HBO Max hits 8.6 million accounts 4 months after launch

From CNET: HBO Max has hit 8.6 million accounts, HBO parent company AT&T said Thursday in its latest quarterly report.

By comparison, Disney Plus reported more than 10 million signups in little more than 24 hours after it launched in November. Disney Plus, which at $7 a month is less than half the...

TIDAL Launches “TIDAL Connect,” First HiFi Casting Technology

From BluOS Press Release: BluOS™, the premium multi-room music management platform by Lenbrook International, is among a carefully chosen group of launch partners for TIDAL’s new TIDAL Connect technology. Following a software update on October 20, 2020, BluOS Enabled players from NAD Electronics...

Dropbox’s new family plan is now available globally

From The Verge: ropbox’s new family plan, Dropbox Family, is now available globally. With Dropbox Family, up to six people can have their own accounts with all of the features in a Dropbox Plus plan, a combined 2 TB of storage, and a dedicated space to share files across accounts (called, fittingly...

PayPal adds cryptocurrency buying, selling and shopping to its platform

From CNET: PayPal users looking for an alternative way to stash their cash will soon be able to convert so-called "fiat" money, like US dollars and British pounds, back and forth into blockchain-based cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Etheream, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin. The company announced in a...

Twitter is temporarily changing how you retweet

From The Verge: Twitter is temporarily changing how you retweet ahead of the November 3rd US presidential election, to help prevent abuse and the spread of misinformation. Don’t worry, you’ll still be able to retweet. But until at least the end of election week, it won’t be quite as easy as usual to...

Samsung will reportedly debut its next Galaxy S phones in January 2021

From The Verge: Samsung’s next flagship phone could arrive in January 2021, Android Central reported. And new leaked renders show the camera bump of the Galaxy S20 will also feature in the forthcoming Galaxy S30 (or S21; the name isn’t official yet).

According to reliable leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer...

Google Ends Support for Trusted Contacts App

From PC Mag: Google is shuttering its emergency location sharing application this year. Trusted Contacts has already been pulled from the iOS and Android app stores, and will end support on Dec. 1.

Trusted Contacts launched in December 2016 as a way to tell loved ones you're safe in the event of an...

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