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A bot is ruining Wordle - Here's how to avoid spoilers

The word guessing game Wordle has taken the world by storm over the last few weeks. Millions of users are trying to guess the daily word. Naturally, several fakes have made their way onto app stores.

The most significant appeal for many players is sharing results on social media. It’s a fun way to show off your vocabulary while keeping the answer a secret.

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Here’s how someone knows you’ve blocked them on social media

Social media is an effective tool for staying in touch with friends and family. Facebook is the most used platform, with 2.8 billion users worldwide. Are you locked out of your social media account? Watch out for scammers promising to help.

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5 simple Canva tips and tricks for better designs and graphics

For years, if you wanted to play with graphic design or create beautiful photos, you needed to be an Adobe Photoshop expert. Tap or click here for free templates to create digital photo collages. This brings us back to the era of needing an expensive camera to get quality photographs.

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Trading in your Android phone? How to get the most value for it

With the constant churn of technology, it’s rational to want a new phone every year, so you don’t miss out on the latest features with each new model. But if you upgrade to a new phone every year, what do you do with the old one?

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This new warning in Google Drive means a scammer may be after you

Millions of people use Google’s suite of productivity tools. Unfortunately, that makes them big targets for hackers. Earlier this year, criminals used the comments feature in Google Docs to spread malware.

The company is now taking steps to clamp down on files that go against its terms of service. If files are in violation of Google’s terms of service or program policies, they may be restricted.

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Locked out of your social media account? Watch out for scammers promising to help

Picture this: You settle down in the evening, ready to scroll through social media. Noticing that you are signed out, you try to log in multiple times. But it appears that you are locked out. You could follow these steps to get back in, but what if that doesn’t work?

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The best online solitaire games you can play for free

When computers made their way into every household, we all fell in love with the game solitaire for moments when boredom struck and we needed something to pass the time.

Technology has evolved since then, and there are much better options out there now than the edition that comes preloaded into your PC. Looking to play other games online? Tap or click here for 10 sites that let you play games online for free.

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True or false: You need to submit a selfie with your taxes this year

Many careers have been affected by the pandemic, as people were laid off or switched to remote work. Others found new sources of income, selling things or providing services online.

If you receive income via third-party payment processors such as PayPal, CashApp or Venmo, you may need to change how you report it. The government has added a provision for people earning more than $600 per year through third-party payment processors. Tap or click here to see how this change may affect you.

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Why you might start seeing ads over what you're watching on Roku

At this point, seeing targeted ads on sites like Facebook is no surprise. The good news is you don’t have to live with them. Tap or click here for ways to stop ad tracking on Facebook.

But the last place you’d expect to see targeted ads is through your television. If you have a Roku TV, don’t be shocked when ads start popping up while you’re streaming your favorite show.

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Looking for free COVID tests? Avoid these fraudulent sites

The highly-infectious omicron variant is still rapidly spreading across the country. As a result, millions of people want to know if they are infected and need at-home tests. What are your chances of getting COVID? Tap or click here for a CDC map that charts breakthrough cases.

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