Apple is throwing its next product event on March 25, offering this tease: “It’s show time.” The event will take place in the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, the company said in the invitation, sent Monday. Apple A graphic in the invitation offers an intriguing hint of what to expect. It counts down “4… 3…. …
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Spotify wants you to stream music, but only if you pay for it with either your money or your time. The service is updating its terms of service, effective March 1, to make it clear that the use of ad-blockers and similar services that prevent ads from playing is not allowed. And it can terminate your account without warning if …
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Imax Enhanced digital movies are coming exclusively to the FandangoNow video-on-demand service in the US in 2019. The higher-end format will play best on equipment that is also certified as Imax Enhanced. Imax Enhanced gear could adjust the video’s audio mix and aspect ratio with the aim of making your home viewing experience more like watching a movie on an …
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Fortnite’s developer is ready to battle Steam by building its own digital store. Epic Games announced Tuesday that the Epic Games store is coming soon to PC and Mac, with eventual plans to also come to Android as well as other “open platforms” in 2019. Epic Games says more information about the store will be revealed at The Game Awards …
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Looking for a free movie? YouTube has you covered, albeit with some ads. YouTube quietly opened up a free movie section in October, spotted previously by AdAge. Its selection includes The Terminator, Legally Blonde and Rocky. You can find it by clicking on YouTube’s Movie page, and scrolling down to the “Free to watch” carousel. The films are supported with ads …
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AMC’s A-List service is getting its first price hike, with prices ticking up by $2 to $4 in some US states. The service, which launched last summer as a higher-end, higher-priced rival to MoviePass, will change its prices for new subscribers on Jan. 9, 2019. Those residing in Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington state and …
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Microsoft revealed Monday that it’s testing an Xbox game streaming service, currently called Project xCloud. The company demonstrated its work on the service so far in a video showing Forza and Halo, games designed to be run on an Xbox One console, being played on Android phones and tablets. The games work both with an Xbox wireless controller paired over Bluetooth …
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MoviePass’ latest attempt to win back customers may be burning its current subscriber base. Over the weekend, lapsed MoviePass subscribers who opted out of the service’s three-movies-for-$10-per-month plan are discovering that doing this did not cancel their accounts after all. On the contrary; their accounts are being reactivated with a new kind of unlimited plan. New York Magazine Associate Editor …
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HQ Words. Coming this October. pic.twitter.com/e1TbDSHvV5 — HQ Trivia (@hqtrivia) September 18, 2018 HQ Trivia is expanding, announcing Tuesday that it will debut the hidden phrase show HQ Words in October. The new show will be the first complete spinoff of HQ Trivia, which over the past several months has experimented with sports, tech and movie-themed trivia nights on its …
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OnePlus and Google are hosting a puzzle competition this week, and the winner will get a $30,000 gaming setup. The game is called Crackables, and it looks a bit like anime crossed with the ’90s CGI cartoon ReBoot. It will be free to play from your phone’s browser from Tuesday. Players will complete a series of puzzles to progress toward the …
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