Netflix is a game-changer. You know it, I know it, and the pay TV industry certainly knows it. The cord cutting trend is accelerating and study after study attribute the increased number of households without a cable or satellite TV subscription at least in part to Netflix.
While Netflix has changed the game for entertainment, we’re about to change the game for your Netflix experience with 10 tips and tricks you’ll wonder how you even lived without.
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My hands, fingers, and wrists hurt. Is this bad? I normally use the Plus without a case since the phone is already reasonably big, but lately I have an Apple leather case on it. It’s blue. Should I just switch back to the iPhone 6 or ride this out?
Picture taken with iPhone 6.
Jonathan S. Geller can be reached via email at jonathan@bgr.com
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What’s wrong with the excellent game of beer pong, you ask? Nothing, really. Well, the part where the ping-pong ball keeps bouncing off the table, in a beer glass, on the floor, and then in someone’s hand might annoy some professional beer pong players and throw them off their game. Luckily, there’s a way to fix that problem – unsurprisingly, we’re talking about a new Kickstarter project that seems to be quite successful.
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“Ok, I’m back.”
Those three simple words are enough to turn wireless executives’ stomachs when they’re uttered at the beginning of a video blog by T-Mobile CEO John Legere. The company announced Thursday morning during its earnings call that it added 2.1 million net new subscribers in the second quarter, but it also set the stage for its latest Uncarrier move: Mobile Without Borders.
Legere explained the new initiative by… bashing AT&T, of course.
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Apple’s iOS 9 beta 3 is already out, bringing developers and testers access to Apple Music and a bunch of new features and improvements. But Apple still lets anyone try iOS 9 beta, even without a developer account. No, the public beta is not out yet, but iPhone and iPad users looking to try out iOS 9 before it’s released can install any of the existing betas on their devices.
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Microsoft announced massive restructuring plans for its mobile division earlier this week, which come with an equally impressive write-off. But that doesn’t mean Microsoft is ready to admit it has lost the battle with iPhone and Android just yet. The company will continue to manufacture Windows handsets in the coming years, focusing on three categories of smartphones, and severely limiting the number of new releases.
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What’s more annoying than getting a robocall? Getting a robocall from your cable company. And what’s even more annoying than that? Getting more than 150 robocalls from your cable company after you’ve repeatedly told them to stop. Irving, Texas resident Araceli King received 153 robocalls from Time Warner Cable in just one year on her cell phone that were intended for someone else. The calls didn’t stop even after she pleaded with Time Warner Cable to end them, but Reuters reports that King this week finally achieved a measure of justice for the constant barrage of calls she had to endure over the span of a year.
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In an era of streaming, downloading and on-demand video, having to wait more than a month for a movie to leave theaters feels archaic. Thankfully, at least one studio seems to agree as The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Paramount Pictures wants to get its movies into the hands of consumers faster than ever before.
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There are a lot of great third-party smartphone keyboards to choose from and Fleksy is definitively one of the best. Fleksy on Wednesday announced that it’s permanently become a free app while adding in optional in-app purchases for any users who want to customize their keyboards.
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Highlighting the importance of exclusive content in a media market that’s become increasingly centered on streaming subscriptions, The Hollywood Reporter relays that Hulu will be forking over an astounding $192 billion to Viacom for the exclusive streaming rights to South Park. Under terms of the deal, Hulu’s exclusive rights to the show will last for three more years.
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