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Netflix today announced its Q1 2019 earnings, reporting $4.5 billion in revenue, up 22.2 percent year-over-year. In its quarterly letter to shareholders, Netflix addresses newfound competition from Apple and Disney, but it doesn’t seem too worried. Netflix says that both Apple and Disney are “world class consumer brands” with which it is excited to compete. The company adds that the “clear beneficiaries” of this competition will be content creators and consumers:...

What can audiences expect from Family Reunion season 2? Created by Meg DeLoatch, the comedy series released its first season on Netflix in July 2019 and received generally positive reviews from critics. In Family Reunion season 1, the McKellan family decides to relocate from Seattle to Columbus, Georgia. They bond with their relatives, but also learn about generational differences. Cocoa McKellan (Tia Mowry) and husband Moz (Anthony Alabi) attempt to improve their parenting skills, all the while keeping an eye on potential obstacles that could be problematic for their four children: Jade (Talia Jackson), Shaka (Isaiah Russell-Bailey), Mazzi (Cameron J....

Fans of Apple’s HomeKit smart home platform looking for connected cameras have been faced with a limited number of supported options. Today at CES 2018, Netgear plans to add an offering of its own, announcing the delivery of HomeKit support for their Arlo Baby Smart HD Monitor Camera. Following today’s announcement, users will soon be able to say “Hey Siri, show me the nursery,” and receive a live video stream from their Arlo Camera with 2-way audio directly to the iOS Home app....

Boutique hardware designer Analogue’s first portable console, the Analogue Pocket, will give collectors a new way to play Nintendo Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance cartridges when it launches next year. The company previously released high-end consoles capable of playing NES, Super NES, and Sega Genesis games. Analogue’s retro consoles play cartridges using what’s called an FPGA chip to essentially recreate the hardware of the original console, rather than emulating them through software....

In September, we noted some statistics from the NYPD that claimed Apple-related crimes were increasing 10 times the 4 percent increase other crime in the city was experiencing. Today, New York City Michael Bloomberg is once again pointing to thefts of iPhones and iPads as the cause of the increase in the city’s annual crime index (via The New York Times): Crime in New York City inched up this year, and Mayor Michael R....

In NCIS, romance often takes a backseat to the case of the week. Since the series are crime procedurals set in a military world, romance can’t always be the focus. That doesn’t stop fans from hoping that their favorite characters get the chance to find love and happiness. In contrast, NCIS Los Angeles actually has been more of a focus on romance than either of the other NCIS series. It’s the first time the trio of shows has featured two main characters tying the knot on screen, after all....

Netflix has bravely addressed the very real issue of climate change in its new sci-fi title IO. The movie tells the story of Earth ravaged by climate change. It’s become completely uninhabitable to human life and our species only hope is to colonize space. Part of the fun of the sci-fi genre is examining the science. A great sci-fi film blends accuracy and drama seamlessly to nurture the audience’s suspension of disbelief....

New data from eMarketer predicts that this year, 182.5 million United States customers will subscribe to an over-the-top streaming service. Of that market, Netflix holds around an 87 percent share. That means, of the 182.5 million people paying for over-the-top streaming services, 87 percent subscribe to Netflix. That 87 percent share is down from 90 percent back in 2014, when Netflix wasn’t competing in such a crowded market. As TechCrunch explains:...

We’ve learned that a new Kensington StudioDock is in the works, after it turned out that the model for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro isn’t compatible with the 2021 model … Background The StudioDock lifts the iPad to a comfortable level for desktop use, and adds a wide range of I/O ports. We were impressed when we reviewed it a couple of months ago. However, Kensington added a note to the product description advising that it’s not compatible with the 2021 12....

This has raised many questions with users. Specifically, why apps like Facebook or Twitter need to find other devices on your local network. WhatsApp needs access to the local network to make calls, and some mobile games use it for multiplayer functions. Tap or click here to find out how to stop apps from connecting to your network. But what about apps that don’t ask for permission? A recent study shows that there are a plethora of apps using your data without your knowledge....

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk079o_2FHo&feature=player_embedded] Next Issue, a subscription-based iPad app for magazines, finally hit the App Store today after first having launched as an Android app on the Google Play store. The sales pitch is simple: “All the magazines you love. All in one app. All yours for one low price.” Folks need to visit NextIssue.com to create an account and start a 30-day free trial, and then they can download the app to access a bevy of titles from Conde Nast, News Corp, Hearst, Meredith, Time, and more major publishers....

Tons of scammers have been taking advantage of COVID-19 fears and using them to rip people off. Tap or click here for a list of scams making the rounds. While security threats will most likely continue, it’s nice to step away from all the negative news and focus on the good things that are happening in the world. Well, we’ve got just what the doctor ordered. Help Map and Groups to bring neighbors together You’ve probably heard of the social media site Nextdoor....

A new musical called “Nerds” about Steve Jobs and Bill Gates is set to hit Broadway and at the same time be the first show of its kind to feature an in-show app experience, onstage holograms, and other new technologies. An announcement on Broadway.com describes the show as “the story of the rise of computer technology and the two men that made it all possible—Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.” And Hollywood Reporter notes that the show will feature a number of new technologies that include onstage holograms, projection mapping, and in-show app integrations that will allow the audience to select how the show ends....

Sometimes, choosing the most interesting questions to highlight is the best part of my job. This week, I received questions about clean installs, social media search histories, commandeered security cameras and more. Do you have a question you’d like to ask me? Tap or click here to email me directly. Windows cleaning Q: My Windows PC is a tired old nasty dog. Is there any way I can start over?...

Netflix’s The Witcher has certainly been a hit for the streaming platform, though reviews have been mixed. There have been questions about the season’s length, its chronology, and its style. What has not been questioned, and cannot be argued, is that Henry Caville’s performance as Geralt of Rivia has been completely engrossing and entirely badass. Having binged all eight episodes of the series first season, Geralt had a lot of standout moments....

Netflix updated its iPhone and iPad app to version 7.0 today adding optimization for the larger displays on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus introduced in September. The updated version of Netflix shows more content like titles and genres as well as previews of movies and TV shows when browsing for something to watch. In addition to optimizing the Netflix app for iPhone 6 users, Netflix says the new version of its app will now offer video playback in 1080p, full HD, for users with the 5....

Ad Age reports that Chase is running its first TV ad for Apple Pay, focusing on use in small businesses, and featuring Fun lead guitarist Jack Antonoff’s side indie band Bleachers. Chase said that Apple was heavily involved with the ad … The ad, out of creative agency Saatchi & Saatchi, features members of indie pop band Bleachers roaming Los Angeles in the hours leading up to a performance. The musicians make purchases along the way using their Chase Freedom credits cards — but through Apple Pay on their iPhones, not the physical cards....

A new trailer for Dark Phoenix has officially received a rating, meaning that it should get released soon. The movie will occur nearly 10 years after the events of X-Men: Apocalypse, with a highly trained X-Men team regularly going on dangerous missions. After they get hit with a solar flare, though, Jean Grey loses control of her powers and transitions into Dark Phoenix, unleashing an enormous amount of power that threatens to drive her mad....

The LG G3 sits right at the top with the HTC One M8 and the Nexus 5 in terms of actual leaks before its official announcement. The device has already leaked in blurrycam images, press renders, and was even caught in a subway ride. Now, not to bore his audience with the same information repeatedly, @evleaks today posted pictures of the developer variant of the T-Mobile’s LG G3, covered by a hideous looking case to apparently protect its identity (Yeah, right LG)....

A new trademark filed by Nintendo is suggesting the company has plans for more entries in the Mario & Luigi series, even though its previous developer, AlphaDream, went bankrupt in 2019. In 2003, AlphaDream created Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga for the Game Boy Advance, which was an RPG that allowed the player to perform additional interactions during the battle scenes, such as jumping at the correct time to avoid an enemy attack or pressing a button properly in order to deliver a more devastating blow....