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NFL Network available on PlayStation Vue, but RedZone is a $40 add
Playstation Vue subscribers with either a Core or Elite plan can now access the NFL Network for complete coverage of the upcoming season, Thursday Night Football games, shows like NFL GameDay Morning and more. Users can also sign up for NFL RedZone for an additional price of $39.99 that covers the entire regular season games. RedZone airs every touchdown and …
Read More »Attention, photo buffs: Adobe will capture the power of Canon’s new photo format
Don’t panic, Lightroom fans, Adobe Systems will support the new photo format Canon tucked into its hot new SLR, the EOS 5D Mark IV. Adobe’s Lightroom, for editing and cataloging photos, has a particular emphasis on “raw” photo formats that offer more editing flexibility and image quality than ordinary JPEG but that are more of a hassle to handle. Canon’s …
Read More »Pandora taps Questlove for three
Does Questlove ever sleep? He already has a full-time gig as bandleader on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” but this week Pandora said The Roots drummer will debut a new radio show called “Questlove Supreme.” The three-hour weekly program will be produced by the eclectic musician and feature curated song selections, candid interviews and music history lessons similar to …
Read More »Sportswriter gets Twitter account back after flap over posting Olympics GIF
A sportswriter is thanking the Twitterverse on Thursday after the social network reinstated his suspended account for posting an Olympics GIF. Twitter has reinstated the account of a sportswriter suspended for posting a GIF of a US Olympic gymnast. Twitter Jim Weber, a contributor for Athlon Sports, posted information Wednesday on LinkedIn about how he was “permanently banned” from Twitter …
Read More »New emoji are on the way, including airline pilot and rainbow flag
Have you ever had that really important thing you needed to say, but just couldn’t find the right emoji with which to say it? Emjoi 4.0 may finally offer an answer. It’s the latest update for these popular little drawings, which is being planned for release after a review later this year, and it promises to include new professions, flags …
Read More »Apple Music Festival 2016: See Britney, Elton, Alicia Keys and more for free
Oops! Apple did it again. The annual Apple Music Festival — formerly the iTunes Festival — returns this September with a star-studded lineup of live shows headlined by Britney Spears, Elton John and Alicia Keys. It’ll be a good month for counting stars in London as OneRepublic join the 10-night event. You can feel so close to Calvin Harris in …
Read More »10 search tips from a Mac Finder fanatic
Find files faster with Finder. With these tips, you will spend less time searching for files on your Mac. 1. Set a default folder If you navigate to a particular folder very often, then you can set it as your default and save yourself a few clicks each time you open Finder. Click on the Finder menu in the menu …
Read More »Hemsworth and Hiddleston visit a children’s hospital as Thor and Loki
For the last few weeks, actors Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston have been posting candid behind-the-scenes photos from the set of “Thor: Ragnarok,” giving eager fans a sneak peek of what’s to come from their Marvel characters Thor and Loki. On Tuesday, the actors decided to put their spare time away from the movie set to good use by visiting …
Read More »Why you should update your iPhone right now
Now playing: Watch this: Apple patches major flaws with iOS 9.3.5 1:49 Sarah Jacobsson Purewal/CNET If you have an iPhone, you need to download the latest iOS updateright now. Apple released the “important security update” in response to an active malware threat that can be used to read texts and email, record calls (including WhatsApp and Viber calls), track your …
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