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Facebook Messenger finally lets you delete texts for real
At long last, Facebook is implementing a new Messenger feature that gives users the ability to fully remove messages—from everyone’s view—in a conversation on the social media messaging app. This, after Facebook co-founder/CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly already had the Messenger unsend capability at his disposal, as pointed out by CNBC. How does it work? Just […]
A FaceTime bug lets the caller see you before you answer
So, Can You Be Seen On Facetime Before Answering? A new video exposes an apparent FaceTime bug that lets a caller access the microphone and front-facing video camera of the iPhone they’re calling, even before the person on the other end of the line answer the phone, BuzzFeed reports. The issue was first brought to […]
There's a Spotify playlist for your zodiac sign
What zodiac sign are you? The age-old icebreaker gains an audible significance with new Spotify playlists based on your astrological sign. But will the music-streaming app’s cosmic guessing game actually bring up your most on-brand tunes? Launched today (Jan. 17), the 12 zodiac-specific Spotify playlists are curated by a real astrologer, Chani Nicholas. And each […]
2018's top iPhone apps show drop in Snapchat use
Snapchat use drops for the third straight year as YouTube takes the top spot on Apple‘s recently released list of the most-downloaded iPhone apps of 2018, meaning the video sharing company can now officially consider itself the “most popular iPhone app of the year,” as noted by Mashable. So, did you snap or cruise the […]
Fall Out Boy announce 'Flappy Bird' clone, 'Fall Out Bird'
If you own a smartphone, chances are you've heard of Flappy Bird, a simple mobile game which spiked to unexpected success in recent weeks. Unhappy with the amount of attention and pressure the game's success incurred, Vietnamese creator Dong Nguyen abruptly pulled Flappy Bird from the App Store and Google Play over the weekend. Among those upset about the game's […]
Instagram 3.0 upgrade includes map browsing, new layouts
Instagram 3.0 was released today. Instagram says they “focused on the browsing experience” for the newest upgrade, which includes: A map-browsing feature that allows users to view photos on a map rather than through scrolling. Geotagging and placing your photos on the map is optional More consistent layouts throughout Larger photos in grid display A […]
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