July, 2016

• 5 July

  Netflix releases trailer for new doc series ‘Last Chance U’

  

  Netflix on Tuesday showed off a trailer for its upcoming documentary series “Last Chance U,” which centers on East Mississippi Community College, one of the most successful but least-known college football programs. All episodes debut globally on Netflix on July 29. The streaming service has been stepping up development of its original shows in hopes …

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• 5 July

  Yahoo sales process to reach final steps this month

  

  Yahoo’s ongoing effort to sell itself may reach its conclusion this month. A third round of bids from the internet company’s suitors is expected Wednesday, and the final selection process will happen around July 18, Recode reported, citing unnamed sources. The report said Verizon, considered the leading bidder, has AOL head Tim Armstrong leading its negotiations. Quicken Loans founder Dan …

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• 5 July

  Amazon teases out a handful of Prime Day sales

  

  With Amazon’s second annual Prime Day sales event coming up next week, the e-commerce giant this year for the first time teased out some of its deals. Among the thousands of sales planned, the company on Tuesday mentioned these deals: • Segway MiniPro hoverboard, currently listed for $999 on the site, will be $799. • LSTN Troubadours cherry wood on-ear …

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• 5 July

  Engage, little dogies! Hear Captain Picard croon cowboy songs

  

  This Independence Day, British actor Patrick Stewart showed his all-American side by tweeting out a link to his cowboy crooner side. “Happy 4th ‘merica, yer a mighty fine country. Luv, Cowboy Pat,” the “Star Trek” star wrote, providing a link to the above YouTube video. In a hilariously accurate infomercial parody, Stewart dons western duds and belts out such western …

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• 5 July

  Never forget about another paid subscription with these trackers

  

  The idea of a subscription is nothing new. People have subscribed to newspapers and magazines for decades. And now, millions of people sign up for subscriptions for all sorts of digital and physical goods — monthly boxes with themed surprises, video or music streaming services, cloud storage, etc. In most cases, the subscription model is one that is mutually beneficial …

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• 5 July

  OnePlus 3 gets UK

  

  As if the fallout from the EU referendum wasn’t stressful and confusing enough for the people of Britain, Brexit is now taking its toll on the price of phones. Upstart Chinese Android phone manufacturer OnePlus announced on Tuesday that it is putting up the price of its latest device, the OnePlus 3, in the UK. The reason, says OnePlus, is …

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• 5 July

  10 million Android devices reportedly infected with Chinese malware

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Android malware ‘HummingBad’ infects millions 1:18 Enlarge Image Android’s latest version is Nougat, but the operating system is already in a sticky situation due to HummingBad. Google At least 10 million Android devices have been infected by malware called HummingBad, according to cybersecurity software maker Check Point. Check Point, which has been tracking the malware since …

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• 5 July

  Apple to encourage organ donation with Health app

  

  Now playing: Watch this: iOS 10 update makes it easy to become an organ donor 1:15 Apple is trying to make organ donation a simpler process. The company said on Tuesday that its updated Health app, which will be available as part of iOS 10, will offer a new option that lets people sign up to be organ donors. The …

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• 5 July

  Apple promoting organ donation in iOS 10

  

  Now playing: Watch this: iOS 10 update makes it easy to become an organ donor 1:15 Starting in iOS 10, Apple’s Health app will allow US users to register themselves to donate organs, eyes and tissue. Apple is working with Donate Life America and says when you register, that data is sent directly to the National Donate Life Registry. Now …

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• 5 July

  Amazon to offer speedy delivery service on some Prime Day deals

  

  As part of Amazon’s second annual Prime Day sales event coming up next week, customers will have the option of receiving their purchases within an hour through the company’s Prime Now delivery service. Amazon said Tuesday that customers in more than 25 US metropolitan areas will be able to get near-immediate delivery of more than 500 items during the e-commerce …

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