Redbox has entered the ad-supported streaming market with the launch of Redbox Free Live TV. “But despite its name, Redbox’s new streaming service isn’t offering ‘live TV’ similar to what you’d get on a TV streaming service like YouTube TV or Hulu with Live TV,” reports TechCrunch. “Instead, the new service offers a curated set of ad-supported movies and TV shows,…
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Samsung Debuts ‘Sero TV’ That Auto-Rotates For Vertical Videos From Your Phone
At CES 2020, Samsung debuted “The Sero” (translates to vertical in Korean) — a 4K TV that automatically rotates on its stand so you can more easily watch vertical content that’s been recorded on phones or uploaded to apps like TikTok or Instagram. Pocket-lint reports: The new TV is a relatively modest 43-inches in size, but it’s not aimed at those…
Apple’s AWDL Protocol Plagued By Flaws That Enable Tracking and MitM Attacks
Apple Wireless Direct Link (AWDL), a protocol installed on over 1.2 billion Apple devices, contains vulnerabilities that enable attackers to track users, crash devices, or intercept files transferred between devices via man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks. From a report: These are the findings of a research project that started last year at the Technical University of Darmstadt, in Germany, and has recently concluded,…
As Apple Moves Into Streaming, Netflix Kills Support for AirPlay
Streaming giant Netflix has dropped native support for Apple’s AirPlay, with the company revising its support guidelines to state that the switch is “due to technical limitations,” Cult of Mac wrote on Saturday. Read more… Source: https://gizmodo.com/as-apple-moves-into-streaming-netflix-kills-support-fo-1833863148