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NYC And San Francisco Now Have Text To 9-1-1 Service

You can now contact emergency dispatchers in New York City and San Francisco by texting 911. The service is intended primarily for the deaf, hard of hearing, and survivors of domestic violence.  It also for times when a medical emergency arises that renders the person incapable of speaking  For the rest of us, a voice […]

Netflix Drops First Poster For The Old Guard

Netflix has released the first full poster for The Old Guard starring Charlize Theron Based on Greg Rucka and artist Leandro Fernandez’s comic book The Old Guard, the film tells of a small group of soldiers, led by a woman named Andromache of Scythia or Andy, who are inexplicably immortal and have been working as […]

Xfinity Mobile Now Has Plans With mmWave 5G Data

Xfinity Mobile has announced “new” service plans which include mmWave 5G data at no extra cost. The new plans are almost identical to the company’s old plans, except the cheapest plan — offering just 1 GB of shared cellular data — is now $15/month instead of $12/month. Other plans remain unchanged, including 3 GB of […]

EasyJet Customer Data Has Been Hacked – 9 Million Customers’ Data Compromised

EasyJet has announced it has been a victim of a data breach by a “highly sophisticated actor” which has comprised information of 9 million customers. Hackers were able to access the email addresses along with the travel details of all 9 million. Plus at least 2,000 had their credit card information taken. The airline said […]

Netflix Inks Reese Witherspoon For Two Flicks

Netflix has signed Reese Witherspoon to both produce and star in two upcoming romantic comedy features – Your Place or Mine and The Cactus. Your Place or Mine tells the story of two long-distance best friends who change each other’s lives when one decides to pursue a lifelong dream and the other volunteers to keep […]

Unhinged Drops Its First Trailer Along with A New Release Date

Solstice Studios, in a surprise move, has pushed up the Russell Crowe-led psychological thriller Unhinged from September to a July 1st global release date along with dropping the film’s first trailer below. The film takes an ordinary, everyday incident to its most terrifying conclusion. Caren Pistorius plays Rachel, a young mother who leans on her […]

Hamilton Will No Longer Have A Theatrically Release

Disney has official changed its plans to theatrically release a filmed version of Lin Manuel-Miranda’s Broadway musical Hamilton and will now push it direct-to-streaming on its Disney+ service on July 3rd this year. That’s a move up of a full fifteen months from its originally targeted October 15th 2021 cinema release. Both Disney Executive Chairman Robert […]

TCL For The First Time Sells Phones Under Their Own Name In The US – The TCL 10 Pro, TCL 10L

TCL,who in the past has make Alcatel and Blackberry branded phones, is launching its first TCL-branded phones in the US. The TCL 10 Pro and TCL 10L will launch as unlocked phones. Most people in the US and Canada will know TCL  from televisions.  These phone were first displayed at CES this year during the […]

iOS 13.5 Will Be Able To Automatically Share Medical Info With 911

Apple has added a new feature to iOS that can electronically share your “Medical ID” data with emergency dispatchers when you call 911. Apple’s Health app already lets you input medical info such as blood type, allergies, medical conditions, and emergency contacts. Users can opt to make this information available on an iPhone’s lock screen […]

Verizon Now Selling The LG Q70

Verizon has launched a new mid-range phone, the LG Q70, for $350. Core features include an IP68 water resistance rating, NFC, 3.5mm headset jack, 4,000 mAh battery, and a 32-megapixel camera that can capture 4K video. The phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chip with 4 GB of RAM. It has a 6.4-inch […]

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