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Disney closes Fox takeover, forging a Hollywood monster to take on Netflix

It may not get a dramatic trailer drop, but it’s still one of the most highly-anticipated climaxes in Hollywood. Disney, the largest traditional media company in the world, closed its takeover of major parts of fellow Hollywood giant 21st Century Fox late Tuesday. It marks the companies officially becoming one a year after they first reached an agreement to merge …

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Pixel 3a and 3a XL to be new Google midrange phones, says leak

We’ve seen three generations of Google Pixel phones, and so far they’ve all been winners. The bummer? They’re on the expensive side, with the excellent Pixel 3 starting at $799, £739 or AU$1,199. The larger Pixel 3 XL is even pricier. Google will be introducing new, more affordable phones called the Pixel 3a and 3a XL, according to leaked information given …

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Best apps to help prepare for spring cleaning 2019

Turn off the TV and shed your winter hermit shell because spring is right around the corner. If you haven’t thought about spring cleaning yet, it’s not too late. Use these helpful cleaning apps to inspire you to sweep last year’s mess out the back door and get your house tidied up. FlyLady FlyLady (download for iOS), based on the …

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Angry Birds AR is heading to iPhone. Here’s what it’s like to play

Games that use augmented reality could involve layers on top of the real world, maps that bend our reality into new universes. Or sometimes it’s just launching birds into pigs. Apple’s next big AR game get for iOS is Angry Birds… which, while it isn’t exactly Harry Potter or Pokemon, has an established universe of its own. Rovio’s augmented reality game …

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Apple’s new iPads: Save $25 when you preorder

In case you missed it, Apple announced new tablets yesterday: A $399 iPad Mini and a $499 iPad Air. As always with new Apple product launches, don’t expect any kind of sale pricing for at least– Hang on, what’s this? For a limited time, Best Buy is offering $25 off any of the new iPads when you preorder. To get …

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Adobe and Moleskine team up, launch digital drawing notebook for creatives

Creative software company Adobe and luxury stationary maker Moleskine have teamed up to launch an analog-to-digital drawing notebook aimed at creatives and designers. The clumsily named notebook is called the  “Moleskine Paper Tablet – Creative Cloud Connected,” and it enables illustrators to sketch on paper while their images are simultaneously converted to digital images. Though it’s a niche device, this …

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Alamo Drafthouse movie subscription to launch nationwide this year

Alamo Drafthouse, a theater chain known for its food and drinks, will launch its movie tickets subscription service, Alamo Season Pass, by the end of this year nationwide, according to an Alamo spokesperson. The theater chain has been testing the beta version of Season Pass since July, according to Business Insider, which earlier reported news of this year’s nationwide launch.  …

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