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Servant‘s Creepy Baby Is Back in Season 2 Trailer

Tell no one, baby lives. By its season one finale, M. Night Shyamalan’s Apple TV+ series Servant had raised more questions than it had actually answered about live-in nanny Leanne Grayson (Nell Tiger Free), the show’s soft-spoken, deeply religious agent of chaos. In the trailer for its second season premiering next month, Leanne returns to … Continued

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I Feel Like $156,000 for a 110-Inch TV Is a Lot

Borrowing its microLED technology from “The Wall,” Samsung’s latest monster display was announced this week in Korea. Samsung announced its MicroLED-powered display system The Wall—yes, it’s really called that—back in 2018, describing it at the time as the “world’s first consumer modular MicroLED television.” Basically, the idea with The Wall is that its modular components … Continued

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CBS All Access Takes on Disney+ With New Features to Babysit Your Kids

Ahead of the launch of Paramount+ early next year, ViacomCBS has announced new kids-focused programming and features are arriving on CBS All Access. The features include the addition of up to six profiles per account, each of which can be managed by parents using “Kids Mode” to filter content by ratings for younger and older … Continued

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Fire TV Gets a Big Redesign That Should Make It More Usable

Amazon’s new Fire TV experience will begin rolling out to users today. Amazon initially announced back in September that an update to its Fire TV experience was expected before the end of the year. The update, which will be available on the third-generation Fire TV Stick and Fire TV Stick Lite, will finally introduce multi-user … Continued

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Of Course AT&T Is Doubling Down on Its Chaotic HBO Max Premieres

You know who thinks WarnerMedia’s “hybrid” release model is a great idea? The people who own WarnerMedia. As the company’s plan to release all of its 2021 films both in theaters as well as on HBO Max the same day continues to draw criticism, CEO of WarnerMedia parent AT&T John Stankey is doubling down on … Continued

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Boost Your Home Theater Bass by Pairing Two Sonos Subs

More bass, anyone? Sonos has announced that beginning today, Sonos users will be able to link a second Sonos Sub to their connected Sonos devices, including the Arc, Beam, Playbar, Playbase, and Amp—if you have the budget for another Sonos Sub, that is. The Sonos Sub retails for a cool $700 for a single unit. … Continued

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Apple Music Arrives on Nest Audio Smart Speakers

Hey Google, play Apple Music. Google announced Monday that its fantastic, budget-friendly Nest Audio smart speakers will now have support for Apple Music, as will the Nest Hub Max and Nest Mini. The support means that users will now be able to ask the built-in Google Assistant to search Apple Music’s library and play tunes … Continued

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Got an iPhone 11? Apple May Replace Your Display for Free

Apple says it’ll fix a display-related issue for qualifying iPhone 11 users. A “small percentage” of displays on iPhone 11 models manufactured between November 2019 and May 2020 may experience problems with touchscreen responsiveness, Apple announced Friday. For Apple customers who have one of these devices, the company or one of its authorized service providers … Continued

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RIP Free Streaming Trials

HBO Max is ending its free trial offer weeks before Wonder Woman 1984 is set to debut on its service. A WarnerMedia spokesperson told Gizmodo the service ended its free trial offer Thursday, the same day the company announced that all of its films slated for release in 2021 will debut both in theaters as … Continued

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YouTube Kindly Requests You Not Be So Terrible in the Comments

Are you sure you need to post that? YouTube this week announced a new Community Guidelines feature meant to help clean up the vitriol on the comments section of its platform and help facilitate “respectful interactions.” Now, users on Android may see a pop-up before they post a comment on YouTube that may be hurtful. … Continued

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AMC Is Pissed

Following an announcement by Warner Bros. that its 2021 slate of movies will all debut on HBO Max at the same time they open theatrically, AMC claims WarnerMedia is attempting to boost the success of its streaming service at the expense of beleaguered theater chains. Today, Warner Bros. Pictures Group made an unexpected announcement about … Continued

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With Google Authenticator’s Latest iOS Update, You Really Have No Excuse Now

Google Authenticator users on iOS are finally getting a useful security update that their comrades on Android got months ago. Google Authenticator can be used to add additional security to your accounts with 2-step verification. Update Version 3.1 for Google Authenticator on iOS, which rolled out on Wednesday, adds a number of design and usability … Continued

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A Clean Kitchen Helps

Feeling a little claustrophobic in your own kitchen lately? I certainly was. When the pandemic started, I struggled with figuring out how to juggle a fully at-home food situation. Getting used to making and eating three meals at home rather than the customary one—or even none on some especially commute-heavy days with little time to … Continued

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Hulu’s Watch Party Feature Rolls Out to All Subscribers

A feature previously only available to some subscribers can now be used by all Hulu customers—but there’s a small catch. Hulu launched its co-viewing and chat function back in May, but the feature was only available at the time to subscribers of Hulu’s premium ad-free tier. Now, however, subscribers to both Hulu’s ad-free and ad-supported options … Continued

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Discovery+ Will Launch Next Month for $5 and Be Free for a Year to Some Verizon Users

Discovery is making its soon-to-launch streaming service super cheap or all-out free to millions of users right out of the gate. Discovery+ will bring together Discovery Channel, OWN, Animal Planet, ID, A&E, the Food Network, TLC, HGTV, and other networks from Discover’s portfolio in a single streaming service that will feature on-demand content as well … Continued

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I Miss Making CD Mixtapes and Discovering Music

I can’t even remember the last time I actually held a CD mixtape, much less played one. But there’s a CD wallet kicking around in storage that’s filled with unassuming silver discs doodled on with short titles and dates, part 1s, part 2s, and “greatest hits.” I’ve been making “mixtapes” in some form or another … Continued

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YouTube TV Is Losing Another Sports Channel Owned by Sinclair

Well, it looks like YouTube TV is losing another sports channel. YouTube’s live TV service for cord-cutters informed subscribers by email this week that they will no longer have access to the Tennis Channel, a Sinclair-owned media property. The company told users that beginning Monday, they won’t be able to stream the channel live “or … Continued

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It Looks Like Apple Fitness+ Is Launching Soon

Fitness+ was announced back in September and slated for release before the end of the year. But we’re just weeks away from the start of 2021 and Fitness+ is still nowhere to be found. So what gives? Fitness+ is Apple’s latest subscription service and will be included as part of its Apple One premier plan, … Continued

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Google TV Users Won’t Be Able to Add Netflix Originals to Their Watchlist

One of the better features of the new Chromecast with Google TV is missing support for some of Netflix’s best content. Earlier this week, 9to5Google reported that Netflix originals weren’t able to be added to Google TV’s watchlist, a super-hub for content users are interested in across their various services. On Wednesday, the site reported … Continued

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I Have Some Questions About the New Ninja Gamer Hoodie

Why not under, for one? I was midway through my morning doomscroll when I came across news that Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is releasing a “patent pending hoodie” for wearing your headset over your sweatshirt’s hood (rather than over your ears). The gamer hoodie, embroidered with Blevins’ alias on the chest, features a circular mesh inlay … Continued