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Tangie Mitchell is a creative writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. Her interests include pop culture and entertainment, poetry, and morning cups of herbal tea.

Tangie Mitchell

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‘I just did the same’: Best Buy customer shares how you can trade-in your AirPods for new ones

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

Apple customer issues warning after 2-year-old MacBook lost all her data

‘It’ll be a $1,000 for a repair’: Woman issues warning after 2-year-old MacBook lost all her data. She can’t believe Apple’s response

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

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‘Apple did something so gross’: Tech expert warns against the new iPhone 16

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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‘I’m honestly distraught’: Macbook user transfers to new laptop from her 2017 model. She can’t believe this beloved feature is gone

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

Apple roasted over new iPhone 16 feature that Google released 7 years ago

Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies.

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‘I have made 5 trips to the actual Verizon store’: Woman makes plea after being unable to setup her Apple Watch for 10 months

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

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‘Spotify and amazon audits and asks for class schedulesssss’: Man shows trick to getting student discounts on your subscriptions

Grace Rampaul is a former intern at the Daily Dot. Grace is based in Austin and covers trending stories, entertainment, cultural phenomenon, and all things social.

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‘If you got paid why you care’: Dealer places an AirTag on sold Toyota 4Runner after buyer didn’t disclose where it was going

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

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Man contemplates returning $34K Honda Civic after Apple Play doesn’t work properly

‘I don’t [care] about how the car runs’: Man contemplates returning $34K Honda Civic after Apple CarPlay doesn’t work properly

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

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‘I almost just blew my eardrums out’: Woman compares Apple Music to Spotify sound quality—she can’t believe what she discovers

‘Apple tried to scam the wrong person’: Customer says Apple offered her $100 gift card when she bought an iPad. Then they charged her for it

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Has Apple Maps finally surpassed Google?

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

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‘I got it in mint’: Young people are dumping Apple for the Galaxy Z Flip6. Should you?

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

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‘Do not buy Apple products from Target’: Customer says she was sold a ‘dummy’ iPad, and Target won’t take it back

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