Author: Roger Cheng
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Can Loki Reverse Disney Plus’s MCU Slump? Watch the Season 2 Trailer Here
The Marvel Cinematic Universe was once the dominant entertainment franchise, but the aggressive proliferation of shows and movies have spread it thin, with the poor reception to Disney Plus’s Secret Invasion capping off a recent disappointing run. It has many questioning whether the MCU has completely lost its touch. But in comes the trailer for…
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Smartphone Sales Down 24% In Second Quarter As Early Summer Slump Hits Hard
No amount of new, flashy smartphones can get consumers excited right now. The smartphone market saw shipments fall by 24% in the second quarter, the third consecutive period in which they slipped, according to Counterpoint Research. The biggest losers were Samsung, Motorola and Alcatel, a budget phone maker better known for its TCL televisions. Apple…
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Disney stops selling Blu-Ray and DVD discs to Australia and New Zealand as streaming eats physical media
Disney has stopped distributing physical media like DVDs and Blu-Ray discs in Australia and New Zealand, with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 marking the last release in those two countries. Cord Cutters News has confirmed that once retailers run out of their current stock Disney media discs, they will no longer receive additional inventory.…
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Ryan Reynold’s Biker Mice From Mars Show For Fubo Leads Obscure Nostalgia Revival Wave
Biker Mice From Mars is a pretty deep cut for any kid who grew up in the ’90s. Yet Deadpool himself, Ryan Reynolds, is leading an effort to revive the relatively obscure cartoon for streaming service Fubo. The show centered on three anthropomorphic mice named Throttle, Modo and Vinnie, who survived an apocalyptic war on…
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Why Everyone is Talking About 5G Home Internet
Wireless carriers Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T can barely agree on anything. But during this week’s round of quarterly conference calls, their CEOs echoed the same sentiment: Bullishness around the potential of 5G home internet. “People love what T-Mobile is serving,” T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert said on a conference call Thursday. “It’s performing well,” AT&T CEO…
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ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC Networks Take on Local Stations in Battle Over Deals With Hulu, Fubo
A battle is brewing between the big networks and local station owners over a rule change that’s being considered by the Federal Communications Commission. Today’s salvo comes from the likes of ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, Warner Bros. Discovery and a host of other big media players, who have formed their own consortium to advocate for…
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T-Mobile Adds 509,000 5G Home Customers As Growth Cools
T-Mobile boasted a strong quarter of wireless customer growth, even as the pace of expansion in its 5G home internet business slowed, as it swung to a big profit. The wireless carrier said that in the fiscal second quarter, it added a net new 1.7 million customers, and 760,000 post-paid phone subscribers, or customers who…
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Google Fiber Brings 5 GB Speeds To North Carolina
Google Fiber continues to quietly improve its service in parts of the nation. On Wednesday, the company said it has started offering 5 gigabit internet speeds in North Carolina. Google said it was working to bring an 8 GB option to its various markets too. North Carolina represents the sixth market to get those kinds…
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Is Amazon Prime’s Boost Infinite Deal a Good Deal?
Amazon is getting into the wireless game – sort of. The online retail giant has partnered with Boost prepaid mobile service to offer a special deal to its Prime subscribers that offers a modest bit of savings. Amazon has flirted with the mobile business for years, from offering its own failed Fire phone to selling…
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Netflix Wants to Hire AI Expert For $900,000 As Hollywood Strikes
As writers and actors in Hollywood strike — partly because of the fears of artificial intelligence co-opting their work or appearance — the role of product manager for a machine learning/AI platform that pays handsomely surfaced on Netflix’s jobs listing page in a bad bit of timing. The role, first eyed by Engadget, says that…