Day: June 20, 2018

AMC is Creating a Rival Service To MoviePass

AMC said on Wednesday it is creating a VIP tier of its loyalty program, a subscription movie theater pass called AMC Stubs A-List, which will allow users to see three movies a week in AMC theaters for $20 a month. From a report: The offering rivals that of MoviePass, a subscription movie service with longstanding…


Treating patients caught in the world’s war zones – CNET

From CNET Magazine: Telemedicine may not be new, but it’s still one of the most powerful tools we have to help people hurt in the crossfire. …read more Source:: CNet


Euro copyright vote: Whoa, did the EU just ‘break the internet’?

No, but not everyone’s happy with the changes JURI, European Parliament’s legal affairs committee, voted today to approve a new neighbouring right for news publishers to seek payment for reuse of snippets of articles, in a narrow 13:12 vote.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Acer Nitro 5 laptop for $680: Game on the go for 15 percent off – CNET

Normally $800, this new model has ample horsepower for the most demanding games. Plus: Keep your phone safe from sand, water and other summertime threats. …read more Source:: CNet


Uber Tests Cheaper Fares For Riders Who Are Willing To Wait Longer

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Quartz: The ride-hailing company has started testing a feature that gives riders the option to trade a shorter wait for a cheaper fare. “Prices are lower at 17:00,” Uber recently advised an Uber employee who requested a ride in Berkeley, California, and tweeted a screenshot of the feature….


Who dares wins, they say, so Toshiba’s SAS drive plans another hit on SATA

Faster interface aims to replace 6Gbit/s dead end in servers Toshiba has sent in a SAS SSD hit team to assault SATA SSDs and their slower interface in the shape of its RM5 vSAS drive.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


MSDN unleashes a fresh round of unintentional innuendo bingo

It’s Carry On Coding as Microsofties fiddle with knobs The spirit of Kenneth Williams* is alive and well in the corridors of Redmond, with staffer Raymond Chen detailing some internal Microsoft jargon in a euphemism-heavy MSDN posting.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


EU negotiator: Crucial data adequacy deal will wait until UK hands in homework

Wants to shut off access to Europol, security DBs The UK will only be able to get a data adequacy decision from the European Union once it has offered up its new legal framework – and won’t get access to the bloc’s policing and security databases, Michel Barnier has warned.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


California’s net neutrality bill faces a grim fate – CNET

Intense industry lobbying could push state Democrats to water down the strongest net neutrality legislation to date. …read more Source:: CNet


Everything you need to know about Wi-Fi calling – CNET

Curious about Wi-Fi calling and what it entails? Here’s the rundown on what you need to know. …read more Source:: CNet