Wednesday, 16 January 2019

The Morning After: Netflix raises prices and fights over Fyre Festival

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It's Wednesday, January 16, 2019.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Good luck choosing your preferred source for a Fyre Festival documentary, as Hulu and Netflix are battling for the crown this week. At the same time, we’re learning that Netflix’s prices will go up again, and, in non-streaming news, Nike has unveiled its first self-lacing basketball kicks.

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All that new content costs money.

Netflix is raising prices

Netflix is raising prices

All Netflix streaming plans are going up by between 13 and 18 percent, marking its largest price hike to date. The lowest $8 tier will now cost $9 while the $11 and $14 plans will increase to $13 and $16, respectively. 

You can keep an eye on their charging status in the notification center.

Apple has its own $129 smart battery cases for iPhone XS and XR

Apple has its own $129 smart battery cases for iPhone XS and XR

The Smart Battery Case for iPhone XS, XS Max and XR extends your handset's battery to as much as 39 hours of talk time (on the XR), but avoids the ungainly lump from the iPhone 6/6s case that launched in 2015. Instead, there's a more graceful (if still bulky) slope. It supports wireless charging, too, so you don't have to plug in just because you want extra runtime.

Fight!

Hulu beats Netflix with its own Fyre Festival documentary debut

Fyre Fraud, as its name suggests, looks into how those behind Fyre Festival defrauded investors as well as attendees. Even more interestingly, it arrived on Hulu just a couple of days ahead of Netflix’s much-hyped Fyre documentary on the same subject, which will start streaming Friday morning. 

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Enhance.

Oppo teases smartphone cameras with 10x hybrid zoom

Oppo teases smartphone cameras with 10x hybrid zoom

Oppo has teased a new design that offers 10x hybrid zoom, ranging from an equivalent of 15.9mm all the way to 159mm. This is all thanks to a new triple-camera setup, starting with an ultra-wide camera, then a main camera in the middle, and then a periscope to top it off with some sweet optical-zoom action.

Who needs HDMI 2.1?

LG sale slashes OLED TV prices by up to $1,000

LG has launched a sale that cuts the prices on its B8 series OLED TVs from now through February 2nd. The 55-inch model is now down to $1,500, a sharp $800 drop versus the original $2,300 sticker price. And if you crave a bigger picture, the 65-inch version is down a full $1,000 to $2,300. Probably not a coincidence, the price cuts come just ahead of the Super Bowl, and just after LG revealed its new TVs for 2019.

See your feed the way nature intended.

Twitter adds chronological timeline button to its Android app

Twitter adds chronological timeline button to its Android app

You no longer need an iOS device to easily see your Twitter feed the right way. Twitter is rolling out its chronological timeline button on Android, giving you a quick way to switch between the latest tweets and the social network's algorithm-sorted top tweets. 

$350 shoes that come with Bluetooth and Wireless Qi charging.

Nike's Adapt BB is an app-controlled, self-lacing basketball shoe

Nike's Adapt BB is an app-controlled, self-lacing basketball shoe

The highlight of Adapt, which Nike is calling its "most advanced fit solution to date," is that you can control its power laces manually via physical buttons on the shoe or a companion app on your phone. When you put on the Adapt BB, the built-in custom motor with trained gears senses the tension your feet need and adjusts itself accordingly to keep each foot snug in the shoes. 

But wait, there's more...

1. The real Pinkertons aren't happy with 'Red Dead Redemption 2'

2. US judge rules that feds can't force fingerprint or face phone unlocks

3. Orange Shirt Kid's mom is suing 'Fortnite' creators over dance

4. US signs into law an act that opens government data to the public

5. Apple's year of cheap battery upgrades resulted in 11 million repairs

6. Excited and exhausted: The hours before the launch of 'Vane'

7. Wiliot's battery-free Bluetooth tag gathers energy from radio frequencies

8. Sony's mid-range A6400 mirrorless camera is ideal for vloggers

9. InfoWars had a platform again, until Roku pulled it

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Tuesday, 15 January 2019

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The Morning After: An egg is winning Instagram

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It's Tuesday, January 15, 2019.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

While we prepared for a future of self-lacing basketball shoes, an egg took over the title of ‘most liked’ Instagram photo. How was your Monday?

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Be their guest.

Sling TV debuts free streaming option on Roku

Sling TV debuts free streaming option on Roku

Sling TV is trying a new way to reach potential users with a free option of its streaming platform. Through a "browse as guest" option, newcomers to Sling will be able to check out episodes from some shows (including Billions, Shameless and Ray Donovan) at no cost, though it seems only one episode is available for each of those series. You can also subscribe to standalone channels, such as Showtime, without having to pony up for a Sling package. 

If you can live with a non-programmable arpeggiator.

Korg Minilogue XD synthesizer review

Korg Minilogue XD synthesizer review

The $650 Korg Monologue XD improves on what was arguably the best-bang-for-your-buck analog synthesizer by adding a user-programmable digital oscillator, an improved sequencer and tweaking the filter. 

Marty McFly.

Nike teases self-lacing shoes you can control from your phone

Nike teases self-lacing shoes you can control from your phone

Ahead of the launch of its first self-lacing basketball shoes this week, Nike just posted a major tease to get people hyped. It didn’t show off the shoes, just the reactions of players like Jayson Tatum, Kyle Kuzma and De’Aaron Fox as they experienced wearing them and (apparently) controlling the fit with an app on a smartphone. We'll find out everything about "the future of the game" of basketball tomorrow, so stay tuned to our site for more coverage from Nike's event.

318 HP and range of over 500 miles on a single tank of gas.

Ford's 2020 Explorer Hybrid adds range without losing storage capacity

Ford's 2020 Explorer Hybrid adds range without losing storage capacity

Unlike other Ford hybrid vehicles that sacrificed space for big, awkwardly-placed battery packs, this one slides its specially designed liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery into the chassis beneath the second row seats so owners don't have to give up legroom or cargo space.

Git gud.

'Battlefield V' does a better job of explaining why you died

'Battlefield V' does a better job of explaining why you died

The latest Battlefield V update makes significant changes to the "death experience" to clearly explain why you died. There's now a camera that tracks your killer, and you'll see their name in the game world when they take you down. It should be clearer when you're under threat, too -- tracer rounds should consistently appear as if they're coming from the shooter, and directional damage indicators are more accurate. 

39 million likes and counting.

Stock photo of an egg beats Kylie Jenner's Instagram record

Stock photo of an egg beats Kylie Jenner's Instagram record

That happened.

Play everywhere.

Now 'Rocket League' supports cross-play on every console, even PS4

Now 'Rocket League' supports cross-play on every console, even PS4

Sony announced Monday that Rocket League has entered the PlayStation Cross-Play Beta program, meaning the popular game now has full cross-platform support. Players on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Steam PC can now team up or play against one another in all online match types, including casual and competitive modes.

But wait, there's more...

1. Nissan's IMs concept EV is an 'elevated sport sedan,' not a crossover

2. ESPN+ adds personalized recommendations and offline viewing

3. Soulja Boy's latest sketchy console looks like a PS Vita

4. Police ended a gas station standoff by using a robot to deliver a vape pen

5. Tesla offers Model 3 as a reward to security researchers

6. Google Fi adds support for next-gen RCS text messaging

7. Tidal under criminal investigation in Norway over 'faked' streams

8. Volkswagen will build its ID Crozz-based EV at a new factory in Chattanooga

9. Hulu beats Netflix with its own Fyre Festival documentary debut

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Monday, 14 January 2019

Editor's Pick: Sex Tech Maker Cries Foul After CES Retracts Innovation Award


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Jan 14, 2019 12:46 PM PT
At last week's International CES, the CEO of woman-run sex tech startup, called out the Consumer Technology Association for rescinding its CES Innovation Award. The company received the award for its first-ever product, the Osé personal massager, only to have the CTA backpedal and retract it. Furthermore, the company was not even allowed to exhibit at CES 2019. [More...]

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