October, 2019

• 31 October

  WhatsApp gets fingerprint unlock on Android, here’s how to set it up

  

  Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp now has fingerprint unlock to open the app on Android phones. That follows WhatsApp adding Touch ID and Face ID for iPhone users back in February and provides extra security for anyone who uses the app, as reported earlier Thursday by The Verge. Here’s how to set up the additional authentication. …

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• 31 October

  Decision on Huawei access to UK’s 5G network apparently delayed again

  

  The UK’s  Dec. 12 general election — brought on by the Brexit negotiations — will further delay the country’s decision on allowing Huawei access to its 5G network, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was apparently gearing up to follow predecessor Theresa May‘s lead and give the controversial Chinese telecom access to “non-contentious” parts of the UK’s next-generation wireless infrastructure. The move to …

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• 31 October

  What’s new to stream in November 2019

  

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• 31 October

  Twitter to end political ads, Tesla Model 3 gets NYC taxi clearance

  

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• 30 October

  The Boom Brick 2.0 is a magic speaker, and I’m in love with it

  

  True story: My son received a Boom Brick 2.0 for his birthday, prompting a discreet eye-roll from yours truly. Another Bluetooth speaker? Throw it on the pile. Except, hang on, the box says it requires no Bluetooth. No wires. No connection of any kind. Snort. Yeah, right. So it’s a magic speaker? You just lay your phone in the cradle …

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• 30 October

  The best Lovecraft video games to haunt your PC this Halloween

  

  “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown,” said cult-favorite horror writer H.P. Lovecraft. While he achieved little fame and no fortune during his life (1890-1937), he’s become incredibly influential in the decades following his death. Lovecraft’s interconnected stories are linked by a backdrop of ancient creatures …

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• 30 October

  Nvidia’s new Shield streaming TV devices both use ‘AI upscaling’ to simulate 4K

  

  Ever since the original — a 5-inch Android “tablet” grafted onto an Xbox-style gamepad that launched in 2013 — the Nvidia Shield has been weird. Subsequent iterations became a bit more normal but the device has always embraced its geeky, gaming-centric roots while it slowly morphed into a do-it-all TV device focused on video streaming. Now playing: Watch this: Nvidia debuts …

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• 30 October

  HBO Max will cost $15 a month and launch in May with shows, movies… and podcasts

  

  HBO Max, the new HBO-anchored streaming service coming from AT&T’s WarnerMedia, will cost $15 a month and launch in May in the US. It will have 10,000 hours of programming: everything on HBO, plus exclusive originals and a deeper catalog of licensed shows and movies. Existing members of HBO Now — also $15 a month — can switch over to HBO Max …

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• 30 October

  Walmart could sell its on

  

  Walmart may be thinking of selling its on-demand video service Vudu, according to a Wednesday report. The retailer has found it would have to heavily invest in the business to compete in a sector dominated by the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime, The Information reports. In addition, Walmart reportedly feels Vudu “isn’t core to its business.”   While subscription …

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• 30 October

  How to watch World Series Game 7 between the Astros and Nationals live without cable

  

  Game Seven. Those are two of the best words a sports fan could hear. Wednesday night, baseball fans will be the lucky recipients of such a gift with the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals set to play the final game of the 2019 MLB season.  After the Nats jumped out to a 2-0 lead heading back to the nation’s capital, the Astros rallied off …

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