annoyances
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Facebook’s App Strategy Is Bad News For Anyone Who Uses Apps
Starting this week, to check Facebook messages on your phone, you’ll need to download Messenger, the company’s standalone chat app. This is part of a bigger Facebook strategy to create many standalone mobile apps. That might make sense for Facebook, but it sucks for you.
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Has Pixar Still Got It?
This week, we were invited to an advanced screening of Monsters University by Pixar Animation Studios, the follow-up to the Academy Award-winning Monsters Inc. The film is an enjoyable romp for all ages… but does “enjoyable” really cut it when you’re paying through the nose? These days, a family trip to the cinema costs around…
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Vodafone Says Customer Service Will Be Better Next March
The good news? Vodafone says it is installing a more efficient customer service system. The bad news? It won’t be in place until March next year.
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Gmail Can Now Stop Auto-Saving Contacts, Fixes Other Small-But-Crucial Things
By default, Gmail automatically saves the details of people you reach out to. That’s handy when looking up an old friend, not so handy when trying to tame your unruly Google Contacts. Now Gmail offers an option to get out of contact auto-saving, along with some other little-but-gratifying fixes.