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Facebook’s IGTV reportedly recommends heinous videos to kids

IGTV, a video-focused app spun off of Facebook’s popular photo-sharing app Instagram, recommends offensive videos to young users, a report by Business Insider said Friday. Clips with apparent child exploitation and genital mutilation surfaced in the app’s “For You” and “Popular” sections for an anonymous account the publication registered as belonging to a 13-year old, according to …

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Apple AirPower charging pad: An alternative that exists and costs just $40

Announced over a year ago, Apple’s AirPower charging pad continues to be MIA. Some recent detective work indicates it may yet exist. But if you’re tired of waiting, there’s an alternative. Today only, and while supplies last, Woot has the iPM three-in-one wireless charging pad for $39.99. It can charge two iPhones (or any Qi-compatible phones) and an Apple Watch, …

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This Is Us season 3: Premiere date, how to watch, and more

The Pearson family is coming back for Season 3 of NBC’s emotional and award-winning drama This Is Us, and faithful viewers are getting their tissues ready alongside their snacks. What’s the big deal about this show? In its first two seasons, This Is Us received 86 award nominations and took home 34 of them, including Sterling K. Brown’s 2018 Golden …

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9 things to set up on your iPhone XS or XS Max

Go ahead, call your new iPhone XS the iPhone “excess” — no one’s judging. But get a brand-new iPhone and miss out on some of its best features? Now we’re side-eyeing. If you got an iPhone XS or XS Max, there’s a good chance this is your first home button-free iPhone. It’s also the first time you’ll get into features …

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iPhone’s Face ID isn’t perfect, but you can make it better

A new batch of iPhones has landed, and with it comes the expansion of Apple’s Face ID and the ability to make your face your password.  Face ID is incredibly advanced facial recognition biometrics. Just glance at the phone, and it unlocks. When it works, it is pretty smooth — but it’s got its quirks. Especially for new users.  Now …

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Apple lets you interact with iPhone XS and XS Max without leaving the house

If you don’t want to brave the launch day crowds to check out the iPhone XS and XS Max, no worries: Apple has a way to let you experience them virtually. You can spin it, check out colors and compare sizes. Apple/Screenshot by CNET The company’s new microsite, which only works on the mobile versions of the Chrome or Safari …

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Join our Apple Core Sweepstakes to win* a brand

This Apple Core giveaway is pretty Siri-ous!  One lucky grand prize winner will take home the iPhone XS Max and the first runner up takes the iPhone XS, both unlocked. Now playing: Watch this: iPhone XS reviews are in, and our Apple Watch Series… 5:14 The iPhone XS Max has the largest display found on any iPhone, with a 6.5-inch …

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Apple’s AirPower gets mention in iPhone XS, XS Max manuals, may not be dead yet

Apple may have almost scrubbed AirPower from its website, but the iPhone XS and XS Max manuals suggest it’s still alive. The manuals for both new model iPhones make reference to the wireless charging pad as the main method of giving your phone juice, with the more traditional Lightning connector noted as an alternative option, according to 9to5Mac. But they …

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iPhone XS, XS Max show off ‘battery origami’ in iFixit teardown

People around the world are lining up Friday to get their hands on Apple’s new iPhone XS and XS Max, but some couldn’t wait to pull it apart (carefully) and figure out what’s going on inside. Tech repair site iFixit posted an extensive joint iPhone XS and XS Max teardown early Friday and found the phones mostly similar to last year’s iPhone …

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iPhone XS, XS Max launch, drawing smaller crowds but plenty of fans

The crowds might be smaller than at last year’s iPhone X launch, but if you thought 11 years of launches would lessen the die-hard Apple fandom, think again. Apple’s newest iPhone models — the snappily named iPhone XS (that’s “ten S”) and iPhone XS Max — are hitting stores around the world on Friday (officially knocking the iPhone X out of …

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