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It’s Official: Game of Thrones Finale was the Most Watched HBO Show of All Time

The first numbers are in for HBO’s massive Game of Thrones finale, and the final episode of the show’s eighth (and last) season has not only broken the record for the show, but with 13.6 million viewers on the live HBO channel, has become the most watched episode of any HBO show, ever, and that's before factoring in streaming or replays.   Add in early numbers from those streaming and […]

todayMay 28, 2019

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FCC Says “Yes” to T-Mobile and Sprint Merger, but Will the Justice Department Nix the Deal?

T-Mobile and Sprint started the day with very good news when FCC chairman Ajit Pai said he would urge the commission to approve their industry-transforming merger. Stocks of both companies soared soon after. But only a few hours later, Bloomberg reported that the US Department of Justice was leaning toward blocking the merger over antitrust concerns. This isn’t the first time we’ve heard that the Justice Department remains unconvinced that […]

todayMay 23, 2019

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Should You Buy 5G This Year?

The simple answer is, "no."   But why not?   Yes, 5G is the latest and greatest with speeds expected to blow your mind.  But at this point, the networks are barely existent, present only in a few cities. Even then, they only work well in certain blocks, and even then, you need line of sight, and even then, you will still have LTE upload speeds.   You may be thinking […]

todayMay 22, 2019

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What’s the Beef between the US Government and Huawei?

After months of speculation, President Trump signed an executive order giving the federal government the power to block US companies from buying foreign-made telecommunications equipment deemed a national security risk.    Under the order, which gives the secretary of commerce power to determine which transactions may be potential risks, no single company is immediately marked as a threat. But the plan is largely seen as a move against China-based Huawei, which […]

todayMay 22, 2019

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How To Watch the next Space Launch

Most of us aren’t aware of how many launches take place each year. Besides flights to and from the International Space Station (ISS), there are satellites being sent into orbit, exploratory craft, and new technologies being tested. And because current technologies allow us to view the process to a greater extent than ever before (with more actual footage and less reliance on animation), it is even more interesting to watch […]

todayMay 21, 2019

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Lost and Need to be Found? Use Google Maps!

Google Maps is great for helping you find your way — or even helping you find your car — but the app can also help other people find you.   Maps has an easily overlooked feature for sharing your real-time whereabouts with someone so they can see exactly where you are, even if you’re moving, and then navigate to your location. You can use the same feature to let a […]

todayMay 20, 2019

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Need Help Finding Your Car? Use Google Maps!

We’ve all been there: you park your car on some random street or in a nondescript garage and go about your business. Then, an hour or two later, you find yourself wandering around without the foggiest recollection of where you left your vehicle. Don’t let yourself get lost again. Your smartphone can help you find your parking spot — or any other location, for that matter. All you need is […]

todayMay 20, 2019

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Verizon’s 5G Network Hits a New Milestone

This week marks the release of Samsung’s $1,400 Galaxy S10 5G, which will briefly be a Verizon exclusive before moving to other carriers. And now that there’s a real, proper 5G phone on its network, Verizon has ramped things up. Coverage remains extremely limited: it varies widely and block by block.   But when you find a good spot, it’s amazing. Tester Chris Welch (@chriswelch) just reported on The Verge […]

todayMay 17, 2019

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Get Ready for neXt’s Evil Alexa

Netflix just announced a new season of Black Mirror, but if you prefer your sci-fi dystopias a little more on the camp side, Fox has just the thing: a new show called neXt about an evil Alexa that wants to take over the world.   Seriously, although the trailer doesn’t quite explain what the eponymous neXt AI is (does it do your taxes? Control traffic? Play Spotify? All three?), it […]

todayMay 16, 2019

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