Netflix has really gotten under some major ISPs’ nerves over the past few months by picking high-profile fights with both Verizon and Comcast. In an interview with The Washington Post, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings explains why he’s decided to call out ISPs for what he says is poor service and to weigh in against the controversial proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger.
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We saw plenty of complaints arise when it was first discovered that Apple’s iOS 7 software included a “frequent locations” function in the iPhone. The feature, which can be easily disabled, tracks users’ locations in order to determine the locations they visit most frequently. All sorts of privacy concerns arose, naturally, but none were quite as intense as the warnings issued on Friday morning by state broadcasters in China.
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On Thursday we examined one aspect of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s new company manifesto that we thought was pretty overt: Namely, that the Xbox is here to stay and it would be incredibly stupid for the company to give it up. ZDNet’s Ed Bott, a seasoned Microsoft observer who’s adept at interpreting Redmond Kremlinology, reads between the lines of Nadella’s letter to Microsoft employees and lists some of the “hidden messages” the new CEO was trying to send. The most striking one for us? That Ballmer’s plan to transform Microsoft into a “devices and services” company is essentially toast.
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Well, we’ve found the long-lost cousin of yesterday’s Bentley-tattooed criminal from Florida. This is Shelby Mustang GT500 Miller. No, seriously. While his name seems just like the sort of thing we’d expect the Sunshine State to produce, he actually hails from Iowa.
Despite coming from the Hawkeye State, Miller was arrested for a decidedly Floridian offense – getting in a bar fight and then returning with a hatchet. The only way this story could be more Florida is if meth, a manatee or bath salts were involved.
The fight, which was at the Cheap Seats Sports Bar, started off typically enough, with a verbal argument in the parking lot (please, please let his nemesis be named “Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Smith”). This, naturally, attracted passing police officers.
Things were broken up and some friends took Miller to his home, which was apparently just behind the bar. That’s when he returned with the hatchet tucked under his shirt. Miller promptly proceeded to take out the implement of destruction in the bar’s bathroom and… forget about it entirely. Fortunately, the police hadn’t left the area yet.
Not surprisingly, Miller was arrested for a parole violation, as well as public intoxication and going armed with intent. Still, cool name, bro.
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Well, we’ve found the long-lost cousin of yesterday’s Bentley-tattooed criminal from Florida. This is Shelby Mustang GT500 Miller. No, seriously. While his name seems just like the sort of thing we’d expect the Sunshine State to produce, he actually hails from Iowa.
Despite coming from the Hawkeye State, Miller was arrested for a decidedly Floridian offense – getting in a bar fight and then returning with a hatchet. The only way this story could be more Florida is if meth, a manatee or bath salts were involved.
The fight, which was at the Cheap Seats Sports Bar, started off typically enough, with a verbal argument in the parking lot (please, please let his nemesis be named “Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Smith”). This, naturally, attracted passing police officers.
Things were broken up and some friends took Miller to his home, which was apparently just behind the bar. That’s when he returned with the hatchet tucked under his shirt. Miller promptly proceeded to take out the implement of destruction in the bar’s bathroom and… forget about it entirely. Fortunately, the police hadn’t left the area yet.
Not surprisingly, Miller was arrested for a parole violation, as well as public intoxication and going armed with intent. Still, cool name, bro.
Meet Shelby Mustang GT500 Miller, Iowa’s latest hatchet-wielding criminal originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 11 Jul 2014 15:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The potential sapphire display of the iPhone 6 has been rumored, substantiated and confirmed several times over the past year, but all we’ve ever heard about sapphire are its advantages. It’s durable, it’s scratch-resistant and Apple has even had experience using it in the past on protective glass covering the iPhone camera and the home button of the 5s, but there must be a downside, right?
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Sony’s smartphones don’t get nearly as much hype as new flagship phones from HTC, Samsung or LG, but Sony has been doing a nice job of improving its mobile phone offerings since the launch of the Xperia Z back in 2013. Now 9to5Google has snagged some pictures off of Chinese microblogging site Weibo that purportedly show us the Xperia Z3, which is tipped to be the next major flagship phone from Sony.
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The Power Company, which previously crowd-funded a Charged Card ultra-portable smartphone battery, is back with a new interesting Indiegogo project — a wallet-sized Smart Card that not only packs quite a punch when it comes to spare battery juice, but also offers other interesting features including an external hard drive.
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One of the coolest new features for Google’s Chromecast, the ability to mirror the display on your Android smartphone or tablet to a television, is still in beta. That means it’s only available on a select few Android devices, but you can expand the functionality to a much wider range of devices if you’re willing to download the rooted MirrorEnabler SDK.
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Shopping for a new car doesn’t have to be a stressful and frustrating experience. Here at Autoblog Canada, we’re always working hard to provide car shopping tips and advice on things like the cheapest all-wheel drive cars in Canada, biggest car buying myths and misconceptions and how to score a better deal: The complete guide to car price quotes.
With help from TrueCar.com, we’ve come up with a list of top 10 the most difficult new cars to negotiate on right now. Our list features vehicles selling at very near or even in some cases above their sticker price. Why? Because these cars are either extremely in high demand or still very new to the market for 2014, meaning dealerships are much less inclined to negotiate on price or offer any discounts on them right now.
Many of these top 10 toughest new cars to negotiate aren’t just expensive luxury cars either, as our list includes a wide range of cars from the 2015 Honda Fit and all-new Porsche Macan. While we all want a good deal, most of the vehicles found on our “no-negotiation” list are still among our favourite cars out there right now.
If you’re looking for a big discount on a new car, you’ll be better off either waiting longer to buy one of these popular picks or skipping them all together. Click here to see which new cars are the toughest to negotiate if you’re car shopping this Summer.
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