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• Netflix lowers video quality in Europe because of coronavirus-induced strain

  People are staying home because of coronavirus, and what activity is better suited for the millions of newly-minted homebodies ...

  • Napier Lopez

• How to watch Netflix, Hulu, Disney+ and others with friends online

  Streaming services are an entertainment lifeline when you're stuck at home. These apps will help you watch them with your ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Thanks, Coronavirus: YouTube will now default to 480p globally

  A few days after YouTube said it would reduce default streaming bitrates in Europe to reduce strain on the continent's internet ...

  • Napier Lopez

• PSA: Netflix isn't giving away free subs due to coronavirus — it's a scam

  Nope, Netflix isn't handing out free subscriptions to its streaming service due to the coronavirus outbreak — but hackers ...

  • Mix

• YouTube, Apple TV+, and Amazon Prime Video reduce image quality in Europe following Netflix

  In the latest round of coronavirus-induced tech news, YouTube, AppleTV+, and Amazon Prime video have all begun to reduce ...

  • Napier Lopez

• So you want to try streaming services for free? Here are their trial times

  Now's the time to give the many, many streaming platforms a try. Here's how long you can watch them for free before you have ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Amazon, Netflix, and Facebook: Say hello to ‘stay-at-home’ tech stocks

  The threat of the coronavirus has suddely changed consumer habits, and traders are looking to make gains with 'stay-at-home' ...

  • David Canellis

• YouTube throttles video quality in Europe due to coronavirus

  Don't worry if YouTube videos don't seem as crisp and sharp all of a sudden — the coronavirus self-isolation isn't making ...

  • Mix

• How to host an online Netflix binge with friends

  Netflix is a great way to spend your downtime. But if your friends can't come physically over to join you, there's still ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• How to use Chrome's media controls to easily switch between videos and podcasts

  This is how you use Chrome's media control button to switch between YouTube, Netflix, and Spotify content without juggling ...

  • Mix

• This 'pirate radio' pays for Netflix, HBO, and Disney+ so you don't have to

  You're the one paying for the streaming wars. Unless... you refuse to play with Netflix, Amazon, HBO, and co. — and get ...

  • Mix

• This new Chrome extension lets you securely share your Netflix password

  There are two types of people in the world: those who share their Netflix login, and those who are using those credentials. ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Quibi is an outlandish $1.75B bet on vertical-mode movies

  Quibi really hopes you'll be keen to watch top quality content on your phone ... at the bank ... in vertical mode ... for ...

  • David Canellis

• Netflix added a top 10 list of its most-watched content — here’s how to find it

  Netflix is adding a feature that lets you see what shows and movies are most-watched in your country. Here's where you can ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• A love letter to my beloved NAS Drive, the WD PR2100

  I adore my NAS drive, the WD PR2100. It's become the center of my digital world, and is something you'd benefit from too. ...

  • Callum Booth

• Here are the 9 titles Netflix purged due to government censorship

  In its 23 years of service, Netflix has removed only nine pieces of content due to government censorship. Most of the takedown ...

  • Mix

• How to save data while watching Netflix on Android

  Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• How to opt out of Netflix's autoplay previews

  Yep, we all hate Netflix's autoplay feature -- or at least, most of us do. Netflix finally gave the option to turn it off. ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Netflix is turning One Piece into a live-action series and I'm worried

  In the world of anime and manga, there's no franchise more enduring than Eichiro Oda's One Piece. Both show and comic have ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Apple, Facebook, and Warren Buffett: Here's the top 25 stocks for millennials

  The average millennial investor is buying up tech stocks, but Tesla surprisingly isn't the most popular stock among thirty-somethings. ...

  • David Canellis

• Netflix snags international streaming rights to Studio Ghibli's films

  The formerly digital-averse Studio Ghibli is partnering with Netflix to stream its films to the world... except for North ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Text this number for an infinite feed of AI-generated feet

  Someone trained a computer to create fake feet pics — and you can get endless AI-generated foot pics by texting this number. ...

  • Mix

• 2019 was the year that mainstream culture actually ‘got’ Bitcoin — kinda

  From Billions to Kurt Russell, this year saw Bitcoin featured in some pretty popular television shows and movies. Here's ...

  • David Canellis

• India's government allegedly fueled a bogus campaign to garner support by offering 'free Netflix' (Update)

  Update (07/01/2020):  BJP President Amit Shah said today the toll-free number to register support for the upcoming law ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Disney Plus is quietly dropping titles from its streaming catalog (again)

  Disney’s fabled Vault was where fans of classic releases like Cinderella or The Little Mermaid, got their fix. Every few ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Streaming 2019: Netflix and Disney vs the world (and we're not complaining)

  Streaming in 2019 is massively different to what it was a few years ago. This year alone, multiple new services have either ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Why the 2020 streaming wars will be won by robots

  The problem streaming platforms will be addressing in 2020 is how they help viewers find what they want to watch — and ...

  • Arash Pendari

• Alleged Bitcoin extortionist extradited to US for ties to 'Dark Overload' hacker crew

  An alleged member of “The Dark Overload,” hacking group — which demanded Bitcoin ransom payments from victims — ...

  • Yessi Bello Perez

• [Best of 2019] I turned my bedroom into a cinema for shitty reality TV with this easy-to-use projector

  I have several passions that I would say define the core of my personality: Hawaiian pizza, scatological talk, and reality ...

  • Georgina Ustik

• How Netflix uses psychology to perfect their customer experience

  If there’s a company that’s synonymous with seamless customer experience, it’s Netflix. It has become the defacto ...

  • Jen Clinehens

• [Best of 2019] This clever Chrome extension camouflages Netflix in a conference call

  If you absolutely must watch Netflix at work, this browser extension could help you prevent getting caught, by mimicking ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• Netflix's newest original is a scripted series about Spotify

  Netflix today announced its plan for a scripted series about “Swedish music sensation Spotify.” The series, based on ...

  • Bryan Clark

• There's a new streaming competitor on the block: The Pirate Bay

  Watch out Apple, Netflix, Disney, Amazon, and HBO. It looks like The Pirate Bay is now letting people stream content directly ...

  • Mix

• Millennials would rather cop Bitcoin than Disney and Netflix stocks

  According to a recently published report, millennials invested more in Bitcoin than they did in the likes of Disney or Netflix ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• Disney+ looks more like Netflix every day, and that's a good thing

  Disney today added another missing feature to its Disney+ streaming platform -- and with it, the platform is starting too ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Netflix reopens the historic Paris Theatre to screen its original movies

  Netflix today announced it was reopening Manhattan's Paris Theatre indefinitely, and is making it into "a home for special ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Disney+ tells you when missing movies will be added

  When describing Disney+ to friends and family members, I often sum up by saying it's "basically Netflix for your inner child." ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Netflix partners with Nickelodeon as Disney+ ensnares millions

  An ancient military strategy suggests "the enemy of one's enemy is one's friend." In the modern war to engage eyeballs, it ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Three weird streaming services you should check out once your Netflix trial is over

  The holidays are quickly approaching and millions of students and families are about to embark on a season of travel. It's ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Netflix adds a 'skip Trump joke' button for Seth Meyers comedy special

  Netflix is implementing a button that lets you skip Trump jokes, if only as a joke itself. The button is a one-off to ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Apple TV+ is 242 times more expensive than Netflix (per show or movie)

  You know what I love? A streaming service with as few things to watch as possible. Oh, and what’s that flying through my ...

  • Yaron Yitzhak

• Netflix is testing a feature that lets you speed up boring episodes

  Netflix is always experimenting with new features to change your viewing experience. Its new test is a slightly weird one ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• CHEAP: Toughen up your data with a 1TB SanDisk External SSD for $179

  Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Imagine this, you're on a trek, ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Here's why Disney+ may not work on your phone

  Disney+ is set to launch next month with plenty of exciting titles at the offer. But you might not be able to stream all ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• CHEAP: Stop staring, the Amazon Fire TV stick 4K is really selling for just $35

  Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! In the past year or so a lot of ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Indonesia's ride-hailing giant Gojek enters the streaming fray with GoPlay

  Indonesian ride-hailing operator Gojek launches GoPlay, a video on-demand service to transform its single purpose app into ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• Netflix shows free episode to non-subscribers as streaming competition heats up

  After introducing $3 per month mobile-only plan in India, Netflix is experimenting with a new strategy to lure more subscribers ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• How to find and delete your Netflix viewing history

  Ever wanted to know how to find and delete your Netflix viewing history so you stop getting weird and useless recommendations? ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• Pam and Angela from The Office are re-watching the show for their new podcast

  Actors Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey, who played Pam Beesly and Angela Martin on The Office, are teaming up on a podcast ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• Netflix adds Latest section, now alerts users when new shows drop

  Netflix today revealed the latest update to its platform, in which it'll serve alerts when a show you're interested in is ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Dear Netflix: Please ditch the algorithm and focus on human-curated 'Collections'

  Netflix is reportedly testing an all-new recommendation system that harnesses the power of employed biological neural networks ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Robert De Niro’s firm sues employee for $6M for binging 55 eps of Friends at work

  We need a new category for this sort of Netflix activity: Robert De Niro's company sues an ex employee for binging 55 episodes ...

  • Mix

• How to find something to watch on Netflix, without endless scrolling

  Sure, Netflix is super popular. But it's not always easy to find something worth watching. Here are some top tips to help ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• YouTube is the world's top-grossing video app with $138M in user spending

  Google must be happy. YouTube is the world's top-grossing app in the photo and video software category for a second quarter ...

  • Mix

• Netflix launches its $3/month mobile-only subscription in India

  At an event in New Delhi, India, today, Netflix launched its new mobile-only subscription tier for users in the country ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Tons of iPhone users are joining the dark side by switching to Samsung

  It seems Apple fans are finally shaking off the iPhone mania, with many of them switching to Samsung and other Android-powered ...

  • Mix

• Netflix confirms it'll launch a cheaper mobile-only subscription in India this year

  After testing it for few months, Netflix comfirmed in a letter to shareholders that it plans to launch mobile only plan for ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• PRIME CHEAP: A 4K Fire TV Stick For $25? This must be a mistake

  It's Prime Day! That means one thing: deals. And right now there's an amazing offer on Amazon's 4K Fire TV stick media streamer. ...

  • Callum Booth

• The battle between streaming platforms is getting nasty — here's how much it'll cost you

  This is where the top 25 most popular TV series will run in the future, and how many subscriptions you will need to watch ...

  • Yaron Yitzhak

• Cuphead is coming to Netflix -- and it'd better be dark as pitch

  Netflix's latest overture to gamers is a show based on indie darling Cuphead. Let's hope they don't mistake its colorful ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Review: Microsoft's Windows 1.11 is an Upside Down mess

  Microsoft today announced that it was the year 1985. We checked the Microsoft store to confirm this and, as Windows 1.11 ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Black Mirror's 'Striking Vipers' episode is a surprisingly refreshing depiction of future sex

  This article was originally published on SEXTECHGUIDE, an independent publication that looks at the intersection between ...

  • SEXTECHGUIDE

• Is Microsoft teasing a Netflix tie-in? Stranger Things have happened

  Microsoft yesterday took to Twitter and Instagram to tease social media denizens with a cryptic Windows 1.0 video. After ...

  • Tristan Greene

• The bigger they are, the harder they fall — WeWork and Uber’s fight against reality

  We now know that Uber is worth one of two amounts: precisely $68.95bn or absolutely anything. Never before has a company ...

  • Tom Goodwin

• Here’s how much you would have made if you invested in Netflix stock instead of a subscription

  Our digital media addiction is costlier than you might think

  • Yaron Yitzhak

• Watch: Shutterstock recreates the Stranger Things trailer using only stock footage

  There's a lot you can do with Shutterstock's generic video footage.

  • Matthew Hughes

• Netflix's 'Project Rumble Pak' tests vibrating mobile movies

  We're all used to our console controllers vibrating during intense gaming sequences. Some movie theaters incorporate vibration ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Netflix fixes potentially devastating Linux SACK vulnerability

  Please mind the SACK

  • Matthew Hughes

• Netflix is launching two Stranger Things games

  Netflix is set to dip its toes into gaming. As a part of that, it revealed the first game, Stranger Things, which is set ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• CHEAP EXTRA: At $180, this Bose Solo 5 soundbar is dangerously discounted

  If you're still using your TV's built-in speakers to binge on Netflix, you need to stop and get yourself this brilliant discounted ...

  • Deals on TNW

• These 20 tech companies literally have the most valuable employees

  If you've ever wondered how valuable a company is -- or in other words, its capacity to bring in revenue, as well as what ...

  • Yaron Yitzhak

• Netflix to invade E3 (and it might be bringing new games with it)

  Netflix revealed it's going to be part of a panel at E3 that sort of implies it's interested in video game adapations of ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Henry Cavill's prettied-up Witcher coming to Netflix in fall

  The Witcher, starring ex-Superman Henry Cavill, will debut on Netflix this fall, filling the void left in our hearts by the ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Here's why you can't use AirPlay with Netflix right now

  Last week, Netflix removed support for AirPlay from its platform. That means you can’t beam Netflix shows from your iPhone ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Apple TV Plus is Apple's Netflix challenger - here's what we know so far

  After years of rumors and speculation, it's finally real: Apple is launching its own competitor to Netflix. It's called Apple ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Netflix' $4 mobile-only subscriptions could bolster its growth in India

  In a bid to grow its audience in India, Netflix is trialing cheaper subscriptions that allow access to its streaming video ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• Who are you siding with in the Spotify-Apple antitrust war?

  Apple and Spotify are locking horns over whether the iPhone maker is engaging in anticompetitive behavior with its App Store ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• Why is Netflix obsessed with homicidal heartthrobs?

  Soon after Netflix released its series on Ted Bundy, Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, thousands of people ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Report: Anonymity could be the answer to feeling happier online

  Social media usage has been proven to have negative effects on our mental health but a recent study has revealed that the ...

  • Alan Schaaf

• How Netflix is dominating the cultural conversation

  Netflix appears to be on a mission to bring back the cultural conversation. However, this time around our daily narrative ...

  • Neil C. Hughes

• Back with the Ex is definitely Netflix's worst original show

  With legions of data at its disposal, Netflix churns out original shows faster than anyone with a job — or a life — can ...

  • Georgina Ustik

• Netflix is romanticizing male murderers for their own profits

  After the release of Netflix’s documentary based on the infamous serial killer and rapist, Ted Bundy, the streaming platform tweeted ...

  • Cara Curtis

• I can’t wait to hate-watch Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘scientific’ Netflix show

  Fall can't come soon enough: in just a few months, Netflix will air a new show helmed by Gwyneth Paltrow, the brains behind ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• This Netflix browser extension will auto-skip intros and recaps for bonus laziness

  When you're binging an engaging show on Netflix like Narcos, you might want to skip intro song or the recap after a few episodes. ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• I can't wait for the Netflix of mobile games

  I'm chuffed about today's news from Cheddar's Alex Heath, who reports that Apple is building a game subscription service. ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• Amazon just screwed over the indie filmmakers that made Prime Video great

  Amazon Prime Video Direct, once a haven for independent filmmakers is now a decaying monument to what could have been after ...

  • Tristan Greene

• You can now share your Netflix faves to Instagram Stories — if you have an iPhone

  When streaming first took off it felt like the period of shared viewership had ended. How could anyone gather around the ...

  • Callum Booth

• The #AmazonShitCarShow is some of the best crap on Prime

  Amazon's hit car show "The Grand Tour" was recently called an expletive-deleted show by a marketing team working for one ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Tech stocks are overvalued and it’s killing innovation

  We’re entering an unprecedented era of advanced technology and behemoth tech companies driving its development. Earlier ...

  • Jayson DeMers

• This site will show you the highest-rated movies on Netflix and Amazon Prime

  If you're looking for a good movie for your next watch party, but don't know exactly what's on Netflix or Amazon Prime, Flickmetrix ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Film stalwarts save one of the few cinephile-friendly streaming services

  One of the few streaming services dedicated to classic movies was recently earmarked for destruction. After one prolonged ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Miss the iPod? Get yourself one of these groovy music players

  The iPod as we know if doesn't really exist anymore, which is a massive shame. Luckily though, there are plenty of great ...

  • Callum Booth

• Netflix tests ads: No need for drama

  Netflix has over 130 million active subscribers around the globe and certainly can’t afford to alienate its viewers by ...

  • Michal Wlosik

• Streaming almost killed piracy, but cyberlockers are changing that

  Illegal downloading is on its way out, according to a report by by YouGov. It found that only 10 percent of people in the ...

  • The Conversation

• Netflix is adapting the Chronicles of Narnia into movies and a series

  Netflix's latest fantasy acquisition is C.S. Lewis's Narnia series, and we're allegedly going to see adaptations both episodic ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• It's hard to be a cinephile in the Netflix era

  How many classic films are actually available on the popular streaming services? Surprisingly, not as many as you might think. ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Netflix revamps its profile icons with colors and characters

  Netflix today announced its revamping its profile icons with extra colors, and adding new ones that show characters from ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Justin Sun now owns BitTorrent, the first of his Infinity stones

  Justin Sun's acquisition of BitTorrent has been finalized, effectively bringing 100 million new users to the Tron (TRX) decentralized ...

  • David Canellis

• This app makes picking your next movie easier than ever

  Researching what movie to watch sucks. This app makes it sucks less.

  • Juan Buis

• This weird TV show from Norway will be your new favorite Netflix binge

  Norway's slam hit Slow TV has never left its home country, but it's hard to understand why. Fortunately we can now watch ...

  • Juan Buis