Longtime tech entrepreneur Halsey Minor has a plan for tapping into all those idle servers — think of them as “zombie” computers — sitting in data centers and having them process, store and distribute video. And he says that plan will cost far less than rival services from Google and Amazon. Oh, and he’s come …

How big a file is that video you just recorded? How large are the files of those photos you just exported? There are any number of reasons to check the size of a file on your Mac — the most obvious being so you can free up space by rounding up the largest files and deleting or moving them. Here …

MoviePass is the $9.95 a month subscription service that lets you watch a movie per day in movie theaters. There are some restrictions, like no 3D movies, and only at theaters that participate. Among cinephiles, the service has been a darling. But there may be a catch: CEO Mitch Lowe reportedly seemed to brag about MoviePass’ ability to track its …

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Don’t worry, FKA Twigs. HomePod will change your life. Apple/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Do you come home at night and stare into a gray, messy living room? Do you sometimes stay out late, drinking with lonely strangers, so that you don’t have to go …

BlackBerry’s tired of waiting for Facebook’s friend request. So it sued. The Canadian business software provider and former phone giant sued the world’s largest social network in a Los Angeles court.  The suit, filed Tuesday, targets Facebook and its Instagram photo sharing app and WhatsApp messaging service, BlackBerry said in a statement. It came after what BlackBerry said was “several …

States across the US are taking the protection of the open internet into their own hands. This week, Washington became the first state to approve its own net neutrality law. The law, signed Monday by Gov. Jay Inslee, prohibits internet service providers from blocking or slowing web content. It also prohibits ISPs from charging internet companies for so-called fast lane …

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai took to Twitter on Tuesday to praise the House of Representatives for passing the Ray Baum Act, a bill that supports development of next-generation wireless services in the US. The bill, named in honor of the late Energy & Commerce staff director who died last month, is a bipartisan agreement to reauthorize the FCC …

Consider this the opening salvo of high-end TV pricing for 2018. LG has revealed pricing for most of its 2018 lineup of OLED TVs. The good news is that they’re less-expensive than last year, by $1000 for both the 55- and 65-inch sizes. Now playing: Watch this: LG’s new OLED TVs still look great, offer some upgrades 1:57 The bad …

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If you use unapproved apps to access Spotify, watch out — Spotify will find you. The music streaming service is cracking down on unauthorized used, Torrent Freak reports. First confirmation of your unauthorized software results in Spotify putting your account on ice. After multiple transgressions things get real, quickly. Spotify has the right to terminate your account if it concludes …