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Everything headed to Hulu for October 2016

Often considered the worst movie of all time, “Troll 2” starts streaming on Hulu in October. The movie is so unbelievably bad, it’s a cult hit. There’s even a documentary on the film called “Best Worst Movie” because it’s that bad. Hulu is still the home of lots and lots of TV. All 10 seasons …

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Netpicks: Everything coming and going on Netflix for September 2016

A good number of film classics start streaming in September. “Top Gun” and “Jaws” make their way online to Netflix. Several other “Jaws” movies arrive, too — but those aren’t as classic. Newer titles like the “The Imitation Game” and “Zootopia” become available in September. Then there are Netflix’s originals. “Marvel’s Luke Cage” season one will hit the service late …

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WhatsApp will hand over data to Facebook

Now playing: Watch this: WhatsApp to share data with Facebook 1:32 WhatsApp just announced that it updated its terms and conditions to permit the company to opt-in all one billion of its users to share information with Facebook. Facebook will take that information to find friends and also target ads better. WhatsApp is also working on ways for businesses to …

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Google to drop support for Chrome apps on Windows, Mac and Linux

Now playing: Watch this: Google to kill Chrome apps everywhere but Chrome OS 1:30 Google has killed a lot of things in the past, including Google Buzz, Google Wave and Google Reader. Well Google’s grim reaper is at it again. This time, Google Chrome apps will no longer work on Windows, Mac and Linux by 2018. The company says only …

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Battery concerns may keep cellular abilities out of the next Apple Watch

Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s next watch may still be tethered to an iPhone 1:14 If you’ve been dreaming of an Apple Watch that can stand alone, you might have keep dreaming. A new report says Apple scrapped plans to introduce cellular connectivity in its 2016-edition Apple Watches. Current cell chip tech just eats up too much battery life. So …

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YouTube to swallow up Google’s Hangouts on Air

Now playing: Watch this: Google’s Hangouts on Air heading to YouTube 1:28 Hangouts on Air is a pretty good live-streaming app within Google’s social network, Google Plus. However, Google is pulling the feature from Google Plus and a new version will head to YouTube Live. In mid-September, Hangouts on Air will no longer function on Google Plus. Oddly, some older …

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What is Google Fuchsia?

Now playing: Watch this: Google’s mysterious new project, Fuchsia 1:28 Google Fuchsia was quietly posted to online repository GitHub. The company has not explained too much what the Fuchsia operating system is destined for. However, digging around online brings up a few things. Fuchsia uses a different kernel than Android or Chrome OS. The kernel is the first thing that …

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Snapchat pulls racially insensitive lens

Now playing: Watch this: Snapchat removes racially insensitive filter 1:20 Snapchat briefly introduced a lens it claimed was inspired by anime. However, a lot of people noticed that the resulting image looked kind of really, really racist. This is Snapchat’s second race-based controversy just this year. Back in April, the company introduced a Bob Marley lens that darkened the skin …

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The next Apple Watches will beef up battery life, report says

Now playing: Watch this: Two new Apple Watches coming this year, report says 1:24 The first Apple Watch didn’t exactly light the world afire. A new report from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says two new Apple Watches will debut in the second half of 2016. These devices would not be a radical departure from the original Apple Watch. Both …

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Intel recalls every Basis Peak fitness watch worldwide

Now playing: Watch this: All Basis Peak fitness watches recalled over burn concerns 1:21 An overheating issue with the Basis Peak led the company to recall every single one sold around the world. Basis, an Intel subsidiary, could not find a software solution to stop the overheating. The company is also discontinuing support for the Basis Peak because it does …

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