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Spotify Creating Its Own Awards Show

By: Nick Gambino Spotify announced this past Friday that they are getting into the music awards arena with their own show broadcasting from Mexico City. With a wealth of streaming data and access...

iPhone 11 Battery Case Includes Camera Button

By: Bryan Tropeano Apple’s new series of iPhones might have a pretty robust battery life, but there’s still the occasional need for extended battery charge when you know you won’t have access to...
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Spotify Launches ‘Your Daily Podcasts’ Playlist

By: Nick Gambino Spotify has spent the last few years positioning itself as the king of music streaming, but recently they’ve taken it upon themselves to try and corner the podcast market...

Motorola Razr is Back to Show Us What a Folding Phone Should Look...

By: Bryan Tropeano Flashback 15 years ago - if you were one of the cool kids with a Motorola Razr, you could get into any party, any room, anywhere. Then the iPhone debuted...

Disney Plus Launches with 10 Million Subscribers

By: Nick Gambino Disney Plus has easily been the most highly anticipated streaming service ever. Thanks to a back catalog stretching over 80 years and a wealth of Marvel, Pixar and Star...
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Netflix to End Support on Certain Devices in December

By: Nick Gambino Netflix announced that it’s ending support for several popular, yet older, devices on December 1st (or 2nd depending on who you ask). This will prove a problem for those...

Get Free Grocery Deliveries with Amazon Prime

By: Nick Gambino Amazon Fresh has existed as an add-on service for Prime members for a mere $14.99 to get your groceries delivered from Whole Foods and other participants, but if you’re...

Twitter Bans All Political Ads from Its Platform

By: Nick Gambino Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced that the social media platform would no longer permit political ads of any kind. Coming directly on the heels of Mark Zuckerberg’s statement that Facebook...

Samsung Shows Off New Folding Phone

By: Bryan Tropeano The smartphone industry is obsessed with the fold. I’m not sure if it’s rooted in an absolute faith in the concept or simply driven by fear that they will be...

HTC is Coming Out with a Cheaper Blockchain Phone

By: Bryan Tropeano If a company can get in on the blockchain “craze,” then why wouldn’t they? At least, that’s what seems to be behind the thinking with HTC’s previous entry into the...