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Best Streaming Service of 2022: Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Hulu, Starz and More
Where does Netflix rank these days? A breakdown of the best streaming platforms and their shows, movies, sports, features and prices. During the last three years, we've been given more TV streaming service choices than ever. With that comes a streaming subscription budget that either grows or shrinks, depending on which ones are worth your time and money. And competition for your eyes and dollars ... Read more
2022-05-07 05:45:22
Amazon targets review firms with legal action
Amazon is taking legal action against four companies it has accused of deliberately flooding its shopping platform with fake reviews. Three of the firms had nearly 350,000 reviewers on their books. The companies act as unofficial brokers between Amazon sellers and individuals who write reviews, the tech giant says. The reviewers get free products and a small fee in return for each review, and t ... Read more
2022-05-07 05:43:53
Meta Cambria, Quest 3: What to Expect From Meta's Next VR Headset
Meta's next big virtual reality headset looks to be more expensive and advanced, but it won't replace the Quest 2. The Oculus Quest 2 (now called Meta Quest 2) has become a surprisingly successful virtual reality headset and remains our favorite VR device despite being almost two years old. What will Meta, the former Facebook, do for its encore? The company is expected to release four new headset ... Read more
2022-05-06 21:01:52
A Year After Colonial Pipeline, Threat of Ransomware Attacks Looms
A year ago, gas prices on the East Coast surged after the operator of America's biggest fuel pipeline shut down amid a ransomware attack. The five-day-long cyber siege was a wakeup call: The country's infrastructure was vulnerable to criminals anywhere in the world. Colonial Pipeline paid millions dollars to restore its systems, which had been frozen by alleged associates of the REvil ransomware ... Read more
2022-05-06 21:01:04
Trump, Still Banned From Twitter, Says He Won't Return After Musk Buyout
It's still unclear if Trump would be allowed back on Twitter. Former President Donald Trump says he won't return to Twitter, the platform he was banned from following the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection, but instead he'll use his own Truth Social network to reach his fans. Trump made the comments to Fox News on Monday following news that Tesla CEO Elon Musk had struck a deal to purchase the social med ... Read more
2022-05-06 20:59:30
Judge Dismisses Trump Lawsuit Seeking to Lift Twitter Ban
The lawsuit has been thrown out, but the former president could file an amended complaint On Friday, a US federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by former US President Donald Trump that sought to lift the ban on his Twitter account. The social network permanently banned Trump following the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol, after concluding that Trump's recent tweets had constituted a risk to publi ... Read more
2022-05-06 20:59:11
Apple, Google, Microsoft Back 'FIDO' Tech to Dump Passwords on Websites and Apps
If Apple, Google and Microsoft have their way, soon we'll be thinking of passwords as a bygone relic of the 20th century. The FIDO Alliance -- FIDO is short for "fast identity online" -- said Thursday it's working with the three companies to begin offering passwordless technology to websites and apps. Instead of using unreliable password logins, apps and websites could identify who you ... Read more
2022-05-06 20:58:48
Amazon targets review firms with legal action
Amazon is taking legal action against four companies it has accused of deliberately flooding its shopping platform with fake reviews. Three of the firms had nearly 350,000 reviewers on their books. The companies act as unofficial brokers between Amazon sellers and individuals who write reviews, the tech giant says. The reviewers get free products and a small fee in return for each review, and t ... Read more
2022-05-06 20:56:11
Facebook Parent Meta Is Opening Its First Store. Here's What It's Like Inside
The 1,550-square-foot space is part of the company's campus in Burlingame, California. At Meta's first store, I enter a well-decorated room to try out a portable video chat device known as the Portal Go. On the device's screen, a friendly worker -- he calls himself Casey, a name many of the store attendants have used -- walks me through everything you can do with a Portal Go. He describes the de ... Read more
2022-05-06 07:36:07
Acer's Next AMD-Powered Chromebook Spin 514 Promises Next-Level Multitasking, Battery Life
The redesiged Spin 514 will be one of the first to use AMD's eight-core Ryzen 5000 C-series processor for Chromebooks. The current version of Acer's AMD-based Chromebook Spin 514 is good but there's definitely room for improvement. In fact, for a recently released Intel-powered version of the 14-inch convertible Chromebook, Acer overhauled it with 11th-gen Intel processors and upgrades. Those upg ... Read more
2022-05-06 05:29:03