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Twitter considers premium offering for professionals

Twitter is exploring the possibility of offering a premium version of its social network aimed at professionals, the company said Thursday, suggesting it may begin collecting its first subscription fees. Like most social media platforms, Twitter has offered a free networking platform supported by advertising. But in the shadow of Facebook, its much larger rival, Twitter’s user base has grown …

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Facebook Messenger gets Reactions and Mentions

Facebook Messenger users can now show how they feel about individual messages with new Reaction emoji. Like the emoji available when reading posts on the social network, the Messeger Reactions announced Thursday just require you to press and hold any message to access a pop-up set of love, smile, wow, sad, angry, yes and no emojis. If multiple people react …

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Apple patent application points to an iPhone

Now playing: Watch this: Apple patent application points to iPhone-powered laptop 1:30 Apple may eventually let you find out if an iPhone is all the computer power you need. A US patent application filed in September and published Thursday points to an accessory that look like a traditional clamshell laptop, but has an iPhone-sized slot instead of a touchpad. The …

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Workflow already looked like an Apple product. Now it is one

Apple snapped up popular app Workflow on Wednesday, making it free on the App Store for iPhone and iPad users. Apple confirmed the Workflow acquisition to TechCrunch. Apple and Workflow didn’t respond to CNET’s requests for comment. Workflow, a task-automation app that previously cost $2.99, is lauded for its mad customization skills and bills itself as a way of getting …

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FCC gets tough on robocalls

Now playing: Watch this: How to stop robocalls 2:42 Democrats and Republicans don’t agree on much these days, but one thing they can rally behind is ending annoying robocalls. The FCC adopted rules in March 2017 that will allow phone companies to be more aggressive in blocking annoying and illegal robocalls. Nease, MCT Graphics via Getty Images On Thursday, the …

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Turn your old DVDs into HD digital copies

I have a drawer full of DVDs. Some Blu-rays, too. But I don’t even have a player plugged in right now; that’s how long it’s been since a watched a movie on physical media. (What is this, 2012?) On the other hand, I bought and paid for all those movies, so it seems like I should be able to enjoy …

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