Saturday, November 12, 2016

AT&T to limit video quality by default—even on unlimited data plans and other top stories.

  • AT&T to limit video quality by default—even on unlimited data plans

    AT&T to limit video quality by default—even on unlimited data plans
    Enlarge / AT&T's pitch for Stream Saver. reader comments 65 AT&T today said it will begin limiting the quality of mobile video for cellular data customers in early 2017. A new feature called "Stream Saver" will throttle video to DVD resolution of about 480p. Customers will be able to opt out of Stream Saver, but it will be enabled by default—even for customers with unlimited data, AT&T told Ars. AT&T will notify customers once Stream Saver has been activated and provide instructions for t..
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  • Why did Facebook just buy a popular social analytics tool used by media companies?

    Why did Facebook just buy a popular social analytics tool used by media companies?
    Facebook has repeatedly denied it is a media company. So why did it just go and buy a startup best known for its social analytics platform for media publishers? Arriving on the scene in 2011, CrowdTangle has become an indispensable tracking tool for media outlets. Its real-time dashboards, custom notifications, and personalized visualizations help publishers compare their social leverage with their competitors’ and discover trending content. In its own words: “Hundreds of newsrooms and thousand..
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  • iOS update - Apple set to introduce even MORE emojis soon

    iOS update - Apple set to introduce even MORE emojis soon
    Emoji fans could be set for a whole new way to chat to their friends.A number of new images are set to come to a smartphone near you soon, including much-needed additions such as a giraffe, pretzel and zebra.In total, 51 new emoji will be released later this year, giving you more ways to liven up your text messages, with 33 existing images also set to be updated to include a version for both genders.The new emojis are among those approved by Unicode, the governing body which oversees the rollout..
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  • Apple's iBooks StoryTime app for Apple TV will read to your kids

    Apple's iBooks StoryTime app for Apple TV will read to your kids
    Apple on Thursday released a new Apple TV application called iBooks StoryTime that brings children’s books to the TV’s big screen. Kids can flip through the pages of the books on their own, or switch on Read-Aloud narration which will sync the audio to the on-screen text and flip the pages for you. The app, which works on 4th generation Apple TV devices that have access to tvOS App Store, is a free download, but the books themselves are not. There’s one free giveaway at launch so you can test ..
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  • Zuckerberg: Fake news on Facebook affected election? That's 'crazy'

    Zuckerberg: Fake news on Facebook affected election? That's 'crazy'
    After Donald Trump won the US presidential election on Tuesday, some commentators argued that fake news circulating on Facebook helped the real estate mogul turned reality TV personality win.There was, for example, this story from the nonexistent Denver Guardian about an FBI agent associated with Hillary Clinton's email leaks being found dead in a murder suicide. Or this one about the Pope endorsing Trump.Even President Barack Obama called out Facebook by name the day before Tuesday's election...
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  • Snapchat Spectacles vending machine page starts 24-hour countdown to next location

    Snapchat Spectacles vending machine page starts 24-hour countdown to next location
    Snapchat’s going to be selling Spectacles at another location in just under 24 hours as of Saturday morning, as the company’s Snapbot locator page started a 24 hour countdown timer as of 7 AM PT (10 AM ET). The sleeping bot on Snap’s Spectacles locator page will presumably be replaced by an updated map when the countdown runs out, showing you were the adorable vending machine will next appear to sell the video capturing sunglasses. Spectacles went on sale last year with no real advance notice,..
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  • 11 paid iPhone apps on sale for free for a limited time

    11 paid iPhone apps on sale for free for a limited time
    Never has the world needed a weekend more badly than it does today. Thankfully, Friday has arrived, and so has our fifth and final collection of paid apps on sale of the week. If you want to spend your whole weekend laying in bed, downloading free apps, you are more than welcome to do so. Just read on and start downloading. MUST SEE: Leak suggests the iPhone 8 will finally get the redesign it deserves These are paid iPhone and iPad apps that have been made available for free for a limited tim..
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  • Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Update 1.04 Is Live on PS4 & Xbox One

    Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Update 1.04 Is Live on PS4 & Xbox One
    Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Update 1.04 Is Live on PS4 & Xbox OneWeighing in at 850MB on PlayStation 4 and 1GB on Xbox One, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare update 1.04 is now available to download. Infinity Ward hasn’t updated their patch notes thread on Reddit with the changes yet, but Charlie Intel and users on Reddit have confirmed that Infected mode is now live.Some of the other changes appear to include: a rarity for Camos, the ability to see other players’ stats in the lobby, pick 10 poi..
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  • Apple Store Selling Refurbished iPhones at a Discount

    Apple Store Selling Refurbished iPhones at a Discount
    DAILY VIDEO: Apple refurbished iPhones again being offered in the Apple Store; Google pulling the plug on free Map Maker tool; SAP releases revamped HANA database Nov. 30; and there is more.     Samsung Aims to Incorporate AI in Galaxy S8 SmartphonesDAILY VIDEO: Samsung evaluating AI for use in Galaxy S8 smartphones; LG begins Android 7.0 Nougat OS... Apple Drops Prices of MacBook Pro Dongles After ComplaintsDAILY VIDEO: Apple drops MacBook Pro dongle prices after customer pushback; Sam..
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  • Apple Loop: Apple Kills iPhone Successor, MacBook Pro Decimates Competition, Secret iPhone Discounts

    Apple Loop: Apple Kills iPhone Successor, MacBook Pro Decimates Competition, Secret iPhone Discounts
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Don't expect an iPhone SE successor in 2017 .Google Announces Sprint Partnership For RCS Messaging .
Ryan, Falcons beat Bucs 43-28 to retain control in NFC South (Nov 4, 2016) .For Theo Epstein and Joe Maddon, the Cubs' World Series title ensures baseball immortality .

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