Blog Layout

Netflix throws the towel in on China

Earlier this year, Netflix launched in pretty much every country — except China. That hasn’t changed 10 months later, and it looks like it won’t. The company on Monday told shareholders that it’s ditching efforts to bring its popular streaming service to the People’s Republic, the world’s most populous nation. Instead, it’ll sell its shows, like “Narcos” and “Daredevil“, to …

Read More »

Apple’s new Macs may be unveiled October 27

Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s future MacBooks may have e-ink keyboards 2:03 Apple may be getting ready to launch new Macs. The tech giant plans to introduce new Macs at an October 27 event, Recode reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources. The event will reportedly take place at or near Apple’s Cupertino, California, campus. Apple’s line of Mac laptops and …

Read More »

What does everyone think of the Pixel? (The 3:59, Ep. 125)

The reviews for Google’s Pixel phones are in, and people are raving about it. CNET’s own Lynn La called it “pure Android at its best,” and praised the camera. The timing of the phone’s launch couldn’t be better, as it fills the vacuum at the high-end Android segment created by Samsung’s recall of the Note 7. We also talk about …

Read More »

Sprint customers are returning in droves. Really

Maybe hiring Verizon’s “Can you hear me now?” guy is paying off for Sprint. The company released preliminary financial results on Tuesday that showed continued growth in the key metric of post-paid subscribers, or higher credit customers who pay at the end of the month and tend to stick around longer. It added 347,000 net new customers in its fiscal …

Read More »

Google adds price tracking for flight tickets

Booking flights online is stressful enough without having to worry about whether the price will go up if you wait until tomorrow. To remove the mystery and help alleviate some of that anxiety, Google Flight on Monday rolled out an update that includes notifications informing you when a current fare will expire and how much you can expect to save …

Read More »

ExoLens’ Zeiss lenses are iPhone 7

As with the recent announcement from Moment, all it takes to make iPhone 6-compatible lenses work with the iPhone 7 is new mounting hardware. So goeth Exolens splitting into two lines, ExoLens Pro and Prime; the Pro lenses use Zeiss optics, while the Prime line will be the standard consumer ExoLens lenses. The Pro lenses are the same ones I’ve …

Read More »

PBS Kids wants to ease your parenting guilt

Feeling guilty you let your kids spend hours looking at videos from your phone? The new Playtime Pad from PBS Kids might ease your guilt. For starters, the bright blue and green tablet is from the TV powerhouse known for its entertaining educational programs and games. Parents might also feel better about the tablet because it lets them set time …

Read More »