February, 2017

• 14 February

  Qantas Wi

  

  Qantas is finally switching on in-flight Wi-Fi on domestic flights this month, promising sky-high Netflix, Spotify and Foxtel streaming, all thanks to NBN’s Sky Muster satellite service. The airline first announced the technological upgrade last year, confirming that it would use idle data capacity made available through the NBN satellite service to bring Wi-Fi speeds …

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• 13 February

  Dish will let you watch ‘Planet Earth II’ in 4K

  

  This might be the closest you’ll get to a lemur. Dish is launching a 4K channel to broadcast nature series “Planet Earth II,” the satellite TV provider said Monday. “Planet Earth II,” narrated by David Attenborough, is the follow up to 2006’s “Planet Earth.” It will be simulcast on BBC America, AMC and SundanceTV on Saturdays starting Feb. 18. It …

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• 13 February

  The iPhone 8 could get curved OLED screens, and Samsung is reportedtly its top supplier

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Curved iPhone 8? Apple said to be exploring OLED screens 1:20 There have been rumors (and also this) about Apple‘s iPhone 8 getting curved OLED displays to replace the LCD panels of iPhones past. Those rumors got a little bit more weight after Apple reportedly purchased 60 million OLED display panels in a multibillion dollar deal …

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• 13 February

  T

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Jumping on AT&T’s cheaper unlimited plan? Not so fast… 2:46 Enlarge Image T-Mobile and its CEO John Legere ‏are pushing again on price. James Martin/CNET Verizon may have brought back unlimited data for its customers, but T-Mobile plans to do one better. T-Mobile said starting Friday, it will offer HD video streaming and 10GB of high-speed …

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• 13 February

  4 ways to hide ‘Netflix cheating’ from your partner

  

  The numbers are in and you’re all terrible people. I am, of course, speaking of the complete betrayal of trust that comes from “Netflix cheating.” That’s when you’ve agreed to watch a show on Netflix with someone else but go and sneak ahead without them. This, God help us, is now an actual concern in modern relationships and quite possibly …

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• 13 February

  A Google Pixel watch could help Android Wear 2.0 a lot

  

  There’s an old football saying: When you have two starting quarterbacks, you have none. I’ve watched the New York Jets go through a lot of seasons with a lot of quarterbacks on the roster, but no single hero. I just spent a week with Google’s new Android Wear 2.0 software update on two different watches, and I feel like Android …

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• 13 February

  Is Apple’s iPhone going to get wireless charging?

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Evidence emerges that iPhone 8 could charge wirelessly 1:18 If you’ve been holding out hope for wireless charging to come to the iPhone, chew on this: Apple joined the Wireless Power Consortium, the company confirmed Monday. Apple declined to comment on future products and whether it will include wireless charging in upcoming iPhones, but said it’s …

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• 13 February

  iPhone owners can now cheat on Apple with an Android smartwatch

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Google’s Android Wear 2.0 is here, starting with LG Watch… 2:37 Android Wear 2.0 recently launched, adding new features and a revamped interface to Google’s smartwatch platform. The idea of using an Android Wear watch with an iPhone is admittedly, well, odd. However, with Pebble no longer around, the Android Wear lineup is a worthy alternative …

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• 13 February

  That Apple MacBook

  

  All you LG UltraFine 5K display fans are gonna have to wait a few weeks before you can get one again. That’s the bottom line after BusinessInsider learned the $974 computer monitors, which are displayed in Apple’s retail stores, aren’t really available to buy today. You can go online to order one, but Apple’s website indicates it may take up …

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• 13 February

  Facebook is testing pop

  

  Facebook likes chat windows so much, it’s trying them out on your friends’ posts too. The social network is testing out a feature on its desktop site that pushes certain posts to the bottom edge of your web browser, similar to what it does when you get an instant message from a Facebook friend. Gmail does the same thing with …

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