In the wireless war to win you over, AT&T may have just found its nuclear weapon: free access to “Game of Thrones.” The carrier said Wednesday that customers who subscribe to its “Unlimited Plus” plan will get HBO thrown in at no extra cost. Customers with an AT&T DirecTV or U-Verse TV account will get …
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Apple updates Mac Pro specs, promises redesigned model
Now playing: Watch this: Apple tweaks Mac Pro, says new desktops coming 1:16 The cylindrical Mac Pro hasn’t seen much change in more than three years. Screenshot by Dara Kerr/CNET Mac Pro fans will finally get their wish. They just need a little patience. Apple confirmed Tuesday that it is working on a big refresh of the Mac Pro, its …
Read More »Mac Pro will finally get a reboot! (The 3:59, Ep. 204)
Remember the Mac Pro? You’d be forgiven if you didn’t. The little cylindrical desktop powerhouse hasn’t gotten an update in more than three years, but Apple confirmed that a new one is coming in 2018. In the meantime, the company bumped the specifications on its current Mac Pro lineup and confirmed that it would be refreshing its iMac this year. …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S8’s Gigabit LTE is a wireless turbo boost
If you think the Galaxy S8 is fast now, give it a few months. The headline change in Samsung’s flagship phone, introduced this week in New York, is the massive display the company was able to cram into the device, thanks in part to the removal of the home button and much of the edges around the screen. But hidden …
Read More »EFF withdraws Verizon spyware claims
Be on the lookout for a new app from Verizon. The telecom giant is set to launch a new product for Android users called AppFlash. It’s supposed to find content such as restaurant reviews and movie listing from different apps — even if you haven’t downloaded them. The Electronic Frontier Foundation on Thursday called the app “spyware,” pointing to terms …
Read More »As Samsung Galaxy S8 launches, did Note 7 blow
Months after the Galaxy Note 7 debacle, the topic remains too hot for the rest of the wireless industry to handle. With Samsung’s Galaxy S8 to launch next week, a renewed discussion of the Note 7, which had an unhealthy tendency to catch fire and which had to be recalled, is inevitable. Samsung opened that door in January when it …
Read More »Can the Samsung Galaxy S8 guess us excited in phones again?
Samsung has teased a “new beginning” to go with its upcoming Galaxy S8. The company could certainly use a fresh start. This week, the Korean consumer electronics giant is set to show off the latest version of its flagship phone, the Galaxy S8. To say expectations are high for this phone would be an understatement. Samsung is hoping to wipe …
Read More »Apple’s quiet release of its cheaper, faster iPad proves no one cares about tablets anymore
Psst! Did you hear that Apple released a new iPad? You’d be forgiven if you didn’t. After all, Apple didn’t bother to hold an event to introduce its newest 9.7-inch tablet, which drops the Air name and gets a $70 price cut along with a faster processor and brighter display. Instead, Apple made the announcement in a press release issued …
Read More »Apple iPhone 7, 7 Plus get a red special
Now playing: Watch this: All of Apple’s new hardware announcements 1:22 No, the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus aren’t blushing. They’re now available in red. Apple on Tuesday unveiled a variant of its flagship phone as part of the Product Red program, which funds programs that combat HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. The special edition of the …
Read More »The CIA may be spying on us with our own phones (The 3:59, Ep. 191)
The CIA is listening in our conversations and it may be the fault of our iPhones and Galaxy S handsets. At least, that’s according to WikiLeaks and its Tuesday release of documents that reveal the CIA’s techniques for hacking into our lives. The documents show that the CIA was able to use exploits and find ways to break into the …
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