March, 2019

• 12 March

  Netflix to double down on Bandersnatch

  

  You can expect a lot more interactive videos from Netflix. The on-demand entertainment service will double down on producing more interactive movies like Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, according to a Tuesday report from Variety. “It’s a huge hit here in India. It’s a huge hit around the world. And we realized, ‘Wow, interactive storytelling is something …

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• 12 March

  CorelDraw 2019 comes back to the Mac and onto the web

  

  Corel surrendered to the inevitable and dropped its Mac version of the CorelDraw products in 2001. 18 years on, the company is bringing it back simultaneously with the release of its latest Windows update, CorelDraw Graphics Suite 2019, and its debut into the web app world. The difference this time is the Mac version isn’t a warmed-over Windows application. Instead …

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• 12 March

  Samsung Galaxy Buds: iFixit teardown reveals they’re ‘somewhat repairable’

  

  Good news, Samsung’s new earbuds may be fixable. iFixit, a global organization of tinkerers, said in a teardown blog post Tuesday that its fixers have successfully taken apart Samsung’s Galaxy earbuds and found them “somewhat repairable.” iFixit does teardowns to examine devices’ repairability and components. “So, we’re excited to report that after squeezing our way into the Galaxy Buds, we …

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• 12 March

  Police bust man for allegedly selling 1 million Netflix, Spotify passwords

  

  An Australian man has been arrested after allegedly raking in an estimated AU$300,000 ($211,000) selling stolen login details online.  The man was allegedly behind the website WickedGen.com, which boasted that it had 120,000 users and sold Netflix, Spotify and Hulu logins stolen from almost 1 million accounts.  Working on a tip-off from the FBI, Australian Federal Police arrested the 21-year-old …

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• 12 March

  Slack adds dark mode to its iOS, Android apps

  

  Easier on the eyes, the dark mode is. Look! It’s the new dark mode toggle on the iOS version of the Slack app. Screenshot by CNET Slack added the “darker, higher-contrast theme” option to its iOS and Android apps Monday, so checking out your work messages on the move won’t be quite so bright. Shrouding the messaging service’s app in …

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• 12 March

  Two Anker Nebula projectors are on sale for all

  

  Projectors are awesome. They turn any light-colored wall into a big-screen theater. But that kind of magical capability must cost a small fortune, right? Nope. Today only, and while supplies last, Anker is offering its lowest prices to date on a pair of its most popular projectors. Read more: The best home-theater projectors for 2019 I’ll start with the cute …

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• 12 March

  DirecTV Now adds HBO, raises prices by $10 a month

  

  DirecTV Now customers will soon be paying $10 more per month, but they’ll get HBO with the streaming TV service.  AT&T is swapping its current DirecTV Now packages with two new ones on Wednesday, the company said in a Tuesday release. They’ll be called DirecTV Now Plus, which will cost $50 a month, and DirecTV Now Max, which will cost …

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• 12 March

  Microsoft sues manufacturing giant Foxconn over patents

  

  When you think tech lawsuits, you might recall Apple suing Korean tech giant Samsung for allegedly copying its designs for the iPhone. Or maybe you think of Waymo suing Uber, accusing the ride-hailing giant of stealing trade secrets used to develop self-driving cars. This is not that type of lawsuit. Instead, Microsoft on Friday sued the Taiwan-based manufacturing behemoth Hon Hai Precision …

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• 12 March

  Big Ten tournament 2019 schedule: How to watch NCAA basketball games without cable

  

  Getting your bracketology ready for March Madness later this month? One great way to prepare for the 2019 NCAA tournament is to check out the lead-in conference championships happening this week. The 2019 Big Ten tournament starts March 13.  After a Michigan State win over Michigan, the Big Ten Conference has seeded Michigan State number one. They’ll face off on Friday, March …

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• 12 March

  Apple plans March 25 event for rumored Netflix

  

  Apple is throwing its next product event on March 25, offering this tease: “It’s show time.” The event will take place in the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, the company said in the invitation, sent Monday. Apple A graphic in the invitation offers an intriguing hint of what to expect. It counts down “4… 3…. 2…” as you might traditionally …

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