Here’s a quick TV recommendation if you’re looking for something new: Resident Alien, starring Alan Tudyk (Firefly, Rogue One), debuted earlier this year on SyFy, a lighthearted but occasionally dark mishmash of Starman, Northern Exposure and maybe a little Independence Day. It’s free to stream on Peacock Premium (albeit with commercials), but right now you …
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Twenty-two thousand customers can’t be wrong. That’s roughly how many people bought — and liked — the headphones that are on sale today. And only today. While supplies last, you can get the Mpow 059 Bluetooth over-the-ear folding headphones (black/red) for $26.99. Regular price: $34.99. See it at Amazon I’ve spent a little time with the 059, so I can …
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On this podcast, we talk about: AT&T gets to buy Time Warner in legal win over Justice Department. The implications of the AT&T-Time Warner merger for the rest of the tech and media worlds. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate debuts at E3. Now playing: Watch this: AT&T bowls over Justice Department and will soon own… 4:14 The 3:59 gives you bite-size …
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If “Avengers vs. X-Men: The Synergy Wars” ends up at a theater near you, here’s why the movie was made. The Walt Disney Co. signed a deal on Thursday to buy major parts of 21st Century Fox in a $52.4 billion all-stock deal. It’s a dramatic example of Hollywood companies joining forces amid growing competition from digital powerhouses like Netflix and …
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A dozen Godzilla movies are being added to Hulu in October. In that pile, there’s the terrible 1998 version, but don’t worry. There are a lot of classic Godzilla films being added as well, including “Godzilla Vs. Mothra.” You can also catch several Quentin Tarantino films like “Kill Bill” and “From Dusk till Dawn” on Hulu. Tarantino has said that …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image “Hey, come meet my ex.” Apple So now we know. Or, at least, we think we know. Irish iPhone programming guru Steve Troughton-Smith now feels sure he has the names of the three phones to be launched by Apple on Tuesday. Should you have …
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VR is hard for some people to grasp. It’s not necessarily hard to get into, but it’s pretty hard to buy into. And not (just) because of the price, but because VR’s biggest problem is that you aren’t hyped about it — and you can’t be an evangelist about it — until you try it. But sometimes, you find that …
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Michael Fassbender is stoked about virtual reality. That’s no surprise, given that he stars in “Assassin’s Creed,” a film about reliving the memories of your parkour-loving ancestor through a machine called the Animus. It’s like VR, but taken to an insane nth degree. (The filmmakers also worked on an Assassin’s Creed virtual reality experience.) Aguilar (Michael Fassbender) lets his sword …
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Congratulations to Tom W. of Hendersonville, N.C., for winning a Sony Blu-ray player in our September 9 giveaway. Speaking of Blu-ray, “X-Men Apocalypse” comes out on Blu-ray and DVD October 4, and we’ve got a Blu-ray copy for one winner right here. “X-Men: Apocalypse” may be the ninth film in the X-Men franchise (and the fourth under the direction of …
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