Call it Apple hearts U2, part two. The gadget giant is expanding its partnership with Red, an HIV/AIDS advocacy organization founded by U2 singer Bono. “Of course corporations should have values, because people should have values,” CEO Tim Cook said in an interview with USA Today. “And corporations are just a bunch of people.” Starting …
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Netflix finally lets you download to binge offline
Now playing: Watch this: Download Netflix shows to watch offline 3:00 Enlarge Image Netflix’s “Stranger Things” is one of the series on the streaming service that can now be downloaded to watch offline. Netflix One of the deepest desires of Netflix binge watchers is finally here: offline viewing. The streaming giant on Wednesday added an option to its mobile app …
Read More »AT&T hints at DirecTV Now ‘double
AT&T may have more DirecTV Now discounts up its sleeve. In an interview late Monday, AT&T Entertainment executive Brad Bentley said the company is considering offers for its new live-TV streaming service that take advantage of its national wireless network. He suggested the deals could mimic “double-play” deals of cable companies but would marry wireless phone service with streaming TV …
Read More »AT&T to launch DirecTV Now with $35 promo on Nov. 30
AT&T’s new online TV service, DirecTV Now, will launch Wednesday at its promised low, low price: $35 for over 100 channels. But customers will have to lock in that deal. Packages for the DirecTV Now live-TV streaming service will range from $35 for more than 60 channels to $70 for more than 120 channels. But the deal that AT&T has …
Read More »AT&T’s DirecTV Now will stream Fox networks too
AT&T checked off one of the final items on its DirecTV to-do list: recruit Fox. The telecom giant signed up 21st Century Fox television networks like Fox News for its DirectTV Now streaming service, which is set to be unveiled next week. AT&T had sealed streaming deals with most of the major television programming companies but until Monday, Fox was …
Read More »AT&T’s DirecTV Now streaming video gets spotlight on Nov 28
AT&T will unveil its digital television service, DirecTV Now, on Nov. 28. The company on Friday sent out invitations for a New York event with the headline, “the future of TV is now.” The telecom giant is the latest company to present a virtual alternative to cable, aimed at consumers who have checked out of traditional pay-TV subscription service. The …
Read More »Google PhotoScan saves irreplaceable photos in four snaps
Now playing: Watch this: Scan old printed photos easily with Google’s PhotoScan… 2:04 The genesis of Google‘s latest push in photos arose 69 years ago. For vice president of Google Photos Anil Sabharwal, the inspiration for PhotoScan, which quickly creates a digital copy of a printed image, reaches back in his family’s history to 1947. His grandparents, who were Hindus …
Read More »‘The Martian’ test: Is VR for more than just gamers?
Hollywood is placing its bets that virtual reality could be as popular as popcorn at the movies. This week, Fox is wagering $20. Tuesday, movie studio 20th Century Fox is releasing “The Martian VR Experience,” a virtual-reality simulation that puts viewers inside the spacesuit of Mark Watney, Matt Damon‘s character in the 2015 movie. In the fledgling universe of VR, …
Read More »YouTube VR app rolls out alongside Daydream View headset
YouTube launched an app for watching its videos in virtual reality on the brand-new Daydream View VR headset made by shared parent company Google. The catch is that, at least for now, you can’t check out the app unless you have the Daydream View, a device released Thursday that only works with Google’s new Pixel phone. So, sorry to anyone …
Read More »AT&T’s DirecTV Now may include free Apple TV, Fire TV Stick
AT&T may be hoping a free Apple TV or Amazon Fire TV stick may be enough to get you to sign up for its upcoming DirecTV Now streaming video service. The telecom giant could offer the streaming devices to people who subscribe to the service, according to a Variety report Sunday based on leaked customer-support documents. Consumers who commit to …
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