Spotify is testing a cheaper plan that people can share
As things stand now with Spotify, premium, ad-free subscriptions to the music streamer cost $9.99 a month for an individual and $14.99 for a family. …
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Apple Card will hopefully spur other banks to ditch credit card numbers, too
The new MasterCard-branded credit card that Apple introduced this week has gotten a lot of attention, much of it for things that the card doesn’t …
GameStop unveils esports partnerships to rejuvenate the video game chain
As the video game industry increasingly shifts toward mobile and streaming, and away from pricey consoles and cartridges, GameStop is in the midst of a …
Netflix is thinking so creatively about content, it’s starting to hire video game designers
Tons of ink has been spilled this week on Apple’s original video ambitions, and how to regard the Apple TV+ subscription package the iPhone maker …
A new biography explains why Apple is more successful than ever under Tim Cook
In Tim Cook: The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level, a pundit at one point tries to make the case to author Leander …
This website keeps track of every product and service that Google has ever killed
We’re still a few months away from the halfway mark of 2019, and already Google has sent some pretty high-profile products to an early grave …
Apple has shown us the future with yesterday’s industry-changing announcements
Let’s get right to it — I thought yesterday’s Apple event was a monumental success. Yes, it was light on some details like pricing and …
Verizon suspends worker for rescuing cat named Princess Momma from utility pole
A Philadelphia-area Verizon employee named Maurice German has found himself in some minor hot water with his employer, after he decided to use company equipment …
Apple just unveiled Apple Arcade, its new game subscription service
Apple used the company’s much-anticipated “show time” event this morning at the Steve Jobs Theater to finally reveal the deeper plunge it’s making into the …
Last-minute WSJ report details pricing for Apple news and video bundles
Apple is so serious about the original TV package it’s rolling out tomorrow, which the iPhone maker has been referring to internally as a “Netflix-killer,” …
Apple’s new gaming service might be announced Monday, and it’s reportedly not what we thought
The focus at Apple’s much-anticipated media event set for Monday will be largely on the company’s updated Apple News service as well as its plans …
Netflix is testing a mobile-only plan for just $3.62
In January of this year, Netflix announced the biggest price increase in the history of its streaming service. The company’s most popular plan jumped from …
MoviePass co-founder’s new app rewards you with movie tickets for watching ads
After watching the millionth ad play before finally getting to see the movie he’d come to the theater to watch, Stacy Spikes was eventually struck …
Amazon is bringing video ads to its mobile app
Amazon shoppers, get ready to start being hit with video ads, as the company has apparently decided they represent a potentially lucrative new revenue opportunity. …
T-Mobile unveils home broadband service that could expand after Sprint merger
T-Mobile on Thursday unveiled a limited home internet service that it plans to pilot for 50,000 mobile customers at $50 a month, with the company …
T-Mobile’s latest promo gets you a free iPhone XR
T-Mobile has just announced a new offer that will be music to the ears of new and existing customers who’d like to get their hands …
This is why Netflix canceled your favorite show
Netflix sparked a bit of an outcry last week when the streaming giant cancelled One Day at a Time, a Netflix original family comedy inspired …
Netflix CEO: ‘We’ve chosen not to integrate’ with Apple’s new TV service
As soon as the new streaming service Apple has in the works finally launches, it will offer users content from some third-party cable networks like …
Snapchat will launch a gaming platform, now that its rivals have copied everything else
After being hampered by stagnant growth as its rivals relentlessly copy and repurpose its core features, the next era in the story of Snapchat is …
Apple wants Oscars and Emmys for its original content, just like Netflix
Lest anyone out there was still wondering how committed Apple is to producing premium original content that generates buzz among critics and the general public, …
Apple’s new privacy ad is definitely going to annoy Facebook and Google
“Privacy matters,” Apple declares in the opening frame of its just-released new iPhone ad, continuing the same marketing push that also led to the billboard …
Facebook confirms a server problem was behind its worst outage ever
Facebook just can’t catch a break. The target of myriad investigations, scandals and user ire that’s led to a steady migration away from the main …
Spotify complains to European officials that Apple is stifling competition
A spat between the companies that operate two of the biggest music streaming services in the world has landed at the doorstep of the European …
Some analysts think Apple’s Netflix rival will top 100M subscribers within a few years
At this point, there are still tons of unknowns surrounding the streaming video service Apple is reportedly going to unveil at an event March 25, …
Here’s the only thing you can do to help make sure Netflix doesn’t cancel your favorite shows
Whenever a new Netflix TV series or original movie catches your attention, try to sit down to watch it within the first month of it …
Chinese government praises Huawei for suing the US and not being ‘silent lambs’
At this point, it’s starting to seem unusual if there’s not a new development in the ongoing saga of Huawei from one day to the …
Samsung launches ‘experience tour’ to celebrate 10 years of Galaxy phones
In tandem with the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S10 — and the fact that 2019 marks the 10-year anniversary of Samsung’s Galaxy line of …
2,024 robocalls were received in the US every second in February
February was another bad month in terms of the scourge of robocalls, which remain a pretty out-of-control problem in the US. The total number of …
Samsung exec defends the controversial Galaxy Fold design no one else seems to like
There’s no question that Samsung’s foldable Galaxy Fold flagship phone was one of the most hotly anticipated smartphones of the season ahead of its announcement …
Huawei has had enough, reportedly plans to file suit against the US
A new chapter in the ongoing flap between the US and Huawei is about to get under way, with the Chinese smartphone maker reportedly planning …
