DC Comics names new streaming service as DC Universe

DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. announced last year that they were working creating their own digital streaming platform that will have both DC’s animated and live action series. And now the streaming service gets a name: DC Universe. It even gets a landing page on DC Comics’ website, where it’s described as a “first-of-its kind, immersive digital experience designed just for DC fans.” The shows that have already been announced for the platform include the animated Young Justice: Outsiders, animated Harley Quinn series, and live-action versions of Titans and Swamp Thing. There is no word yet when DC Universe will be officially launching but Titans is expected to come out sometime this year, while Swamp Thing is expected to get a 2019 release.

Netflix calls on Canadians to apply to become the stars of #GrammastersNorth

The search is on! Today, Netflix announced the search for talented Canadian photographers to take on the role of #GrammastersNorth with opportunities to capture Netflix Original productions behind-the-scenes and share with the NetflixCA Instagram followers. 

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You can now share songs you listen to on Spotify right to Instagram Stories

Gone are the days of having to take tedious screenshots to share what you’re listening to on Spotify to Instagram Stories. The social network and music streaming service will now let you directly share the song, playlist, or album you’ve been listening to. On top of that, a link for the said song/playlist/album will show up on your Instagram Story so your followers can listen to. Just like other Stories, you can add stickers and text to your post. According to Instagram, this new Stories integration will also let third-party apps post content right to Facebook Stories as well, but the Spotify support is “coming soon.”

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LG launches G7 ThinQ

LG is trying its hand once again to stir up some excitement for its mobile division with the launch of the G7 ThinQ. The phone has the makings of what’s expected from a 2018 smartphone. It sports a 6.1-inch QHD LCD display (with a notch), which the company boasts has 1000 nits brightness, and its speakers can supposedly pump out over 100 decibels of sound. The headphone jack stays and now supports DTS-X virtual surround sound. It runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, 4GB of RAM, 64GB storage with microSD expansion, and a 3,000mAh battery with wireless charging support. And it also has IP68 water resistance.

It feels very much like a “me too” device. For a company like LG, who has on multiple occasions gone ahead and made some unusual yet somewhat forward-thinking ideas, seems uninspired. LG is trying its hand at AI, which you can see in the ThinQ branding of the G7, and bringing it to its own camera Similar to what the Huawei Mate 10 Pro and P20 Pro have done, the AI camera can identify different scenes and objects. Its dual 16-megapixel rear cameras that comes with a pixel binning feature, which is similar to HTC’s UltraPixel tech. It combines nearby photo pixels into one big pixel to improve light-sensitivity and get brighter, less grainy photos. The resolution gets cut down to 4-megapixel instead of 16-megapixel.

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