? These tweaks could speed up your router (engadget.com)

2026-07-31 | by Adnan Ahmed | tags: speedtest, wifi router, 5ghz band

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A third of physical PS5 games and half of Xbox Series discs need downloads to work properly, report shows (techspot.com)

2026-07-31 | by Rob Thubron | tags: ps5, xbox series, physical discs

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iOS 27 beta 4 adds a useful Apple TV app feature, here’s how it works (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-21 | by Chance Miller | tags: ios 27, apple tv, automatic downloads

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GameStop now makes more money from Pokemon cards than video games (techspot.com)

2026-07-18 | by Kishalaya Kundu | tags: gamestop, ryan cohen, pokemon trading cards

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24-bit/192kHz music downloads and why they make no sense (2012) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-02 | get HiFi Digital Music Player → | tags: xiph.org, neil young, apple

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24-bit/192kHz music downloads and why they make no sense (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-02 | get Hi-Fi Digital Music Player → | tags: xiph.org, neil young, apple

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Sony’s PlayStation Puts a Nail in Physical Media’s Coffin (wired.com)

2026-07-01 | by Matt Kamen | get PlayStation 5 Digital Edition → | tags: playstation, sony interactive entertainment, physical media

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Sony is killing all physical PlayStation game discs (theverge.com)

2026-07-01 | by Dominic Preston | tags: sony playstation, physical discs, grand theft auto vi

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White House app auto-downloads to government phones, can't be uninstalled (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-24 | get Mobile Device Management Software → | tags: white house, truth social, apple app store

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YouTube Music may be working on support for offline downloads on Apple Watch (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-23 | by Ben Schoon | get Apple Watch Music Player → | tags: youtube music, apple watch, offline downloads

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Apple’s iPadOS 27 beta downloads briefly included two unsupported iPad Pro models (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-11 | by Marcus Mendes | get iPadOS 27 Beta Developer Guide → | tags: apple, ipad, ipad pro

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Apple announces tvOS 27 with smart downloads, new Podcasts app, more (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-08 | by Benjamin Mayo | get Apple TV 4K (2022) → | tags: apple, apple tv, beta

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Fake downloads of popular PC utilities are quietly installing crypto miners on enthusiast PCs (techspot.com)

2026-05-31 | get Antivirus Software Subscription → | tags: windows defender, crypto miners, pc utilities