Why can’t HBO Max support 4K HDR, when Netflix and Disney Plus can?

If you have a newer TV that supports 4K resolution and high dynamic range, you probably want to maximize its potential. The easiest way is to stream actual 4K HDR video from an app like Netflix, Disney Plus, Amazon Prime, Vudu or Apple TV. Any of those sources can give you gorgeous, punchy images that make your fancy …

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T-Mobile is continuing to integrate Sprint customers in the months after its merger closed. After previously expanding roaming to allow Sprint users to use its 4G LTE and 5G networks, on Thursday T-Mobile took another step towards combining its two brands by expanding its T-Mobile Tuesday perks program to Sprint users.  Sprint customers simply need to download the T-Mobile Tuesdays …

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Flipboard launches Storyboard feature for creating packages around events, issues

Flipboard, a popular news aggregator app, introduced on Thursday a curation feature that allows publishers to quickly create packages of stories, images and videos that focus on a specific event or issue. The packages, known as Storyboards, are customizable and give publishers flexibility to assemble mini-packages that are similar to special reports. Storyboards are presented in a scroll that publishers …

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UK embraces Apple and Google as it rethinks coronavirus contact

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. The UK government dropped its plans to deploy a solely homegrown contact-tracing app to track the spread of the coronavirus in the country. Instead, it will opt to use a system developed by Apple and Google, which is considered to be more privacy-conscious. …

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US seizes $4,000 worth of counterfeit Apple AirPods

US Customs and Border Protection says it seized almost $4,000 worth counterfeit Apple AirPods. The fake ear pods were discovered in a Chinese shipment at a DHL facility on June 1, CBP said Thursday. While checking the package for its lithium-ion batteries, CBP officers said the “quality of the packaging” wasn’t consistent with usual Apple packaging. The counterfeit Apple AirPods were …

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Apple leak appears to show AirPower

Apple’s wireless charging mat, called AirPower, was officially canceled last year, but images shared on Twitter by Front Page Tech host Jon Prosser suggest the product — or a charging mat like it — might be back in development. Well, you guys wanted a better picture of “C68”… 😏Remember how I said that the main problem was that current prototypes …

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Three months into the pandemic, price gouging is still a real problem

We’re three months into the pandemic, but it’s still easy to find examples of price gouging on Amazon. Last Friday, within five minutes, CNET found Cottonelle toilet paper listed on Amazon for $57.42 (price for the same item on Target: $21.49), and a two-pack of 28-ounce jars of Rao’s marinara sauce for $29.04 (an adjacent listing of 24-ounce jars from …

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Elgato Wave 3 microphone is a streamer’s dream

Elgato has carved out a pretty significant space in livestreaming across a handful of niche product categories: capture cards and devices, lighting and its lineup of Stream Decks. Now, it’s jumping into a much bigger product category with the launch of the Wave 1 and the Wave 3, a pair of microphones the company says were designed specifically for streamers. …

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Facebook pledges $200M to Black

Facebook has announced it’s donating $200 million to Black-owned businesses, Black creators and nonprofits that support the Black community. It’s part of a total $1.1 billion investment in “Black and diverse suppliers and communities,” Facebook said Thursday. Facebook already pledged $10 million to various groups that fight against racial injustice, as well as its COVID-19 donations. Facebook is also promising …

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Comcast extends free Internet Essentials offer through 2020

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Comcast is extending through the end of the year its free Internet Essentials program to provide broadband service to low-income households with students.  Comcast initially offered 60 days of free internet service to college, elementary and high-school students in March as part of …

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Roku Channel has good news for cord

Roku expanded its free live TV service Roku Channel earlier this month with the addition of 100 live channels housed in a new program guide. The service offers linear programming from categories including news (ABC News Live, Reuters, Newsy), kids (Teletubbies, Kidz Bop), lifestyle (Bon Appetit, Bob Ross) and sports (Bein, Outside TV). In order to watch the new channels, Roku Channel has …

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Honeywell says it’s got the fastest quantum computer on the planet

Honeywell is the quantum computing champ. On Thursday, Honeywell said it boosted the performance of its quantum computer enough to best that of IBM’s by one closely watched measure. The achievement gives Honeywell’s machine the title of world’s fastest quantum computer, at least for the time being.  The feat fulfills a promise Honeywell made in March and is a milestone …

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Twitter tests audio tweets, Quibi talking to Roku, Amazon for apps

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MTA CEO on why New York subways are safe to get back on

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Social media firms could be sued for censoring political speech under new bill

Sen. Josh Hawley introduced a bill Wednesday that would allow people to sue tech companies for “selectively censoring political speech.” Online platforms would have to update their terms of service to include a commitment to act in good faith, and could be fined $5,000 if they break that promise. The bill also prevents online platforms from hiding content from competitors.  …

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