Facebook is one of the largest services that has yet to join T-Mobile’s Binge On program, but that may soon change. The two companies are said to be in talks about adding Facebook to the carrier’s unlimited streaming program, according to a report from Recode. T-Mobile launched Binge On in 2015 as part of its …
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17 June
LG’s new TV is also a mosquito repellent
While you’re at home watching “Infested,” “The Fly,” “The Wasp Woman” or “The Deadly Mantis,” an LG Electronics TV could be protecting you from real-world mosquitos. The TV issues ultrasonic sound waves that repel mosquitos but that are too high-pitched for humans to hear, the company says. But the 32LH520D TV only is available in India so far, Reuters reported, …
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17 June
Apple fighting iPhone 6, 6 Plus copycat claim in Beijing
Now playing: Watch this: Apple ordered to stop selling iPhone 6, 6 Plus in Beijing 1:29 Apple, which has long accused competitors of copying the look of its iPhone, is getting the same treatment. Little-known Chinese company Shenzhen Baili claims that Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus look too much like its own 100C phone. Last month, Beijing’s intellectual …
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17 June
How to never miss another concert or festival
Now playing: Watch this: Yondr CEO discusses creating phone-free zones at events… 13:07 An email notification pops up on my phone: “Tickets on sale for Gogol Bordello!” Without pausing, I open the email, click the purchase link and finally — finally! — I’m going to see one of my favorite bands in concert. Until I set up alerts, my ticket-buying …
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17 June
Grammys will let streaming
The flashiest US music awards show will start considering tunes released solely through the music industry’s biggest business now: streaming. The group that runs the Grammy Awards said Thursday that streaming-only releases would be considered for next year’s awards, set to be doled out in February for music released in the year since last October. Previously, music needed to be …
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17 June
Your mobile appetite is going off the charts
People love their internet anywhere they can find it. In 2020, the world’s appetite for mobile access will translate to nearly 3.84 billion internet subscribers, consulting firm PwC said in a report Thursday. That translates to almost half of the 7.4 billion people expected to populate the globe in four years. And much of the time, we’ll be using our …
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17 June
Use Android apps on Chrome OS right now
In May, Google revealed Android apps would soon begin working on Chromebooks. The addition of Android apps to a Chromebook transform it from a device with a sparse app offering, to one with access to virtually any app you can use on your Android device. Starting today, owners of the Asus Chromebook Flip, Pixel 2 and R11 can begin testing …
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17 June
Slideshow feature joins a slew of new Google Photos abilities
The Google Photos team, steadily improving its service for saving and sharing pictures and videos, has added a new ability to show slideshows. “It’s now possible to play a slideshow from any album. Just open the album, click on a photo and select Slideshow from the dropdown menu,” the Google Photos team said on Google+ Thursday. It’ll automatically advance through …
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17 June
Amazon debuts two new TV pilots based on best
Amazon’s latest TV shows promise to be a little…interesting. The internet retail giant debuted two of its TV-like show pilots: “The Interestings,” about artistic teenagers in the ’70s, and “The Last Tycoon,” an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s work about Hollywood power struggles. They’re available to Amazon subscribers starting Friday. The shows are part of Amazon’s efforts to find hit …
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17 June
Firefox plans to let you surf the web as your alter ego
Mozilla may have solved one of the web’s most annoying problems. The company that makes the Firefox web browser is testing a feature that allows people to surf the internet “in different contexts,” meaning they can choose to surf the web as if they’re logged into all their sites for work, or home, or a troll on Reddit. If you’re …
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