mobile applications
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Kids These Days Get 4,500 Notifications and Hate Facebook, New Study Says
The kids are not all right and are being subject to a firehouse of pinging in the thick of the Information Age. A new report reveals that children are getting upwards of 4,500 notifications a day and have some predictable favorite (and least favorite) apps. The report comes from Common Sense Media and C.S. Mott…
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How a Well-Regarded Mac App Became a Trojan Horse
In the early days of macOS Mojave in 2018, Apple hadn’t offered users a way to automatically switch to dark and light mode at different times of the day. As usual, there were third-party developers eager to pick up the slack. One of the more well-regarded night mode apps to fix this issue was NightOwl,…
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BeReal Is Launching a New Feature That Ignores the App’s Entire Purpose
The point of BeReal is simple: Keep your circle tight. The app where most accounts are private and users can only post once a day is unveiling a new Friends of Friends feature that allows users to explore what people they kinda know are up to. TechCrunch reports that BeReal is replacing the app’s Discovery…
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NYC Bans TikTok on City Devices
The Big Apple is joining the TikTok ban bandwagon. New York City issued a new directive banning TikTok from city-owned devices and forcing local agencies to remove the app from its phones and tablets within 30 days. Starting yesterday, anyone using a city-owned device or network is prohibited from downloading the app or accessing it…