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How To Watch All The Performances Of The 2018 MTV VMA Awards
Madeline Buxton
Aug 17, 2018
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Save Major $$$ On These Devices, Even If You're Not Going Back-To-School
Madeline Buxton
Aug 16, 2018
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As Twitter Deals With Its Infowars Debacle, Calls For Boycotts Resurface
Madeline Buxton
Aug 16, 2018
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The Best Back To School Gadgets & Accessories
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What To Do If Your Instagram Account Was Recently Hacked
Have you received an email from Instagram letting you know that the email linked to your account has been changed, despite making no changes yourself? You&
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I Tried Samsung's New Galaxy Note9 — & This Is How It Changed My ...
LED-embedded wristbands worn by audience members glinted in the stands of Brooklyn’s Barclays Center last week, producing an effect akin to cell phone fl
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What You Need To Know About Turning Off Google's Location Tracking
The year of privacy and data concerns continues: According to an AP investigation published today, Google continues to store information about the whereabo
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Madeline Buxton
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On Instagram, Banning Drug-Related Hashtags Is Anything But Simple
This past April, Instagram took stern action against a particular class of drug-related hashtags. You probably wouldn't have noticed unless you were a
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Madeline Buxton
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Samsung’s Galaxy Note9 Has A Powerful Battery & Lots Of Storage —...
The season for buying a new phone is officially upon us: From now through October, you can expect the biggest tech companies — Samsung, Apple, and Google
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Google Honors Mary G. Ross, A Pioneering American Indian Engineer
Space travel would not be where it is today without the pioneering work of Mary G. Ross, the first American Indian female engineer. That's why Google
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Madeline Buxton
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The App Behind All The Polished Instagram Stories You're Seeing
Instagram Stories are looking a little more perfect these days. In place of spontaneity, many posts of late exhibit careful curation and evoke the look of
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The Inexplicable Joy Of AirDropping Memes At Concerts
“Whoever is sending pictures of Harry Styles, thank you. Bless you. I really needed them.” This was the appreciative message Ashley Farjado, 19
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It's Time To Start Treating Twitter With The Same Impermanence As...
The blink-and-you'll-miss-it speed at which social media moves means you're unlikely to remember a tweet you sent in the last 48 hours, let alone
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Madeline Buxton
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What You Need To Do Before Deleting An Email Account
The process of getting a new email address is easy. Getting rid of one, on the other hand, can feel a bit like packing up for a move: It’s tedious, you d
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Madeline Buxton
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It Takes Two: The Big Business Of Twinning On YouTube
YouTube's top twins are finding ways to build brands around a personal experience that already fascinates much of the public.
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Madeline Buxton
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Google Celebrates Gerda Taro, A Pioneering Wartime Photojournalist
Today's Google Doodle honors Gerda Taro, a photographer and journalist who played a major role in shaping wartime coverage. Taro was born in Germany i
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Madeline Buxton
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You Can Now See How Much Time You Spend On Instagram, But Do You ...
How much time did you spend on Instagram today? 25 minutes? An hour? More? After teasing the release of new tools for measuring time spent earlier this yea
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Madeline Buxton
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Lyft's New Subscription Lets You Set A Fixed Price For A Regular ...
Your list of monthly subscriptions probably includes some mix of primarily entertainment-focused services, such as Netflix or Hulu and Spotify or Apple Mus
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What To Do If Your iPhone Is Struggling In The Heat
It's 98 degrees outside. The humidity level is far beyond tolerable, situated somewhere in the oppressive, hellhole realm of summer days. You’re swe
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Why MoviePass Wasn't Working Last Night — & What It Means For Its...
Update: July 27, 2018: Did you have trouble using MoviePass last night? You weren't alone. Rumors that have been swirling for months finally came true
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Google Honors Lyudmila Rudenko, A Legendary Chess Player
Chess pieces adorn Google's homepage today in honor of Lyudmila Rudenko, a celebrated chess player who set the stage for more women to succeed in the
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The Pipeline: The Snapchat Spectacles Engineer Who Embraces Failure
Refinery29 is proud to present The Pipeline, our monthly commitment to highlighting young women who aren’t just making it in Silicon Valley — they’re
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Instagram Is Testing A New, Simpler Way To React To Stories
Forget comments that go straight to your DMs. Instagram is testing a new way to react to Stories that is much simpler, and it involves emoji. Right now, th
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Madeline Buxton
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Netflix Is Giving Your Profile Page A Much-Needed Refresh
Over the years, Netflix has tweaked its logo, sign-up page, and even its homepage. But there's one area that has remained (unfairly) ignored: The R
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1 Summer Scene, 3 Instant Cameras — Here's Which One We Like Best
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These Innovative Carry-Ons Make Traveling
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Instagram Is Changing How We Define A Public Figure, Not Necessar...
In Thomas Rhett’s single “Life Changes”, released this past April, the singer croons about the life stages people experience as they grow older. For
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I Tried Bose’s $250 Sleepbuds — & This Is How They Impacted My Zzzs
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Google Came Up A New Version Of Its Viral Art Selfies — & It Invo...
This past January, a strange phenomenon briefly overtook Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: Post after post showed selfies of friends and celebrities juxtap
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How To Update Your LinkedIn Profile Without Making Your Boss Susp...
LinkedIn's news feed can a feel a little bit like Venmo's transaction history: It's scarily easy to draw unspoken conclusions about what som
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