Google Play banner hints at dedicated audiobook section

Google Play might be close to launching a section dedicated to selling audiobooks. 9to5Google has spotted a banner displayed in the Books section of the app market announcing its arrival. It was even promoting a 50 percent discount for your first audiobook purchase and apparently linked to a category distinct from Google Play Music, which […]

Chrome Apps are dead, as Google shuts down the Chrome Web Store section

Enlarge / The Chrome Web Store. More than a year ago, Google announced that Chrome Apps would be removed from Windows, Mac, and Linux versions of Chrome (but not Chrome OS) some time in 2017, and it seems we’ve come to that point today. Google has shut down the “app” section of the Chrome Web Store […]

19 Times Celebs Shaded Each Other In The Instagram Comments Section

“This picture pretty much summed up my first and probably last met 😂😂😂 #cool #sofuckingawkward #notforme #sweatpants #forensicfiles #whatsgood p.s. some of y’all need to learn how to take a joke.. I’m obviously laughing at the fact that 1. I look incredibly awkward and 2. That the shade being thrown in this picture actually gives […]

Amazon has a section that makes it incredibly easy to find replacement parts for your car — here’s how to use it

The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. You might rely on Amazon to help furnish your home, supply you with tech, and as an easy way to stream your favorite movies and TV shows, but what […]

Facebook opens up its Craigslist-like section to retailers

Facebook is trying to figure out what people want from Marketplace, so it’s going to add a bunch of new products from real vendors in order to suss that out. “We’ll kind of look and see what’s popular, what people want to engage with,” Deb Liu, Facebook’s head of Marketplace, told Recode, “So if people […]

Facebook ‘Watch’ section launches as a platform for TV shows

Get ready for a new tab in Facebook on the web, mobile and TV apps, as the social network has announced it’s replacing the video button with “Watch.” Watch is “a new platform for shows on Facebook,” and why that doesn’t yet explain why we’d want one, but given Silicon Valley’s obsession with the format, […]

Google tests Amazon-like Q&A section for local businesses

Google is testing a feature you’re likely used to seeing on Amazon’s listings. SEO Specialist Sergey Alakov has spotted an experimental Questions & Answers section inside search card results for local businesses. Like any other Google test feature, only a few people can access it and even those who can might not be able to […]