Netflix Just Announced A Huge, Controversial Change
This April, Netflix is changing up its user reviews in a major way. At a press briefing yesterday, the company announced that instead of rating movies and shows on a one to five star scale, you’ll only...
View ArticleThis Gmail Update Is About To Make Your Life SO Much Easier
Sending videos through Gmail can be a huge pain. There's the fact that Gmail attachments have a size limit — although Google did just double the size of files you can receive to 50 MB, which was a...
View ArticleThis Frightening New ATM Scam Is Almost Undetectable
A new ATM scam is making rounds in the U.K. and it's almost impossible to spot. Why? Because fraudsters are using pinhead-sized cameras to commit the swindle. Ridiculous and spy movie-like, we...
View ArticleAll The Secret iPhone Features You've Been Missing Out On — Until Now
Last week, the internet was buzzing with the news about a "secret" magnifying glass tool in your iPhone, which gives you skills worthy of a slightly more digital-savvy Veronica Mars. All that buzz got...
View ArticleSurprise! Netflix Just Rolled Out Another New Feature — & It Saves You So...
If you’re a Netflix binge watcher, today is your lucky day. Queue up your favorite show, be it House Of Cards or The Crown, and you’ll see a new "skip intro" button to the far right (just above the...
View ArticleBring On The Cherry Blossoms — The Spring Equinox Is (Almost!) Here
It's been an odd winter, with temperatures in the 60s on the east coast in February followed by a Nor'easter in March. But the days of sludge and salt are coming to an end (in the northern hemisphere,...
View ArticleWhat Exactly Is 4Chan & How Does It Work?
Some people say the only way to stop online harassment is to stop going online. Well, we aren't going anywhere. Reclaim Your Domain is Refinery29's campaign to make the internet (and the world outside...
View ArticleA Meryl Streep Photo Has Turned Into The Most Hilarious Meme Of The Year
A new Meryl Streep meme is taking over Twitter and proving that sometimes, the greatest memes come from photos that just need to age a bit. The photo in question, which shows Streep cupping her hands...
View ArticleInstagram's Newest Stories Feature Is A Lifesaver
Last November, Instagram introduced a new live component to Stories, which, like Facebook Live, lets you record and broadcast content in real time, responding to comments as they're posted. Since live...
View ArticleAll The iOS 11 Rumors You Need To Know About
We've been hearing about iPhone 8 rumors for months, and while we likely won't get confirmation on anything until September, there are other rumors that will be shot down or substantiated in just a few...
View ArticleApple Just Announced A New Release That Will Transform Your Instagram Game
Apple just announced a brand new tool that is going to take your Instagram game to the next level. Clips, which will be available to download on iPhones and iPads next month, is a free Apple app that...
View ArticleHow To Actually Get Rid Of All The Spam On Your Phone
Getting spam in your email is common enough, but getting spam texts and calls on your iPhone is becoming an all too common reality.If you ended up on your local airport's notifications list you can...
View ArticleThese Are All The New Emoji We May Be Getting This Year
Earlier this month, Unicode, the group in charge of reviewing and approving all new emoji proposals, released a beta version, giving us a first look at new emoji. While this beta version won't be...
View ArticleGoogle Maps Just Added Something That Will Make Your Life So Much Easier
Upcoming spring trips with friends just got a major upgrade thanks to Google Maps. Both iOS and Android versions of the app are getting a new location sharing feature, that lets you share where you are...
View ArticleWhy Millions Of People Have Watched This Washing Machine Ad
You know the old "birds and the bees" conversation? Or maybe the stork myth? Or what about the one where a mommy and a daddy go into the washing machine and emerge an hour later with a new baby? Yeah,...
View ArticleHow To Find Out If Your Nude Photos Are Online — & Remove Them
Some people say the only way to stop online harassment is to stop going online. Well, we aren't going anywhere. Reclaim Your Domain is Refinery29's campaign to make the internet (and the world outside...
View ArticleWhat You Need To Know About The Supposed iCloud Hack
Yesterday, word spread that hackers calling themselves the "Turkish Crime Family" were threatening Apple, demanding money and claiming they had access to over 300 iCloud and Apple email accounts....
View ArticleWhy Instagram Is Going To Start Blurring Some Of Your Images
Instagram has gotten a lot of well-earned praise for its in-app safety tools, and an upcoming update is taking these to the next level. In a post today, Instagram co-founder and CEO Kevin Systrom...
View ArticleThis Conspiracy Theory Proves That Australia Isn't Real
Ok, we've been sitting on this one for a while. What if someone told you that everything you believed was a lie. That down was up, up was down, the sky was green, the world was flat, and "Australia"...
View ArticleCelebs Audition To Be The New Voice Of Stephen Hawking In This Brilliant Video
Rebel Wilson, Anna Kendrick, Miss Piggy, Gordon Ramsay, Bill Gates, Liam Neeson, Felicity Jones, Siri, and other celebs recently auditioned for one very unusual, once-in-a-lifetime role. All were...
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