June, 2019

• 26 June

  Philo brings its $20 streaming TV service to Android

  

  Philo, the $20 per month streaming TV service, is heading to Android.  After previously being limited to iOS, TV platforms and in web browsers the company announced Wednesday that it is finally adding a native Android app. The new app will be free to download in the Google Play store and for Amazon’s Fire tablets.  …

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• 26 June

  Delete your Google account when you die

  

  Your Google account is probably the last thing you think about when making your end-of-life plans. The same likely goes for logging off your online life. But it’s a good one to add to the mental list — and it’s something that’s easy to take care of any time. Think about all the photos you have stored that your family …

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• 26 June

  Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony ask Trump to skip tariffs on gaming consoles

  

  President Donald Trump’s plan to increase tariffs on goods produced in China would affect a wide range of consumer goods. One gadget that could see a price increase because of a trade war is the video game consoles, and the three biggest companies behind consoles have come together to ask Trump for a pass. Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony sent a …

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• 26 June

  Another Florida city pays hackers over ransomware attack

  

  Lake City isn’t the first local government to pay out hundreds of thousands of dollars to hackers over ransomware, and it’s not likely to be the last. The northern Florida city said Tuesday that it would be paying hackers up to $460,000 in bitcoin to recover its computer systems.  This comes days after Riviera Beach, a Florida city more than …

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• 26 June

  iPad Pro vs Microsoft Surface Pro 6: Does iPadOS outperform Windows?

  

  Looks like Apple is getting more serious about making the iPad into a laptop replacement. At WWDC 2019, its annual developers conference, Apple introduced iPadOS, a dedicated operating system for the iPad that breaks away from some of iOS’ limitations, especially when it comes to productivity.  Apple will release iPadOS this fall as a free software update for the iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini (released …

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• 26 June

  Drowning in Prime Day? Make it disappear from your internet

  

  This year’s Amazon Prime Day, Amazon’s two-day online shopping extravaganza on July 15 and 16, is still weeks away, but it’s already hit a fever pitch across social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, Google, YouTube and all the rest. And when you don’t have Amazon Prime or are absolutely uninterested in membership, seeing every other article talking about it is enough …

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• 26 June

  5G in Australia: Supersonic speeds raise data consumption questions

  

  I’m sitting on a park bench on a sunny Friday in Randwick, a Sydney suburb just a hop, skip and jump away from Bondi Beach. I’ve stopped to smell the roses like a retiree, except instead of feeding the birds breadsticks I’m perusing the Google Play store for a game. I feel like some chicken dinner. PUBG it is! I …

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• 26 June

  Apple might owe Samsung big after failing to sell enough iPhones

  

  Apple could owe Samsung Display “hundreds of billions of won” in penalties for not buying enough OLED screens — found in iPhone XS, XS Max and X — due to lackluster iPhone sales, according to Korean outlet ETNews. That’d be about $90 million in fines, which isn’t much to Apple, but could strain on its relationship with the supplier. The …

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• 26 June

  Instagram boss Adam Mosseri says like counts might go private

  

  Instagram head Adam Mosseri said it might start hiding likes as it tries “rethinking the whole experience” of the social media site and fight bullying. He talked to CBS This Morning co-host Gayle King about this new approach — which prioritizes “well-being” — in a Wednesday interview with CBS This Morning co-host Gayle King. “One of the ideas we’re currently …

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• 26 June

  Instagram’s Explore page will now feature ads

  

  Instagram is finding new ways to place ads throughout its platform. The social media site said Wednesday that it’ll start putting ads on its Explore page.  Explore shows users photos and videos that match their interests, to help them find new accounts. More than half of Instagram accounts use Explore each month, the company says. In addition, 80% of Instagram’s …

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