Senators confront FCC on carriers throttling streaming video

Lawmakers want answers as to if the nation's wireless networks are throttling their customers' streaming video without proper disclosure or even reason.

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To all the 2018 tech we… tolerated? | #PNWeekly 338

We are wrapping up the year in mobile tech news from Apple's battery throttling bungle to the nightmare and adrenaline rush that was Techtober!

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Huawei’s hawkish stance on background apps leads VLC to ban its phones from using the app

Huawei is very protective against background apps sucking up battery life from its customers' phones, but VLC media streamers know what they're doing.

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Pocket Nightcap: Buy the damn MacBook Pro (stick with me here)

The truth is that we all make compromises in some way to achieve the goals we want to attain. For the latest generation of MacBook Pro models? Well...

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Spectrum Mobile begins service with similar terms to Xfinity Mobile

Just like Comcast's own Xfinity Mobile, the service is offer on top of Verizon's LTE network and a mesh of free Wi-Fi hotspots across the nation.

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AT&T wants to settle with FTC over throttling on legacy unlimited data plans

The Federal Trade Commission accused AT&T of giving no due notice for throttling the speeds of customers on older unlimited data plans.

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Apple retroactively subsidizing iPhone battery replacements

Those who got the battery replaced on their iPhone 6 or newer device at an Apple-sanctioned facility anytime within 2017 are eligible to get $50 back.

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Hated one way or another: Notches & Co. | #PNWeekly 298

On this week's show: Huawei, Xiaomi, Apple and Acer have new hardware, Facebook has newly-revealed problems around the same old concerns and notches, people, notches, what more do you want?

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iOS 11.3 arrives for all eligible iPhones and iPads, including new Animoji and battery health info

Mere hours after releasing it exclusively for early adopters of the new 9.7-inch iPad, Apple has started seeding the official iOS 11.3 update for everyone else.

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