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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Sprint Unlimited Plus goes up to $70 per month while Unlimited Basic goes to $60

The plans go into effect from July 13 with a price jump for more data and music goodies and discounts for first-weekend subscribers.

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Double trouble bundle: YouTube Music and YouTube Premium launch

Both subscription services are available in at least 16 countries and aim to elevate the current music and video streaming experiences in the market now.

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Yearly Amazon Prime fee will soon increase to $119, still a better deal than monthly prices

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After a recent monthly price hike from $10.99 to $12.99, Amazon Prime subscriptions will soon get a little steeper for annual account holders as well.

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Spotify and Hulu take their alliance to the next level with ‘premium’ bundle for all

You no longer have to be a student to combine Spotify Premium and Hulu Limited Commercials service with a big monthly discount.

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Razer Phone now loaded with Netflix, viewable in HDR with Dolby Audio

5.1 surround sound content will pass through on the Razer Phone. The device, which can run 120fps content, will also support HDR views.

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YouTube TV and Hulu pick up 750,000 subscribers

But the two are nowhere near big-time players DIRECTV NOW and Sling. Plus, Netflix and Amazon still risk bowling these newbies over. Is live TV a valuable commodity in 2018?

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Latest Netflix earnings exceed forecasts, send market cap above $100 billion

Investors are latching onto pie-in-the-sky movie streaming company Netflix after announce the results of its bonkers holiday quarter.

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Hulu no longer charges extra for No Commercials service on iOS and tvOS

All subscribers to Hulu's No Commercials video streaming plan are now charged the same flat $11.99 monthly fee, including iPhone, iPad and Apple TV users.

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