In the wake of MoviePass’ parent company Helios and Matheson Analytics, reporting an operating loss of $126.6 million for the most recent quarter ending June 30th (compared with a loss of under $3 million this time last year), news has come of a class action lawsuit against the company and its CEO Ted Farnsworth […]
President Trump this week signed the Defense Authorization Act, which bans the use of Huawei or ZTE devices by government personnel. The Defense Authorization Act is an annual piece of legislation that provides funding to the military. Congress added language to the act that makes it illegal for any government employee to buy or use devices […]
David Wells, a 14-year veteran of Netflix who has guided the company through a period of massive growth since 2010 as chief financial officer, announced plans to leave the company. Netflix said Wells will step down after helping the company choose his successor and announced that its search for a new CFO will include “both […]
Google defies the wishes of mobile device users and tracks their whereabouts even after people turn location history off, reports the Associated Press. An investigation conducted by the Associated Press found that many Google apps and services on both Android and iOS devices continued to pinpoint users despite their wishes to the contrary. The AP says […]
Just a week ago in an effort to stay solvent MoviePass opted not to proceed with a $14.95 price hike. Instead, was keeping $9.95 subscription plan. But the new plan was no longer a movie day plan but three movie tickets a month plan. Now according to The New York Post. The MoviePass service went down […]
Advertising Age is reporting that Spotify is running a test in Australia which will let listeners skip audio and video adverts at any time while the ad is playing. This is instead of having a preset time limit to listen to or watch the advert which can’t be skipped. They’ll be able to do this […]
Nazi symbols can now appear in video games in Germany, ending a long-running and frequently attacked censorship. Germany bans symbols belonging to unconstitutional groups, which has caused problems in games where the Nazis are a frequent adversary. In games like the Wolfenstein series, German editions would change Hitler’s name, remove his moustache, and replace swastikas […]
Qualcomm has reached an agreement with Taiwan to close an investigation concerning its patent licensing practices. Qualcomm will pay a fine of $93 million, and has promised to invest some $700 million in Taiwan over the next five years. Taiwan had accused Qualcomm of improperly pressuring partners that wanted to use its chips with high […]
Samsung devices will feature Spotify as the default music service moving forward thanks to a new partnership between the two companies. Samsung Galaxy phone owners will be guided through the process of signing up for Spotify out of the box. People will be able to access Spotify not only on their phones, but also Samsung’s […]
The India government has refused Apple’s request to exempt the iPhone from anti-spam laws regarding a mandatory anti-spam app, with the fight possibly ending up in the iPhone getting cut off from the country’s cellular networks. India’s Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) is demanding that Apple install an official anti-spam app. Anti-spam apps exist now with […]
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