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Faced with losses, MoviePass discount ticket service increases fee

NEW YORK – MoviePass, the discount service for movie tickets, is raising prices by 50 percent and barring viewings of most major releases during the first two weeks. The new $15-a...

DATE: Jul 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Super Bowl streaming easier in 2018

NEW YORK – It’ll be much easier to watch the Super Bowl online for free this year. NBC won’t require proof of a cable or satellite TV subscription, meaning that anyone in the U.S....

DATE: Feb 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Ready-to-cook meals from Amazon in bid to expand groceries

NEW YORK – Amazon has begun selling ready-to-cook meal packages for busy households in a bid to expand its groceries business. Amazon-branded meal kits come with raw ingredients n...

DATE: Jul 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

Amazon buying Whole Foods in bold move into brick and mortar

NEW YORK – Amazon is buying Whole Foods in a stunning move that gives it hundreds of stores across the U.S. – a brand-new laboratory for radical retail experiments that could revolutionize t...

DATE: Jun 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Google Earth invites you to ‘get lost’ exploring the planet

NEW YORK – Google Earth is getting a revival, as the 3-D mapping service reorients itself to become more of a tool for adventure and exploration. A central feature in the new Goog...

DATE: Apr 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Fitbit tracks your steps; now it wants to chart your Zs, too

NEW YORK – Fitbit, whose devices encourage people to walk 10,000 steps each day, now wants to put them to sleep as well. The company said data collected by the millions of Fitbit ...

DATE: Mar 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Fitbit makes exercise even more of a game

NEW YORK – Fitbit wants to help you exercise more by making you think you’re hiking famous trails instead of strolling around your neighborhood. The new motivational feature, call...

DATE: Aug 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health

Samsung challenges Fitbit with GPS fitness tracker

$180 device also touts smartwatch capabilities

DATE: Jun 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Road-trip apps to make your trip fly by

Take scenic route, learn something

DATE: May 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel

Microsoft unveils new laptop

NEW YORK – Microsoft is doubling down on its Surface devices business, unveiling a new laptop Tuesday alongside an updated tablet. Even as Microsoft has positioned the Surface as ...

DATE: Oct 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Why bigger phones aren’t cracking you up

Size matters when it comes to broken screens

DATE: Oct 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Bill Clinton appears in virtual-reality movie

NEW YORK – As world leaders descend on the United Nations this weekend, former President Bill Clinton will be taking them to East Africa through virtual reality. Viewers with spec...

DATE: Sep 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World