Customers on Verizon’s unlimited data plans will be able to score a free year of Disney’s upcoming streaming service Disney+. Disney and Verizon on announced that all new and existing Verizon wireless unlimited customers, new Fios Home Internet and 5G Home Internet customers will get 12 months of Disney+ streaming service on the house. Verizon […]
Firefox rolled out enhanced privacy protections aimed at blocking tracking requests, a feature that became standard with September’s Firefox 69 release. While these protections mostly took place behind the scenes, with its latest release, Firefox is ready to shine a light on third-party trackers with a new privacy protections dashboard that includes privacy reports. By […]
According to numerous user complaints on Google support forums and on Reddit, Google Home and Home Mini devices are being affected by this issue. The update is said to be bricking the devices, with the four lights remaining illuminated and the device not responding to any voice commands. Google has confirmed that it’s fixing a […]
Amazon officially announced its long-rumored ad-supported news video service Tuesday. The new service will be available on Fire TV devices as well as Fire tablets, and rely on videos from publishers including CBS News, Reuters, Huffington Post, Bloomberg, People, Cheddar and others. Amazon says you’ll be to watch the platform on Fire TV devices, including […]
The Rise of Skywalker is the third and final installment in the sequel trilogy. Disney hasn’t been overly forthcoming with details although we do know that the film will feature a battle between the First Order and the Resistance as well as the Jedi and the Sith. We got our first look at the new […]
Spotify notes in its announcement that speakers will be available “while supplies last” although the fine print clarifies that a bit through November 15, 2019. As per the terms and conditions, Spotify will supply eligible customers with a promotional code to use on the Google Store. Notably, the offer is not available to those that […]
Google is now beginning to test the international waters with its Duplex call-making AI. The pilot will only last for a day and only with a few businesses located in NewZealand. Google is taking its Duplex booking service outside the US for the first time with a pilot program in New Zealand. The company announced, […]
Microsoft is teaming up with Windows device manufacturers to tighten firmware security in a new initiative called Secure-Core PCs, which are built to defend against firmware-level attacks. These attacks, according to Microsoft, are becoming more common in recent years. This is largely due to the ever-improving security features built into operating systems and their “connected […]
NordVPN says one of its servers was breached in March 2018, exposing some of the browsing habits of customers who were using the VPN service to keep their data private. NordVPN says the server, located in Finland, did not contain activity logs, usernames, or passwords. But the attacker would have been able to see what […]
Colorado is the second state to drop its lawsuit to stop the $26.5 billion merger between T-Mobile and Sprint. It’s the latest news in the ongoing merger saga between T-Mobile and Sprint, a deal announced more than a year ago, to help the companies combat wireless heavyweights AT&T and Verizon. The Colorado Attorney General’s Office […]
The Steam sale dates have just leaked. The information comes via a tweet from SteamDB, which revealed the Halloween, Autumn, and Winter sale start and finish dates. It writes that “multiple developers posted it in multiple places despite Valve asking otherwise.” Leaked upcoming @steam_games 2019 sale dates: ? Halloween Sale: October 28 – November 1? […]
Senior VP Vincent Pang told Reuters that Huawei is in early discussions to license its 5G tech to American companies. The talks are a couple of weeks old, but the unnamed firms have “shown interest” in both long-term deals and one-time transfers. Pang wouldn’t predict if Huawei would land a deal, although he noted that […]
Amazon and UPS are both already testing out such systems, and Alphabet’s “Wing” division has just begun a similar pilot program in the city of Christiansburg, Virginia. According to Wing, this program is America’s first true consumer-facing drone delivery service. The service kicked off after Wing received an “Air Carrier Certificate” from the Federal Aviation […]
Earlier this week Samsung confirmed that an issue regarding screen protectors allowed some of its flagship devices to be bypassed with any fingerprint. Now, the company has said it will fix the problem in a patch which may come as soon as next week. The issue affects Samsung’s flagship phone, the Galaxy S10, as well […]
Apple’s rumored next-generation noise-canceling AirPods will launch at the end of this month with a new “Pro” moniker and a price tag of around $260, claims a new Chinese-language report this morning. Bloomberg originally reported they would arrive in 2019, and then revised that estimate to 2020 earlier this year. Now China Economic Daily reports […]