[ad_1] Engadget While most folks were reveling in the news that Harley Quinn is returning for a third season of animated antics, Ridley Scott’s dystopian sci-fi series Raised by Wolves, has quietly been re-upped for its sophomore season. Wolves follows the exploits of a pair of superhuman androids raising the last remnants of humanity of […]
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After Math: Big leaks, small savings and free Quibi
[ad_1] Engadget Kicking your coffee habit probably isn’t enough to get you out of financial straits, prepaying your year’s worth of Hulu just might. The streaming service announced last week that it will begin allowing customers to purchase a 12 months of service for the price of 10, a whole $12 savings. You’ll still have […]
Quibi is offering a free subscription tier in Australia and New Zealand
[ad_1] Quibi previously tried to attract new subscribers by uploading some of its original content — in both portrait and horizontal orientations — to YouTube. However, the new tier marks the most drastic attempt to date by Quibi to get new customers. Despite a splashy introduction at CES 2020 and the visibility of its two […]
Quibi will let you screenshot its shows
[ad_1] Quibi has introduced the ability to screenshot its bite-size shows, but it uses a method quite different from what you’re used to. Tom Conrad, Quibi’s Chief Product Officer, has announced the feature and explained how it works in a Twitter thread. “[I]t’s not your grandfather’s screenshotting,” he said. To grab one, you’ll have to […]
Quibi can keep its ‘Turnstyle’ video feature during patent lawsuit
[ad_1] Eko filed a lawsuit against Quibi in March, demanding it to stop using the feature or to license it. The company claimed that some of Quibi’s engineers previously worked at Snap and had access to the technology back when it was exploring a deal with the ephemeral messaging app. Quibi had previously denied that […]
Recommended Reading: The Magic Leap project the world may never see
[ad_1] Fading light: The story of Magic Leap’s lost mixed reality magnum opusAdi Robertson, The VergeLike a lot of companies this year, Magic Leap faced massive layoffs. The company was able to avoid those after it raised $350 million, but it did shift to e… [ad_2] Source link
Quibi adds Chromecast support on iOS and Android
[ad_1] If the only thing holding you back from enjoying Quibi’s mobile-first video platform has been its lack of support for big-screen viewing, then we have good news. After adding Apple’s AirPlay tech two weeks ago, it has followed up with Chromecast support in the latest versions of its app for iOS and Android devices. […]
Quibi fast-tracks plans to bring its bite-sized shows to TVs
[ad_1] Did you wonder why Quibi insisted on launching a mobile-focused video service in the middle of a pandemic without a realistic way to watch on your TV? So did Quibi. CEO Meg Whitman told CNBC that the company was stepping up plans to let the app cast to TVs. Big-screen viewing was always part […]
Engadget Podcast: Quibi and a chat with ‘Devs’ creator Alex Garland
[ad_1] Do you even Quibi, bro? This week, Devindra chats with TechCrunch’s Anthony Ha about Quibi, the mobile video startup from Hollywood producer Jeffrey Katzenberg. Is it any good? (Spoiler: Not really.) And what does it mean for the future of mobile only video? Also, Devindra interviews Alex Garland, the director of Annihilation and Ex […]
Quit trying to make Quibi happen
[ad_1] Quibi’s biggest flaw at the moment is that none of its content stands out from the wealth of media already available to us. Chrissy’s Court is a fun riff on daytime TV court shows, but the actual cases and resolutions feel even more pointless and inconsequential than you’d expect for the genre. (And of […]