AT&T is rolling out a new wireless plan that includes HBO for life
AT&T is taking full advantage of the fact that it’s the new corporate parent of HBO and is preparing to add a new streaming service …
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Spotify’s growth rate and engagement have suddenly leapt past Apple Music
Spotify surprised everyone on Monday with an unexpected quarterly profit that accompanied some uncharacteristically bullish remarks from the company about its competitive landscape, with Spotify …
Google considers buying Fitbit as time runs out for the wearable company
Google started offering hints earlier this year that it wanted to finally make a serious push into wearables of its own, thanks to clues like …
Apple isn’t giving up on the smart home, might release its own hardware
This Friday, Apple will take a dramatic first step into a new business category it’s never been a part of before now — content creation …
Cable companies have found another ridiculous excuse to raise your rates
Cable companies have just found a new excuse to raise rates, thanks to an order from the Federal Communications Commission on Friday that uses what …
AT&T’s online TV price increase screws over the customers the company needs the most
AT&T is bleeding TV customers, with no end in sight to the losses as subscriber numbers continue to plummet. AT&T said in September it expected …
Tesla just beat GM to become the most valuable car company in the country
It’s not an overstatement to say that Tesla’s earnings report this week was jaw-dropping. With analysts expecting the electric automaker to post a quarterly loss, …
Apple TV+ launches one week from today – here’s what you need to know
After months of interest and curiosity, along with reports of production budgets that have stretched into the tens of millions of dollars, Apple is set …
A leak just revealed secret details about the way Netflix tracks us
In Netflix’s eyes, everyone reading these words who also subscribes to the streaming giant falls into one of these three categories: You’re either a “starter,” …
The FCC has finally voted to allow T-Mobile and Sprint to merge
T-Mobile and Sprint just got one step closer to merging, after the Federal Communications Commission voted to approve the deal on a party-line vote, with …
Apple credit card partner calls Apple Card the ‘most successful’ launch ever
Of all the new developments at Apple this year that signify just how different a company it is these days when it was once so …
Amazon Prime members can now get any cheap item with free one-day shipping
Amazon is already the most popular digital retailer on the planet, but that doesn’t mean Jeff Bezos and the rest of the team are satisfied …
This sneaky AT&T fee will make you absolutely furious
We’ve been pretty hard on the cable and telecom industries for all the sneaky fees they like to tack onto bills in a variety of …
Tim Cook defends removing controversial Hong Kong map app from the App Store
Apple kicked up a firestorm on Wednesday when it decided to boot a mapping app called HKmap.live that protestors in Hong Kong have been using …
Samsung warns of 56% profit slide, but two of its biggest rivals will help it recover
Samsung on Tuesday released its earnings guidance for the third quarter, ahead of unveiling its actual results for the quarter later this month, and quickly …
Fees like these are why people utterly despise the cable industry
In case you need another reason to hate your cable TV provider and more of a push to seriously consider cutting the cord and going …
Apple lays the groundwork for a subscription mega-bundle with Apple Music and Apple TV+
Now that Apple is starting to offer a growing number of subscription-based services like Apple Music (and soon Apple TV+) for which users pay a …
Shots fired: Disney prepares to ban Netflix ads after its CEO slams Netflix
Lest anyone wasn’t clear about why it’s called the Streaming Wars for a reason, Disney has just offered a few new examples as it prepares …
iPhone users, beware: 1,370 scam apps might’ve just been uncovered in the App Store
Policing a mobile applications marketplace is no easy feat when you’re a tech giant the size of Google or Apple, both of which are constantly …
Google Shopping just got a makeover, but it still doesn’t have a prayer against Amazon
Google was talking up coming improvements to its online shopping service back in May at Google Marketing Live, promising that the absorption of the Google …
Lawsuit accuses AT&T of shady attempt to pump up DirecTV Now numbers
AT&T has been accused in a lawsuit of some pretty shady tactics meant to help the company boost the subscriber numbers for its streaming TV …
Netflix co-founder tells us why we’ll probably never see ads on Netflix
One of the big what-ifs that’s the subject of frequent analysts reports and generates so much breathless chatter when it comes to the future of …
Startling investigation finds that simple flashlight apps on Android request up to 77 permissions
Even though a flashlight capability is now native to the latest smartphones, if you search long enough you can still find hundreds of flashlight apps …
There’s another Disney+ deal that cuts the price to less than $5 per month
There’s no two ways about it, Disney+ as it’s officially structured already offers a great deal for subscribers. Given all the content that will be …
Bizarre Huawei press release claims the US is behind cyberattacks and employee threats
Huawei has stepped up its counter-attack against the US-led ban on the company’s products, with a bizarre press release issued Tuesday that levied a number …
Massive antitrust investigation of Google set to be announced next week
Less than a month ago, Makan Delrahim — an assistant attorney general in the US Justice Department — said during a public event that “a …
Facebook says it might start hiding like counts in a desperate bid to keep users happy
The symbol most closely associated with the largest social network in the world, other than that of the app that launches it on mobile devices, …
Robots are working retail jobs at Walmart now
Back in 2017, Walmart launched a pilot project that made some of its old-school brick-and-mortar retail stores seem like futuristic testbeds. The chain began trialing …
Huawei’s next big flagship phone launches next month, and it might be banned from using Android
Huawei’s highly anticipated Mate 30 series will be formally unveiled on September 18 in Munich, though our original expectation that the phones would run Android …
Here’s how to sign up for a free month of T-Mobile service
Over the past three years, T-Mobile has made investments in its business that include adding 1 million square miles of new LTE coverage, plus more …
