Google hates payday loans, Netflix faces complaints about VPN bans, Google wants to live on your iPhone, the best iOS weather app lands on Android, and the Assassin’s Creed movie trailer. Google Bans Predatory Financial Services Google is banning companies who offer payday loans from advertising with the company. This crackdown applies specifically to “ads […]
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Facebook is suffering from under-sharing, Netflix users need to pay more, Facebook’s secret inbox is revealed, Reddit launches an official app, and Clarkson, Hammond, and May discuss names for their new car show. Facebook Wants You to Share More Facebook has a problem, and it’s all your fault. According to The Information [Paywall], the amount […]
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Every month, Netflix adds more content to their library for you to watch. Some months aren’t very notable in terms of what gets added, but this April looks like it’s going to be a great month — even without any of the highly-anticipated new Netflix originals. This kind of progress is exactly why Netflix is beating its […]
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Netflix has been throttling video for years, Facebook and Twitter are depressing, Google gives its photography tools away for free, Atari Vault lands on Steam, and Hitman kills a bunch of people. Netflix Admits to Throttling Video Streams It's been over a week since @netflix sent me a new DVD to watch. I feel like […]
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Let me start with a disclaimer: I’ve been a faithful Netflix subscriber for many years. I’m a huge proponent of abandoning cable television and I’ve experienced my share of cord cutting benefits. So this suggestion to avoid Netflix is not coming from an anti-Netflix bias. The truth is, while Netflix is certainly an amazing and worthwhile service for many people, it […]
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Netflix’s rise to being the world’s primary media streaming service was no fluke. It was based on a complex recipe of data manipulation and emotion that means the company knows what you want to watch even before you know yourself. According to Netflix’s latest quarterly figures, the media streaming service is racking up almost 2 […]
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