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Mars rover gives super emo final goodbye to NASA before death
NASA proclaimed that Opportunity Mars rover was officially dead on Wednesday, and it’s last message to Earth was the most emo thing we’ve ever heard. Opportunity was slated to operate for just 90 days but spent 15 years sending data back to our planet. Read more: Gerard Way reveals how ‘The Umbrella Academy’ came to […]
Instagram may soon let you slide into DMs from your desktop
Instagram may soon be rolling out a new feature specifically for all you desktop-using Insta lovers. Sending DMs through the web-version of Instagram may soon be a feature we will no longer have to live without. Read more: Halsey got a Marilyn Manson tattoo and we’re obsessed If you’re too lazy to pull out your phone, […]
New emojis for 2019 include yawns, dogs and more blood
A yawning face, service and guide dogs, and a lone drop of blood that’s being called the “period emoji” by a girls’ rights group are just three of the new emojis found in Unicode’s official 2019 update of the ubiquitous telecom ideograms. It’s set to roll out this spring, CNN reports, and various smartphone operating […]
Twitter CEO gives users more hope about a possible “edit tweet” feature
Twitter has been teasing forever now that one day, it might just let users edit their tweets. Now, they continue to make us wonder not if, but when. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey joined Joe Rogan’s podcast to further taunt users about the possible ability for them to edit tweets. Read more: Artist makes adorable Ned […]
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 […]
Twitter tests new feature to inform users of morning news
Twitter is testing a new feature to help users be caught up to date on daily news. The update is currently being tested in the company’s Android app. It places news stories at the top of a Twitter user’s timeline with a prompt suggesting them to catch up on what happened when they weren’t online. […]
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 […]
Half of Facebook users could be fake, says report
More than 50 percent of Facebook users are fake according to a report released on Jan. 24. According to the author, the platform doesn’t have a way to accurately measure its active users to say how many are real. Read more: Ariana Grande reveals why she wore black lipstick on ‘Thank U, Next’ cover A new report […]
Twitter rolls out “original tweeter” function to clearly show who initiated a thread
Twitter is testing out a new feature to make it easier to determine who was the “original tweeter” of a thread. The new feature attempts to curb abuse and help users differentiate between fake and real accounts. It was initiated for some users on Wednesday. There’s a gray icon that says “original tweeter.” Read more: […]
Someone made an app that makes it even easier to type the mocking SpongeBob meme
Making hilarious mocking SpongeBob memes just got a whole lot easier. One person, Samir Mezrahi, has created an app called sPoNgEcAsE that allows you to type in alternating capital letters without putting in any effort. This typing is currently associated with the memes of SpongeBob that are used to mock people online. Read more: Hulu […]
Spotify will let users block artists they don't want to hear
You know when you’re listening to a Spotify playlist and an artist you really don’t like comes on? The streaming service is now giving you the option to mute them, so they’re never going to be suggested to you again. Read more: Is this what the new Motorola RAZR looks like? Spotify is working on a feature that […]
Is this what the new Motorola RAZR looks like?
Looks like we may be getting a peek at the first fruits of the tech-forward Motorola RAZR comeback movement. And recent filings showing some mobile device hardware has some outlets anticipating a folding phone screen on the device. Take a look at the images right here. What you’re seeing is the World Intellectual Property Organization […]
Find out more about the new Facebook petitions feature
Facebook will launch its latest feature to allow people to engage in politics and social justice: petitions. The feature, which will be released Monday, is called Community Actions. It allow people to make petitions via their social media page, according to TechCrunch. Not every user will have access to Community Actions immediately. Read more: Ryan […]
Facebook working on a meme feed
Facebook is reportedly working on a special meme feed, and the name will make you laugh out loud. Or not, who knows. Read more: Ozzy Osbourne sends terminal cancer patient and former drummer platinum records after feud After adding lyrics, karaoke-style to Lip Sync Live, creating chat rooms for groups and enabling users to send voice messages, Facebook is testing […]
Spotify reportedly releasing a music player
Spotify is reportedly working on a car music player. The goal of the Bluetooth device seems to be to make it easier to pick music without taking your eyes off the road. Although the company has yet to confirm the player, there’s already some information about it. Check out below what we know so far. […]
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 […]
Tinder users can now share music from Spotify in chat
Everybody knows that the thing that matters most when looking for a partner is that they share your taste in music. We’re just joking (are we?), but liking similar artists is usually a great way to start a conversation with someone, and a new Tinder feature is here to help you out with that. The dating […]
Motorola RAZR is making a comeback, cue the nostalgia
Besides making us laugh, those “ten year challenge” memes are really filling our hearts with nostalgia. Seems it’s been so long since our Myspace days, mirror selfies (with flash) and taking hours to text on flip phones. Remember that? Although we can’t promise anything about the first two items, we have some news for the […]
Instagram found selling ads to banned companies that sell followers
Instagram just got caught selling advertisements to the same follower-buying companies it claimed to have banned back in November. Back in November, Instagram claimed it banned all accounts that were obtained by third-party apps. These apps allow people to purchase followers and likes from fake accounts and bots. Read more:Cringe at this tattoo artist attempting […]
Netflix account sharing could be coming to an end
The era of sharing your Netflix account with your friends and family that live outside of your household might be coming to an end. Software company Synamedia unveiled some new technology during CES in Las Vegas that allow streaming companies to use artificial intelligence to detect and flag users who are logged on the account […]
