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How to get Twitter’s new ‘Lights out’ dark mode on iOS

Mar29
by on March 29, 2019 at 5:26 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


Twitter introduced a dark theme in its mobile apps in 2016, and for its site the following year. But after a lot of people complained that the social network’s feature is not a true dark mode – as it’s based on a shade of blue instead of black – CEO Jack Dorsey said the company was working on it. It’s finally here on iOS, and it’s called ‘Lights out.’   It was dark. You asked for darker! Swipe right to check out our new dark mode. Rolling out today. pic.twitter.com/6MEACKRK9K — Twitter (@Twitter) March 28, 2019 The new ‘Lights Out’…

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Lyft will IPO on Friday with an insane $24.3 billion valuation

Mar28
by on March 28, 2019 at 10:42 pm
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Next week, insurgent ridesharing provider Lyft will commence its long-awaited initial public offering (IPO). An IPO marks the point when a company makes its shares available on a public stock exchange, and Lyft is releasing 32.5 million shares costing $72 apiece. That values the company at a cool $24.3 billion. Lyft plans to list on the NASDAQ stock exchange. As you’d expect, it will likely use the LYFT ticker. The ridesharing market is notoriously competitive, and there’s no shortage of historical bad blood between Lyft and its bigger rival, Uber. It’s therefore likely a huge point of pride for Lyft…

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Canon’s new Ivy Cliq cameras join the modern Polaroid fad

Mar28
by on March 28, 2019 at 10:20 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Plugged


What’s old is new again. Just like vinyl, instant-print cameras are making a return to the mainstream as people come to realize that sometimes having physical objects is better than ones and zeros on your computer. Now Canon is doubling down on the trend with the launch of its Ivy Cliq and Cliq+ cameras. You’ve seen this formula before, perhaps most famously by Fujifilm’s Instax family. The Cliq cameras are essentially cheap digital cameras with a built-in printer. But rather than sticking ink onto plain old paper, they use Zink paper, a technology invented by Polaroid that uses heat to activate different dies…

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