Wednesday
Aug082018

Marvel movies will stop coming to Netflix starting with ‘Captain Marvel’

The days of Marvel movies on Netflix are numbered. When Captain Marvel gets released next year, that will be the first Marvel Studios film to be offered exclusively through Disney’s upcoming streaming service. Ant-Man and the Wasp will be the last Marvel Cinematic Universe film to come to the service. As for the Marvel Netfix shows, these don’t seem to be going anywhere just yet. A Disney spokeswoman told The New York Times that there are “no current plans” to move these shows off Netflix.

This move is not surprising at all since Disney has long wanted to contend with Netflix and has even pulled out key Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar movies from the streaming network. Netflix is hoping that its huge investment in original content can counteract the loss of marquee content from big studios.

Wednesday
Aug082018

Review: Samsung Galaxy Tab S4

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Credit goes to Samsung for persevering in the Android tablet space despite most other makers, even Google, seemingly abandoning the form factor. Now that 10-inch tablets are a thing again and geared towards productivity as much as content consumption, Samsung’s Tab S4 offers a true modern Android tablet experience, but is this enough?

Let’s face it, Android on tablets hasn’t flourished in nearly eight years. There are very few tablet-optimized Android apps. While Android tablets can run thousands of smartphone apps, there’s very little incentive for developers to focus on tablet users.

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Tuesday
Aug072018

Fossil brings Google Pay, GPS, and heart-rate tracking to new smartwatches

Fossil just released the fourth-generation of its Fossil Q lineup and offers some features other traditional-looking smartwatches don’t have yet. The new Fossil Q line comes with Google Pay support, heart-rate monitor, and standalone GPS. The Q Venture HR and Q Explorist HR are priced between $335 and $365 and come with different band and color options. Some are available for pre-order, while others are on sale already over at Fossil’s site.

The Q Venture HR comes with a 40mm stainless steel casing, while the Explorist HR has a larger 45mm case. And while you get new features, unfortunately, you’re stuck with the two-year-old Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 chip. If that doesn’t bother you and you still want to try out a Wear OS watch, you can check these out now.

Source: The Verge

Tuesday
Aug072018

Guide to the best sites for back to school shopping

By Sonya Davison

It’s the beginning of August and it suddently hit me, I have one kid going off to university and one off to high school. Whelp. Yes, I know we’re at mid-point of summer vacation and while I really don’t want to rush things, I'm seriously getting the case of FOMO. Back to school shopping has begun (and even done) with some families I know. Cue the tears...mine. Particularly for the university-bound kid who’s all of the sudden seems waaaay more grown up. The boy that had me carry a purse load of Hot Wheels is now driving himself and soon he'll be one of the thousands that will be moving into residence at the beginning of September.

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