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Netflix will stream classics from Albert Brooks, voice of Marlin in ‘Finding Dory’

The real-life man behind Nemo’s clownfish dad, Marlin, in “Finding Nemo” and new sequel “Finding Dory” may have a gruffer side than his sincere orange fish face suggests — at least where Netflix’s involved. “I am not advocating kidnapping in any situation,” said comedian and actor Albert Brooks in a YouTube video. “In this case, picking the right child from …

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Sling TV adds a slew of new channels including BBC, NBC, Bravo, USA and Syfy

Sling TV is adding a bunch of new channels to its streaming video service — but watching some of them simultaneously could be a challenge. Among the new channels are popular, previously unavailable networks from the NBC and BBC family, including USA, Bravo, BBC America, Syfy and some regional Comcast Sportsnet channels. But Sling is keeping its channel offerings in …

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Snapkeys launches QWERTY keyboard for round Android Wear smartwatches

Keyboard developer Snapkeys has updated its QWERTY keyboard for Android Wear smartwatches to accommodate round watch faces. Its original keyboard, for square-shaped wearables, launched in March. Both keyboards work by using the QWERTY keyboard layout. The keyboard is divided into six sections, and predictive technology is designed to let users type messages quickly. In the earlier years of smartwatches, wearables …

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Android N is officially called Nougat

Now playing: Watch this: Nougat is the latest flavor of Android 1:10 Google’s Android chief, Hiroshi Lockheimer, announced the new name at company headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Google N is for Nougat. Google on Thursday officially named the latest version of its Android mobile software, up until now only known as Android N. For the uninitiated, there are two …

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How to fix the Windows 10 Start menu

Windows 10 is far from a perfect operating system — you may have recently upgraded only to find that you’re experiencing a bug (or many). While I personally haven’t experienced this, one of the more common bugs is a Start menu that refuses to open when clicked, or that frequently disappears from your desktop. It’s so common, in fact, that …

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Netflix’s ‘Orange Is the New Black’ would have been cable’s No. 2 show

Netflix jealously guards data about the audience for its original shows, but Nielsen’s attempt to puzzle it out hints that at least one of those shows really is big. “Orange Is the New Black” pulled in 6.7 million viewers for the premiere episode of its latest season earlier this month, comparable with the second most-viewed cable drama on TV, according …

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