Notorious imageboard 8chan has rebranded itself as 8kun. The site went offline in August following a mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart, and this is the first mention of a new site. The official 8chan Twitter account tweeted a video featuring the new logo on Sunday. 8kun — “kun” is a Japanese suffix used …
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Instagram will get rid of the Following tab in its app Monday. The big reason why is that many users didn’t even know it was a feature. The Following tab let users see what posts and accounts their friends are engaging with. Instagram introduced the tab in 2011 to help new users find other people to follow. However, not many …
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The $699 price tag for iPhone 11 seems to be paying off. Apple reportedly increased its order for iPhone 11s by 10%, or 8 million units, the Nikkei Asian Review reported Friday. “This autumn is so far much busier than we expected,” an unnamed source with knowledge of the situation told Nikkei. “Previously, Apple was quite conservative about placing orders. After the …
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Google’s security researchers said Thursday that they have found a new Android exploit that lets hackers take over a person’s phone. The Project Zero team discovered the vulnerability in late September. They’ve already seen evidence of the exploit being used in the real world before it could be patched, making it what’s known as a zero-day vulnerability. The exploit is in …
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A new anti-bullying feature for Instagram launched Wednesday that lets users decide which comments can appear on their posts. This option is an alternative to blocking and came from teenage users of the app. Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri explained the feature during an appearance on the Today show on Wednesday. App users can approve or deny comments before they’re posted …
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Adobe’s new painting and drawing app, Fresco, is out for iPads and will come soon to the Microsoft Surface. While there are similar apps available, the Photoshop maker says it’s designed Fresco to have a natural feel and be easy for anyone to pick up. Now playing: Watch this: Adobe announces Fresco for Surface Pro 3:30 Working on it initially …
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A hacker is reportedly claiming responsibility for a September data breach of popular mobile game Words with Friends that may have resulted in the theft of information from more than 200 million players accounts, including names, email addresses, login IDs and more. A hacker that goes by the name Gnosticplayers said they stole data from over 218 million Words with Friends player …
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Microsoft is expected to debut the Surface 7 on Wednesday, but a new leak appears to offer a glimpse of the hybrid tablet before its launch event. If the images are legit, the next Surface will be thinner than previous models and have a smaller bezel for a much bigger display. Noted tech leaker Evan Blass, also known as @evleaks, tweeted out Monday …
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The Apple Watch Series 5 has multiple subtle improvements over its predecessors, including a little case for its battery. The unique design is a first for the series, but it could be the standard for the watches for some time. Tech repair site iFixit on Thursday uploaded its latest teardown video, featuring the 40mm Apple Watch Series 5. What it saw …
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Google released the Android 10 Go edition for budget-friendly phones on Wednesday. Not only will the mobile software help phones run faster than before, but it also adds more security, the company said. Android 10 Go edition is for phones with 1.5 GB of RAM or less. While it doesn’t have all the features of Android 10, the new version of …
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