Welcome back to your weekly podcast that lets you know what’s new to watch in the next few days. Netflix has a tendency to release a lot of TV shows on Fridays and this time is no different. Full seasons of new series like “The Confession Tapes” and “Greenhouse Academy,” plus a new season of …
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Mobile phone carriers typically compete in three key areas: price, coverage and network speed. T-Mobile does as well, but adds a fourth area to the list: freebies. The self-proclaimed “Uncarrier” offers a wealth of extra goodies to subscribers — so many, in fact, that I thought it might be worthwhile to gather them in a list. Full disclosure: I’m not …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Humorous? Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk One or two people must have imagined Banksy was behind it. Or, perhaps, Amazon Prime. In LA and New York, billboards began to appear in recent days, with this stark black-and-white message: “Netflix is a joke.” There have been times …
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The Galaxy Note 8 is a great phone, but there are some reasons for you to give it a second thought. It’s the Android phone out there, but it’s unclear if it will remain the champ, according to CNET reviewer Jessica Dolcourt in her full review of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8. It’s got a ton of features and a …
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Now playing: Watch this: T-Mobile’s latest perk: free Netflix 1:06 T-Mobile and Netflix are new BFFs. The primary beneficiaries of this new friendship will be subscribers to T-Mobile’s “One” unlimited data plans, many of whom will get access to Netflix for free, T-Mobile CEO John Legere announced Wednesday via spray paint on an “Un-carrier Next” webcast video. But the freebie only works if you …
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Remember when streaming TV meant torrenting or paying per episode, months after your favourite show had aired overseas? Things have changed. The arrival of Netflix and Stan in 2015 saw a massive shake up in the local market with established players like Foxtel lowering its prices and other smaller operations shutting up shop altogether (farewell Ezyflix!). But which streaming or …
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Netflix is bringing some excellent films to its catalog in September. Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction,” Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” and Martin Scorsese’s “Gangs of New York” all hit Netflix on the first day of September. On the originals front, “Narcos” returns for its third season. “Fuller House” also returns thanks to the nostalgia train that will never stop. There are a …
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Amazon added Alexa to its popular TV-connected streaming devices, the Fire TV box and Fire TV stick, way back in 2015, but it wasn’t the Alexa most people know and love. Instead of being able to say, “Alexa, what’s the weather?” into thin air, you had to speak into the remote while holding a button, walkie-talkie style. It worked, but …
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Here’s our weekly notifier on what to watch online. This week, we get to watch “The Defenders” on Netflix. We get eight of episodes of some likable Marvel heroes and that Iron Fist guy (because who likes Iron Fist?). Crackle also has some fun stuff for the weekend, like “Shaun of the Dead.” How do we explain this film? It’s …
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Apple apparently wants to make a big splash in Hollywood. The tech giant is ready to spend $1 billion on new entertainment content over the next year, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. That amount signals how serious Apple is about getting into the original content business. It’s the latest big-name tech company to jump into this arena after Netflix showed the …
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