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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

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Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

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‘They can get all of the cards in your wallet’: iPhone customer says change this AirDrop setting to avoid letting people steal from your Apple Wallet

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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‘I always buy direct from the Apple store’: Man buys iPhone brand-new. Then T-Mobile refuses to activate it

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‘If she’s smart, she can find it’: Woman says new iOS update feature just made it a field day for insecure partners

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‘They get access to everything in your phone’: iPhone user issues warning on new AirDrop feature that comes with the latest iOS update

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 had been with iPhone for 17 years’: Customer’s Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 cracks 1 month in. Then she tries calling customer service

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

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‘Old iPhones are worth wayyyy more’: Verizon customers tries to trade in 5 old iPhones for new ones. Does it work?

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‘I would read the fine print’: Customer buys brand-new iPhone 16 Pro for $95. Is there a catch?

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‘This is yet another way Verizon likes to scam people’: Customer warns against upgrading iPhone with Verizon after experience

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‘It’s killing my battery’: Expert issues warning on this setting you may want to turn off in iOS 18

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

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‘I cannot believe that a $1,600 phone doesn’t have this feature’: Man shows popular Android feature. Then he tries to find it on iPhone

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 used to work for att in the cellular settings on the phone does it show the T-Mobile network?’: Woman buys iPhone 16. Then she gets home

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‘Ran to get my son a new phone!’: Walmart shopper exposes $199 iPhone Black Friday deal

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‘What a great hack’: Man shares trick to finding iPhone when you lose it in your own home and ‘you don’t have someone else to call it’

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

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‘I also don’t want Google Maps…learning off my location’: Expert says Apple Intelligence is learning from your iPhone’s banking information. Here’s how to stop it