In addition to testing out a new format for conversations within a prototype app called twttr and other features like a “Hide Tweet” button, Twitter today confirmed it’s also developing a feature that would allow users to subscribe to individual conversations taking place on its platform. The new option was first spotted by Jane Wong, […]
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Calling all iPhone lovers – the top 5 features coming to iOS 12 that you don’t want to miss
iOS 12 will officially roll out in the fall of 2018, but the public beta is available for download if you’re brave enough. The beta is pretty buggy but it gives you a first look into what Apple has in store for your iPhone.
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Push notification short stories are a thing now thanks to this app
Your smartphone’s notifications might already be clogged with junk, but what about a short story instead?
Serial Box, an iOS app for serving up serialized fiction on devices, announced in a blog post that it’s launching something called Microfiction …
Facebook cuts down annoying ‘now connected on Messenger’ alerts
“‘You Are Now Connected On Messenger’ Is The Worst Thing On Facebook” BuzzFeed’s Katie Notopoulos correctly pointed out in a story yesterday. When you friend someone on Facebook or Messenger, or an old friend joins Messenger, you often get one of these annoying notifications. They fool you into thinking someone actually wants to chat with […]
View More Facebook cuts down annoying ‘now connected on Messenger’ alertsFirefox can now block those annoying notification requests
Virtually every random site you go to these days wants you to subscribe to its push notifications. It’s one of the many small annoyances on the open web, but thankfully, those pop ups may not be for long — at least if you are a Firefox user. With the release of Firefox 59 for the desktop, Mozilla is adding a useful little feature to its browser that lets you stop websites from… Read More
View More Firefox can now block those annoying notification requestsHow to fix push notifications
Nothing epitomizes our love-hate relationship with today’s tech more than the push notification.
Our hatred of those badges, banners, and little red dots has never felt more visceral. To anyone with a smartphone, the device often feels like a d…
The one iPhone feature I use to calm my raging anxiety
I have a lot of anxiety. Just, like, mountains of it.
It made having a phone almost impossible, until I found a solution.
For years, the barrage of pings and push notifications that can come with a cell phone made my situation much worse….