At simultaneous press conferences in New York City and San Francisco yesterday, YouTube finally revealed their plans to rule the streaming music world. While the tech giant might be a little late to the party, it is off to a great start (and it hasn’t even really “started” yet). The Google-owned video service is launching Red next week, which will ask viewers (or listeners, depending on how users are being labeled) to pay the now-industry standard $9.99 per month for unlimited ad-free playing.… Read more

A quick tip for Chromebook users — powering down when you’re done using your laptop keeps things running smoothly and makes sure your software is up to date. Your Chromebook does a good job of going to sleep and staying asleep when you shut the lid, which is the sort of thing you’d want any laptop to do well.… Read more

It’s not particularly vague about what changes are happening either, indicating an upcoming ad-free service: To give fans more choice we will be launching a new ads-free version of YouTube, available to fans for a monthly fee. This service will create a new source of revenue over time that supplements your advertising revenue.… Read more