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*Tech News*
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*Recent changes*
- All mobile site users now have new features. Features include: tabs
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This will no longer happen automatically. When you open the link you will
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Javascript <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Javascript> is not working
in your browser. [1] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T63115>
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