Category: Entertainment

J.J. Abrams will turn Stephen King’s ‘Lisey’s Story’ into an Apple TV+ series

[ad_1] Apple promised us ad-free original shows when its TV service debuts this fall, and one of them will apparently be the Stephen King novel Lisey’s Story. According to Hollywood Reporter, Apple has ordered an eight-episode series to be written by King himself and produced by Bad Robot Productions’ J.J. Abrams and Ben Stephenson. Julianne […]

Snapchat’s new Android app is better, but imperfect

[ad_1] So what can Android users expect from the Snapchat revamp? A Snap Inc. spokesman told Engadget on Monday that early tests of its new Android app revealed a 20 percent reduction in the amount of time it takes to open the app. Android users should also look out for faster loading times on Lens […]

Blackpink’s ‘Kill This Love’ is breaking YouTube records

[ad_1] This isn’t Blackpink’s first number one spot. Earlier this year, the group’s “Ddu-du Ddu-du” music video became the most viewed music video from a K-pop group ever — it has more than 700 million views. (South Korea’s Psy still has well over 3 billion views for “Gangnam Style,” though.) This month, they’ll be the […]

Amazon’s Fire Stick TV 4K supports Miracast screen mirroring

[ad_1] To use it, you can enable display mirroring from the shortcut or settings menus. Your device will need to support Miracast, which has largely fallen out of use and was actually dropped by Google with Android 9 Pie. That’s because there aren’t likely too many use case scenarios (such as a lack of internet […]

Netflix debuts Beyoncé Coachella show documentary on April 17th

[ad_1] You probably don’t think of Netflix as a go-to place for music documentaries beyond Taylor Swift’s tour movie, but it’s determined to burnish its image. The service has teased the April 17th debut of a previously rumored documentary on Beyoncé’s much-hyped performance at the 2018 Coachella festival — conveniently, just ahead of the 2019 […]

Twitter is streaming live commentary shows for the NCAA’s Final Four

[ad_1] Twitter is following March Madness with a frenzy of coverage for the basketball season’s end. The social network is streaming an as-it-happens NCAA Final Four commentary show through @marchmadness, Final Four Twitter Live, starting with the Auburn vs. Virginia game on April 6th (that’s right now, if you’re watching in time) and wrapping up […]

The road to ‘Avengers: Endgame’

[ad_1] Road to Endgame: ‘The Avengers’ changed cinema and avoided the mistakes of past Marvel moviesSiddhant Adlakha,Slashfilm Avengers: Endgame marks the end of a 22-film run for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). While there are certainly plans to make more movies, this phase will soon be over. Slashfilm is revisiting all of them in the […]

Is it Amazon vs. AirPods or Assistant?

[ad_1] It’s unlikely they’ll make a dent against AirPods, but what about the Pixel Buds?Amazon’s earbuds are a shot at Google, not Apple Incorporating Alexa in a pair of inexpensive wireless earbuds could finally be the ticket Amazon needs to get its assistant on mobile in a more widespread manner. R.I.P. Inbox.Gmail continues to define […]

Netflix abruptly loses support for Apple AirPlay

[ad_1] Netflix has supported AirPlay streaming from iOS devices to Apple TV since 2013, and while it wasn’t the world’s most necessary feature it is odd to hear that this week users noticed it suddenly stopped working. As MacRumors and Apple Insider point out, a support page on Netflix’s website now says “Airplay is no […]