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Watch Scott Rogowsky’s eulogy for HQ Trivia co-founder Colin Kroll

sudshr47 December 17, 2018

Scott Rogowsky, the host of the popular mobile game HQ Trivia, posted an emotional message for users on Sunday.

Rogowsky announced the death of his friend Colin Kroll, HQ Trivia CEO and co-founder, and also co-founder of Vine, who was found dead after an apparent drug overdose on Saturday night.

“It is with a heavy heart I must share some tragic news that has befallen the HQ family,” Rogowsky said.

“Colin, or C.K. as we called him, was a true visionary who changed the game twice — first with Vine and then with this very app that you’re seeing and hearing me through right now.”

Rogowsky went on to say that Kroll, 35, was a good friend and colleague, and “a good person of compassion and generosity.” Read more…

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HQ trivia was pulled from the App Store due to one simple mistake

sudshr47 March 19, 2018

Startup founders, they’re just like us.

HQ — the popular trivia app that almost gave away $25,000 to one lucky winner on Sunday — has been pulled from the App Store due to one tiny, but important mistake. The person behind the company’s iTunes developer account forgot to update an expired credit card.

We were alerted to HQ’s absence from the App Store by Adam Blacker, communications lead at Apptopia. After looking through the App Store rankings this morning, as part of his work routine, he did not see HQ. We checked and found when you search for “hq” only other trivia games appear:

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#DeleteHQ: HQ Trivia’s new funding may come from Peter Thiel, and the internet is revolting

sudshr47 February 2, 2018

A year ago the internet raged against an app with #DeleteUber. Now, it’s time to #DeleteHQ.
By HQ, the internet means HQ trivia, the app that quietly launched in July and now invites more than 1 million people to play trivia every day.
Wh…

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HQ to trivia winners: No more minimum balance for cashing out

sudshr47 January 27, 2018

Winning HQ Trivia is hard. Actually obtaining that money was even harder, until this week.
SEE ALSO: HQ trivia trick changes your app color to rainbow
Prior to Friday, HQ’s required users to have at least $20 in the bank before they could withd…

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HQ trivia trick changes your app color to rainbow

sudshr47 January 15, 2018

HQ trivia is hard to win, but changing the app’s color is quite easy.
A tipster told us about the trick Sunday night, shortly after the 9 p.m. ET game, and it seemed to have worked earlier this week as well, per a tweet.
Why would you want to c…