Legacy file-sharing client BitTorrent is making a move into media with a new BitTorrent Live TV streaming app, laying the groundwork for a new BitTorrent TV streaming service. The app will be available on Apple TV, Mac OS computers and iOS devices later this week. With it, you’ll be able to watch free streams from …
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17 May
LG can’t follow Apple, says VP, ‘We have to be different’
The LG G5 is a different kind of phone, and that’s exactly how LG wants it. In an industry where nonremovable batteries are increasingly the norm, the G5’s battery slides out, allowing you to replace it. Even more wildly, that battery attaches to modules you can swap in to give the phone better audio and a sturdier camera grip. And …
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17 May
YouTube Red and YouTube Music now available in Australia
YouTube Red, the subscription offering of the popular video sharing service, is now available in Australia and New Zealand, along with the separate (but closely related) YouTube Music. YouTube Red launched late last year in the US, and ANZ is the first new region to get access to the service. At its most basic, YouTube Red lets you pay to …
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16 May
Supreme Court rules Spokeo not done with privacy lawsuit
Show your work. The US Supreme Court kicked a contentious privacy lawsuit back to a lower court on Monday, essentially telling the 9th US District Court of Appeals it hadn’t answered all the necessary questions when ruling that people search engine Spokeo had harmed a user by displaying inaccurate information. In a 6-2 decision, the Supreme Court said the lower …
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16 May
Beer parody urges ‘Murica to drink up
Companies love to cash in on American patriotism. Last week, Anheuser-Busch said it will repackage Budweiser cans with the label “America” from May 23 through November’s election season. Now, Michigan’s Saugatuck Brewing Company is poking fun at Anheuser-Busch’s flag-waving campaign with one of its own. “We’re here to make beer named after America great again,” Saugatuck Brewing Company posted on …
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16 May
Can a hydraulic press crush a diamond into oblivion?
We’ve all heard it: Diamond is the hardest material in the world (though there is some debate about that). The Hydraulic Press Channel, a YouTube channel dedicated to crushing every object it can get ahold of under the mighty power of a hydraulic press, decided to see how a diamond would hold up against its beast of a squishing machine. …
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16 May
Watch any YouTube video in VR mode
YouTube is home to several zillion videos, but until recently, only Android users could take advantage of Cardboard mode — a split-screen view designed for use with Google Cardboard and other VR headsets. That changed today with the release of YouTube 11.18 for iOS, which adds support for Google Cardboard. Now anything on YouTube can be viewed in VR mode …
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16 May
New ‘floating’ speaker has a very Zen design
Funny word “floating.” It apparently has a few different meanings. Take Meizu’s Gravity, a newly introduced Indiegogo project that’s a “floating” wireless speaker. Gravity isn’t really floating, however. It just kind of looks like it’s floating thanks to a weighted translucent stand that has a display integrated into it.In case you’ve never heard of Meizu, it’s a big smartphone company …
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16 May
Use these Mac menu bar apps to get more done
Mac menu bar apps are a great way to keep information or services — such as clipboard managers and calendars — out of sight but no more than a click away. This makes them great for visualizing status information for your Mac, quickly switching settings and even boosting your productivity. There is an ever-growing list of great Mac menu bar …
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16 May
3 apps for tracking your mileage
Going for a drive? If it has something to do with business, you might be able to get a deduction come tax-time, or a reimbursement from your employer. Indeed, business owners and the self-employed alike have long known the value of keeping track of their mileage. They’ve also known the hassles. Assuming you actually remember to manually log the details …
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