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Signal loses serious image, adopts stickers and wallpaper

Signal has always had a serious image, being the secure chat app of choice for governments, journalists, and activists – and being recommend by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. But that’s all changing as consumers switch away from WhatsApp, replacing it with either Signal or Telegram … The Verge notes that the latest versions of the […]

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What Is Reachability Mode on iPhone, and How Do You Use It?

While holding one of the larger iPhone models, it can be difficult to reach the upper portion of the screen with one hand. Luckily, Apple created a feature called “Reachabilityâ€� that virtually lowers the upper portion of the screen so you can reach it. It works on iPhone 6 and up. Here’s how to use […]

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12 Thirst-Quenching Cocktails for Every Month of the Year – LifeSavvy

Volodymyr Goinyk/Shutterstock Take up the art of mixology this year, and give all of these fresh, delicious, and seasonal cocktails a go! Here’s a month-by-month cocktail adventure for you to embark on. January: Mulled Wine As the excitement of the holidays and the new year begin to quiet down, there’s no better way to reflect […]

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GameStop, Bitcoin and QAnon: How the Wisdom of Crowds Became the Anarchy of the Mob

This was the week that the stock market became the stonks market. For those of you unaware, “stonksâ€� is an internet meme, an absurdist play on the word “stockâ€� that’s now almost unavoidable on social media. On Jan. 26, Elon Musk, recently the world’s richest man, tweeted “Gamestonk!!â€�, and received more than 200,000 likes. It […]

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How to Install and Use Composer, PHP’s Dependency Manager – CloudSavvy IT

Composer is the PHP community’s go-to dependency manager. It simplifies installing, updating and using third-party packages. Packages can be hosted by public and private repositories, with most popular projects publishing to Packagist. Installing Composer Composer is a community effort which isn’t bundled with PHP. It’s distributed as a PHP PHAR archive from getcomposer.org. Some Linux […]

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Prime Gaming February 2021: free loot for Roblox, FIFA 21 and Fall Guys

Prime Gaming has announced its February offering and there’s some great content to be had for Prime members, who can get their hands on free loot in FIFA 21 and Madden NFL 21, plus free exclusive content for Roblox, UFC 4 and Fall Guys – while four new PC games are set to join the […]

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As Bitcoin’s Price Surges, Affluent Investors Start to Take a Look

Several firms provide secure key storage — or custody services, as they’re known with other financial assets. Two Ocean’s system, Mr. Revill said, combines humans and algorithms to securely move cryptocurrencies from “coldâ€� storage, when the device holding the keys is not connected to the internet, to “hotâ€� storage, where the Bitcoin is connected to […]

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Coinbase enters top 10 free apps ranking on Apple’s US mobile store

Coinbase has entered the top 10 ranking of free apps on Apple’s U.S. mobile store. Live ranking of the free apps on Apple’s App Store in the U.S. shows Coinbase ranks the 4th as of Friday, following Robinhood, Webull and Reddit while ahead of TikTok, Cash App and Zoom. The new ranking comes weeks after […]

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The 5 Best Trackball Mice for Every Budget – Review Geek

Trackball mice have never enjoyed the market saturation traditional mice have achieved, but they have a devoted fan base for a good reason. Here’s our top picks to help you dive into the trackball lifestyle. If you’ve never used a trackball mouse before you might be curious as to why the fans of the quirky […]

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