Samsung usually doesn’t announce its next Galaxy S phones until closer to the spring, but that hasn’t stopped rumors and leaks about what will be in the next-gen Galaxy S11 or what it will look like. Thanks to a new set of renders, we may now have our first look at what the latest Galaxy …
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AT&T’s next 5G network is going live in December, but don’t expect big jumps in speed
After turning on a millimeter-wave 5G network for developers and business users over the past year, AT&T is just about ready for regular consumers to begin using out its next-generation wireless service. But don’t expect any big speed jumps or a large nationwide network at launch. Starting on Monday, the carrier will begin taking preorders for Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 …
Read More »Netflix is back to normal following service issues reported around the world
Having trouble with Netflix Thursday? You weren’t the only one. The streaming giant was having some issues around the world, though as of late Thursday morning it appears to have fixed them. In a post on its “Is Netflix down?” support page, the company confirmed that it’s experiencing a service issue, writing that “we are currently experiencing issues streaming on …
Read More »Trump and Cook tour Apple facility in Texas as Mac Pro production begins
Apple’s new Mac Pro has entered production and will ship to users in December, Apple said Wednesday while touting its newly expanded Austin campus. The announcement coincided with a tour of Apple’s Texas Mac Pro production facility, during which CEO Tim Cook and President Donald Trump discussed the company’s manufacturing and other contributions to the US economy. The new 3-million-square-foot Texas campus, …
Read More »Amazon adds new Fire TV Blaster to boost Fire TV home theater control
Do you have a Fire TV Stick and want to have Alexa control your home theater set up? She’ll soon be able to. On Tuesday Amazon announced a new Fire TV Blaster, infrared (IR) transmitter that can be used to control your TV, cable box and speaker with Alexa instead of traditional remote controls. Not a standalone device, the Blaster …
Read More »Vizio will add Disney Plus Chromecast support in December
After early struggles with Disney Plus not streaming on Vizio TVs, the television maker is revealing its progress toward bringing Disney Plus to its line of SmartCast TVs. On Tuesday Vizio announced that it will be pushing out an update in “early December” to its TVs that have Chromecast built-in to allow for streaming Disney Plus. iOS owners who have …
Read More »Disney Plus will get a continue watching feature in the ‘near future,’ report says
Disney Plus has an impressive library that helped it attract 10 million users in one day. It also may soon be finally adding a feature that should’ve been there when it launched last week: the ability to track your viewing progress to easily pick up watching later. The Mouse House is planning to add a “continue watching” feature to its …
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As the effort to merge with Sprint drags on, T-Mobile CEO John Legere has announced that he will step down from his role on May 1. Taking to Twitter on Monday morning, the outspoken executive confirmed longstanding speculation that he would leave the post and that President and Chief Operating Officer Mike Sievert would take his place as CEO. Chief …
Read More »GitHub wants code to survive the apocalypse in an Arctic vault
With concerns about climate change, politics and the general state of global affairs you could be justified if you thought end times were fast approaching. While no one knows what the future has in store, GitHub is taking no precautions and has teamed up with a host of organizations to make sure that regardless of what happens its open-source data …
Read More »Apple will remove vaping, e
Apple has taken a stand against vaping. As deaths and injuries related to the smoking products continue to be reported around the country, on Friday, the iPhone-maker is removing all apps designed to promote vaping and e-cigarettes from its App Store. First reported by Axios, the move comes as deaths and injuries related to vaping continue to grow. The Center …
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