OKCupid’s rating sinks as users rebel over new ‘real name’ policy | Edward Snowden’s new app turns any Android phone into a surveillance system | Instagram will now add ‘Recommended’ posts to your feed | Here’s an easy trick to get an extra life on HQ Trivia without a referral | Amazon’s Alexa app hits the top of the App Store for the first time | Consumers dropped $200 million on apps on Christmas, up 12 percent from last year | HQ Trivia arrives on Android in Canada in beta |
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30 2017
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TOP HEADLINE | Sarah Perez
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OKCupid’s users are angry – very, very angry. Just ahead of the new year, the company made a radical change to its policies, and now requires people... Read More… |
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Jon Russell
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NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden is among the backers of a new surveillance app that helps guard against computer hijackings. Haven is an open source app that... Read More… |
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Sarah Perez
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Instagram’s feed will now show users recommended posts – a change that earlier this month was spotted while in testing, and has since quietly gone... Read More… |
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Fitz Tepper
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Want an extra life on HQ but hate shilling out your referral code? Try this trick. Open HQ to the main page (where it shows the next game time and your balance)... Read More… |
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Sarah Perez
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Amazon’s claims that the Echo Dot was the retailer’s best-selling product all through this holiday season appear to be backed up by the rise of the... Read More… |
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Sarah Perez
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Consumers spent $196 million on apps, in-app purchases and subscriptions on Christmas Day 2017 across the App Store and Google Play, according to new data from... Read More… |
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Darrell Etherington
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App-based trivia sensation HQ Trivia is on its way to Android, as the company previously revealed, but a special group of users can access it right now —... Read More… |
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