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Microsoft Outlook for iPhone and iPad adds new ‘Ignore Conversation’ feature

Microsoft is rolling out a new version of its Outlook app for iPhone and iPad that brings it to version 4.36. The update includes a new “Ignore Conversation” feature that will likely prove to be very useful for many users. The Ignore Conversation feature has been available in the Outlook application on other platforms for a while, but only today is it coming to iPhone and iPad. The feature…
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How to rename a group iMessage on iPhone and iPad

Looking to make a group iMessage easier to find and have some fun personalizing it too? Read along for how to add a custom name or rename a group iMessage on iPhone and iPad. There are some handy features that Apple offers with iMessages (blue bubble texts) between you and…
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Google Drive iOS app update bumps up security with Face ID and Touch ID support

Google Drive has received an upgrade today that adds an extra layer of security to your files stored with the service via Face ID or Touch ID on iPhone and iPad. Spotted by , the support for Apple’s secure and convenient Face ID and Touch ID showed up in the latest Google Drive for iOS release notes. However, the feature has been slowly rolling out to users since April (via ), so the…
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OnePlus 8’s Verizon variant won’t work w/ most cases due to slight design change

Making a specific version of a smartphone just for a single carrier isn’t uncommon, but for the past several years we’ve seen hardware variations on those devices kept to a minimum. The “OnePlus 8 5G UW” on Verizon, though, makes a few more changes which, in turn, will affect the accessories you’ll be able to buy. First pointed out by a Redditor, the Verizon variant of the OnePlus 8…
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Samsung’s midrange Galaxy A51 is now available unlocked

Samsung’s Galaxy A51 is now available as an unlocked device in the US following its release via Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, and Xfinity Mobile. The unlocked 4G handset can be bought from Amazon or Samsung.com, where its price is listed as $399.99. If you’ve been waiting…
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EA Play Live goes digital on June 11

Electronic Arts announced today that its EA Play Live digital event will broadcast on June 11 at 4 p.m. Pacific. EA Play was an event that the publisher has held concurrent to the Electronic Entertainment Expo that takes place in Los Angeles each June. EA dropped out of that…
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Allen Institute’s VeriSci uses AI to fact-check scientific claims

Researchers affiliated with the University of Washington and Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence say they’ve developed an AI system — VeriSci — that can automatically fact-check scientific claims. Ostensibly, the system can not only identify abstracts within studies that support or refute the claims, but can also provide rationales for their predictions in the form of evidence…
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