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Netflix limits number of times you can download some content

Life got easier for on-the-go Netflix customers late last year when the streaming giant added support for downloading content so you can watch films and shows without an internet connection. But there’s a newly noticed catch for those of us now spoiled by the convenience. Android Police reported on Tuesday that some content can only be downloaded …

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5 steps to make your own in

Traveling to a new place is exciting. But you know what’s not exciting? Sitting in a cramped seat on a long flight to your vacation while staring out the window bored to death. And that movie that airline is showing? You’ve seen it and hated it. But there is a better option. With just a phone, tablet or laptop that …

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Weekend Streaming: ‘Orange is the New Black’ returns for its fifth season

Here’s our brief weekly roundup of the newest videos to hit the major online streaming services, including Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and wherever else we can dig something up. There are plenty of new shows and movies to binge over the weekend. Or you can return to Litchfield with “Orange is the New Black.”  OITNB arrives for your viewing pleasure …

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Look! A plane with Wi

Now playing: Watch this: In-flight Wi-Fi that doesn’t suck 1:51 The last place I expect to be able to make a video call is at 20,000 feet. That’s the altitude I’m at when I FaceTime Brian Tong in Los Angeles. Video calling is usually a no-go when you’re on a plane because, social etiquette aside, the Wi-Fi generally sucks. But …

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Weekend Streaming: ‘House of Cards’ season 5 ready for binging

Here’s our brief weekly roundup that usually covers the newest videos to hit the major online streaming services. This time, we’re focusing on Hulu and Netflix.  Netflix has added a bunch of new originals at the tail end of May, so there is plenty to binge-watch. Meanwhile, Hulu let us know what is leaving in June, so watch while you …

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Netflix is stepping back from the fight for net neutrality

Now playing: Watch this: Has Netflix gone soft on net neutrality? 1:15 Netflix is ready to wave the white flag when it comes to the war over net neutrality. The Federal Communications Commission and President Donald Trump want to tear down the rules governing an open internet that were put in place under the previous administration. While Netflix has been …

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Netpicks: Everything coming and going on Netflix for June 2017

The fourth season of “Orange is the New Black” ended with a cliffhanger, and the fifth season is expected to pick right up from there. Season 5 arrives on Netflix on the second Friday of June, so you can binge away. Jenji Kohan, the creator of “Orange is the New Black,” is also serving as executive producer on another Netflix …

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LeEco cuts 70 percent of US staff in massive retreat

It was a chilly January night in Las Vegas as Danny Bowman and I hopped on our LeEco smart bikes in a dim parking lot of the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino. The chief revenue officer of LeEco — an enigmatic Chinese company positioned as one part Samsung, one part Netflix and many parts unbridled ambition — had spent the …

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Weekend Streaming: ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ is back!

Here’s our brief weekly roundup of the newest videos to hit the major online streaming services, including Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and wherever else we can dig something up. Turns out both Amazon Prime and Hulu have some of the same offerings, including a bunch of James Bond flicks for the month of May. Hit play below — we’ve folded …

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The Witcher will soon slay beasts on Netflix

If you’ve played all three Witcher games but still want more Geralt of Rivia in your life, you’re in luck: The Witcher Saga is coming to Netflix. The streaming giant is developing a series based on the Andrzej Sapkowski’s series of Witcher novels, the same books that were turned into a beloved gaming franchise by CD Projekt RED. Witchers are …

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