Forget alarm clocks, Wakie wakes you with phone calls from strangers

There’s alarm clock apps that force you to spin around, and ones that require you to move closer to your router. Then there’s Wakie, an app that encourages random strangers around the world to wake you up with a phone call.



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Facebook Clears The Air About Its Messenger App, Which A Lot Of People Are Needlessly Creeped Out By

People hate when Facebook alters anything about its user experience, so it's no surprise that Facebook Messenger received loads of negative reviews once people were forced to download it on their iPhones and Android devices to view their Facebook messages.



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How to quickly unsubscribe from 'liked' Facebook pages

I think one reason people get so fed up with Facebook is that their feeds get so cluttered with junk, they rarely see the things they actually care about -- you know, baby pictures, ice-bucket videos, and friendship-threatening political comments.



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How to improve battery life on any mobile device

We here at CNET have written numerous articles with tips and tricks for improving battery life on iOS and Android, some of which you can find here, here, and here, but not everyone owns an iPhone or Android device.



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Thousands Of People Oblivious To Fact That Anyone On The Internet Can Access Their Computers

There are technologists who specialize in “scanning the Internet.” They are like a search team making its way through a neighborhood, but instead of checking the knob of every door, they check Internet entrances to online devices to see which ones are open.



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Playing video games for up to an hour a day is good for children

Children who play computer or video games for up to an hour daily are the most sociable, happy and least hyperactive, Oxford University study finds Children who play video games for up to an hour a day are happier, more sociable and less hyperactive than tho



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PlayStation Now is a glimpse at the future of gaming — for a price

In my life, I never thought I'd utter those words. But that's the future, according to PlayStation Now — that's the name for Sony's streaming games service that launched this week in open beta on PlayStation 4.



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