March, 2019

• 28 March

  FuboTV is raising its base price by $10

  

  FuboTV is raising its prices. The live-TV streaming service is bumping up the cost of its base subscription package by $10, to $54.99, the company said Thursday. New customers will get a $10 discount for the first month. The package includes more than 90 channels. The company is also raising prices on its Fubo Extra package, …

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• 28 March

  FCC has fined robocallers millions but collected just a few grand, says report

  

  Almost everyone would agree that robocalls are annoying, and the Federal Communications Commission has been ramping up efforts to crack down on illegal calls. Since 2015, the FCC has ordered violators of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, which governs telemarketers and robocalling, to pay a total of $208.4 million, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal on Thursday. …

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• 28 March

  Apple appears to be loosening its grip on iPhone, Mac repairs

  

  Activists pushing for changes to Apple’s repair policies may notch another win soon.  An internal Apple presentation from last year, leaked to Motherboard, details how the iPhone maker plans to allow outside technicians access to diagnostic apps and more parts for its devices. The result, according to the report, would be that Apple device owners wouldn’t have to send their …

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• 28 March

  Spotify tests Premium Duo plan, letting two subscribe at discount

  

  Spotify is testing a Premium Duo subscription plan in five countries, letting two people subscribe at a discounted price. The music streaming service is piloting the new option in Colombia, Chile, Denmark, Ireland and Poland, where it costs 12.50 euros (or the local equivalent) — basically halfway between a 10-euro solo Premium subscription and a 15-euro family one. You get …

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• 28 March

  Oppo Reno phone apparently leaked, video shows unusual tilted pop

  

  A video of a phone purporting to be Oppo’s new Reno has appeared on the Chinese social media site Weibo. The footage shows a typical Android phone at first, with the user tapping the screen to turn on the front-facing camera.  But instead of a camera popping up at a straight angle like we’ve seen before on Chinese phones, the …

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• 28 March

  Epix Now begins streaming to Roku, Amazon Fire TV devices

  

  Cable TV network Epix said Thursday that it’s expanding the reach of its subscription streaming-TV service Epix Now with support for Roku devices and Amazon Fire TV. The MGM-owned TV network launched the video-on-demand service in February, but the offering was available only on iOS and Android devices and Apple TV.  The $6 per month service gives access to the …

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• 28 March

  Twitter’s new dark mode gives you a darker choice

  

  Twitter users have new options when it comes to how dark they want to make the app’s background. The social media company said Thursday it’s releasing a new dark mode for its iPhone app that turns the background black instead of blue-gray. Turning on dark mode not only gives your eyes a break from bright light, but can help save …

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• 28 March

  Buy Microsoft Office for $100, get a $50 Amazon gift card

  

  Cheapskates don’t use Microsoft Office. Or, at least, they don’t pay for it: Microsoft offers pretty decent freebie versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint that live in your browser. And let’s not forget the various free alternatives, such as Google Docs, LibreOffice and WPS Office. All that being said, some people have a particular need for Microsoft’s suite — and …

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• 28 March

  iPad Pro sale: Save up to $200 on at Best Buy

  

  These days, it’s nearly impossible to find the entry-level 9.7-inch iPad ($170 at Amazon) for more than $250 ($80 off MSRP). And the new 7.9-inch iPad MIni ($169 at Amazon) and 10.5-inch iPad Air ($134 at Amazon) will set you back $400 and $500 respectively for their 64GB starting models. But if you want to step up to the iPad …

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• 28 March

  Today only: Save $300 on unlocked Galaxy Note 9 (Expired)

  

  Patience is not only a virtue, it’s a money-saver. The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 debuted last summer with a list price of $1,000 and has stayed pretty steady ever since. Good thing you decided to wait. Today only, from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. PT (6 p.m. to midnight ET), Samsung is having a flash sale: $300 off the unlocked …

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