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    Echostar - Dish Network merger complete

    ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Jan. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) ("EchoStar") announced today the completion of its acquisition of DISH Network Corporation ("DISH Network") on December 31, 2023. To complete the acquisition, a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar merged with and...
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    Meta Connect is on This Tuesday and Wednesday

    You can register for this event at metaconnect.com There is no charge to attend the event via VR or view the live video on a computer. In case you are unfamiliar with what this is, it is presented by the VR AR MR team at Facebook Meta. As part of this event, the latest Quest 3 will be...
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    Apple loses right to repair battle in California

    https://www.ifixit.com/News/79902/apples-u-turn-tech-giant-finally-backs-repair-in-california?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Apple+makes+a+U-turn+to+back+California+s+Right+to+Repair&utm_campaign=Newsletter_Apple+R2R&vgo_ee=3Z4ZSJxVe9TFVFq2TwzMxOku6N4ajdASLYdp3XVwUycd9Wh31...
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    Are you planning to upgrade to the iPhone 15

    I've been following the rumors and now we have a few new features being leaked by suppliers. I have a an 11 Pro Max and the battery life is pretty poor now requiring recharge each evening. I use the iphone more and more for photos and video so the new telephoto lens and faster processor is...
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    Apple Card charges in error

    I bought an ipad on the Apple Card with time payment plan because it had zero interest and offered 3% cash back on each monthly payment as well. The only catch was I had to accept Apple Care+ as part of the deal. However once the ipad was paid off I cancelled Apple Care+ and it disappeared...
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    Hubris comes to the Quest

    I've been looking for a new story line game for the Quest VR. I love the Star Wars series including Vader Immortal in 3 parts that takes many hours to complete. Then we got Red Matter and Red Matter 2 which are rated as the best story line games on the Quest. Yesterday, the PC game Hubris...
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    New Battery for my iphone 11 Pro Max?

    My battery has 85% of when it was new. I bought a spare battery for it awhile back thinking the phone is old now but still works great and does what I need. I bought the maximum storage too so it wasn't cheap. The question is for anyone who has installed a new battery or had Apple do it...
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    Problem with You Tube on Apple TV

    Every time I try to exit out of YouTube to the main screen, it’s asking me to confirm I want to exit. If I say yes, I just get a black screen and need to unplug the Apple TV box to get out of You Tube. I did check on line and there is a whole thread of other users who are experiencing the same...
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    Office 365 Outlook annoying problem

    Problem solved.
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    Has Apple lost it's magic?

    Yesterday the store was packed with lookers. The company has maintained it's king of all companies by market cap. The law of large numbers tells me it will be very hard for Apple to double unless they can introduce a new game changer device. There are rumors Apple will introduce a car to...
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    New War between two Action Camera Companies

    The granddaddy of Action Cameras has a new competitor that is giving GoPro a real challenge. It's the dji Action 3. Stealing GoPro's popular form factor it seems to check all the Go Pro boxes in Performance and features. GoPro's latest Hero 11 was thought to be the king of the bunch but this...
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    Starwars Pinball

    This just came down in price so I picked it up. More than a basic Pinball game It was a little awkward learning the controls but the games are fun if you like pinball. Runs on both Quest 1 and 2. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjBLn52-9o4
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    Red Matter 2 released

    Red Matter 2 just released on the 18th. For fans of Red Matter (1) this is an excellent sequel. I was on the preorder for it and it dropped to my Oculus Quest 2 yesterday. I played it for awhile and so far it is a bit easier than the first game but I haven't gotten too deep into it yet...
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    Mixed Reality Headset and Augmented Reality Glasses coming.

    I like the AR glasses. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdiTP2V5LFE View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rUAVcWQjso
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    GoPro Hero 10 Black

    My last GoPro upgrade was a Hero 7 Black and while it is adequate for my current needs mounting in my car to create movies of my travels, I have had frustrating problems with the camera shutting down due to over heating. Shooting in 4K 30fps it just gets too hot to record longer than about 20...
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    Samsung ending some services this summer.

    May or may not affect you but if you own any Samsung devices, you should take note of the following: A Message from Samsung XR After years of industry innovation in the immersive space, Samsung XR is ending service for its XR applications across web, mobile and...
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    TIVO Edge + Remote TIVO Mini Vox connection FAQ

    Just got my TIVO system set up and working. Here are some important points for anyone wishing to do the same. The TIVO Edge is their latest DVR that does 4K HDR and Dolby Atmos sound where available. The quality is quite good. It also has IPTV apps for quite a few popular services, such as...
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    Cancelling Dish Network service

    What is the latest procedure to cancel my Dish Network service? I have two (VIP722 and VIP722K) systems that were leased. The dishes on the roof are my own purchased separate from Dish Network. I wonder if they will send a service truck out to pick up the two DVR's or do I have to return...
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    Help me decide what's the best option for my needs.

    I have a VIP722 and a VIP722K with 4 tuners. Those, Dish has been charging me rent since they came out of $24/month. I really like the way they operate and have added Sling boxes for remote internet viewing plus added hard drive for archive storage. we watch mostly OTA from my home roof top...
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    Google makes offer to buy Fitbit

    Breaking news- Google has made an offer to buy Fitbit.
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    DVR failures recently

    For the past 2 weeks Many of my automatic recordings of TV shows have not been recorded when selecting New shows only. The reason is that Dish has been sticking old dates on the latest shows. That makes the DVR think it is a repeat. I have temporarily modified the settings to record all shows...
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    New ipadOS for Fall 2019

    iPadOS Review: The Software Your iPad Has Been Waiting For Today 9:00 AM ET (Dow Jones)Print By David Pierce For the first time since 2010, when Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad, Apple's tablet is no longer just a big iPhone. A new version of iPad software, called iPadOS, gives the iPad new...
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    No Windows 7 support in 2020.

    I just got an advisory that TurboTax for 2019 will not run on windows 7 computers. Intuit said to continue to use Turbotax next year on Win 7 computers will require use of the internet version but not the hard local copy you download or buy on disk. The reason they gave is that Microsoft will...
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    Hulu is committing suicide!

    Couple years ago, my wife wanted Hulu to watch Handmaid's Tale. So we subscribed and the next year the price went up to double. Then it went back down a small amount. then in 2019, Hulu doubled our sales tax from 6.5% to 13%. No explanation why. So on June 26th, I get my bill that was...
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    Confused by Dish Network Warning

    Thursday evening I got a text crawl that appeared warning that WTEV CBS was being shut down in 24 hours due to some contract negotiations. Call your local station to complain. First of all there is no WTEV CBS station here. WTEV ended in 2014. Their new call letters are WJAX and it is a CBS...