Category: Entertainment

iPadOS is the upgrade Apple’s tablet needs

[ad_1] Microsoft’s attempts to win at mobile were unremarkable.Bill Gates says his ‘greatest mistake’ was not beating Android The founder of Microsoft recently admitted in an interview at venture-capital firm Village Global that his biggest mistake was not making what Android came to be. Gates admitted that the company struggled to adjust to mobile, as […]

Apple’s Seattle workforce will quintuple by 2024

[ad_1] In order to accommodate the new workforce, Apple is leasing two 12-story buildings in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. The building’s location will be at 333 Dexter, only one block west of Amazon’s main campus. Apple and Amazon will be far from the only tech players in the neighborhood; both Google and Facebook have […]

George Clooney will direct and star in a post-apocalyptic Netflix movie

[ad_1] Mark L. Smith (The Revenant, Overlord) wrote the screenplay. You probably shouldn’t expect to see the flick until later next year at the earliest, as filming will get underway in October. It won’t be Clooney’s first streaming project either, as he was heavily involved in Hulu’s Catch 22 miniseries. [ad_2] Source link

BET+ streaming service launches this fall with Tyler Perry’s help

[ad_1] The service doesn’t yet have pricing, but it will be ad-free. It should launch on Android and iOS as well as “other streaming devices” (read: set-top boxes and smart TVs). BET’s free channel on Pluto TV will stick around, though it’s clearly focused on back catalog material. There is a risk that BET+ will […]

Recommended Reading: Facebook moderator PTSD

[ad_1] Bodies in seatsCasey Newton,The Verge The job of moderating toxic content on social media is a daunting task. It also takes a massive psychological toll on those doing it. The Verge has first-hand accounts from the worst-performing Facebook moderating site in North America. People who worked there describe dire working conditions, harassment and their […]

The problem with the PlayStation Classic

[ad_1] Users who found value in the system were collectors or had low expectations going in. Why is the PlayStation Classic so unpopular? Readers tell us why they liked it even less than we did. ‘Beach Buggy Racing 2’ is playable with the car’s steering wheel and pedal.Control a fake Tesla while charging your real […]

Spotify claims it ‘overpaid’ songwriters and wants its money back

[ad_1] The entire issue stems from a decision made by the US Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) that would mandate higher payouts for streaming content. The increase, which would affect services like Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora and others, would raise royalties by 43.8 percent over the next five years. Spotify — which reportedly pays out $0.006 […]

Netflix’s pop-out player test is perfect for procrastination

[ad_1] To use the pop-out player, users will click a small icon along the bottom of the screen. Once the new window appears, you can resize it and position it wherever you’d like. At the moment, subtitles are not yet available in the window. Only one staff editor at Engadget has the option, but it […]