When Apple released iOS 8 two months ago, many app developers were primed and ready with an optimized update for the new mobile operating system. Netflix wasn’t one of them, but on Tuesday, the team behind the popular streaming service announced that the latest update had finally arrived. Version 7.0 of the Netflix app includes full iOS 8 support, Chromecast improvements and, most importantly, 1080p streaming on iPhone 6 Plus.
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Hollywood is not done fighting online piracy, and it has come up with a new weapon against illegal movie and TV show downloads, Re/code reports. A new entertainment search website has launched, and it will tell you where you can watch certain films and TV shows online legally. WhereToWatch.com, built by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), is already available online in beta, and it’s ready to point Internet users who are looking for online entertainment to legal video-streaming services.
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The conventional wisdom after the release of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus was that Apple would steal back some market share from Android as Android users who love owning big phones would flock to the new devices. However, Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) has shared some new research with us that suggests that the bigger new iPhones aren’t picking off quite as many Android users as we thought they would.
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Verizon has some special holiday sales planned for its subscribers, and its ready to offer certain “gifts” to customers two days before Black Friday starts, CNET reports. The carrier will host a special Connection Day on November 26th, a day before Thanksgiving Day, in order to offer customers more ways to stay connected with family and friends, and free entertainment while they travel back home for the holiday.
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In the past seven or so years, smartphones have become increasingly useful and capable. Their impact on society has been huge; they have quite literally changed our lives. For most of us, that change has been for the better. People are now constantly connected to the information they need and the entertainment they want, and people in less developed countries now have access to the Internet that is far more attainable.
At the same time, however, there are people who have been left out of this revolution — until now.
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There was never any doubt that the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus would be two of the best selling phones of the year, but Apple might have to grapple with an unintended side effect of the success of its latest flagships devices. According to the latest data from Compare My Mobile, 12% of pre-2014 model iPad owners traded in their tablet for an iPhone 6 and 8% downsized to an iPhone 6 Plus, reports PhoneArena.
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There was never any doubt that the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus would be two of the best selling phones of the year, but Apple might have to grapple with an unintended side effect of the success of its latest flagships devices. According to the latest data from Compare My Mobile, 12% of pre-2014 model iPad owners traded in their tablet for an iPhone 6 and 8% downsized to an iPhone 6 Plus, reports PhoneArena.
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When unveiling the iPad Air 2 during its special mid-October media event, Apple specifically highlighted the new A8X processor inside the slim tablet, which is supposed to offer an even better performance than its predecessor, both when it comes to processor and graphics. Following its launch, the iPad Air 2 was dismantled, with professionals revealing the tablet packs a triple-core processor and 2GB of RAM.
AnandTech took a closer look at the A8X’s graphics processing unit (GPU), finding it to be even more impressive and powerful than people initially thought.
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When unveiling the iPad Air 2 during its special mid-October media event, Apple specifically highlighted the new A8X processor inside the slim tablet, which is supposed to offer an even better performance than its predecessor, both when it comes to processor and graphics. Following its launch, the iPad Air 2 was dismantled, with professionals revealing the tablet packs a triple-core processor and 2GB of RAM.
AnandTech took a closer look at the A8X’s graphics processing unit (GPU), finding it to be even more impressive and powerful than people initially thought.
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Verizon was probably pretty happy with itself after it got the Federal Communications Commission’s previous net neutrality rules tossed out in a court ruling from earlier this year. However, it looks like this may have only been a short-term victory because now the FCC might implement even stricter rules on ISPs, including on wireless carriers that were previously exempt from most net neutrality regulations.
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