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Want to join Apple and Disney in dumping X? Here's how to do itQuitting X/Twitter is the hot new social media trend. Here's how to do it
By Carrie Marshall Published
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When is a hashtag not a hashtag? When it’s on ThreadsThreads is testing a new feature to deliver hashtags without the hashtags. We can explain
By Carrie Marshall Published
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Amazon finally kills Comixology, although your comic book library will still be availableThe Comixology app will be shut down in December in favour of Kindle
By Rik Henderson Published
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This great free Instagram upgrade will bring you closer to your friendsInstagram's really useful Close Friends feature is now available for your posts and reels
By Carrie Marshall Published
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WhatsApp just got a big voice upgradeGood news for group chatters: there's now a new and less disruptive way to take part in massive conversations
By Carrie Marshall Published
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Threads now has the feature I most wantedHere's how to opt out of Threads' automatic post sharing to Facebook and Instagram
By Carrie Marshall Published
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Video and audio editing on the iPad and Mac just got a huge upgradeNew versions of Logic Pro and Final Cut Pro bring new features to the Mac and iPad versions for professional editing
By Mat Gallagher Published
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Google Maps getting free upgrade that London Tube passengers will loveTourists and commuters will be able to check out station layouts in Street View before travelling
By Rik Henderson Published
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Threads will reportedly kill off its most controversial feature soonMeta made a mis-step by adding this feature with no way to opt out of it, but it looks like that's going to change
By Carrie Marshall Published
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Facebook and Instagram will get rid of your ads in Europe - for a priceMeta introduces subscriptions that'll remove ads from the web, on iOS and on Android too
By Carrie Marshall Published
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Threads just got another big free update, and this time it's a welcome oneThreads' engineers keep adding new features, and this time it's the turn of some sillier stuff
By Carrie Marshall Published
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X video and audio calling is now available. Here's how to enable or disable itThe social network continues its mission to become "the everything app" with new in-app video and voice calling
By Carrie Marshall Published
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Threads has added a key new feature, and everybody hates itThreads is now automatically sharing some of your posts on Facebook and Instagram, whether you want it to or not
By Carrie Marshall Published
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X to charge all new members to post – not just Premium onesWith advertising revenues in freefall, Musk's social network is desperately trying to monetise the most basic features
By Carrie Marshall Published
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Threads is getting a huge new feature for free that X forces you to pay forWelcome to the world of Threditing
By Andy Sansom Published
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WhatsApp now works on iPad – but you have to jump through a few hoopsThe world's most popular messaging app is still inexplicably unavailable for the iPad – but there's a way to get it anyway
By Carrie Marshall Published
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Bluesky gets a big boost as users flee Twitter/X's pay-to-post plansAs Elon Musk proposes charging every Twitter user a monthly fee, tens of thousands of users flee to rival networks
By Carrie Marshall Published
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Huge free WhatsApp upgrade could make you look better from every angleA new, useful WhatsApp feature is rolling out globally
By Rik Henderson Published
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WhatsApp's new Mac app is a desktop delightThe Mac app for WhatsApp is out of beta and delivers excellent and effortless group calling
By Carrie Marshall Published
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Threads is now in your browser so you can pretend you're workingWith Threads no longer a phone-only app, this could make the new network much more fun
By Carrie Marshall Published
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The web version of Threads could launch this week, and it can't come fast enoughThreads is suffering from a post-launch slump. A web-based version would see engagement go through the roof
By Carrie Marshall Published
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New free Threads upgrade ties it even more closely to InstagramThese aren't the upgrades many users were waiting for, but they're important and significant too
By Carrie Marshall Published
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It's time for another big free WhatsApp upgradeScreen sharing is coming to WhatsApp along with video calls in Landscape mode
By Carrie Marshall Published
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Threads is getting its most wanted upgrade in the next few weeksTwo essential upgrades are coming to Threads to further torment Twitter
By Carrie Marshall Published
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Say goodbye to Instagram spamIf you love Instagram but hate the spammers sliding into your DMs, you're going to love this free Instagram upgrade
By Carrie Marshall Published
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Twitter Blue subscribers get a genuinely useful free upgradeIs it worth subscribing to be "verified" at last?
By Rik Henderson Published
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I changed Twitter's new X app icon back to the blue bird – here's how you can tooDon't like the new X logo on your phone? Revert to the Twitter blue bird simply and easily. Here's how
By Mike Lowe Published
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Threads gets another free app update to welcome Elon Musk’s exesThe biggest rival to the service formerly known as Twitter teases big new features
By Carrie Marshall Published
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Threads' first big update is here, but its must-have feature is still missingMeta's possible Twitter-killer just got better, but the most requested feature still isn't there
By Carrie Marshall Published
