You’re not the only one with a crappy internet connection. Millions of Americans are trudging from website to website, with sluggish internet speeds, the Federal Communications Commission said in its biannual report on internet access connections (PDF). Nearly half of the 102 million fixed connections in the US run at speeds below 25 megabits per …
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6 December
AT&T calls early DirecTV Now demand ‘rather dramatic’
Cord cutters, at least initially, are high on DirecTV Now. That’s according to AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson, who said the company hit its December goal for new subscribers the day the streaming TV service launched. “The early demand has been rather dramatic,” Stephenson said at an investor conference on Tuesday. The comments offer shine a bit of light …
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6 December
Netflix aims to reel you in with custom previews
Your Netflix television experience is getting an upgrade. The streaming provider is rolling out a global update to its TV interface, designed to let you instantly preview 15- to 30-second clips of shows as you browse its vast catalog. The new look comes just a week after Netflix unveiled an update that will let you download shows to phones and …
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6 December
The sci
I’m a huge fan of sci-fi movies. Though the original Star Wars trilogy kicked off decades ago (in a galaxy far, far away), it was nothing short of life-changing to my 7-year-old mind. From then on, I was hooked on sci-fi films, and I’m always on the lookout for the next great offering. The movie I’m most excited to see …
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6 December
Is the Apple Watch a surprise holiday hit? (The 3:59, Ep. 149)
Apple CEO Tim Cook said the Apple Watch had a record week of sales during the first week of holiday shopping. But it’s hard to know just what that means — Apple doesn’t report sales numbers for the wearable. Cook talked up the smartwatch in a Tuesday email to Reuters as technology research firm IDC noted that Apple shipped 71 …
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5 December
Netflix: Get your ‘Stranger Things’ merch here!
Thanks to hordes of crazed “Stranger Things” fans, Netflix is testing the idea of merchandise for the retro sci-fi hit, a break from typical practice. Netflix is exploring consumer products for “Stranger Things” because of the “huge demand for people who want a T-shirt with Eleven on it,” the company’s top content executive, Ted Sarandos, said Monday at a financial …
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5 December
Get an Alexa
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5 December
Twitter users question Ben Carson as Trump cabinet pick
Once again, a Donald Trump cabinet pick has many Twitter users scratching their heads. This time, what’s got them perplexed is Ben Carson, a Trump rival during the Republican primary who is now an ally and possibly the next Housing and Urban Development secretary. On Facebook, meanwhile, people are chatting about a shooting tied to the “Pizzagate” conspiracy theory. Social …
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5 December
This hidden Apple Watch feature helps find a lost iPhone in the dark
Now playing: Watch this: Which Apple Watch should you get? 1:39 You probably already know that you can use your Apple Watch to ping your iPhone as long as they’re close to each other. (Open Control Center on your Watch and tap on the Ping icon, the button with the iPhone and sound waves coming out of it.) Your iPhone …
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5 December
Apple Watch holiday sales are hot, says Tim Cook
Tim Cook is pretty pleased by sales of the Apple Watch this holiday shopping season. The Apple CEO told Reuters the gadget set a sales record during the first week of holiday shopping and is on track for its best quarter yet. “Our data shows that Apple Watch is doing great and looks to be one of the most popular …
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