Apple may introduce a custom 5G modem for the iPhone sooner than expected
It wasn’t necessarily a shocking revelation yesterday when Apple announced that it acquired the majority of Intel’s modem business for $1 billion. After all, there …
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How to claim your share of the $700 million Equifax settlement
Starting today, victims of the massive Equifax data breach — and chances are if you’re reading this, you’re one of them since 147 million people …
Apple just acquired the majority of Intel’s smartphone modem business for $1 billion
It won’t come as much of a surprise since the news leaked the other day, but it’s nevertheless a hugely important move on Apple’s part: …
Netflix costs as much as $16 per month – guess how much more people are willing to spend on streaming
Netflix has apparently done a good job of training people to expect to pay only rock-bottom prices for a streaming video subscription service. A new …
It looks like almost no one canceled their HBO subscription after ‘Game of Thrones’ ended
HBO’s post-Game of Thrones subscriber base is still proving as resilient as the fortifications of a Westerosi castle. The series finale of the network’s massively …
After its biggest price hike ever, Netflix just launched a $3 streaming plan for a select few people
Earlier this year, Netflix rolled out the biggest price increase in the history of its streaming service. The company’s most popular plan saw the largest …
Forget all the Netflix doom and gloom – it’s Apple, Disney, and even HBO that should be worried now
If you believe much of the commentary in recent days about Netflix’s unimpressive second-quarter results, you’d be forgiven for assuming the streaming giant’s House of …
Southwest is giving away a Nintendo Switch to one lucky passenger every day for a month
Southwest Airlines kicked off its new Lets Play Getaway sweepstakes in a pretty dramatic fashion. The deal is, every day through Aug. 13 the Dallas-based …
Apple’s rivalry with Spotify escalates as it begins funding exclusive podcasts
Apple is reportedly planning to open up a whole new front on its ongoing content war with Spotify soon. Spotify certainly got the jump on …
T-Mobile and Taco Bell are opening combination stores called T-MoBell. No, we’re not joking.
Taco Bell has a devoted army of fans who are intensely loyal to the fast-food chain, such that the brand is getting more creative than …
Starting today, everyone’s desktop version of Twitter will look completely different
If you open Twitter on the web today and are greeted with a completely new look, don’t be surprised. The company is starting to roll …
eBay’s running a ‘Crash Sale’ deals bonanza to take on Amazon Prime Day
eBay has been more aggressive than ever in its rivalry with Amazon leading up to this year’s Prime Day sales event, the latter’s Black Friday-esque …
Facebook board member Peter Thiel calls for probe of Google for ‘treasonous’ acts
Late last year, a top US general went public with a pointed question for Google’s leadership, around the time the search giant was coming under …
The Huawei fallout continues: ‘Hundreds’ of US layoffs, plus yet another OS name
It doesn’t seem like things will be back to normal for Huawei anytime soon, despite President Trump last month seeming warm to a reprieve for …
Amazon’s music service is actually growing more quickly than Spotify
Spotify and Apple Music are the two music streaming services that tend to get the lion’s share of attention — partly because of the obvious …
eBay says Prime Day is mostly deals on ‘random stuff nobody really wants’
eBay is bringing the heat this year as part of its rivalry with Amazon ahead of the latter’s two-day Prime Day 2019, which will offer …
No, it’s not just you: Twitter is down
Yet another social network has experienced a major outage, following similar problems experienced in recent days by Facebook and Instagram. This time it’s Twitter, which …
Ookla: AT&T once again has the fastest wireless network in the US
AT&T is back on top as the fastest wireless network in America, according to new results released Tuesday from Ookla, the maker of the popular …
The pointless Amazon and Google streaming feud officially ends today
It was announced a few months ago, but today actually makes things official: Amazon and Google streaming apps are finally available on each others’ platforms …
Reports find new Huawei web flaws, plus troubling links to Chinese intelligence
Huawei continues to find itself on the wrong end of a sustained negative news cycle, with some of the latest revelations in new reports including …
Bill Gates explains why he couldn’t duplicate Steve Jobs’ magic ‘spells’
Bill Gates would like you to know that the reason his late rival was able to resuscitate Apple and take the iPhone maker from near-death …
Most of you would endure Netflix ads for a cheaper subscription
For reasons that we’ve previously laid out here, those of you who subscribe to Netflix probably won’t see ads on the service anytime soon — …
Mozilla wants you to pay $5 a month for its own version of Apple News+
Mozilla seems poised to jump into the paid news aggregation game soon, with the nonprofit behind the Firefox browser now teasing a $5-per-month subscription product …
Trump administration admits that the threat of Huawei spying was enough for a ban
It seems the Trump administration has finally explained the rationale for its actions against Huawei that culminated in a sweeping ban of US companies doing …
Xiaomi ‘mistakenly’ promoted its Memoji knock-off with a real Apple ad
Xiaomi has been inadvertently generating a ton of press coverage for Apple in recent days, thanks to the Chinese brand’s new “Mimoji” avatars. Reasons why …
GameStop announces a slew of deals for its two-week summer sale
GameStop is hoping to be everyone’s destination for all things gaming this summer, with the video game chain kicking off a two-week summer sale that …
People are freaking out because Taco Bell is starting to run out of tortillas
A Reddit user claiming to be a Taco Bell employee has an ominous warning for fans of the fast-food chain. A “tortillapocalypse” (their words, not …
No, Tim Cook never told Apple TV+ showrunners to stop being ‘so mean’
For the second time in as many days, Apple is pushing back on high-profile press reports that the company says mischaracterizes actions supposedly taken by …
Any eBooks you bought from Microsoft will soon disappear forever
With physical goods increasingly getting replaced by a digital equivalent — from books to movies and much more — it begs the question: How does …
Netflix is finally going to stop spending so much money on original projects
For the past several years, Netflix has seemingly been opening its checkbook at every available opportunity for every creator with an idea. The era of …
