[ad_1] The study made it clear that YouTube is hardly a phenomenon restricted to the US. All together, the high-subscriber channels (those with at least 250,000 subscribers) analyzed by Pew produced a total of a quarter-million videos in the first week of January 2019. Of those videos, only 17 percent were fully in English. While […]
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Twitter teams up with NBC for live 2020 Olympics coverage
[ad_1] NBC previously worked with Snapchat for the 2018 Winter Games, offering some live coverage and highlights packages through the Discover tab. Still, this is the biggest step the Comcast subsidiary has taken to date in terms of allowing a partner to use live Olympics video, the New York Times notes. There’s an interactive element […]
Samsung rescheduled the Galaxy Fold launch
[ad_1] We’ll meet Samsung’s first foldable phone in September.The Galaxy Fold release has been rescheduled Three months after its postponed launch, we finally have an idea of when the $1,980 Galaxy Fold’s release date. Samsung announced that “select markets” will have a chance to get the convertible device in September. Its engineers have changed the […]
ABC is making a ‘Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ series for Hulu
[ad_1] Cuse and Fuchs will write and executive produce the project under ABC Signature, the streaming division of ABC Studios, and Cuse’s Genre Arts. Fuchs is reportedly writing the pilot script for what Deadline says is “a modern updating of the classic story,” which started as a radio series in 1978. It was eventually adapted […]
LightSail 2 is now surfing on sunlight
[ad_1] One slight hiccup — the spacecraft did not rise far above the horizon, which scientists theorize is due to its orientation during the pass and the presence of the sail. The 32-square meter sail is roughly the size of a boxing ring. After the sail deployed on July 23rd, telemetry indicated that the spacecraft’s […]
BMW adds a $80 yearly subscription for Apple’s CarPlay
[ad_1] The carmaker did give fair warning of its plans for such a subscription service, having first announced its intentions some 18 months ago. But that hasn’t made the move any more palatable for would-be BMW owners, as CarPlay is included as standard in the price of many other, lower-priced cars (the Kia Ceed, for […]
JBL’s long-delayed Android TV soundbar is finally here
[ad_1] If you think about everything it does, the Link Bar is pretty good value, despite the relatively high price tag. A Chromecast Ultra costs $70, and you’re looking at about the same for an Android TV box that transforms your dumb TV into a smart TV. On top of that, you get Google Assistant, […]
LG’s 2019 TVs are ready to work with Apple AirPlay 2 and HomeKit
[ad_1] This year started with a slew of TV manufacturers showing off hardware ready to work with Apple’s AirPlay 2 and HomeKit protocols, and now LG says its 2019 TVs are ready to support both features. That makes it, by its claim, the first global TV manufacturer with support for Apple’s smart home control system […]
Starbucks plans nationwide delivery in the US with Uber Eats
[ad_1] Delivery coffee may have once been a novel concept, but not anymore. Starbucks first began offering delivery via Uber Eats in 2018 with pilots in Miami and Tokyo. Back in January, the company expanded to London and more US cities. The company already offers delivery in China with Ele.me, an Alibaba-backed platform, and hopes […]
Amazon’s ‘Homecoming’ casts Janelle Monáe as its new lead
[ad_1] It’s Monáe’s first major role in a TV series. Along with her successful music career, she’s putting together an impressive screen résumé. She starred in the excellent NASA drama Hidden Figures and Oscar winner Moonlight. Later this year, Monáe will appear in the Harriet Tubman biopic Harriett and a live-action remake of Lady and […]