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Can this ghost hunting app tell me if my apartment is haunted?

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After 7 months, app that tracks U.S. drone strikes removed from App Store

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Ten years later, Pandora is still streaming—but is anyone listening?

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It’s like Tinder, but for naming your baby

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Entertainment

New animated YouTube series features a talking cat who’s an app developer

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A creepy karaoke app sends your terrible singing straight to YouTube

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I accidentally befriended a bunch of tweens on Snapchat

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What I learned from Snapchatting my exes

<p>Mike Wehner is a former tech editor for the Daily Dot who now writes for BGR. His work has appeared everywhere from Yahoo to CNN, and there’s a good chance his Apple Watch is dead right now.</p>


Mike Wehner

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6 apps to get you out of any social situation

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A serious guide to teaching your cat to use an iPad

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Your guide to the weird world of knock-off ‘Frozen’ apps

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I hooked up with my ex on Tinder, and I’m not the only one

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How to tell your family you met your new partner online

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What your sloppy Halloween Tinder profile pic says about you

<p>EJ Dickson is a writer and editor who served as the Daily Dot’s IRL editor from January 2014 to July 2015. Her work has since appeared in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Mic, Bustle, Romper, and Men’s Health.</p>


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