Hi Kim, Did you lose our number? We only sent you 11 text messages and two snapchats. Just kidding, we never did any of that. But we saw your tweets (and snap) about your broken BlackBerry Bold and how you can’t find another on eBay. Bummer! If we could, we’d ask you what you’re looking …

Hulu scored a major investment and a cache of high-profile channels for a live-TV service it plans to launch next year, as key programmer Time Warner agreed to buy a 10 percent stake Wednesday. The streaming service, which is owned by three of the country’s main broadcast networks, plans to launch a paid option next year that broadcasts live TV …

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Japan has begun broadcasting TV in 8K resolution ahead of the Olympics starting in Rio de Janeiro this weekend. A satellite channel debuted by the country’s public broadcaster NHK will be showing a heady blend of 4K and 8K programming, with most of this week’s schedule focusing on the Olympics, as well as music and arts shows. 8K pumps image …

“We’re excited to expand our partnership with Snapchat, delivering compelling NFL content to a platform where millions of our fans around the world interact on a daily basis,” said Blake Stuchin, Director, Digital Media Business Development for the National Football League NFL will be all over your Snapchat this season. Amazon Studios Snapchat wants everyone’s attention…even die-hard football fans. Snapchat …

Software that lets websites check the battery life of your mobile devices could also be compromising your privacy. Privacy researchers have pointed out before that the HTML 5 battery status API, a web standard intended to allow sites to serve up low-power version to phones running out of juice, could also be used to identify specific phones by their battery …

Now playing: Watch this: Pokemon Go trackers shut down 1:14 If you’re one of many who use third-party apps within Pokemon Go to track down virtual monsters, chances are you’ve been frustrated lately. A recent update removed certain features and prevented third-party software from working. Now Niantic, creator of the game, has broken its silence and acknowledged it’s behind the …

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung reveals the Galaxy Note 7 1:33 There weren’t a lot of surprises, but Samsung finally unveiled the Galaxy Note 7. It features a lot of similarities to the Galaxy S7 line including the same water resistance rating. The Note 7 uses a reversible USB-C instead of the usual Micro-USB connector. Samsung will include a Micro-USB …

Now playing: Watch this: This lab is a phone’s worst nightmare 2:56 If you’ve ever dropped a bare phone on a cement floor, you’ve probably experienced that nail-biting anguish of turning it over to assess the damage. At OtterBox, dropping phones is in the job description. “In meetings, people will drop their phones on purpose”, says Paul Staggers, Engineering Manager …

LinkedIn is finally ready to ride the video wave. The social network for professionals on Tuesday added a feature that enables its 500 “influencers” to create 30-second videos that can be shared and dissected by the site’s 433 million members. While members of the select group can decide what topics to discuss, they also will be given subjects they can …