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Older Samsung Smart TVs, Certain Roku Devices To Lose Netflix Support Next Month (techcrunch.com) 170

Posted by msmash from the shape-of-things-to-come dept.
An unspecified number of smart TVs manufactured by Samsung will lose native support for Netflix next month, the companies said in an announcement this week. From a report: Netflix app installed -- or available for -- Samsung smart TVs manufactured in 2010 and 2011 (C and D lineups) -- and likely sold for many years after that -- will stop functioning December 2, Samsung alerted customers this week. In a statement, a company spokesperson said these TV models were sold only in the U.S. and Canada. In its statement, the top smart TV manufacturer advised affected customers to look for a game console, streaming media player, set-top box or other devices that still support Netflix app to continue their binge-watching sessions. A Netflix spokesperson cited technical limitations for the change. The developement comes weeks after Netflix alerted several Roku customers that they, too, will lose access to the streaming service on December 1.
Transportation

Elon Musk Tweets New Details About Tesla's Model Y Electric SUV (mashable.com) 204

Posted by EditorDavid from the super-chargers dept.
"For anyone who thought that there was too much Tesla news this weekend, I've got some bad news for you," writes long-time Slashdot reader Rei, sharing new information gleaned from a series of tweets.

"Elon Musk just announced the unveiling of the Model Y SUV on March 14th at Tesla's LA Design Studio." A surprising number of details were revealed, including non-falcon doors, a similar appearance to the Model 3, and pricing about 10% more than a Model 3, with slightly lower range, due to the increased mass and cross section.

The unveiling will not include the Tesla pickup truck; that will be later this year. Model Y is to share 75% of its hardware with Model 3 to simplify the development process, with volume production targeted for late 2020, and initial production in early 2020. Musk also stated: "First public Tesla V3.0 Supercharger Station goes live Wed 8pm" (V3 is the much awaited new generation of higher power, cheaper to operate Superchargers).
"Personally, I'm most excited by the Tesla Truck," Musk posted on Twitter. "Maybe it will be too futuristic for most people, but I love it."

Submission + - FSF adds PureOS to list of endorsed GNU/Linux distributions

Submitted by donaldrobertson
donaldrobertson writes: The Free Software Foundation today announced PureOS as an endorsed GNU/Linux distro. PureOS is an operating system focused on privacy, security and ease of use. Endorsement means the system meets the FSF's Free System Distribution Guidelines by providing and promoting only free software, with a dedication to making sure the system always remains free.
DRM

The Kodi Development Team Wants To Be Legitimate and Bring DRM To the Platform. (torrentfreak.com) 156

Posted by msmash from the not-giving-up dept.
New submitter pecosdave writes: The XBMC/ Kodi development team has taken a lot of heat over the years, mostly due to third-party developers introducing piracy plugins to the platform. In many cases, cheap Android computers are often sold with these plugins pre-installed with the Kodi or XBMC name attached to them -- something that caused Amazon to ban sales of such devices. The Kodi team is not happy about this, and has taken the fight to the sellers. The Kodi team is now trying to work with rights holders to introduce DRM and legitimate plugins to the platform. Is this the first step towards creating a true one-stop do it yourself Linux entertainment system?

Comment Re:I wonder... (Score 1) 200

by ReverendLoki (#53122275) Attached to: Television Needs To Be Reinvented, Says Apple SVP

They aren't even second.

I want to record a Duke game, I pull up my Google Fiber TV app, and type in Duke, and tap on Duke University from the options. It tells me there's two games coming up - football and soccer. I select Football, and it informs me they are playing Georgia Tech (not as some human written summary mind you, but because it knows who is playing). I can hit record here. I can also tap a button and get a list of other upcoming college football games, or get the option to record all upcoming Georgia Tech games. When it recognizes you are setting it to record a live event, it asks if you want to extend the recording time for a certain period beyond the scheduled end, because they do sometimes run long.

Also fun - you can type in a movie name and set it to record, even if it's nowhere on the schedule. It will just keep it in memory and record it whenever it does eventually come on. You can do this with actors and directors too, and it will just watch for whatever they are in that comes up. I think maybe TiVO does this too? But, I've never had it, so...

And one thing that Google Fiber is doing that both TiVO and Apple aren't, is providing the connection to the content.

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