Netflix tests out new ‘Ultra’ pricing tier

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Netflix might be trying out a new higher pricing tier that could affect existing plans. The streaming service is calling this new tier Ultra and it allows up to four devices to receive Ultra HD video and audio streaming at the same time. The existing subscriptions plans are Basic ($8.99), Standard ($10.99), and Premium ($13.99). Basic allows for one screen at a time; Standard allows for two; and Premium allows for four. The new plan, as seen tested in different countries, costs €16.99 in Italy (approx. CA$26). And with it in play, some users are seeing the Premium downgraded from four screens to two and Standard to just one display.

Not all subscribers will be seeing this test, though. According to Netflix spokeswoman Smita Saran, We continuously test new things at Netflix and these tests typically vary in length of time. In this case, we are testing slightly different price points and features to better understand how consumers value Netflix."

Source: CNET

Microsoft claims Outlook.com’s Dark Mode is coming ‘very soon’

The wait for Microsoft to bring Dark Mode into Outlook.com might be over soon. According to one team member working on the email client, this feature will be coming “very soon.” Microsoft first teased this for Halloween last year and it seems the company has been working on it these past few months. The delay is supposedly because of Microsoft’s “insistence that we deliver the best Dark Mode of any leading email client (you’ll understand when you see it, I guarantee).” The one they previewed at Halloween was said to be a prototype and still needed a lot of work before it was ready for a full release. Microsoft claims they have redesigned the code and colors “multiple times” and that they’re now in the final stretch of finishing this new theme.

OxygenOS beta brings Project Treble support to OnePlus 5 and 5T

The latest beta build of OxygenOS brings something OnePlus 5 and 5T users are going to appreciate: support for Google’s Project Treble. If you aren’t familiar with this, Project Treble separates Android’s framework with the vendor’s hardware code implementations. This means handset makers are only going to be in charge of the parts they change in the software, while Google and the companies who provide the processors will be releasing updates on their own. This initiative hopes to help reduce fragmentation in Android. Unfortunately, this isn’t widely adopted yet.

But now for those OnePlus 5 and 5T users, your handsets will soon be compliant with the program. You would, however, need to flash these OxygenOS beta build if you aren’t running the previous version of open beta. And if things work out smoothly, then these phones should get the update in the coming weeks. On top of this, the new update brings with it a new user interface, support for accent colors, and changes to the launcher, phone, and weather apps.

Source: PhoneArena

Facebook shuts down three underutilized apps

It’s time to say goodbye to Hello, Moves, and tbh. These three Facebook apps are being shut down because of the lack of enough user interest to keep them going and the company doesn’t want to “spread ourselves too thin” with underutilized apps. Facebook said they will also be deleting user data for all three apps within 90 days.

Fitness tracking app Moves was bought by Facebook back in 2014 but raised privacy concerns because of how the app tracked daily activities. A year later, Facebook introduced Hello, a mobile app the displayed information about incoming phone calls even if the caller’s number isn’t saved on your phone. And then last year, Facebook acquired tbh, which let its users compliment each other by sending anonymous quizzes.