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  • Instagram now lets you follow hashtags just like you follow people

    Are hashtags people? Instagram now seems to think so. The Facebook-owned photo-oriented service has introduced another new feature today in its relentless quest to be your No.1 social destination. Long story short, you can now follow hashtags like you follow Instagram accounts. Search for something, and relevant hashtags will be listed in the results. When…

  • Twitter makes it easy to create tweet threads

    Twitter has added the ability to create Twitter threads more easily. Users will be able to tap a button while writing their tweet and link a second tweet to it and so forth. Once you are done, you can hit ‘Tweet all’ and the entire thread will be posted at once. If you feel like…

  • OxygenOS 4.5.15 is now out for the OnePlus 5, brings October security patches

    Last week OnePlus sent out OxygenOS 4.7.4 to the 5T, its latest smartphone. The software for that and its predecessor, the OnePlus 5, still hasn’t been unified. That’s why the 5 not only didn’t receive last week’s update, but in fact is getting an entirely different version altogether. Rolling out starting today, OxygenOS 4.5.15 is…

  • Deal: Pixel 2 and 2 XL are £50 off in the UK and come with a free Google Home Mini

    Google is feeling generous in the UK as the holidays are getting closer. Thus, the company is offering you £50 off the recommended retail price for both the Pixel 2 and the Pixel 2 XL. To top that off, you will also receive a promo code that will net you a Google Home Mini for…

  • Apple iMac Pro to go on sale on December 14

    The Apple iMac Pro will be available for purchase starting December 14. Prices start at $4999 for the base configuration. The iMac Pro is the most power Mac Apple has ever made. The base configuration comes with an 8-core Intel Xeon, 32GB 2666MHz DDR4 ECC memory, 1TB SSD, AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 GPU with…

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