Australian video streaming and disc rental service Quickflix has dropped the pricing on its entry-level streaming-only offering, from AU$14.99 to AU$9.99. (Credit: Quickflix) The service offers streaming of both TV and movies in standard or high definition. Up to six devices can be registered to the one account. Quickflix also dropped the price of its …
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When Microsoft launched the Xbox One, it made a big deal about the prospect of original TV series being made specifically for the console. (Credit: Microsoft) They even trooped Steven Spielberg on to the stage to talk about the upcoming Halo series, along with developer 343 Industries saying it was working on “exclusive interactive Xbox One content”. It was all …
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The Xbox Originals series “Humans” is an English version of a Swedish series about robotic servants. SVT and Matador Films Microsoft aims to serve up a total of 12 original series so far for its Xbox audience. In a blog posted Monday, Microsoft revealed further details on its upcoming slate of Xbox Originals due to “air” starting in June. Available …
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Sarah Tew/CNET Spring is finally here. The birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming, the flip-flops are flip-flopping, and it’s time to get outside and play in the sun after a long winter. Or maybe, hopes SunBrite, to sit outside and watch TV. The company, manufacturer of expensive TVs designed specifically to withstand the rigors of your beautifully manicured backyard, …
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US-based streaming service Hulu is cracking down on international users trying to access its site, putting a block on users trying to stream content via VPN. Hulu is attempting to block access to its content from overseas. (Credit: hulu.com) According to reports from file-sharing and copyright news website TorrentFreak, Hulu quietly made the move to block VPN users from streaming …
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Richard Nieva/CNET Yahoo has announced the first two shows in its line of original TV series that will come to Yahoo Screen, Roku, and Apple TV next year. Both will be 30-minute long comedies spanning eight episodes each. The first is “Other Space” and will be headed up by Paul Feig, creator of “Freaks and Geeks” and an Emmy-nominated director …
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Sky Sky is said to be plotting a major revamp to its broadcast service, that could see Ultra HD set-top boxes landing in UK living rooms within the next few years. The possible addition of 4K technology is just one aspect of a planned overhaul to Sky’s service, “The Sunday Telegraph reports“, citing unnamed sources. Sky is also said to …
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Are Apple store employees involved? KUSA screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET It all seems so blatant. In footage, all shot on an iPhone, we see what are said to be homeless people or the very poor walking into Apple stores and buying iPhones. For this, they are allegedly rewarded in cash. The phones, as KUSA in Denver reports, are sent overseas, …
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Nokia is a pure mobile play. No PC legacy here. Nokia Is the PC dead yet? No, but Microsoft-owned Nokia makes no bones about its increasing irrelevance. “The vast majority of people do not have, nor will they ever have a personal computer,” Stephen Elop, former Nokia CEO and now executive vice president of the Devices Group at Microsoft, said …
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Nike CEO Mike Parker Getty Images Nike CEO Mark Parker said Friday that the division inside the sportswear company responsible for developing its FuelBand wearable fitness tracker would be shifting its focus to software, confirming CNET’s earlier report that the company was getting out of the hardware race. Related Stories Exclusive: Nike fires majority of FuelBand team, will stop making …
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Apple and Samsung have been facing off in court since March 31. James Martin/CNET SAN JOSE, Calif. — An appeals court decision Friday in a patent-infringement suit between Apple and Motorola threw a wrench in the ongoing Apple v. Samsung case currently being argued in a court here, extending the duration of the trial to give the parties time to …
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The CandyShell Amped for iPhone 5/5S comes in a few different color options for $44.95. Sarah Tew/CNET In recent months, Speck, one of the leading case makers for mobile phones and tablets, has coalesced its marketing efforts around its signature CandyShell brand, which now includes the freshly released CandyShell Amped, a case that’s supposed to double the volume of your …
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CNET Apple on Friday said it would replace power buttons that are not working properly on some iPhone 5 handsets. iPhone owners with the problem can enter their phone’s serial number into Apple’s support website and, if the phone is eligible, the company will repair it for free. Apple said the on-off — or “sleep-wake” in Apple parlance — issue …
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Sarah Tew/CNET Nike engineers and other hardware and manufacturing experts from the company’s FuelBand team are at the top of the recruitment list for high-profile tech firms racing to deliver new products in emerging categories like wearable technology. Related Stories Exclusive: Nike fires majority of FuelBand team, will stop making wearable hardware Nike CEO confirms FuelBand focus now on software, …
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Nokia’s headquarters in Espoo, Finland, is known as Nokia House, or NoHo, and is the centerpiece of an industrial park on the bay. It’s about a 10-minute drive from the center of neighboring Helsinki. Roger Cheng/CNET You never forget your first cellphone. Mine was the Nokia 5190. By today’s standards, it was bulky and embarrassingly lacking in features. It made …
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