Are you ready for some football in VR? Google and the NFL are. The two companies are teaming up to produce a nine part miniseries that will give fans an immersive view into what game day in the NFL is like. The episodes, shot using Google’s 360-degree camera and capture system, Jump, will focus on …
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Following her performance at the Country Music Awards with the Dixie Chicks and an exuberant sax player, Beyoncé has officially released the music video for the song “Daddy Lessons.” It’s available to stream exclusively on Tidal, the streaming-music service she co-owns with her husband, Jay Z, and a slew of other big name celebrities, like Kanye West and Nicki Minaj. …
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The New York Times has a present for political junkies. The publication said Thursday it will eliminate the pay wall for its website during the crucial days surrounding the upcoming US presidential election. NYTimes.com will be free for unlimited reading for 72 hours from 12:01 a.m. ET on Monday, November 7 until 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 9. On …
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Get yourself a tablet that can do both — both Wi-Fi and 4G LTE, that is. If you take your tablet outside the comfort of your own Wi-Fi network, you know what it’s like to be at the mercy of whatever public Wi-Fi is available. Subscribing for data service on your phone is a no-brainer, but having the option on …
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Maybe it’s the changing of the seasons, or the aftershock of Lady Gaga’s album flop (by her standards at least, since it never made it into the top 10 on Billboard’s Hot 100, something most of her previous catalog had achieved), but this has been a quiet week in streaming music. Let me hold your hand while we go over …
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While Apple didn’t announce a fancy new 5K Mac computer at its MacBook event today, the company did briefly share the spotlight with a new LG Ultrafine 5K display. The LG monitor has a 5K resolution, a wide range of color, four USB-C ports, and at least one built-in camera (and possibly more). It can connect to your MacBook using …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple debuts MacBook Pro 2:05 After years without a new MacBook Pro, Apple has unveiled a brand new line of them. What’s the big deal? Exclusive interview Does the Mac still matter? Well, in addition to being slimmer, lighter, faster and yadda yadda yadda — the typical updates everyone expects — the new MacBook Pros feature …
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One of the best things about using Spotify is the Discover Weekly playlist — a custom playlist that’s tailor-made to your music taste. Available to all Spotify users (you have to use it for at least two weeks before one generates), Discover Weekly playlists (found under the Browse tab) are based on similar users’ music taste, as well as your …
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Now playing: Watch this: Getting started with Instagram Stories 1:30 You can now lurk the Instagram Stories of strangers even easier, thanks to a new update. Instagram Stories, a Snapchat-like feature that debuted earlier this year, will be given the spotlight on the Explore tab of the Instagram app. The Explore section displays a range of photos and videos from …
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Now playing: Watch this: Hands-on with Google’s Pixel and Pixel XL phones 2:03 Out with the Nexus, in with the Pixel. More from Google’s event Google Pixel phones, Daydream View and Chromecast Ultra: Everything Google just announced Google’s Pixel, Pixel XL are superphones set to take on iPhone 7 See all of our Google coverage Today Google announced a new …
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