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WhatsApp hits 100 million monthly active US users

I rarely used WhatsApp before moving from the United States to the United Kingdom a couple of years ago, opting for the built-in messaging app on my iPhone...

Uh-oh: ICQ is shutting down on June 26

ICQ, which used to be a very popular messaging app for a short period in the 90s and the early aughts, only has a month left before it...

Signal usernames will keep your phone number private

Instant messaging app Signal is best known for its privacy-related settings, though with phone numbers being the heart of the platform since its inception, there was no way...

This App Gives Screenshots Superpowers. That’s Just the Beginning

Chances are your phone’s camera roll is filled with tons of screenshots. Most captured intentionally, some conceived by the soft fumbling of your fingers on your phone’s buttons....

What Adults Don’t Get About Teens and Digital Life

On a snowy winter day, we were in the library of a charter middle school in Portland, Maine. It was the first of many school visits where we...

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Meta says these wild headset prototypes could be the future of VR

Meta some of its latest virtual reality prototypes this week, with concepts that are compelling on the specs and long on the...

The FCC will review emergency alert systems in the US

The Federal Communications Commission is planning a of the US emergency alert systems. Both the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and the Wireless...

Heretic and Hexen have received a surprise remaster from Nightdive Studios

Nightdive Studios and id Software have announced a surprise remaster of fantasy shooters Heretic and Hexen. The games are now available for modern...