Comcast lost 477,000 cable customers in Q2 2020


In an earnings report published today, Comcast claimed that it lost 477,000 pay-TV subscribers over the past three months. That number isn't nearly as significant as AT&T's losses, but it's still not an easy blow for Comcast to ignore, especially since the company's quarterly cable TV losses only seem to...

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Telegram files antitrust complaint against Apple's App Store in the EU


Just as Apple CEO got grilled by the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee, the creators of encrypted messaging app Telegram filed an antitrust complaint in the EU where they condemn Apple's tight control of the apps and services distributed through the App Store.

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Check out what Lego hid inside its buildable Nintendo Entertainment System (spoiler)


Spoiler alert: if you’d rather experience the surprise as you build the set, you’d best turn back now.

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The Impossible Burger is now available at Walmart


Impossible Foods is taking its talents to Walmart. The California startup on Thursday said its flagship product, the Impossible Burger, is actively rolling out to nearly 2,100 Walmart Supercenter and Neighborhood Market locations across the country.

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Your favorite video game maps, visualized


Someone—well actually several someones—made a video comparing various games and the size of their maps from smallest to largest. The sheets are rolled out one-by-one on a virtual table with the game's name, and the size of its geographical area in square kilometers. The virtual maps are roughly to scale,...

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Halo Infinite dev: we hear your complaints about the game


Following the mixed response to the Halo Infinite reveal, Xbox Marketing Manager Aaron Greenberg reminded people that the world is in the middle of a pandemic, and we're seeing an in-progress game that's still several months away from its launch date. He also advised people to watch the 4K/60fps video...

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Huawei beat Samsung for the first time to lead worldwide smartphone shipments in Q2


During the most recent quarter, Huawei managed to ship 55.8 million devices. That’s five percent fewer year-over-year but still enough to beat out second-place Samsung who moved 53.7 million smartphones, a far more significant 30 percent drop compared to the same period a year ago.

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Star Citizen dev tells angry fans that it's working on another Squadron 42 roadmap


Squadron 42, which features an all-star Hollywood cast, was once due to arrive in 2016. But in a development roadmap earlier this year, CIG wrote: “We want to be clear: progress on Squadron 42 is happening and we’re broadly happy with that progress. But we know that our roadmap is...

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Sony announces first "Ready for PlayStation 5" TVs: 120Hz and up to 8K


The X900H offers 4K resolution, which is becoming standard on most high-end TVs, alongside a 120Hz refresh rate (via a future Bravia firmware update). Sony says it also has a “very low” input lag of 7.2ms. The company does state, however, that: “The input lag is measured with X900H via...

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PS5 or Xbox Series X? 84% of gamers pick Sony's console in survey


The findings come from Experience12 (via MCV), which surveyed over 3,000 UK “pop culture fans” between 25 June and 2 July using the MCM Comic Con online channels. When asked which of the next-gen consoles they were most excited for, the PS5 was the winner by a vast majority.

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