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Rick and Morty Returns This Fall – Watch the Season 7 Teaser Here
A very different Rick and Morty are coming back this fall. The show’s official Twitter account dropped a Rick-heavy teaser for the seventh season on Tuesday, saying that more information on the actual premiere date will come next week. The teaser, played against The Smashing Pumpkins’ “Bullet With Butterfly Wings,” featured no voices — notable…
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Deal Alert! Anker’s Massive 25,600mAh 87W USB-C Portable Charger is $70 Off Right Now
Do you need a powerful portable battery pack that can keep your phone, tablet, laptop, Switch, and more running even when you can’t find a plug? Right now Anker has its massive 25,600mAh 87W battery pack on sale for $70 off. With this battery pack, you can max charge an iPhone 14 or Pixel 7…
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Amazon Music Unlimited Gets Price Hike for Prime Subscribers
Even Amazon Prime subscribers aren’t spared from rising rates for Amazon Music Unlimited service. The company raised the price of its service for Prime subscribers by $1 to $9.99 a month. This follows a similar price increase that Amazon made in January that raised the non-Prime rate to $10.99 a month. Back then, the student…
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YouTube Music’s Samples Feed Takes Its Cues From TikTok
YouTube Music is leaning more into the video aspect with a vertical scrolling feed similar to TikTok or its own YouTube Shorts. YouTube Samples showed up Tuesday on the iOS and Android app versions of the service. Each clip includes a look at the artist, the video and the feel of the song, the company…
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DISH and Sling Just Dealt A $5.7 Million Blow To IPTV Pirates
DISH and its Sling subsidiary won a major victory in the fight against video pirates, getting the nod in a massive lawsuit against IPTV box distributor Louisville Media Box. After a lengthy legal battle spanning back to 2021, Louisville Media Box was found to owe DISH $5.7 million in damages for illegally broadcasting and reselling…
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Cineverse is Shutting Down Channels in an Attempt to Combat Declining Revenue
Cineverse said it will be cutting streaming channels from its repertoire after reporting rough first-quarter results Responding to declining revenue, the company said it will cut lower-margin streaming channels in an effort to focus more resources on high-performing channels. “As we refocus the Company on profitable, sustainable growth driven by technology, we have made significant…
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Amazon Devices Chief, Who Made Cord Cutting Simpler, Will Leave Company
The man behind Amazon’s drive to fill your home with Echo speakers and smart displays, Ring cameras, and maybe even a robot, will leave the online retail giant. Dave Limp, Amazon’s senior vice president of devices and services, said in a blog post that he is stepping down after nearly 14 years at the company. …
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Cable, Broadcast TV Viewing Falls Below 50% For First Time As Streaming Gains Steam
More and more audiences are rejecting the traditional model of watching appointment television and opting to view content on their own terms, and cable and broadcast TV has hit a big inflection point that illustrates the change. Cable and broadcast TV accounted for 49.6% of total viewing in July, the first time that combined stat…
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FCC Says 20 Million Households Are On its Affordable Broadband Program
The Federal Communications Commission’s Affordable Connectivity Program hit an internet accessibility milestone. FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel said on Monday that more than 20 million U.S. households have signed up for the program, which subsidizes the cost of internet service for those meeting a certain income threshold. The ACP, which is funded by the Infrastructure Investment…
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A Crypto-Powered 5G Wireless Plan Costs Only $5 a Month and is Backed By T-Mobile’s Network
A cryptocurrency-powered 5G network running on crowd-sourced mini cell towers running unlicensed spectrum sounds like a confusing collection of buzzwords from the last few years, but it’s real thing. The service, called Helium Mobile, offers unlimited wireless talk, text and data for just $5 a month and is backed by T-Mobile’s nationwide network. Helium Mobile…