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We asked, you told us: You still want to buy this old OnePlus flagship
The 2022 Motorola Razr is only launching in China, but we want it, too
Motorola is finally updating its Razr foldable — but only in China. The 2022 Razr offers a larger main screen, an extra camera, and Qualcomm’s latest and greatest chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. There’s also a new Flex View mode so you can open the screen halfway and use the phone hands-free. Kind of reminds us of another folding phone…
The 2022 Razr includes an upgraded main camera with 50 megapixels and optical stabilization plus a new 13-megapixel ultrawide. The main screen is a 6.7-inch OLED with a 144Hz refresh rate. It outdoes the Galaxy Z Flip 4 with a bigger 2.7-inch cover screen — while the Flip’s is a much smaller 1.9 inches, making it more of an at-a-glance display. With 2.7 inches, the Razr’s screen can offer a lot…
: Want a big signing bonus? Walgreens is offering $75,000 to recruit pharmacists
Disney+ is getting ads and charging more if you want to get rid of them
Nothing good can last forever.
Since its launch in 2019, Disney+ has been one of the most solid streaming services around, with a huge selection of shows and movies that includes Star Wars, Marvel Cinematic Universe content, and even all of The Simpsons. And it did so at the incredibly fair price of $7.99/mo. However, on Wednesday, Disney announced that anyone who wants to keep paying so little for the service will now have to deal with ads.
In a press release, Disney outlined the new service tiers that will be available for its various streaming services: Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+. The price hike for Disney+ goes into effect on Dec. 8, while Hulu’s will happen on Oct. 10 and ESPN’s on Aug. 23.
Here’s how those changes shake out:
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Disney+ with ads: $7.99/mo; no annual plan
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Disney+ without ads: $10.99/mo; $109.99/year
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Hulu with ads: $7.99/mo; $79.99/year
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Hulu without ads: $14.99/mo; no annual plan
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ESPN+: $9.99/mo; $99.99/year
In other words, the ad-free version of Disney+ that everyone’s gotten used to will cost $3 more per month than before, and the same goes for ESPN+. Hulu’s monthly cost is also rising by $1 for the ad-supported tier and $2 for the premium version. In case you thought you could find peace with the existing $12.99/mo package that bundles all three without ads on Disney+, think again. Disney announced new price hikes for bundles, too:
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Disney+ and Hulu with ads: $9.99/mo
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Disney+ with ads, Hulu with ads, and ESPN+: $12.99/mo
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Disney+ and Hulu with no ads, and ESPN+: $19.99/mo
The only reprieve here for current subscribers of the ad-free Disney+/Hulu/ESPN+ bundle is that they’ll get the highest tier for $14.99/mo. Disney is throwing them a bone by only raising the price by $2/mo.
(Sidenote: I just recently canceled that plan, so if I want to go back, I’ll have to pay $5 extra per month. Poor timing!)
If you’re wondering why Disney would do this, well, it’s because it can. Disney recently reported that it added 14.4 million new subscribers in the last fiscal quarter, adding up to 221 million total across the three streaming services. That’s about a million more than Netflix, which is losing subscribers. While other streaming services like Netflix and HBO Max appear to be suffering, Disney+ is thriving, and Disney will extract as much money as it can while the getting is good.
I just can’t believe this happened so soon after I canceled. Life feels like a joke sometimes.
Why Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered PC devs want players to “feel like we’re honouring the platform”
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered is the latest ex-PlayStation exclusive to rock up on PC, following a collaborative effort between original developers Insomniac Games and porting specialists Nixxes. It’s also a skyscape-swinging, baddie-decking good time, so says Alice Bee’s review, and one that comes with plenty of special features just for the Windows version. I’ll be posting a more performance-and-hardware-focused guide to it later this week, but in the meantime I called up Jurjen Katsman, founder and senior director of development at Nixxes, and Mike Fitzgerald, core technology director at Insomniac, for a chat about how Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered makes the jump to PC.
Leicester reveal they ‘want over £50m for in-demand James Maddison after rejected £40m bid from desperate Newcastle’
LEICESTER will only consider offers of at least £50million for sought-after midfielder James Maddison, according to reports.
Maddison, 25, has been heavily linked with a move to Newcastle this week.
The Magpies have already had a £40m bid rejected for the England international, who is considered one of Brendan Rodgers’ most valuable assets.
And now Eddie Howe is considering a follow-up offer in a bid to push the deal across the line.
However, according to The Times, Leicester will not entertain any offers lower than £50m.
As a result, Newcastle could now turn to alternative options.
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The Magpies have reportedly identified Burnley’s Maxwel Cornet as another top target.
The Clarets are claimed to be demanding £17.5m for the Ivory Coast international, but Newcastle would be willing to pay up to £25m.
Howe is desperate to bring a new winger or midfielder to St James’ Park before the Premier League season kicks off next week.
Speaking after Newcastle’s pre-season win over Atalanta on Friday, he said: “Never say never, but as the days tick by it looks more and more unlikely.
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“We’re desperate to try and improve the group with the right player.
“I probably wouldn’t have hoped to be in that situation (no attacking signing), but that’s the transfer window.
“The most important thing is we get the right players, not the speed with which we get those players.
“There is a slight frustration, but not aimed at anyone from our side, in terms of a frustration that we haven’t done business.
“There is an understanding of the window and the mechanics of what goes into making transfers.
“There is frustration because you want to build your team and you want to get the adhesive nature of that team working quickly.”
Newcastle have been relatively busy throughout the transfer window so far.
The Magpies have introduced three new additions to the first team this summer.
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Goalkeeper Nick Pope joined in a £10m transfer from Burnley last month, shortly before Sven Botman made a £39m move from Lille.
The club also made Matt Targett’s loan move permanent for a fee of £15m.