What’s new to stream this weekend (October 20, 2016)

Brand-new “Black Mirror” and some movies ought to make for a great weekend! Your browser does not support the audio element. Every week, you’ll get a quick roundup (in about a minute) of the newest video to hit the major online streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and wherever else we can dig something …

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Intel

Crowdsourcing campaigns on Indiegogo and Kickstarter continue to give birth to new tech products, like the Nextbit Robin phone and this motorized suitcase you can ride like a scooter. Joining them soon is a Windows 10 2-in-1 tablet-laptop hybrid dubbed the Eve V. Launching on Indiegogo November 21, the LTE-optional hybrid uses an Intel processor and supports an e-pen. While …

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In solar

When it comes to US companies installing solar panels on their buildings, Target is in the lead. That’s the top takeaway from a Solar Energy Industries Association report this week on companies that use sun-siphoned energy for their buildings. Interestingly, Apple is the only tech company to make the top 10. It comes in at No. 4, while Intel and …

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David Brent of ‘The Office’ is headed to Netflix

He’s a friend first, boss second. Entertainer third, probably. And now he’s getting a chance to chase that third calling right to your TV set. Enlarge Image David Brent is back, and headed to Netflix. LOTR Films He’s David Brent, the main character from the original, UK version of “The Office” — the most successful BBC comedy of all time. …

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Verizon, awaiting wounded Yahoo, faces its own pressures

Is Yahoo the shot in the arm that Verizon needs? That’s a debatable sentiment. In the past few weeks, Yahoo — which Verizon is planning to acquire for $4.8 billion — drew the kind of headlines that make you cringe. It suffered what could be the biggest hack of all time, coughing up the account information of at least 500 …

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PayPal adds more features for sending money overseas

PayPal’s goal to become a bigger part of our payment lives took another step forward Thursday, with the company adding more money-transfer features to its platform. Nearly a year after it purchased money-transfer company Xoom, PayPal on Thursday integrated a handful of Xoom’s functions to its websites, making it easier for PayPal’s 87 million US users to send money or …

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Apple’s Eddy Cue: Nope, we don’t want to be Netflix

Apple may have courage, but that doesn’t mean it will tackle original programming on a Netflix-like scale. Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet software and services, said the original shows Apple is developing today are going to stay limited. “You’re not seeing a huge number of them,” he said. “The real opportunity for us is to make it …

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AT&T reportedly talks megamerger with Time Warner

Executives for telecommunications giant AT&T and media conglomerate Time Warner have met in recent weeks for strategic talks that included discussion of a possible megamerger, according to a Bloomberg report Thursday. The talks are described as informal, focusing on building relationships between the companies rather than setting specific terms for a merger, the news outlet reported, citing unidentified people familiar …

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These cartoon boobs too busty and gutsy for Facebook

Do these cartoon breasts offend you? Apparently, they offended Facebook. Swedish cancer awareness site Cancerfonden published an open letter (translated) to the social media company, asking that Facebook reinstate its awareness video, “Breast School” after the company took it down. Instead of the offending circles, above, which the site used to explain how women should check for worrisome lumps and …

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Hillary trolls Trump, raises money each time he tweets

It’s no secret that Twitter is Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s favorite platform, but now he’ll be putting money into his opponent’s pocket each time he clicks Send. Enlarge Image Screenshots by Ry Crist/CNET It’s all thanks to an admittedly clever new “Troll Trump” fund-raising tool from the Hillary Clinton campaign. Supporters pledge to donate a set amount of money …

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Samsung accused of not paying up for Note 7 fire damage

Several owners of the now-recalled Galaxy Note 7 are accusing Samsung of ignoring their demands that the company pay for property damage caused when their handsets exploded and started fires, according to the UK-based Guardian. One customer, John Barwick of Illinois, said that fire damage in his bedroom totals over $9,000, but that Samsung repeatedly failed to return his calls, …

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Microsoft Surface gains at Apple iPad’s expense

Things are looking up for Microsoft‘s Surface. The Redmond, Washington-based tech giant reported that sales of its tablets surged 38 percent in the first quarter compared with the same period a year ago. The company credited strong sales of its Surface Book and the Surface Pro 4 with generating $926 million in revenue during the quarter, up from $672 million …

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Got a 32GB iPhone 7? It might be slower than you think

An iPhone 7 is an iPhone 7, right? Well maybe not, said YouTuber Unbox Therapy in a video test of the iPhone 7’s ability to quickly transfer files from a laptop to his phones (video below). In fact, he found the 32GB version of the iPhone 7 to transfer “Star Wars — Episode IV: A New Hope” significantly slower than …

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How to fix Mail’s two annoying problems in iOS 10

The Mail app didn’t get the overhaul that Messages did with iOS 10, but it still received an update with a few changes that might be tripping you and your inbox up. If you are less than thrilled with Mail after making the move to iOS 10, these two fixes might help. Problem 1: Tiny text When I first updated …

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