Not even Netflix can break all the rules. After a months-long stretch light on buzzy shows, Netflix’s subscriber growth came up short in the first three months of the year, according to its first-quarter report (PDF) released Monday. Netflix has often said it doesn’t need all its programs to be home runs to rack up …

eBay says it may block Australian shoppers from buying off overseas sellers if changes to GST laws come into effect. The federal government is currently proposing changes to online GST, including dropping the threshold for GST collection on imported goods from AU$1,000 down to zero. While you might be used to getting slugged with GST on your Dolce & Gabbana …

We’re collectively streaming 1 billion hours every week on Netflix — and half that billion could be solely Adam Sandler original films, if we all formed some sort of suicide pact to binge all his Netflix comedies in just seven days. Netflix, which typically holds all its viewership cards close to the vest, tossed out a few nuggets about just …

Now playing: Watch this: Explaining the Note 7’s battery flaws (with cake) 2:31 Four months after Samsung first recalled its acclaimed Galaxy Note 7 phone, the electronics giant finally announced what caused Note 7 phones from two separate batches to catch fire in the first place: a design failure in the first battery and a manufacturing defect in the second. …

Now playing: Watch this: Upgrade your Windows 10 PC with an SSD and be happier… 3:03 Editors’ note: This is a regularly updated article. Traditional hard drives will be here for long time thanks to their large storage space and affordability. However, there is no question that solid-state drives (SSDs) will be the future of storage. Most new computers now …

Audiophiliac readers might have noticed I don’t cover Bluetooth headphones, mostly because I feel the sound compromises, compared with similarly priced wired headphones, are too great. Sure, I’ve heard a few passable BT headphones, but the appeal of wireless audio is lost on me. So while the wireless headphone market is booming I haven’t been tempted to review a BT …

It’s starting to feel like the bulk of home-theater buyers have determined the optimum number of speakers is one: a single sound bar. The classic, five-speaker home-theater setup, with three front speakers — left, center, and right, plus two surround speakers, and a subwoofer — is fading fast. Yet most of the AV receivers on the market are 7.1-channel designs. …

Fans of rugged Samsung phones rejoice, the company is said to be working on an Active variant of the Galaxy S8. The Galaxy S8 Active (code-named Cruiser, model number SM-G892A) will be sold exclusively by AT&T, SamMobile is reporting. Active variants are repurposed versions of flagship devices that are beefed up to handle drops and water submersion better than the …

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It’s a good time to be a wireless customer. Unlimited data is back. Prices are falling. And thanks to the conclusion of the Federal Communications Commission’s latest wireless spectrum auction, consumers could have a greater choice of carriers going forward. Thursday marked the end of the FCC’s Incentive Auction, which will shift valuable spectrum away from TV broadcasters to companies …