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Apple Releases Three New Phones: iPhone XS, XS Max, XR Start at $749, $999, $1,099

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Apple, on Thursday, September 13, 2018, announced the  iPhone XS ,  iPhone XS Max  and  iPhone XR .  iPhone... These three new iPhones for 2018 officially replace the iPhone X, which Apple  pulled from its store  after the announcement. So if you're looking for a new "IPhone X" this year, one of these three will have to be it.

Facebook To Let You Block Spoilers Soon

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Spoilers are the worst! Good thing Facebook is trying to get rid of them with the new "Keyword Snooze" feature they're testing out.  This will work for so many things: TV shows, movies, sports results, or even posts from family and friends you'd rather not have in your feed.   What's best for family and friends is that you can block specific content without unfollowing or unfriending someone. The snooze is also temporary, so you can turn it on and off as needed. To snooze a keyword on Facebook, users first have to find a post that that includes it. Not ideal if you're about to get a spoiler in the very post you need to look at. https://t.co/4Wk4R2L3nx — We are Social Media (@WeRSM) June 28, 2018 Read Original Story in full Here

Why A Wireless Technology Headphone Could Sharply Shorten Your Lifespan

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When cordless/mobile phones first rolled up in the late 1990s, it was monumental, and it indeed took a bit of time for Ugandans here to come to terms with this idea that you could talk to someone far away without needing a wire to connect the ends. Anyway, scientists have never let up. Their obsession had since been to completely do away with wires and, of course, where there’s a will there’s always a way.

Young Ugandan Engineer Wins Top Prize For Inventing A bloodless Malaria Detection Device

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QUARTZ | The $33,000 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation has been awarded to a 24-year old Ugandan engineer for his invention of a bloodless malaria test.  Before now, small blood samples taken from suspected patients in hospitals or pharmacies were used to test for malaria but with Matibabu, the device developed by Brian Gitta and his team, there is no need for pricking.

Instagram Has Changed How It Displays Posts from Your Friends

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Instagram Update The popular social media app, Instagram says it's making changes to its algorithm-based feed. What this means is that  your photo feed will now return to more of a chronological feed, instead of that algorithm-feed, which never seemed to show you the photos you wanted to see.