Halloween is upon us, so it’s time to watch horror movies and horror movies only. Netflix is home to such a stunning range of horror movies that this introduction is going to be a list of the titles that didn’t make the main recommendations. Try Blood Red Sky (2021), a British-German action horror; Forgotten (2017), a South …
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Netflix cracks down on password sharing
Netflix has started clamping down on people using passwords shared among different households. Some users have recently reported that they could no longer get past the login screen, with a notification message informing them they needed to be in the same household as the account owner. “If you don’t live with the owner of this account, you need your own …
Read More »Netflix Party is a good idea, but doesn’t always work in real life
Now that we’re stuck in a coronavirus lockdown, everyone’s talking about Netflix Party. The website, which allows users to watch movies online at the same time as friends, has been around for years. But it’s only now, as people practice self-isolation, that it’s become a thing. Netflix Party works with a Chrome extension that generates a viewing link you can …
Read More »Disney Plus throttles streaming quality amid coronavirus outbreak
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Just about every streaming service is throttling video quality in Europe during the coronavirus quarantine. Disney Plus announced over the weekend it was joining Netflix, Apple TV Plus, YouTube and Amazon Prime in the measure taken to help internet services cope with an …
Read More »Emmys 2019: Start time, how to watch or stream online and winner predictions
Mrs. Maisel amazed us, Game of Thrones played out and Chernobyl blew up. It’s been a massive year for television, but which of these TV shows will claim the honor of an Emmy? The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards take place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles tonight, Sunday, Sept. 22 and will be broadcast in the US by Fox starting at 8 …
Read More »Facebook says ‘not our role’ to remove content some politicians ‘consider to be false’
Facebook’s controversies with political campaigns march ever on. Vice President of Facebook Asia Pacific Simon Milner reportedly delivered a judgement on Facebook’s handling of potential fake news that spread on its platform during Australia’s federal election this past May. In correspondence seen by Guardian Australia, reported Tuesday, Facebook executive Simon Milner reportedly said it is not “our role to remove …
Read More »The FaceApp #AgeChallenge is filling Twitter with pictures of old people
Looking for a fresh reminder that old age, and the cold specter of death, comes for us all? Might as well install FaceApp and take the #AgeChallenge. The FaceApp #AgeChallenge, also tagged as the #FaceAppChallenge, involves using FaceApp to augment your own or someone else’s face to look old. The app lets you pick a photo from your gallery and …
Read More »Amazon Restaurants food
Amazon’s food delivery service is up for the chopping block. Following its shuttering in London, Amazon Restaurants is also slated to close up shop in the US later this month, according to GeekWire. The service is four years into its run, after beginning life in Seattle in 2015 and then branching out to 20 more cities in the US as …
Read More »Huawei asks court to rule US ban unconstitutional
Huawei is delving deeper into its battle with the US government. The Chinese telecommunications giant filed a motion in US court on Tuesday to throw out US legislation that bars federal agencies from buying its products. The motion for summary judgment asks the court to rule on the constitutionality of Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) …
Read More »Samsung ups its 5G ante with network analytics firm acquisition
Samsung is well and truly signalling its 5G intent. The company acquired Barcelona-based Zhilabs, a network analysis firm that uses artificial intelligence to monitor the performance of telecommunications carriers and their services. The sum of the acquisition was not disclosed. The acquisition could let Samsung enhance its 5G capabilities and network quality, with Zhilabs’ AI-based analytics that monitor the performance …
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