A standoff between Dish and Univision may last indefinitely, leaving US Spanish-language viewers in the dark. Over the weekend, Univision networks and stations disappeared from Dish. Both companies blame each other for the outage. On Monday, New York-based Univision said in a release that Dish dropped most of Univision’s networks and stations from its streaming service …

AT&T’s DirecTV Now streaming video service will soon hit your wallet harder. Starting Aug. 1, the price of all of AT&T’s DirecTV Now’s plans will go up by $5 apiece. The plans start at $35, but will cost $40 next month, according to a company spokesman. The only exception is the $45 Spanish language “Todos y Mas” plan, which doesn’t …

Time magazine on Thursday put out its list of the 25 most influential people on the internet, full of celebrities, musicians and other people we all obsess about online. Some got on the list for the positive influence, such as Charlotte and Dave Willner, who raised over $18 million on Facebook to help reunite separated immigrant families. Also on the …

A prototype iPhone case with eight legs could help the iPhone X pass the drop test with flying colors. The ADCase, designed by engineering student Phillip Frenzel at Germany’s Aalen University, uses what Frenzel calls an Active Dampening system, reported ZDNet on Friday. The case has eight hidden legs that reportedly pop out like a turtle’s when they sense the …

Facial recognition systems might recognize you better now. Microsoft on Tuesday said it has updated its facial recognition technology to improve recognition across all skin tones and genders. The company said it reduced the error rates by up to 20 times for skin tone. The improvement comes as people have raised concerns that current facial recognition systems perform best on …

Snap is reportedly venturing even deeper into gaming. The company behind the Snapchat app plans to launch a platform later this year that’ll let users download and play third-party games through the app, reported The Information. The platform has been in the works for at least a year, and Snap already has one publisher lined up to a game, The …

Nokia says you’ll soon be able to unlock a handful of its phones with your face. Nokia confirmed in a tweet, spotted by Android Headlines, that face unlock technology is coming to at least four of its devices in an over-the-air update in “the coming months.” The company said the  Nokia 8 Sirocco, Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 6 and Nokia …

Good news for Arabic language authors: They now have a spot on Kindle. Amazon on Tuesday said Kindle has a growing selection of more than 12,000 Arabic language books. The digital selection is available on Kindle devices and the free Kindle app on iPhone, iPad, Android phones and tablets, and Amazon’s own Fire tablets. “We are excited to make Arabic …

Apple may be stepping up its sound game. High-end AirPods, a new HomePod and over-ear headphones are coming as soon as next year, reported Bloomberg. The new AirPods will have noise-cancellation and water resistance features, though you won’t be able to swim with them, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The new AirPods will also have increased Bluetooth range and …

A new tool by Google will make your trip planning easier. Google Earth launched a measurement feature on Monday that can calculate distance and areas, the company said in a blog post. The feature is available on Chrome and Android, but will be added to iOS soon. You can use it to check out the perimeter and area of a …