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Everything headed to Hulu for October 2016

Often considered the worst movie of all time, “Troll 2” starts streaming on Hulu in October. The movie is so unbelievably bad, it’s a cult hit. There’s even a documentary on the film called “Best Worst Movie” because it’s that bad. Hulu is still the home of lots and lots of TV. All 10 seasons of “Smallville” start streaming in …

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GST for online shopping? Don’t expect sweeping siteblocks any time soon

Ever since the Federal Government announced plans to charge GST on all online purchases under AU$1,000, Australians have been pretty miffed about the thought of paying more when they shop online. But consumer group Choice says things could get much worse. The group is warning that the Government could go as far as blocking overseas websites altogether if they fail …

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Android Wear hopefuls call timeout on smartwatches

Time stands still for some in the smartwatch market. With Apple set to release “Series 2” of its Watch and Samsung prepping its Gear S3 timepiece, many of the biggest players that have embraced Google’s Android Wear software have decided to hit pause on their own efforts. LG, Huawei and Lenovo’s Motorola unit will not release a smartwatch in the …

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Canon rejuvenates its 70

Eleven years is a long time in camera technology, so prosumer sports and wildlife photographers who shoot Canon should rejoice that the company’s affordable 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 telephoto zoom has gotten an updated replacement. The upgraded version, the EF 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 IS II USM, has the new Nano USM motor that debuted in the recent EF-S 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS USM for …

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Holy opinions! Director reveals new Batman suit, Twitter hoots about his goggles

Who’s watching the Watchmen? “Justice League” director Zack Snyder, for one. On Wednesday, Snyder tweeted out a photo of Ben Affleck in what he describes as “the new Tactical Batsuit.” No one looked at the photo and life went merrily on and HA, who are we kidding? Bat buffs had as many opinions as Gotham has criminals. Snyder’s tweet was …

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Sleep better with iOS 10’s Bedtime alarm

Flicking up on my iPhone, tapping the Timer button from Control Center, tapping the Alarm button and then tapping to turn on my alarm is a familiar sequence, but that’s no longer the last thing I do at night before going to bed. Thanks to iOS 10’s new Bedtime alarm, my iPhone wakes me up at the same time each …

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