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Apple and the DOJ, tracking your lost Android phone, and Netflix: 90 Seconds on The Verge

2013-08-02
it's Friday August second 2013 I'm Danberg and is actually pronounced helva tisa this is 90 seconds on the verge the US Department of Justice has suggested that Apple make some serious changes after was found guilty of ebook price-fixing the DOJ wants apple to terminate his contract with five major book publishers and is asking that the company be barred from signing agreements that could lead to a similar situation for the next five years the DOJ also wants apple to let competitors like amazon link to their own online stores directly from their respective iOS apps Apple has called proposal quote draconian and the courts still need to decide what's fair before any measures go into place Android users have you been waiting for a way to remotely track your lost Android device well you still can't but soon later this month Google will be launching the Android device manager users will be able to track ring or erase their lost phone straight from the Play Store or a companion mobile app the new service will work with android 2.2 or higher and let's face it if you're still using it Claire you've probably already thrown it away in frustration and finally Netflix will now only recommend Nicolas Cage movies when you actually want it to the company has introduced multiple user profiles for streaming accounts it will basically let you keep a different queue and set of recommendations from your roommate child parent or anyone else they might be using your netflix account it also gives Netflix better data so it doesn't think you're watching Dinosaur Train and dinocroc back-to-back not that there's anything wrong with that that's it for today's top stories coming up tomorrow what happens when cyborgs make dubstep it's called bleep narc
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