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Quartz did a story in 2014 in which, citing comScore's data, it noted that most smartphones users download zero apps per month. Two years later, the data from Nomura reveals that the top 15 app publishers saw downloads drop an average of 20% in the United States. While there are exceptions -- Uber and Snapchat continue to attract new users worldwide -- it appears that developers are finding it increasingly difficult to get new people to download and try their apps. Recode reports: But now even the very biggest app publishers are seeing their growth slow down or stop altogether. Most people have all the apps they want and/or need. They're not looking for new ones.What's your take on this?

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An anonymous reader writes from a report via BetaNews: Windows Insider chief Dona Sarkar announced in a blog post that they are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14361 for both PC and Mobile to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. This new release includes new features, some improvements to existing features, and various bug fixes that the company hopes to iron out before the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. A LastPass extension for the Microsoft Edge browser, and Hyper-V Container, which will let you use Docker natively on Windows 10, has been added. A series of improvements have been made to Windows Ink, and the Settings app, which includes changes to the colors so it's more obvious where you are. The Blu-ray icon and Network Quick Action icon have also been updated. You can read the full list of improvements and fixes for PC here.

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Six months after Tim Peake blasted off to the International Space Station, he is preparing for his return to Earth.

British astronaut Tim Peake has been on the International Space Station for nearly six months, where the climate is unsurprisingly constant.

Popular BitTorrent client uTorrent's forum, which has over 388,000 registered members and sees tens of thousands of visitors each day, has been hacked. TorrentFreak reports: The uTorrent team was alerted to the issue by one of their vendors earlier this week. While the vulnerability didn't originate at the uTorrent forums, it was indirectly compromised. "The vulnerability appears to have been through one of the vendor's other clients, however it allowed attackers to access some information on other accounts. As a result, attackers were able to download a list of our forum users," uTorrent writes. The security alert is posted in the forums but as far as we know users haven't been notified individually. There is no mention of the massive security breach on uTorrent and BitTorrent's social media accounts either.