[ad_1] The comapny added that it was pulling Car2go out of all European cities other than Brussels, Florence and London. This isn’t the end of car sharing services in the US when recognizable names like Zipcar are still around. However, it caps a year of high-profile exits. BMW shut down its ReachNow service in July, […]
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Apple, Amazon and Google unite to help create a universal smart home standard
[ad_1] Google, Amazon and Apple (plus others) have created Connected Home Over IP, a new working group managed by the Zigbee Alliance, which aims to develop a new, open smart home connectivity standard based on Internet Protocol (IP). For consumers, this will mean that stuff just works together, but it’ll be a boon for developers, […]
The Morning After: iFixit peeks inside the Mac Pro
[ad_1] It should be.Apple’s new Mac Pro is unsurprisingly easy to repair iFixit has torn down the Mac Pro, and it’s now clear that many components beyond the memory and PCIe cards are trivial to remove and (if you can track down parts) replace. The SSD is an exception given its ties to the T2 […]
NBC’s Peacock streaming service may charge $10 for ad-free viewing
[ad_1] NBC hasn’t confirmed the potential new pricing, although you won’t have long to find out when it’s expected to detail Peacock’s cost on January 16th. The variable tiers would make sense. A free option (even if it’s tied to cable service) may be needed to lure customers either wary of a single-network service or […]
PBS is now available on YouTube TV
[ad_1] This is helpful if you thrive on Masterpiece performances or (older) Sesame Street episodes, but it also fills an important gap in YouTube TV’s lineup. You now have public television without turning to PBS’ own sites and apps, or relying on over-the-air broadcasts — it’s more like conventional TV service, just without some of […]
PewDiePie is ‘taking a break’ from YouTube in 2020
[ad_1] There’s little doubt that PewDiePie has faced a lot of scrutiny due to his actions in recent years. He’s had more than one racist outburst, and the “subscribe to PewDiePie” meme grew so out of hand that he urged people to stop in the wake of mass shooters using the trope. Add his chart-topping […]
A ‘Snow Crash’ TV series is coming to HBO Max
[ad_1] There’s no tentative release schedule, and it’s clearly too soon to learn who’ll play characters like Hiro Protagonist and YT. This may have been in the works for a while, though. There has been talk for months of resurrecting attempts to bring Snow Crash to screens following a failed attempt to make a movie. […]
Spotify will recommend podcasts even if you’ve never listened before
[ad_1] The feature is available to free users in the US, Canada, Great Britain, Brazil, Germany, Sweden, Australia, Mexico, Ireland and New Zealand. It’s not surprising to see Spotify continue adding new podcasting hooks to its app. In just this past year, the company made it so that you could add podcast episodes to playlists, […]
Lyft debuts car rentals in Los Angeles and the SF Bay Area
[ad_1] The allure is fairly self-evident: you can rent a car from the same app you’d use to hail a ride or grab a bike, and you don’t have to stress about visiting a rental counter or driving limits. For Lyft, this is part of both a larger effort to cover many forms of transportation […]
Hulu rewards binge watchers with ad-free episodes
[ad_1] Only a handful of advertisers have signed on to start, including Georgia-Pacific, Kellogg’s and Maker’s Mark, although Hulu is clearly hoping for more. The ad strategy reflects practical reality, if you ask Hulu. Nearly half of its ad-supported viewing hours are spent in binge watching sessions — why not take advantage of that? The […]