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How to find something to watch on Netflix, without endless scrolling

Aug03
by on August 3, 2019 at 1:53 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Basics, video


Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Netflix is certainly a popular service, but that doesn’t mean it’s totally devoid of flaws. I remember when I first took the plunge and signed up for Netflix. In minutes, I had a world of film and TV at my finger tips; I was so excited. But as time has gone on, I’m finding it harder to find good things to watch. I often find myself endlessly scrolling through suggestions of things I’ve either already…

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CHEAP: An unlocked 64GB iPhone XR for $700? Yes please, Mr. Tim Apple

Aug03
by on August 3, 2019 at 12:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! I’ve tested and tried out a fair number of phones in my time. I’ve enjoyed using lots of them, but there’s a single phone manufacturer I always keep returning to: Apple. Now, I know the negative aspects of the company’s devices. They’re expensive, they’re not as customisable as Android devices, and work best in Apple’s ecosystem. None of this is false. But Apple — in my experience — simply make the best smartphones on the market. They’re well-built, work like a dream, and are…

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The future of the internet is… streetlights?

Aug03
by on August 3, 2019 at 10:48 am
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication


Despite its apparent omnipresence, the internet is only available to around half of the world’s population. Whatever estimate you choose, billions are without the basic internet access we take for granted in more developed countries. This means that, if we are to achieve digital equality, these billions of people will need access. If you couple this with growing interest in the Internet of Things (IoT), and the tens of billions of devices expected to be connected to the internet in the next few years, then the strain on the world’s energy supply will be vast. Research has suggested that global internet…

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How to find the size of any file on your iPhone and iPad with a quick Shortcut

Aug03
by on August 3, 2019 at 9:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Basics


Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Shortcuts for iOS is a useful app for automating actions on your iPhone or iPad. In this series, we’ve been looking at a variety of workflows to make your Apple device a lot more powerful to accomplish specific tasks. With the upcoming iOS 13 update, Shortcuts is all set to get even better, allowing you to automatically trigger workflows at a specific time and location. Today, we’ll take a look at a simple automation that tells…

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