Category: mobile

Instagram moves beyond its all-or-nothing approach to comments

Instagram moves beyond its all-or-nothing approach to comments
Instagram already has tools to filter your comments, but sometimes that's just not enough. What if you're tired of comment
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Amazon finally adds Alexa support to its Music app

Amazon finally adds Alexa support to its Music app
If Alexa can make it a cinch to find songs on Amazon's screen-less Echo speakers, then it can also work
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Verizon gives up on its Android Wear watch after 4 months

Verizon gives up on its Android Wear watch after 4 months
Did you rush out to buy Verizon's Wear24 smartwatch? No? You're far from alone, apparently. Verizon has quietly discontinued the
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Pinterest’s Lens tech powers Target’s visual search tool

Pinterest's Lens tech powers Target's visual search tool
Pinterest gave us all access to its Lens tool last March. In May, the company added some new foodie options,
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Snapchat’s new filters make your photo backgrounds look surreal

Snapchat's new filters make your photo backgrounds look surreal
Snapchat is rolling out some new filters today that go beyond your face. Now, any time the app detects a
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Swarovski’s VR shopping app is glittery virtual decadence

Swarovski's VR shopping app is glittery virtual decadence
Mixed reality apps from the likes of Ikea and Edmunds already let you preview things like furniture and cars. Keen
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Yale’s next concert brings your phone into the performance

Yale's next concert brings your phone into the performance
Normally, bringing out your smartphone at a classical concert is a surefire way to get kicked out, or at least
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Axon hopes you’ll submit smartphone video as evidence

Axon hopes you'll submit smartphone video as evidence
In theory, handing your smartphone video over to the police if you have evidence of a crime is the right
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‘Super Mario Run’ update breathes life into Nintendo’s mobile plans

'Super Mario Run' update breathes life into Nintendo's mobile plans
You'd be forgiven for wondering what was happening with Super Mario Run. After a flurry of activity in its first
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Twitter tests lightweight mobile app for countries with slow data

Twitter tests lightweight mobile app for countries with slow data
It's not just Facebook and Google who are slimming down their mobile apps for the sake of regions where data
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Sprint and T-Mobile could merge in late October

Sprint and T-Mobile could merge in late October
There have been hints that Sprint and T-Mobile are seriously talking about a merger (again), but how likely is that
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Apple’s former GPU maker Imagination agrees to £550 million sale

Apple's former GPU maker Imagination agrees to £550 million sale
Losing Apple as a customer can be rough for a supplier, as Imagination Technologies found out. In April, the UK
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