Published on December 6 2017

Between hurricanes, white supremacists and politics, it was a pretty dark year for the most popular tweets on Twitter. That's the takeaway from Twitter's list of most retweeted tweets for the year, which the company released Tuesday. It wasn't all doom...

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Published on December 6 2017

Facebook on Monday announced Messenger Kids, a somewhat closed-down messaging app for children ages 6-12. The app doesn't require the child to sign up for a Facebook account, relies on the parent(s) to add any contacts and hides the child from any sort...

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Published on December 6 2017

With the addition of both fast charging and wireless charging to Apple's 2017 iPhone lineup, there are more ways than ever to charge your iPhone. Every method is different -- some are faster and more expensive, while others are slower but more convenient....

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Published on December 6 2017

Consumer Reports today shared its final iPhone X testing results, and while the site has given the iPhone X a recommendation, Apple's new flagship smartphone has been ranked below the iPhone 8 and the iPhone 8 Plus in the Consumer Reports recommended...

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Published on December 6 2017

Among many new design changes to the Instagram iOS app lately is one little tweak for the iPhone X: A new volume slider that activates when you use the iPhone X’s volume buttons to change the sound of a video within the app. It’s the kind of tiny change...

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Published on December 5 2017

Facebook is about to rollout a version of Messenger aimed specifically at kids, known as Messenger Kids. The emphasis is on safety, with all contacts having to be approved by parents. The app will be iOS-only when it launches in the next few days, with...

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Published on December 5 2017

Whatever concerns there were about the iPhone X prior to its launch last month, Apple’s latest smartphone appears to be on pace to become yet another best-seller for the company. As reported by Digitimes, analytics firm IHS Markit claims that the iPhone...

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Published on December 5 2017

Starting today, Apple is offering a SIM-free version of the iPhone X from its online store in the United States, allowing customers to buy an unlocked iPhone without choosing a carrier. SIM-free versions of the iPhone X in all capacities list the same...

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Published on December 5 2017

One of the headline features of the dual camera system in recent iPhones is Portrait Mode, an effect that simulates a DSLR-style shallow depth of field by intelligently blurring the background of your photos. Apple took the feature a step further with...

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Analytics company IHS Markit – whose clients include 85% of Fortune 500 companies – says that the iPhone X hit 2% of the active installed iPhone base within three weeks of its first availability. In the US, iPhone X adoption after three weeks matched...

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