From hailing a ride to finding a date and even learning French, there are helpful apps available to aid in almost any task, so it tracks that there would be a slew of apps made for college students to help them both scholastically and in general campus life. As college co-eds around the country prepare …
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Facebook hasn’t been quiet about copying features made popular by Snapchat and adding them to Instagram and its other apps. Apparently Snap, the parent company of the Snapchat app, kept track of Facebook’s competitive moves in a dossier called “Project Voldemort.” Project Voldemort — a nod to the dark wizard and main antagonist in the Harry Potter book series — …
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Over the years, Apple has spent a lot of time and energy driving home the message that Apple cares about your privacy. The company has posted billboard ads about privacy and created a section of its website detailing its privacy practices, and CEO Tim Cook called on Congress to change privacy laws. Now, Apple is adding new privacy features to iOS 13 and iPadOS. iOS …
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Apple’s Messages app combines text messaging and the company’s own iMessage platform into one of the best messaging experiences you can find on a phone. With each major iOS release, Apple adds new features to Messages, increasing iMessage lock-in and competing with third-party messaging apps like Facebook Messenger. In other words, Apple wants you to hold onto that iPhone 11 …
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Apps like Tinder and Bumble are popular sources for finding a date online, but they’re also a playground for scummy catfishers, like the one who fooled 16 women in one night on Tinder. A catfisher creates fake profiles on social media sites and dating apps in order to prey on the vulnerable in hopes of humiliating them, scamming them for …
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Facebook is killing a feature that allows administrators and members who’re part of the social network’s groups to post videos and photos that vanish within 24 hours, the company said on Friday. The feature, called group stories, has been available globally since December. The company plans to start sunsetting group stories on Sept. 26 at 9 a.m. PT. Existing group …
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Facebook wants to remind you that it’s still making an impact for charities even as it battles a series of scandals. The social media giant said Thursday that since 2015, its users have raised more than $2 billion on Facebook for the causes they care about. About half of that total comes from fundraising that happens on people’s birthdays. The …
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Facebook is introducing new, interactive advertising to its News Feed, adding ads that integrate polls, simple gaming and augmented reality into the main destination people go when they check the most popular social network in the world. With more than 2 billion daily active users, Facebook is one of the world’s most powerful advertising giants. Its massive advertising revenue totaled …
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Facebook has partnered with Ray-Ban and Oakley sunglasses maker Luxottica to develop augmented reality glasses, according to a report. The companies are looking to launch a set of AR glasses, code-named Orion, for consumers sometime between 2023 and 2025, CNBC said on Tuesday. Facebook’s AR glasses have been in the works for some time. In 2017, the company’s chief technology …
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Staying private online can sometimes feel like a cat-and-mouse game. As you download the latest ad blocker to prevent trackers from knowing your online activities, advertisers are already looking for ways to work around it. And unless the internet’s entire business model changes, you’re doomed to this cycle of constantly trying to protect your privacy online. But a group of …
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