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Microsoft pulls the plug on push notifications for Windows Phone 8 and below

If you’re one of the three people on earth that still has a phone running Windows Phone 7.5 or Windows Phone 8.0, it’s about to get a lot less useful. Microsoft has announced that it’s turning off push notifications for those platforms starting today. That means phones will no longer get notifications, live tiles on […]

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Google Chrome 42 lets web pages send notifications even after you close a tab (with your permission)

The latest version of Google’s Chrome web browser for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android adds support for push notifications from website: and not just websites you’re currently viewing. For example, an auction website might ask if you want to enable notifications to let you know when you’ve been outbid. You can then close that browser […]