From The Verge: Viacom has acquired ought Pluto TV, the free ad-supported streaming service, for $340 million in cash. The service, which has around 12 million monthly active users, will operate as an independent subsidiary within the company, and will retain its existing CEO. Pluto TV currently...
From The Verge: UPS is expanding its partnership with smart lock startup Latch with availability in 10 more cities. Similar to Amazon Key, the Latch service lets drivers make deliveries in apartment buildings for residents who aren’t home, but it stops short of letting them through your front door...
From PC Mag: If you're not a fan of OLED displays on smartphones, then 2019 is the year to buy yourself a new iPhone as it looks as though Apple is set to drop LCD completely next year.
As The Wall Street Journal reports, the end of LCD panels in iPhones looks to be near due to a couple of major...
From CNET: Google has been fined 50 million euros (about $57 million) by a French regulator for not properly disclosing to users how their data is collected and used for targeted advertising.
The penalty is the biggest yet imposed under a new European privacy law that went into effect in 2018. The...
From CNET: Spotify apparently knows there are some musicians you just don't want to hear from, as it's reportedly testing a block feature on iOS.
The music streaming service is letting a select group of users stop an artist from playing, Thurrott reported Monday. The feature will ensure a blocked...
From PC Mag: If you're still using a Windows 10 phone, Microsoft is advising you prepare to jump ship.
The company is ending support for the Windows 10 Mobile OS later this year on Dec. 10. The date was revealed in a support document from Microsoft that was updated this week.
Once the support ends...
From ComputerWorld: Google is set to increase G Suite subscription prices for the first time since the productivity and collaboration software suite was launched; Google said the move follows the addition of a variety of new features in recent years.
As of April 2, G Suite Basic Edition will...
Last Christmas Eve, I was finishing up my cards and I headed to the local dollar store so I could pick up some supplies to complete them. When I walked in, I was surprised at how many people were doing last minute buying before the stores would close for the next day. I was not in a huge rush so I walked around the store. I was perusing their small gadgets when I overheard a conversation. A young boy walked by and passed another girl with her mom...
From ComputerWorld: Microsoft this week announced that an application compatibility guarantee it gave to enterprises migrating from Windows 7 to Windows 10 has gone global.
The "Desktop App Assure" program, which launched in October and was then available in North America only, has been expanded to...
From CNET: A Twitter glitch left some Android users' protected tweets exposed since 2014.
The security flaw disabled the "Protect your Tweets" option for some people who changed their settings, such as updating the email address associated with the protected account, between Nov. 3, 2014 and Jan...
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