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Beware: If You Get a Text From Netflix Offering a Free One-Year Subscription, It's a Scam

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Beware: If You Get a Text From Netflix Offering a Free One-Year Subscription, It's a Scam

Here’s a Simple Way to Mark the 100 Texts You Haven’t Yet Read as ‘Read’ on Your iPhone

Because the messages start coming and they don't stop coming.

Here’s a Simple Way to Mark the 100 Texts You Haven’t Yet Read as ‘Read’ on Your iPhone

Slack Will Soon Allow People From Any Company to DM You

Slack really wants to liberate users from their email inboxes.

Slack Will Soon Allow People From Any Company to DM You

Busy Signal: Why Talking on the Phone Was a No-No During the 1918 Flu Pandemic

Americans had to think twice before picking up the telephone during the 1918 flu pandemic.

Busy Signal: Why Talking on the Phone Was a No-No During the 1918 Flu Pandemic

Sprint Will Fix the Cracked Screen on Your Samsung Galaxy for $49—Even if They're Not Your Carrier

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One Word You Should Never Use In a Conversation

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Stuck in a Never-Ending Group Chat? Here's How to Stop It

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AT&T Is Now Blocking Robocalls by Default, a First for Cell Phone Providers

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Frontier Communications Wants to Pay You $1000 to Swap Your Smartphone for a Flip Phone for a Week

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There's a Two-Letter Word You Should Never Use in Professional Correspondence—and Nope, It's Not No

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6 Simple Tricks for Typing Texts Faster

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Is the Confidentiality Disclaimer at the Bottom of an Email Legally Binding?

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Why Robocalls Just Keep Getting Worse

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4 Times Caps Lock Got Someone Into Trouble

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8 Emojis That Caused a Public Backlash

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Finally: The FCC Is Fighting Back Against Robocalls

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