Facebook, Instagram and Messenger will all be under the umbrella of a single app soon, Facebook has announced. With businesses in mind, Facebook is integrating all three services into its Pages Manager mobile app in the coming weeks, letting you manage messages and comments on all three platforms from one page. Pages Manager is a …
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Amazon offers Prime discount to honor ‘Grand Tour’ show launch
The old “Top Gear” team of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May reunite this Friday to the delight of gearheads everywhere in a new auto-focused series from Amazon called “The Grand Tour.” To celebrate the occasion, Amazon’s introducing a new skill for Alexa and offering its Prime service at a discount. Amazon Prime normally costs $99 a year. Starting …
Read More »Teardown of new MacBook Pro shows it’s hard to fix
Apple last month slimmed down its MacBook Pro lineup and added a dynamic Touch Bar to the keyboard, ridding itself of the function keys and allowing for more creative keyboard functionality. We generally liked the result of the changes in our review, but according to a report by iFixit, they come at a cost. iFixit opened up Apple’s 13-inch MacBook …
Read More »Facebook admits to more measurement mistakes
Facebook’s having trouble with accuracy. In September, the social network admitted to overestimating video views in reports to advertisers. Now, the company has found a bug showing more discrepancies in Facebook’s reporting to its business clients. Facebook has admitted to the problems via a blog post and promises to fix them. The primary issue this time: Facebook has overestimated the …
Read More »Airlines protest rules calling for more transparency, refunds
Airlines for America, a trade organization that represents several large Airlines such as United, American, and Southwest, is arguing that several new regulations proposed by the US Department of Transportation could hurt customers more than they help them. The regulations are all aimed at transparency and seem consumer friendly. In the near term, they state that online ticket agents can’t …
Read More »New MacBooks might let you type in emoji or Klingon
Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s future MacBooks may have e-ink keyboards 2:03 Soon, the keyboard on your laptop might be as interchangeable as the image on the screen. Apple is in talks to use e-ink technology to make the keyboards on its upcoming computers malleable, according to unnamed sources in a report by The Wall Street Journal. The keyboard will …
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Federal authorities have charged an ex-Verizon employee with selling phone records. Daniel Eugene Traeger pleaded guilty to a felony count of unauthorized access to a private computer. From 2009 to 2014, Traeger sold call records and location data to an unnamed private investigator. Over the course of that period, Traeger was paid more than $10,000 according to court records. He …
Read More »‘The Tick,’ two other originals greenlit for Amazon Prime in 2017
Amazon is adding muscle to its original offerings for 2017. Boosting a lineup that already includes “Transparent” and “The Man in the High Castle,” Amazon Prime will stream three new original programs: “The Tick,” “Jean-Claude Van Johnson” and “I Love Dick.” Amazon Studios gave the go-ahead to all three shows Tuesday. They’ll be available in the US, UK, Germany, Austria …
Read More »UberEats expands to new international markets
In case you’re running out of ways to conveniently snag a meal, UberEats might soon be arriving in a city near you. Uber’s UberEats is already in 27 cities across the US and another six cities worldwide. Starting Thursday, the company best known for its ride-sharing service will add three new metropolises: Amsterdam, Dubai and Johannesburg. “UberEats has proved hugely …
Read More »Sling TV will bring you touchdowns
I play a lot of fantasy football, so cutting the cord on my cable package had never really been an option. This season, though, might be different. On Wednesday, Sling TV added the NFL Network and NFL RedZone channels to its web-based streaming service. The NFL Network will be part of the $25-per-month Blue core service package. NFL RedZone comes …
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