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Facebook Tells You If A Government Is Hacking Your Account
Photographed by Rockie Nolan.Last week, Facebook demonstrated how to protect yourself from your past— and over the weekend, the social network showed how it's protecting you from the government, too....
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People Either Love Or Hate This Controversial New Baby Gadget
Photo: Courtesy VersaMe.The idea of a wearable for babies is pretty weird, but VersaMe's Starling isn't what you'd expect. It doesn't track your baby's temperature or daily step (crawl?) count. The...
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HTC's New Phone Is An iPhone Doppelgänger
HTC's newest Android handset looks a little familiar, but we can't quite put our finger on it... Oh, that's right, it looks just like the iPhone 6s. If you like the look of the iPhone, but prefer...
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Lyft Will Make Your Back To The Future Dreams Come True Tomorrow
Photo: Moviestore/Re/REX Shutterstock.That hallowed day is nearly upon us. Of course we mean October 21, 2015, the answer to Marty McFly's question, "When are we?" in Back to the Future Part II. While...
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Now You Can Share Your Thoughts Through Twitter Polls
Photo: Courtesy Twitter.When you take to Twitter to ask your followers a question, starting today, you won't have to sift through a few (or a few hundred) responses. Twitter is rolling out a new Polls...
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Back To The Future Day Just Got Even Better
Photo: Moviestore/Re/REX Shutterstock.Neil Degrasse Tyson is today's Bill Nye The Science Guy, so when he takes to Twitter, we listen. And at approximately 9:30 a.m. EST, we knew something wondrous was...
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At Long Last, The Taco Emoji Has Arrived!
Update: While the taco emoji became official in June, today, October 21, you can get it on your iPhone by updating to iOS 9.1. The update also includes tweaks to Live Photos for the iPhone 6S,...
View ArticleInstagram's Got An Addictive New App
The GIF-ification of the world is expanding, and Instagram is now getting in on the hypnotic looping-video action. Today it announced a new app, Boomerang, that offers its own twist on GIF-like video...
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Google's New Phones Are The Best Android Phones Yet
Like a first date, you usually "just know" if a phone is going to be good or not within the first 10 minutes of interacting with it. And with Google's new Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P, the feeling was instant...
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Why Your Next Password Should Be A Poem
Photographed by Rockie Nolan.Shout out to all the ladies in the house whose email password is their pet's name — that's super sweet, but it's time to make some changes. Linguistic researchers at the...
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How Popular Is Your Halloween Costume? Google Knows.
Photographed by Eugena Ossi.The Oscars and your senior prom aside, a Halloween party is just about the last place you want to arrive and realize you're wearing the same thing as someone else. If you...
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What Google Technology Looks Like To A 97-Year-Old
Photo: Courtesy GoogleSometimes, the innovations of modern technology are hard enough for us to grasp. Imagine how crazy computer things seem to a 97-year-old woman who grew up riding in a horse and...
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Free Online Video Just Got Harder To Watch
Photo: Courtesy YouTube.YouTube, long our go-to destination for free online video, is shaking things up. On Wednesday, it's launching a subscription-based streaming experience. While this does have...
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Facebook's Got New, More Informative Notifications
Right now, your Facebook notifications are a largely ignorable clump of birthday reminders and post alerts from that one group you've been meaning to leave. We love seeing that little red circle...
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Here's Why Everyone's Mad At SXSW
Update: Buzzfeed is threatening to withdraw itself from SXSW if the panels are not reinstated. In a letter to SXSW's organizers, three company leaders write, "We will feel compelled to withdraw [the...
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9 Surprising Apps Inspired By Tinder
Tinder is one of the most influential new apps in recent years, and not just because it's made hooking up so much easier — or connected some lucky users with their soul mates. Tinder's super-simple...
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This Instagram Campaign Highlights Amazing Women
Photo: Courtesy Instagram.Millions of people share their personal lives on Instagram every day. A lot of these personal stories are interesting, inspiring, and surprising, particularly ones by women, a...
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This Is Our Selfie Addiction, In Numbers
Photographed by Rockie Nolan.You know you take a lot of photos on your phone, but you've probably never tracked just how many. A new study by Intel and Lineage Labs examines exactly how often we snap...
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Your Living Room Needs The New Apple TV
If you are an iPhone user and you own a TV, you're going to want the new Apple TV. Whereas in the past, an Apple TV was something you only bought if you were truly, 100% devoted to the Apple ecosystem...
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An Asteroid Is Going To Come Spookily Close To Earth On Halloween
Photo: Zoonar GmbH / Alamy Stock Photo. It looks like our solar system is getting into the Halloween spirit and throwing us quite a curveball: A large asteroid is going to come veryyyy close to earth...
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