Month: August 2022
Samsung adds more free channels and content to its TV Plus lineup
Samsung’s bringing more content to TV Plus, its free, ad-supported streaming package that’s built into a range of Samsung devices and available on the web. The update introduces several new shows, such as Top Gear, Law & Order Special Victims Unit, NCIS, and Chicago Fire. In addition to the new…
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Royal Caribbean is putting SpaceX’s Starlink on its cruise ships
Royal Caribbean, the cruise company that also operates Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises, has announced that it’ll be outfitting its fleet of ships with SpaceX’s Starlink internet service (via TechCrunch). The company says the service will make the internet experience while at sea faster and more reliable. Royal Caribbean seems…
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Snap’s chief business officer is leaving to run ads at Netflix
Netflix has found an executive to lead its plan for an ad-supported tier: Snap’s Chief Business Officer and top ad exec Jeremi Gorman. Gorman on Tuesday told colleagues at Snap that she was leaving to join Netflix along with Peter Naylor, Snap’s Vice President of ad sales for the Americas,…
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New Windows malware uses a cunning technique to avoid detection
Audio player loading… Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a dangerous strain of crypto-mining malware, which has made its way onto Windows devices across the globe. As detailed in a report (opens in new tab) from security firm Check Point, the malware is smuggled inside various legitimate-looking applications distributed via online marketplaces,…
Read MoreArturia’s Dist Coldfire might be the only distortion plugin you need
Arturia has been building out its collection of effects plugins over the last few years. One notable blind spot was distortion. It wasn't until FX Collection 3 launched in June that the company would introduce its first dedicated distortion plugins. Dist OpAmp-21 and Dist Tube-Culture are solid, if unspectacular entries…
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Apple Arcade’s latest exclusive is… a Tom Hanks passion project?
Hanx101 Trivia, a trivia game that is narrated by actor Tom Hanks, will soon be one of the games exclusively available on the Apple Arcade subscription service (via Variety). Despite the name, it’s not a game dedicated to quizzing you about Hanks’ career — a press release from the game’s…
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