Here’s what would happen if Apple ever kicked Facebook off the App Store
Recent days have seen the simmering tension between Apple and Facebook reach an unprecedented level, after months of back-and-forth sniping, veiled potshots and a cold …
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Netflix usage surpassed cable and satellite TV for the first time in 2018
The streaming video landscape is definitely going to look more interesting — and fragmented — than ever as 2019 continues to unfold, with established names …
Hulu is about to start showing ads when you pause, and this is what they’ll look like
Starting in the second quarter, Hulu is going to start slotting ads into a new spot on its popular video streaming platform. It’s an all-new …
Samsung has high hopes for the Galaxy S10, foldable, and 5G phones this year
Samsung on Thursday announced the results for the December quarter as well as the 2018 fiscal year, marking the second straight year of record annual …
Follow along as this video maps out everywhere Elon Musk flew his private jet in 2018
He’s referred to it as the “most painful” year of his career. Over the course of 2018, Tesla co-founder Elon Musk’s personal and professional life …
Apple is teaming up with American Airlines to offer passengers some in-flight entertainment
The day after Apple released its earnings for the most recent holiday quarter — which, among other things, underscored how much the company is continuing …
Surprising no one, survey shows almost 60% of Americans have ditched cable TV
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before, but cable TV is continuing to bleed subscribers in record numbers as they flock to cheaper Internet-based …
Report: Facebook has been paying some teens for permission to track everything they do
Already under fire for apparently tricking kids into spending their parents’ money to play games on the social networking platform, Facebook now finds itself confronting …
Apple posts fiscal Q1 earnings: Revenue reaches $84 billion as iPhone revenue drops by 15%
Typically, Apple’s earnings report for the holiday quarter is a sight to behold. After all, Apple over the years has consistently and impressively delivered jaw-dropping …
The US Justice Department just unveiled 23 criminal charges against Huawei
The ongoing US-led opposition to Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., the biggest telecommunications equipment maker in the world, took a sharp turn today with the unveiling …
Report: Apple is planning a Netflix-like subscription service for games
It’s indicative of the new world we live in that Apple is reportedly planning to package some of its content into yet another subscription offering …
Roku is rolling out premium network subscriptions starting today
Starting today, Roku is rolling out the premium subscriptions to channels like Showtime and Starz that the company promised earlier this month would be coming …
Netflix vs. Hulu: If you love binge watching seasons of your favorite TV show, it’s no contest
They released competing documentaries on the disastrous Fyre Festival. One announced a big price increase, while prices for the other are dropping. And when it …
Huawei touts that it still sold a ton of phones last year, despite US-led opposition
Huawei is in the news for all the wrong reasons these days, for everything from the arrest of its CFO to US-led opposition to its …
Thanks to 3 million patrons, Patreon will pay out $500M to artists and creators this year
The online membership platform Patreon has been growing like gangbusters since it was launched in 2013 — and especially lately, at the expense of sites …
Huawei CEO: Mounting problems mean we have to ax ‘mediocre’ employees
China-based tech giant Huawei has undertaken a media blitz in recent days to counter the wave of negative headlines that have dogged the company for …
Netflix says that ‘Fortnite’ is a bigger threat to its business than HBO
In what is both a fascinating revelation and a vicious shot at one of its main rivals, Netflix said in a shareholder letter on Thursday …
Microsoft tells last remaining mobile customers to switch to iPhone or Android
Is it a brave thing to accept the reality of your own limitations when you’ve tried for years and sunk significant resources into trying to …
Google just paid $40 million for Fossil’s secret, unfinished smartwatch tech
The Fossil Group announced a pretty big transaction today — the sale of apparently secret smartwatch tech which the leading Wear OS device manufacturer still …
Netflix is starting to share audience numbers that it’s never disclosed before
Well, now we know why Netflix felt comfortable announcing the largest price hike in the history of the streaming service a few days ago. Raising …
Verizon’s sweet new BOGO deal lets you score a free iPhone XR, Pixel 3 or Galaxy S9
Verizon is launching another one of its BOGO deals on top smartphones starting today, a limited-time offer that makes leading handsets available for free or …
T-Mobile CEO’s Twitter war with Trump ended the moment the Sprint merger was announced
Back when he and a not-yet-president Donald Trump were feuding on Twitter, T-Mobile CEO John Legere very publicly bashed the quality of Trump’s hotel in …
Apple plans to pull back on hiring as a result of slower iPhone sales
Apple is continuing to feel more ramifications from the economic slowdown in China that the iPhone maker has previously blamed for the downward revision in …
How much can Netflix raise its prices before customers cancel in droves?
Netflix announced the biggest price increase in the history of the streaming service today, hiking prices on all three of its US plan tiers by …
Huawei CEO denies the company spies for China – and praises Trump
After weeks of seeing the China-based tech giant he leads deal with a crushing wave of negative publicity, the billionaire founder and CEO of Huawei …
Netflix just announced the biggest price increase in the history of its streaming service
Netflix increased the prices of all three of its US plans on Tuesday, some by as much as 18%, which makes this the most substantial …
Smartphone production could plummet 19% this quarter to its lowest point since 2013
Companies like Apple and Samsung have blamed China in recent weeks as the reason for their respective smartphone sales slowdowns. More broadly, meanwhile, factors like …
Is Amazon creepier than Google at this point?
Did someone distribute a privacy-related memo of some kind at Amazon recently — one that declares, at this point, there are no rules anymore? Because …
MoviePass did so many stupid things in 2018 that nearly 60% of users canceled
2018 was a hellscape for MoviePass’ business. The movie ticketing service bled a ton of subscribers, rolled out a confusing array of tweaks to its …
South Korean cabbies are lighting themselves on fire in protest of a ride-sharing app
It’s no surprise that taxi drivers aren’t exactly the world’s biggest fans of ride-sharing apps that offer customers cheap fares and the convenience of hailing …
