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Disney Plus adding Imax Enhanced aspect ratio to MCU movies

Disney Plus subscribers will be able to stream select Marvel titles in Imax’s Expanded Aspect Ratio, aka Imax Enhanced, starting Nov. 12, the company said Monday in a release. This means that about 26% more of the movie will be visible. At launch, subscribers can check out 13 Marvel titles in Imax’s Expanded Aspect Ratio: Shang-Chi …

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Disney Plus reveals new Marvel, Star Wars originals

Disney Plus will raise its US subscription price by $1 in March, bringing it to $8 a month, Disney said Thursday as it unleashed a flood of news about its streaming services at a four-hour event. Disney laid out plans for as many as 20 new Marvel and Star Wars series, promised to let animation fans stream animated fantasy Raya and the …

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Spider

Learning to read and write can be daunting for kids, but with the new Marvel Hero Tales mobile app from Kuato Studios, little ones hopefully can get some help from Spider-Man, Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel and other Marvel greats. The free app, available on iOS and Android, encourages kids from 7 to 11 to write their own Marvel stories while …

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Disney CEO says Georgia anti

Production of Disney movies in Georgia could come to a halt if a new state anti-abortion law takes effect, Disney CEO Bob Iger told Reuters on Wednesday. Signed on May 7 by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, the bill would prohibit abortions from being performed in the state after a fetal heartbeat is detected. The law is set to take effect …

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The OnePlus 6 has an Avengers edition, and it’s dope

If you’re into Android phones, the newly announced OnePlus 6 is exciting. If you’re one of the approximately 7.6 billion people who’ve seen Avengers: Infinity War, here’s something extra to get excited about. OnePlus unveiled the Avengers edition of its OnePlus 6 at the phone’s launch in Beijing, China. It’s the same as the regular model, but with a Kevlar-patterned …

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Chinese phone maker Vivo entering Hong Kong, Russia and beyond

You may not have heard of Vivo, but you would have seen its phones in “Captain America: Civil War.”  Besides making product placement cameos, the Chinese company is actually the world’s fifth largest phone maker, as well one of the big four in China alongside Huawei, Xiaomi and Oppo. The company is set to become even bigger, with the announcement …

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Dreaming up the best toys for the holidays

Now playing: Watch this: Coolest and rudest geeky toys for the holidays 3:00 I used to dream of going to a toy fair when I was a kid. Happily, that fantasy finally came true — even I had to wait until two weeks ago for it to happen. On November 9, just when I needed to chase away my post-US …

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Netpicks: Everything coming and going on Netflix for December 2016

Now playing: Watch this: The best new stuff online for December 2016 1:12 December for Netflix shows off the company’s drive to really pack in original content. “Fuller House” season 2 arrives on December 9. The first season was a nostalgia trip for “Full House” fans, but was panned critically (and for very good reason). Netflix also is bringing a …

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Filter the politics from your Facebook feed

It’s almost over. We’re almost there. In just a few more hours, this disgusting display of political jackanapery will be finished. If you’ve sworn off social media until then, I wouldn’t blame you. Lately it feels like Facebook should add a tagline: “Brought to you by politics!” Because, let’s face it, most of our feeds are rife with political news …

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Marvel’s ‘Captain America: Civil War’ picked apart by Honest Trailers

Watching superheroes fight one another over personal freedoms might not sound like fun, but Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War” ended up becoming this summer’s go-to movie for fans of Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Spider-Man and their adversaries. In a video posted Tuesday, Honest Trailers points out that while “Captain America: Civil War” was a huge box-office success, …

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