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Streaming TV services like HBO NOW might not be cheaper, but they’re better for consumers

Mar09
by on March 9, 2015 at 11:27 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Opinion

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The a-la-carte dream of cable TV probably won’t ever happen. Instead, over-the-top services from individual networks like HBO and the new Sling TV service will pick up where pay-TV failed. Maybe you’ll save some money, maybe you won’t. But what you won’t have to deal with when you cut the cord is the horrid billing that comes with pay-TV. Cable services like Comcast usually offer new users a deal to join. Get 6,000 channels plus HBO and Showtime for $70 a month for a year. If you look at the fine print, that monthly price usually jumps to something astronomical.…

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Apple’s new MacBook might have worse performance but you’re missing the point

Mar09
by on March 9, 2015 at 11:16 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Opinion

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After Apple announced its incredibly thin and light new MacBook this morning it only took a matter of hours for the geeks of the internet to collectively bash it for having worse performance than a MacBook Air. But let’s step back here for a minute: that’s the entire point. It’s not there for performance. It’s there for everyone else that doesn’t care. The new MacBook touts nine hours of battery life in an impossibly small frame on top of having a Retina display. It’s got a single USB type-C port, but weighs in at just 907 grams. This new MacBook doesn’t exist to…

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Apple’s new MacBook might have worse performance but you’re missing the point

Mar09
by on March 9, 2015 at 11:16 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Opinion

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After Apple announced its incredibly thin and light new MacBook this morning it only took a matter of hours for the geeks of the internet to collectively bash it for having worse performance than a MacBook Air. But let’s step back here for a minute: that’s the entire point. It’s not there for performance. It’s there for everyone else that doesn’t care. The new MacBook touts nine hours of battery life in an impossibly small frame on top of having a Retina display. It’s got a single USB type-C port, but weighs in at just 907 grams. This new MacBook doesn’t exist to…

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The Apple Watch: Everything you need to know

Mar09
by on March 9, 2015 at 10:08 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Product Launches

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Today’s Apple keynote is over, and it offered up some concrete new details about the company’s hotly anticipated new watch, the first product category Apple has introduced in five years — and the first since the death of its famous co-founder, Steve Jobs. Need a new watch? Here’s what we know now. When will it ship? Apple Watch will ship on April 24 in nine of the most industrialized countries on the planet: USA, UK, Australia, China, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong and Japan. When can I check it out for myself? On April 10, you too will be able to see, hear,…

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Android 5.1 is rolling out today with multiple SIM support, HD voice and more

Mar09
by on March 9, 2015 at 9:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

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Google today confirmed on its blog that it is rolling out Android 5.1, an update to Lollipop, to compatible phones today. The update comes with a number of bug fixes and minor new features like ‘Device Protection’ integration which helps manage or track lost or stolen devices remotely. Google has also added High Definition calling support for compatible devices like the Nexus 6. There are a number of smaller tweaks onboard too, such as faster ways to join Wi-Fi or pair with Bluetooth devices. Lollipop is also now compatible with devices that have multiple SIM slots. If you’re on a Nexus 6 you…

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