Two years ago, an undrafted free agent named Jarryd Hayne unexpectedly made the cut and joined the San Francisco 49ers’ lineup as a running back. Plenty of players barely survive preseason and then slide into irrelevance, but that’s not what happened with Hayne. The former rugby star for the Parramatta Eels in Australia quickly found …
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After three years, the iPhone redesign is finally on its way. But it may not be for you. Apple on Tuesday is widely expected to launch its next flagship phone, which, if rumors are true, will end up coming as three different models. One — a pricey version commonly dubbed the iPhone 8, iPhone X or iPhone Pro — is expected …
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Facebook is finally making plans to start making real money from WhatsApp. The social networking giant snatched up WhatsApp in 2014 for a whopping $22 billion, but the popular messaging service still isn’t making Facebook much cash despite WhatsApp’s 1 billion daily users. Now, Facebook is planning to charge businesses for WhatsApp services to help them connect with customers, The …
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Facebook Live came under fire earlier this year because too many violent videos were appearing on the platform. This time, however, it could be used to help fight crime. A man in Malaysia had his phone snatched by two thieves while he was broadcasting his neighbourhood’s Hari Raya Haji celebrations live on Facebook over the weekend, local publication New Straits …
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There’s no question that mobile phones have become essential to our daily lives and that’s especially true in a disaster. As flood waters rose last weekend, victims of Hurricane Harvey didn’t just overwhelm 911 call centers seeking help. They also took to social media sites like Twitter and Facebook to ask for assistance, update loved ones and seek information. It makes …
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Instagram is bringing one of its most popular features, the Snapchat clone Stories, to web browsers on your phone. Now people can watch Stories on a handset outside the Instagram app by heading to Instagram.com. Stories are strings of photos and videos that disappear 24 hours after you’ve posted them on the Facebook-owned photo app. Instagram copied the concept — …
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What’s the hashtag for being hacked? Instagram, the 700 million-user-strong photo sharing service owned by Facebook, informed some users Wednesday that hackers gained access to phone numbers and emails of high-profile accounts. The attack came through Instagram’s API, or its software that allows other sites and apps to connect with it. The company said the bug was fixed within a …
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Last October, Sony’s $500 PlayStation VR seemed like the affordable choice in VR headgear — at least compared to the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, which ran $600 and $800 at that time, respectively . Now, Sony’s issuing a price cut, presumably so the PSVR can stay alive. Facebook (which owns Oculus Rift) and HTC have both drastically cut the prices …
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Facebook‘s latest feature helps you remember your memories more often. More than two years ago, Facebook launched its On This Day feature, which combs through your feed to surface meaningful memories and moments that happened in past years. The social network is now using that knowledge to bundle up your recent related memories into monthly and seasonal recaps. And like …
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It’s back-to-school days — time to stock up on school supplies. In my day, that meant buying a new lunch box, a Trapper Keeper three-ring binder or maybe even a graphing calculator. Today’s kids want phones. Whether your family provides that first mobile phone in elementary, middle or even high school, getting one has become an important milestone in our …
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