HBO Max, the latest Netflix rival that will cost $14.99 a month and launch in May 2020, will have pantsloads of TV shows and movies. Ten thousand hours worth, parent company AT&T said Tuesday, including exclusive new shows like the Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon, new episodes from HBO shows such as Westworld and …
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I’ve long sung the praises of cash-back services, which can help you save extra on many, if not most, online purchases. This works even if you’re already using a cash-back credit card (which you should be). It’s like double-dipping, which is just as awesome here as it is at the ice-cream shop. There are many cash-back services — one of …
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You may have heard the term “ultra wideband” getting thrown around by both Apple and Verizon, but their two use cases are actually very different. Here’s what you need to know about UWB. Apple’s ultra wideband U1 chip Apple’s U1 chip is the company’s first use of sophisticated location-tracking technology that’s faster, more precise and more secure than GPS-based location tracking. …
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Walmart may be thinking of selling its on-demand video service Vudu, according to a Wednesday report. The retailer has found it would have to heavily invest in the business to compete in a sector dominated by the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime, The Information reports. In addition, Walmart reportedly feels Vudu “isn’t core to its business.” While subscription …
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Ever since the original — a 5-inch Android “tablet” grafted onto an Xbox-style gamepad that launched in 2013 — the Nvidia Shield has been weird. Subsequent iterations became a bit more normal but the device has always embraced its geeky, gaming-centric roots while it slowly morphed into a do-it-all TV device focused on video streaming. Now playing: Watch this: Nvidia debuts …
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Apple’s got a busy holiday season this year. In the past month, it’s announced the new $699 iPhone 11 and $999 iPhone 11 Pro, it launched the $4.99 per month Apple Arcade subscription package and on Friday it’ll be launching its highly anticipated $4.99 Apple TV Plus video service. Add to all that the new $249 AirPods Pro headphones Apple also …
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It seems like Apple is preparing to launch a trio of 5G iPhones next year, after leaving the next-generation wireless technology out of this year’s iPhone 11 lineup. The modem will be designed by Qualcomm, Nikkei reported Wednesday. The Cupertino, California, company intends to ship at least 80 million of the 5G iPhone models and “has set an aggressive sales …
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Students with an Apple Music subscription will be able to enjoy Apple TV Plus for no extra cost when it launches Nov. 1, according to an Instagram story from Hailee Steinfeld, who stars in Dickinson, a new show on the service. Apple confirmed the deal on Wednesday. Apple TV Plus, which was announced at an Apple event in March, is …
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Apple on Monday released iOS 13.2 shortly after announcing the new AirPods Pro, the biggest upgrade to AirPods ($100 at Amazon) we’ve seen. Included in the mobile software update are new features that give you the ability to opt into sharing your Siri recordings with Apple and delete recordings from Apple’s server. In July, Apple admitted it had been storing and listening to users’ …
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Samsung has a conundrum. Flagship phones like its Galaxy Note line now regularly cost or exceed $999, and customers are proving less willing than anticipated to drop four digits on a new device. What can Samsung do to differentiate itself from premium competition, like Apple‘s iPhone 11 line and Google‘s new Pixel 4, while simultaneously enticing dollar-conscious buyers away from …
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