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HBO Max snaps up Steven Soderbergh’s latest Meryl Streep movie

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“This is the kind of project where you just say yes please, sign me up,” said HBO Max head of original content Sarah Aubrey in a statement. “To work with Steven Soderbergh and this all-star cast led by Meryl Streep is thrilling and sets the standard for features at HBO Max.” Production is reportedly already underway in New York.

HBO Max also unveiled three new series, including the half-hour coming-of-age teen dramedy Generation, one hour YA drama Red Bird Lane and a pilot production commitment to Rules of Magic, according to Variety. The latter will be a prequel to the 1998 film Practical Magic, starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, based on the novel by Alice Hoffman. The streaming company is reportedly setting up a writer’s room and working on a 10-script order.

All three series, most notably Rules of Magic, will be produced by Warner Bros. Television. That’s a good sign that HBO Max will start to tap its parent company AT&T/WarnerMedia for content, possibly by going into Warner’s extensive back catalogue of films. At the moment, it looks like HBO Max, Netflix and Disney+ will be the key streaming services forcing consumers to choose where they spend their viewing dollars.

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The Supreme phone you didn’t ask for

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The tech giant is still considering various strategies for the service.
Apple will reportedly launch TV+ in November for $10 a month

Apple has been on a content-buying spree over the past year or so, because it seems it’s almost ready to launch its Netflix competitor. According to Bloomberg reports, the tech giant is planning to roll out its TV+ subscription service in November, and it looks like it’ll set you back $10 a month. The Financial Times says Cupertino is trying to pre-empt Disney Plus’ debut, so TV+ could become available earlier than November 12th.

Apple apparently earmarked $6 billion of its budget to fund the upcoming service’s original shows and movies. It’s spending a lot of money in an attempt to make more money, particularly to contribute to its goal to reach $50 billion in service sales by 2020.

Hypebeasts assemble.

Supreme’s ‘burner’ phone is built for hypebeasts

Supreme has unveiled its catalog for fall and winter 2019, and amid the usual eccentricities (champagne flutes and gold-plated dumbbells — practically all my hobbies) is a BLU Burner Phone. It appears to be a gussied-up Zoey 2.4, a pretty basic candybar device with a 2.4-inch screen, 3G data, a VGA camera and 128MB of (thankfully expandable) storage. You are paying for that Supreme livery, and not much else. But you knew that already.

There’s no mention of pricing. The Zoey 2.4 normally costs just $33 unlocked.

It won’t be 33 bucks.

It didn’t want to upset users or officials.
Google stops sending Android cell signal data over privacy concerns

Google’s increased focus on privacy led it to quietly drop a service that offered signal-strength and data-speed detail to carriers. Reuters sources have learned the tech giant shut down Mobile Network Insights back in April. The data, for Android phones, was anonymized and required opting in to sharing location, usage and diagnostic info, but Google was reportedly worried the practice might raise hackles among users and government regulators.

Mobile Network Insights had only launched in March 2017, but was apparently valuable to providers. Google’s feature was helpful precisely because of the sheer number of Android phones in the field.

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Disney+ will have apps for iOS, Apple TV, Android and Xbox One

The debut of Disney’s highly anticipated streaming service, Disney+, is almost here. But, leading up to the November 12th launch, the company is starting to share more details about it. Particularly, how you’ll be able to watch content on Disney+, which includes new original series like The Mandalorian, every season of The Simpsons and Disney’s entire movie library. And while we knew Disney was planning to bring Disney+ to “your favorite” smart TVs, phones, laptops, tablets and gaming consoles, the only devices it had actually named were Roku and Sony’s Playstation 4. Now, in addition to those, Disney’s making it official that Disney+ will support iOS, Apple TV, Android, Android TV, Google Chromecast and Xbox One at launch.

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Canon leaks its EOS 90D DSLR and mirrorless EOS M6 Mark II cameras

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The EOS M6 Mark II can shoot at up to an impressive 14 fps, and 30 fps in “RAW burst shooting mode,” thanks to the new sensor and Digic 8 processor, the video notes. Visually, it looks much like the original EOS M6, but has a multifunction dial in place of the last model’s exposure compensation dial. It features has a pop-up selfie/vlogging screen and an external electronic viewfinder like the M6.

Canon EOS 90D DSLR camera

The EOS D90 DSLR, meanwhile, can handle 10 fps shooting and should do continuous AF shooting well thanks to the 45-point all-cross-type autofocus sensor. It packs an optical viewfinder with 100 percent coverage, and is dust- and water-resistant, according to the video. You can get it with an optional battery grip that packs a corner-mounted shutter release for shooting in a portrait orientation.

The videos don’t reveal the release date or the price, though given they came from an official Canon source, we’re likely to learn those details soon.

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Watch the Google Stadia event in 10 minutes

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The tech giant has also revealed some of the games coming to the platform, including Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red’s upcoming dystopian RPG that stars Keanu Reeves as a supporting character. Mortal Kombat 11 will also be available on Stadia, along with The Elder Scrolls Online, Borderlands 3 and Superhot, among other titles. They’re joining previously announced games like Watch Dogs: Legion and NBA 2K.

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Samsung’s 32-inch Space Gaming Monitor makes room for your PC

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Like before, you can easily hide the power and HDMI cables and fasten it to your desk using the (thankfully included) clamp. Samsung hasn’t divulged pricing for the Space Gaming Monitor, but it should be available worldwide sometime in the fourth quarter of the year. We’d expect it to be moderately priced when the standard 32-inch Space Monitor normally sells for $500.

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HP’s latest gaming headset delivers active cooling, noise cancellation

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Other features include environmental noise cancelling microphones that block out room noise so teammates can hear you more clearly, Omen Audio Lab with a 10-band graphic equalizer and presets, audio level customization and on/off switches for the 7.1 surround and ENC microphones. It”ll arrive in the US in January for $200, and hit Europe a bit earlier in August for €200.

HP Omen X 27 monitor

HP also aims to make gaming easier on your eyes with the Omen X 27 display. It hits the sweet spot for gaming resolution with a 2,560 x 1,440 pixel count, while delivering high dynamic range (HDR) video with a DCI P3 90 percent color gamut. Most importantly, it delivers in image quality with a 240 Hz refresh, 1ms rresponse time and AMD Radeon FreeSync 2 HDR compatibility. That’s all tied together by a game-centric design with micro-edge bezels, a full height adjustable stand, adjustable ambient lighting and an “aim assist feature for a reticle that can be customized by shape and color.” The Omen X 27 display arrives in the US in September for $650.

HP Pavilion 15 gaming laptop

Finally, HP has unveiled a couple of mid-range gaming desktop and laptop PCs. First up is the Pavilion Gaming Desktop that’s designed to save space with a 15L design. You can get it with up to a 9th-generation Intel i7 8-core or 3rd-gen AMD Ryzen 7 8-core processors, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 and RTX 2060 Super GPU and up to 32GB of DDR4 memory. Best of all, everything from memory to graphics to network cards is DIY upgradeable. It arrives in August starting at a very reasonable $700.

The Pavilion Gaming 15 laptop, meanwhile, is HP’s first AMD CPU gaming laptop and packs up to a Ryzen 7 CPU. The GPU, however, is all NVIDIA, with up to a GeForce GTX 1660Ti Max-Q model. You also get up to a 144Hz display, angular black chassis, micro-edge bezels and enlarged inlets. This model is a relative bargain starting at $800 (coming to the US in September), but a top-end version will likely cost you a lot more.

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Porsche Taycan will come with a standalone Apple Music app

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That means the feature isn’t exclusively meant for those who buy its premium EV when it becomes available. That said, Taycan owners will get an extra perk: three years of free in-car internet. “None of our customers will have to worry about data consumption while streaming,” Porsche Connect director of sales and marketing Lars Buchwald said during an event.

TechCrunch says customers can expect true integration. They’ll see an Apple Music icon on their Taycan’s entertainment center display, and they won’t even have to pair it with their phones. All they need to do is link their Apple IDs with their Porsche accounts. Customers will even be able to access everything on the service, since the Porsche app won’t be any different from its mobile counterpart. Further, they’ll be able to use Porsche’s voice assistant to play songs or change radio stations, among other things.

The automaker also said that the Taycan will have access to Apple CarPlay, which will also roll out to more of its vehicles in the future.

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‘Final Fantasy VIII’ Remastered is coming out on September 3rd

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You can now pre-order your copy for $20 from each platform’s respective store, depending on your location — the game’s official website only shows pre-order availability for the US, UK, France, Italy, Germany and Spain. It’s not clear if you can get the game on launch if you’re living elsewhere.

The remastered game features the ability to switch off encounters and to play scenes at thrice the speed. More importantly, it’s now compatible with full HD displays: we can now finally appreciate Edea’s sorceress eleganza in high definition and understand why Rinoa thought Squall was the best-looking guy at that school dance.

Square Enix has announced the game’s launch date through its new trailer for Gamescom this year, which you can watch below.



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TikTok offers in-app purchasing of sponsored products

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Kroger became the first company to test out the new feature last week with their #TransformUrDorm challenge. TikTok users were asked to post before and after videos of their dorm makeovers. They were also invited to buy products such as a toaster and a popcorn maker through a dedicated Kroger brand page on the TikTok app. The hashtag now has over 447 million views across hundreds of different videos.

Companies have already experimented with their own influencer campaigns on the app. As Buzzfeed noted in a recent profile, teenage TikTok influencers have been approached by music labels to use certain songs in their videos. Beauty brands are using TikTok to corner the under-24 market. Both Sephora and TooFaced have launched campaigns on the app in recent weeks, reported Glossy.

Venturing into ecommerce is a bold move for the relatively new TikTok, which recently celebrated its one year anniversary. But the app’s international scope and primarily Gen-Z audience will no doubt be irresistible for advertisers. Much like Instagram in 2013 before the advent of sponsored posts and hyper-targeted ads, TikTok remains one of the few places on the internet where young people can be free from advertisers. With sponsored hashtags and dedicated brand pages on the way, that’s likely to change.

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Apple plans to launch TV+ in November for $10 a month

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Apple reportedly earmarked $6 billion of its budget to fund the upcoming service’s original shows and movies. It’s spending a lot of money in an attempt to make more money, particularly to contribute to its goal to reach $50 billion in service sales by 2020. The tech giant is trying to find more ways to generate revenue, seeing as smartphone sales — not just Apple’s, but the whole industry’s — continue to drop due to weak economies and market saturation.

Sounds like TV+ could cost quite a bit more than its competitors’, though, so its success will have to rely on factors other than pricing. Disney’s contender will only cost $7 a month, and even Netflix’s basic option is only $9. In addition to pricing and availability, Bloomberg’s sources revealed that Apple is considering various strategies for the service, including launching programs with their first three episodes and then following those up with a weekly release. The service will reportedly be available worldwide upon launch in over 150 countries.

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