Actor/producer Ryan Reynolds wants to sell the concept of cheap $15 monthly wireless monthly plans, saying there’s little reason to spend hundreds.
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Roku vs. Fox: Expect more cable-like streaming battles
Not just Fox Sports, but Fox News also got dumped, transforming the battle from angry sports fans to calls of political “bias.”
For $10 fee, startup offers unlimited calls and texts
You don’t need to be in WiFi range to make free calls or text messages with TextNow. Catches: Calls are ad-supported and you need Sprint phone.
How to prevent car break-ins: Turn off your Bluetooth
Apps help you find lost stuff. And help criminals find your stuff and steal it. Bluetooth scanners can be used to find electronic devices in cars.
Strum these: A $500K diamond-studded Fender Strat and an axe filled with water
Guitar sales are up, thanks to YouTube and Spotify where interest in classic rockers Tom Petty, Jimi Hendrix and Prince lives on.
Sure, PBS is now on YouTubeTV, but free streaming app a better deal
PBS cut a deal to be on YouTube TV, but its missing many shows. A better deal: the free streaming app for Roku, Amazon Fire TV Stick and others
Readers: What’s your biggest pain point in technology?
From broken phones to setting up wifi, we love tech, but it drives us mad. What bothers you the most? We want to help solve your biggest tech issues.
Want to text Amy Schumer or Paul McCartney? Community can help
Community looks to bring celebrities one-to-one interaction with fans, minus social media algorithms and trolls. A wait list of 40,000 would like invites.
CES behind us, so now it’s onto the next Galaxy
Many of the products introduced at CES won’t be released this year, but here are some that will.
Apple: Record sales for apps over holidays up 16% to $1.42 billion
Apple says it had its biggest holiday app sales ever, worth $1.42 billion. Top sellers for iPhones and iPads were ‘Mario Kart Tour,’ and ‘Minecraft.’