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New Shows on Netflix for the cord-cutters!

On Thursday, Netflix announced three new original series that aim to strike another blow to cable and network companies. The new shows are an animated series from comedian Bill Burr titled “F is for Family”; a dark mystery series called “Bloodline,” whose cast includes Kyle Chandler from Friday Night Lights; and a Canadian series called “Between.”

F is for Family (2015) — Starring Bill Burr, Justin Long, and Laura Dern. This animated series will follow the Murphy family in the 1970’s. It brings us back to a time where you could smack your kid, smoke inside, and bring a weapon to an airport.

Bloodline (2015) — Starring Kyle Chandler, Linda Cardellini, Ben Mendelsohn, and Sissy Spacek. This series follows four Florida siblings whose “dark secrets” are revealed when their black sheep brother returns home. Have a look at the teaser below:

Between (2015) — Starring Jennette McCurdy from Nickelodeon’s “iCarly” and “Sam & Cat.” The series features a town that’s under siege from a mysterious disease that has killed everybody — except for those 21 years old and younger.

These three new series are further proof that Netflix is expanding its original content to compete with the big networks and other rivals such as HBO that are just getting more heavily into the online streaming game. Either way, this will lead to more weekends lost to binge-watching Netflix instead of being productive.

The numbers behind the Amazon Fire Phone Flop

We’ve known for a while that Amazon’s Fire Phone is this year’s version of the Microsoft Kin or the Facebook-centric HTC First — that is, it’s a phone that is destined to go down as one of the biggest bombs in smartphone history. CNET takes a look at Amazon’s earnings report released on Thursday and brings us some new numbers that show us just how big of a flop the Fire Phone has really been.

Per CNET, Amazon CTO Tom Szkutak said during an earnings call on Thursday that the company had to take a $170 million write down on the quarter thanks to costs associated with the Fire Phone. Szkutak also admitted that the company had roughly $83 million worth of unsold Fire Phones sitting in a warehouse somewhere despite the fact that the device has been on sale for a dirt-cheap on-contract price of just $0.99 for months now.

The reasons for the Fire Phone’s failure are many: It’s an exclusive to AT&T, it initially cost as much on contract as the iPhone 6 and Galaxy S5 despite not having either phone’s extensive app ecosystem, it came very late to an already very crowded market, and it’s loaded with gimmicky features that aren’t that compelling differentiators.

How To Add/Remove Third-Party Keyboards In iOS 8

Courtesty of Addictivetips.com, because for two weeks I could not figure this out myself!

I should just use the same introductory sentence for these posts, since they are all just some variants of “iOS 8 is out, it has new features”. So, iOS 8 is out, it has new features, like widgets and third-party keyboards. Not that there is anything wrong with the native keyboard, but sometimes one has to experiment with what else is out there, perhaps you might like a third-party over your cherished iOS 8 keyboard. Only one way to find out, install it (like SwiftKey) and see for yourself. Allow us to walk you through how to install third-party keyboards on iOS 8.

 Some are paid, some are free, some are incredible and some are underwhelming at best, their prices are not directly proportional to their performance, Swype and SwiftKey happen to be my personal favourites, but perhaps you can select your own over time.

The installation process is simple go to the App Store and search “keyboard”, then pick one that you like and install it much like you would install any other app. Likewise, to uninstall the keyboard, simply remove the app as you would any other app. The next is to enable the keyboard and this is just as easy as installing it. Go to the Setting app.

Under General > Keyboard > Keyboards, you will see a separate section listing any and all Third-Party Keyboards you may have downloaded. Tap on it and it will become active. See? Simple.

Keep in mind that each custom keyboard will have its own settings that you will have to configure by accessing the app itself. Once activated, launch any app that requires the keyboard and press the globe next to the spacebar until it switches to the new keyboard. Your new keyboard is installed and you are ready to use it.

If you want to revert to the original keyboard, tap on that globe again and you will be able to return to your previous keyboard. If you have more than one keyboard installed then you might have to cycle through all the keyboards before coming to the one you want. Some keyboards require added permissions, they will inform you if that is the case, just follow the app’s instructions on how to grant it permissions.

That is quite literally it.  Enjoy your new keyboard, tell us how it fared by shouting off in the comments below.

Create Ringtones right on your phone!

Courtesy of CNET:

Editor's note: This story was originally published on Feb. 2, 2011. It has been updated with new information.

Ever wish you could turn a certain Grammy-nominated Daft Punk song -- you know the one I mean -- into a ringtone for your iPhone ?

There are apps for that -- lots of them, in fact, all capable of converting virtually any track in your song library (not just those hilariously parodied on "The Colbert Report") into a ringtone or calendar/alarm/text tone.

To keep things as simple as possible, start with Ringtone Designer. It's a free tool that makes the process painless. (It's also ad-supported; if you want more features and no ads, Ringtone Designer Pro costs 99 cents, 69p or AU$1.29.) Here's how:

Step 1: The first time you run the app, you'll be prompted to choose a song. This can be any DRM-free track stored on your iPhone. Don't worry: Turning it into a ringtone won't modify the original in any way. Instead, the copy is merely copying a section of the song.

Use sliding selectors to choose the song snippet you want for your 'tone. Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET

Step 2: After making your choice, you'll see an audio waveform of the song, along with a pair of sliding selectors for choosing the snippet you want. The left selector indicates where the ringtone will begin; the right, where it will end. (Remember that ringtones repeat themselves, so it doesn't have to be long.)

Step 3: If you're having trouble getting exactly the starting/stopping point you want, you can pinch out to zoom in on the waveform. Tap the Play icon to listen to your selection, then make adjustments as needed.

Step 4: Tap the Save icon, which will result in an an iTunes-friendly M4R file. Now you need to fire up iTunes and use the File Sharing feature to add that file to your Ringtones library. (The app has a link to a tutorial video that walks you through each step of that process. If you've never done it before, I highly recommend watching it.)

Step 5: Once you've added your newly created ringtone(s) to your library and synced your iPhone, simply venture into Settings > Sounds > Ringtone to start using it.

In an ideal world, ringtone apps wouldn't require this iTunes hoop-jumping, but would instead make your song snippets instantly available. At least the creation part is easy. If you have a few minutes to spare and want a potentially limitless supply of new ringtones, Ringtone Designer gets the job done.

Is there a ringtone maker you like better? If so, hit the comments and make with the name!

This Is Why Your Wi-Fi Is Always Slow It’s not just you.

Great article from Buzzfeed on why your internal wifi may be slow.  It's under What's New to the left or click here for the article.