Facebook looking to fix battery-stealing iPhone app

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Several reports over the last few days that were echoed by many tech sites and on social channels revealed that Facebook might employ some shady tactics to perform background activities on iPhone even if a user decides to turn off Background App Refresh. Various theories tried to explain how Facebook is forcing background activity on iPhones, and it looks like Facebook is paying attention to these complaints. The company hasn’t explained what’s causing the issue, but it “hopes” to fix the problem shortly.

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Watch Jamie Foxx rock a pink iPhone 6s in new 3D Touch commercial

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The pink iPhone 6s is so popular that it was the first to sell out when Apple kicked off iPhone 6s preorders a few days ago. Even Samsung is looking to launch a rose gold version of the Galaxy Note 5 in the very near future. So, in a way, it’s not surprising to see Apple sneak a pink iPhone 6s in a new iPhone commercial that’s focused on an entirely different fresh iPhone feature. And what better way to make you notice the rose gold color than by hiring Jamie Foxx to briefly use one in the ad.

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Incredible 360-degree interactive video of a plane taking off and landing from inside the cockpit

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We’ve seen a number of incredible videos of planes taking off over the past few months, from this Russian fighter jet taking off vertically to this incredible cockpit footage of an F-16 ascending 15,000 feet in just 20 seconds. But this video here is just a little bit different.

Leveraging YouTube’s support for 360-degree interactive videos, Swiss Airlines recently posted some an incredible interactive video which provides users with a cockpit view of what it’s like to takeoff, fly, and land an Airbus A320. The video embedded below is from a flight that took off in Zurich and landed in Geneva.

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Netflix wants to stream ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ as soon as next year

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We’re not sure how it happened, but somehow or another, Lucasfilm got everyone all excited for a new Star Wars movie. They brought on a director that most of us love, they seem to be treating the source material with the appropriate amount of reverence and even the trailers have looked fantastic up to this point.

So you know for a fact that if The Force Awakens does as well as it looks like it could, Netflix is going to be champing at the bit for the rights to stream the movie on its service the second Disney will allow it.

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Virgin rolls out ‘smart pavement’ that embeds Wi-Fi hotspots in manholes

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While we’ve heard a lot about municipalities using public telephones as locations for Wi-Fi hotspots, Virgin has come up with a way to deliver public Wi-Fi in a way that most of us will never see. Virgin on Thursday announced its first deployment of “Smart Wi-Fi Pavement,” which is really just a clever marketing term for the company’s new Wi-Fi hotspots that are embedded inside of manholes.

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Netflix is creeping up on HBO when it comes to quality programming

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In the golden age of TV we currently find ourselves in, its easy to get overwhelmed by the sheer number of quality shows coming at us from every direction. Not only do we have traditional networks working hard to find the next iconic program, but there are also no shortage of compelling shows coming from the likes of Netflix, Amazon, HBO, cable networks like USA and AMC, Showtime and more.

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Netflix is creeping up on HBO when it comes to quality programming

%name Netflix is creeping up on HBO when it comes to quality programming by Authcom, Nova Scotia\s Internet and Computing Solutions Provider in Kentville, Annapolis Valley

In the golden age of TV we currently find ourselves in, its easy to get overwhelmed by the sheer number of quality shows coming at us from every direction. Not only do we have traditional networks working hard to find the next iconic program, but there are also no shortage of compelling shows coming from the likes of Netflix, Amazon, HBO, cable networks like USA and AMC, Showtime and more.

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Netflix is creeping up on HBO when it comes to quality programming

%name Netflix is creeping up on HBO when it comes to quality programming by Authcom, Nova Scotia\s Internet and Computing Solutions Provider in Kentville, Annapolis Valley

In the golden age of TV we currently find ourselves in, its easy to get overwhelmed by the sheer number of quality shows coming at us from every direction. Not only do we have traditional networks working hard to find the next iconic program, but there are also no shortage of compelling shows coming from the likes of Netflix, Amazon, HBO, cable networks like USA and AMC, Showtime and more.

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