It's Time to Clean Out Your Downloads Folder

Did You Know?: The song “Eye of the Tiger” came about because Sylvester Stallone couldn’t get the publishing rights to Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust”, so he contacted Jim Peterik of the band Survivor (based on the positive impression he had of their album Premonition) and asked him to write a song for Rocky III. [Read in Browser]( [How-To Geek]() February 23, 2023 Did You Know? The song “Eye of the Tiger” came about because Sylvester Stallone couldn’t get the publishing rights to Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust”, so he contacted Jim Peterik of the band Survivor (based on the positive impression he had of their album Premonition) and asked him to write a song for Rocky III. 📱 Your Phone Is Getting Better Happy Thursday! [Google Photos is rolling out its cool “Magic Eraser” feature]( to all iPhone, iPad, and Android devices, but if you don’t have a Pixel phone, you’ll have to pay up. 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