How to Lower Your Cable Bill with Help from the FCC
A few things are certain in life: Death, taxes and monthly cable bills that keep going up. However, Ars Technica has found that filing formal complaints about cable prices with the Federal Communications Commission is a surprisingly effective way to get your bill slashed.
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Hulu Sounds Like it’s Finally Getting Serious About Taking on Netflix
So far, the battle between Netflix and Hulu has been something akin to a classic Harlem Globetrotters-Washington Generals matchup. However, Hulu has of late been showing some signs of life thanks to two initiatives that actually seem designed to draw in more subscribers.
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Awesome Timelapse Video: Jon Stewart’s 17 Years at the Daily Show Flash Before Your Eyes
Jon Stewart has been a fixture of American television ever since he took over as host of The Daily Show back in 1999. YouTube user Billy Chasen has created a fantastic timelapse video of Stewart’s entire 17-career at The Daily Show that spanned four different presidential campaigns, two wars, two recessions and the transformation of Apple from a near-dead computer company into a global powerhouse.
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Why Did Meryl Streep Write to Every Single Member of Congress?
Meryl Streep is an actress who doesn’t need any introduction. Even if you’re not a fan, you’ve probably seen her in a variety of movies, and probably know she’s been rewarded with a record number of Oscar nominations for her performances. In other words, she’s pretty serious about what she does, both on the screen and in real life — and the actress just wrote to every single member of Congress on a very serious matter.
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Go Behind the Scenes of ‘Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5′ in a Brand New Trailer
The gaming community is sick to death of the endless stream of sequels, reboots, remasters and revivals that publishers have been trotting out over the past two console generations, but there are certain franchises that we still aren’t ready to be put to bed. One of those franchises is Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, which is returning to PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One this fall.
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Apple Music Just Landed A Ton Of Big-Name Artists
In the wake of Taylor Swift convincing Apple to dole out royalty payments during Apple Music’s three-month trial period, Apple has been quick to leverage the accompanying good will and sign crucial deals with two massive music rights organizations, Beggars Group and Merlin Network.
According to Billboard, Merlin alone represents over 20,000 labels and distributors across the globe. Together, both groups oversee members who own the musical rights to a vast number of big name artists, including Adele, Vampire Weekend, Arcade Fire, Neko Case, The Strokes, Social Distortion, The National, Tom Waits, Spoon, Grizzly Bear, DJ Khaled, and Martin Solveig & Dragonette.
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You Can Now Stream Every Episode of ‘Seinfeld’ Legally
Seinfeld fans have probably found ways to stream the popular sitcom, though it’s likely many of them weren’t exactly legal. However, that’s about to change, as you can now stream authorized copies of each of Seinfeld’s 180 episodes online.
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Video: Amazing Computer Chips Replicate the Functions of Human Organs
A clear plastic chip that’s no bigger than a small computer memory stick replicates the functionality of human organs and might prove to be important for the future of the pharmaceutical industry, as it could replace animal testing and speed up new drug development.
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Who Just Paid Microsoft Millions of Dollars for Continued Windows XP Support?
Windows XP has long been an OS Microsoft begrudgingly kept alive far longer than it could have ever imagined. Initially released in 2001, official support for Windows XP persisted all the way through April 2014. At the time, Microsoft noted that after 13 years of support, it was time for the company to look forward, unencumbered by outdated software.
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A Lenovo Laptop That’s Lighter Than Apple’s MacBook Air
Tradition dictates that the heavyweights in the computing world are always the ultra lightweights, which is why the Lenovo LaVie Z is such a knockout.
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