Netflix is starting to wound the movie industry where it hurts most
Streaming video services, mainly Netflix, have been undermining broadcast television and cable channels for years — but we are now getting some signs that movie theaters may be coming under the gun as well.
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The FCC’s big net neutrality vote is set for February
The Federal Communications Commission will vote on its hugely controversial on network neutrality in February, The Washington Post reports. In its original conception, the FCC’s plan would have allowed for the creation of Internet “fast lanes” in which ISPs could charge content providers more money to ensure that their content gets delivered more quickly than other websites’. This would be a big difference from standard practices in which packets are delivered on a nondiscriminatory basis.
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Marvel’s first Ant-Man teaser trailer is only big enough for an ant to see
Releasing teaser trailers to stir up anticipation for full trailers has become increasingly common in recent years, but Marvel has taken it a step further with the first Ant-Man teaser. Published on Friday, the “ant-sized” look at Ant-Man offers just a few seconds of footage of Marvel’s 2015 film… but it’s too tiny to see.
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‘Long-suffering’ Windows Phone fan begs Microsoft to get its act together
2014 was a wasted year for Windows Phone. Not only did Microsoft see its market share continue to stagnate but it also saw some of its longtime users express frustration over the platform’s lack of apps and lack of strong carrier firmware support. Now Paul Thurrott, who describes himself as a “long-suffering Windows Phone fan,” has written an anguished plea begging Microsoft to get its act together and make Windows Phone relevant again in 2015.
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U.S. hits North Korea with huge new sanctions in response to Sony hack
The United States just struck back against North Korea for its alleged role in the hack of Sony Pictures. In official statement released on Friday, U.S. president Barack Obama said he was signing an executive order authorizing stiff sanctions against North Korea for its “ongoing provocative, destabilizing, and repressive actions and policies, particularly its destructive and coercive cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment.”
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GIVEAWAY: Enter to win an XBox One & Grand Theft Auto V
The Xbox One is one of the hottest next gen consoles out there and Grand Theft Auto V has been highly acclaimed for its gameplay and mechanics. When you combine them together in a contest, The Xbox One & Grand Theft Auto V Giveaway at BGR Deals, where one lucky person will win both, that’s a good reason to get really excited.
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You need to check out this incredibly cool promotion Japanese Apple Stores are having
Apple products are a pretty huge deal in Japan and Japanese Apple Stores also have one of the coolest sales promotion ideas we’ve ever heard of: Lucky Bags. As Japanese Apple blog Macotakara documents, Japanese Apple Stores this week are selling Lucky Bags for $300 each this year that are each filled with assorted Apple products that include things as valuable as an 11-inch MacBook Air.
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Sony reveals the free PlayStation games it’s giving away in January – here are the details
What better way to ring in the new year than with a bunch of free games on all of your PlayStation devices? Sony recently revealed the free games lineup for PlayStation Plus subscribers for the month of January, featuring a few huge hits and some beloved classics, updated for modern consoles.
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Releasing an iPhone 6s mini is a huge no-brainer for Apple
There are just a few days to go until CES 2015, where we’ll likely see a bunch of new high-end Android handsets announced. Even so, we’re already hearing some rumorsabout Apple’s purported iPhone 6s plans for this year. Specifically, investment companies say Apple’s iPhone 6s family will also include a brand new 4-inch iPhone 6s mini version, targeting consumers looking to purchase smaller iPhones.
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The Pirate Bay’s mysterious countdown timer may tell us when it’s coming back online
Popular torrenting resource The Pirate Bay went down in December, after a police raid hit its servers in Sweden, and, surprisingly, stayed down in the days that followed. Soon after that, it became clear that The Pirate Bay wouldn’t be resurrected as quickly as fans would have expected. Two weeks after the attack, the site was back online, although it lacked any functionality. Instead, The Pirate Bay group put up a pirate flag, a timer counting the days since the police raid took it down, and a secret code.
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