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As studios and streaming companies proceed to strike offers, bounce ship and customarily settle with most well-liked companions, it’s getting more durable to determine which motion pictures can be out there the place — and when. Amazon’s newest take care of Universal is living proof.

Amazon has struck a multi-year deal for unique Prime Video streaming rights for Universal’s live-action theatrical releases, which is able to kick in subsequent 12 months. According to a report from Deadline, it’s going to cowl blockbusters corresponding to Jurassic World: Dominion, Get Out director Jordan Peele’s subsequent horror movie and Halloween Ends.

However, the deal is for a bit of the pay-one window, which is the 18-month interval after a film’s theatrical run. Just days in the past, Universal struck an settlement with its NBCUniversal sibling, Peacock, for the primary 4 and final 4 months of the window.

So, that ought to imply that inside 4 months of their theatrical launch date, Universal’s live-action motion pictures will begin streaming on Peacock. Four months after that, they’re going to transfer over to Prime Video for a 10-month run, earlier than going again to Peacock for at the least one other 4 months.

Universal’s plan appears to be shuffling the discharge schedule round totally different streaming platforms to make sure its motion pictures get to extra audiences throughout totally different companies — whereas protecting stated platforms happy with what they get. The hassle is you may battle to seek out the movie you need to watch — or miss the prospect to see it — until you’re paying plenty of consideration to film launch dates.

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An costly cellphone for spec die-hards.

ASUS and Qualcomm have teamed as much as make a smartphone that reveals off a number of the latter’s cellular tech. Although the cellphone is ostensibly for the 1.6 million members of the Snapdragon Insiders program, it will be extra broadly out there by August.

Oddly, it received’t pack the very highest-end Qualcomm cellular processor (Snapdragon 888+), however a Snapdragon 888 5G chipset, with what’s described as “the most comprehensive support for all key 5G sub-6 and mmWave bands” of any gadget, together with WiFi 6 and WiFi 6E. There’s additionally 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage.

The display screen, too, is specced out: It’s a 6.78-inch AMOLED display screen with a 144Hz refresh fee and as much as 1,200 nits of brightness. The rear 64-megapixel digital camera may even be able to recording 8K video.

It’ll be one of many first telephones to help Snapdragon Sound, which options low Bluetooth latency, listening profiles, lively noise cancellation (ANC) and high-resolution audio help as much as 24-bit 96kHz. Along with stereo audio system, the cellphone comes with Master & Dynamic true wi-fi ANC earbuds, which is a pleasant contact. The ASUS-designed Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders will initially be out there in a couple of international locations, together with the US, UK, Japan and South Korea. It will price a heady $1,499 when it arrives later this summer season. Continue studying.

The first electrical bike from the corporate’s LiveWire model is right here.

The most eye-catching function of Harley-Davidson’s new LiveWire One is its price ticket. The electrical bike will price $21,999. That’s nearly $8,000 lower than the $29,799 the unique LiveWire bought for when it got here out in 2019. With federal subsidies, Harley-Davidson expects most US consumers will have the ability to get the LiveWire One for lower than $20,000.

Harley-Davidson has additionally improved the bike’s vary. Driving on slower metropolis streets, the LiveWire One can journey 146 miles on a single cost, the corporate claims. By comparability, its predecessor was restricted to a most of about 110 metropolis miles. Using a DC quick charger, the corporate says you may get the LiveWire One’s battery from lifeless to a full cost in about an hour.

The second electrical bike from Harley-Davidson will initially be restricted to prospects who reside in California, New York and Texas since solely 12 dealerships in these states are licensed to promote the LiveWire One in the intervening time. However, the bike can be out there at extra sellers come this fall. Continue studying.

But it is nonetheless early days for the challenge.

Square is constructing a bitcoin {hardware} pockets and repair, a month after firm CEO Jack Dorsey introduced it is contemplating the transfer. Jesse Dorogusker, Square’s Hardware Lead, revealed on Twitter that the corporate stumbled on the choice “to make bitcoin custody extra mainstream.” At this level, the corporate at the least is aware of it desires to make the product out there globally and prioritize cellular use. Continue studying.

Headed to Paramount+.

Paramount has greenlit a “full restoration” of Robert Wise’s 2001 Director’s Edition of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The challenge will apparently take between six and eight months to complete, be formatted in 4K, with Dolby Vision HDR, and have a brand new Dolby Atmos soundtrack.

The movie, which was the primary time Kirk, Spock et al. hit the massive display screen, was a slower affair than you may count on from a sci-fi sequence, taking some inspiration from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

And no, this isn’t the one the place Kirk shouts “Khan!” Continue studying.

If it may possibly make parenting simpler, it’s a very good gadget in our e-book.

When it involves coping with a new child child, you want all the assistance you may get. While tech can’t assist with every little thing — the place’s our diaper-changing robotic of the longer term? — you’ll be able to improve your nursery with some dependable, easy to make use of and efficient equipment. We select our favourite child displays, sensible breast pumps and extra. Continue studying.

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