Hunting for a streaming TV option that doesn’t make you pay for ESPN? Viacom may be aiming to deliver. The TV company, which owns networks like Comedy Central, MTV and Nickelodeon, is talking with rival programmers AMC and Discovery about a possible digital-TV bundle that could cost as little as $10 a month, according to …
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23 May
How to hide photos on Instagram without deleting them
Drunken selfies. Photos of your ex. A poorly lit plate of food. There are many reasons why you might want to delete a photo from Instagram. And now, you have the option of either deleting or archiving unwanted or embarrassing photos. Instagram rolled out an update on Monday that introduced location and hashtag stories and also included an unannounced archive …
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23 May
New technology uses the way you walk as a password
The way you walk could one day be the “fingerprint” that unlocks your phone. A a small wearable protoype developed at the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation’s Data61 lab not only uses the kinetic energy created as you walk to generate power, but it also turns the user’s gait into a unique authentication. The paper can be read …
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23 May
Comcast accused of trying to censor anti
A digital rights advocacy group says it was threatened by Comcast lawyers after launching a website that is organizing an investigation into allegedly fake anti-net neutrality comments submitted to the FCC. Fight for the Future, which operates Comcastroturf.com, accused the cable giant of censorship on Tuesday after receiving a cease and desist letter that said the group was infringing on …
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23 May
Apple iPhone SE number one in customer satisfaction, according to ACSI survey
Now playing: Watch this: iPhone SE: Get now, or wait? 1:31 The iPhone SE may not have all the bells and whistles of the iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus, but that doesn’t mean people aren’t happy with it. A recent survey conducted by the American Consumer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) ranked the iPhone SE as the no. 1 smartphone based …
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23 May
Samsung’s Android rival wants some respect, finally
The Hilton Union Square Hotel in San Francisco was busier than normal as people hustled to grab boxed sandwich lunches. The food was provided by Samsung, which played host to a developer conference last week to promote its homegrown Tizen operating system. With a turkey sandwich in hand, I struck up a conversation with a photographer who has never made …
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23 May
OnePlus 5 may come in weird ‘unicorn’ color
Now playing: Watch this: OnePlus 3T ups the ante on an already great phone 2:11 One of these things is not like the other. Maverick Chinese phonemaker OnePlus Tuesday posted a picture on Twitter of four numbered color swatches. It asked its 1 million followers which one would they’d like to see on their next phone. The colors included black, …
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23 May
Facebook Live adds chat and joint video streams
Facebook is trying to make it easier to connect with other people during live broadcasts. Facebook Live, the social network’s livestreaming video service, on Tuesday added two new features. First off, you can chat privately with a friend during a live video, instead of just seeing the public comments on the stream. Right now Facebook is just testing the feature …
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23 May
Pepper the robot spreading its cute vibes to Canada
Now playing: Watch this: Pepper the humanoid robot knows how you feel 1:14 Fear of artificial intelligence is real, and Canada has a problem on its hands: The country may soon be killed by cuteness. After taking trips to the US and Europe, Japan’s Pepper robot will soon start working for Canada’s ATB Financials bank. The humanoid robot will be …
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23 May
Amazon: ‘I do’ want to sell you hipster wedding stuff
Amazon on Tuesday introduced a wedding hub to its Handmade arm, creating a dedicated shopping section for handmade wares catering to brides- and grooms-to-be. The e-commerce giant launched Handmade in 2015 to take on Etsy, which has dominated the market for handcrafted goods sold directly by the artisans who create them. Amazon has been pushing into more types of product …
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