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'M3GAN 2.0' Is Coming to Streaming. Here's When to Watch

If you missed M3GAN 2.0 when it hit theaters earlier this year (or you want to relive the glory of the sequel), you're in luck. Everyone's favorite A.I. murder companion is coming to streaming -- including the Unrated version. Buckle up. M3GAN 2.0 brings the robot diva back to action as she faces off against a new threat. The result is a sequel that ups the kills and leans into the action, while still serving plenty of attitude. This time, though, instead of posing a danger to Cady (Violet McG

Paramount Plus' Annual Plan Streaming Deal Ends Soon

Between hikes at Apple TV Plus, Peacock and Netflix, streaming services haven't held back on raising prices in 2025. It's as good a time as any for a deal, and Paramount Plus is offering one for new and returning subscribers. Now through Sept. 18, you can get half off Paramount Plus' annual plans, which require you to pay up-front for the 12 months. You can choose between $30 for a year of Paramount Plus Essential, which is ad-based, and $60 for Paramount Plus Premium, which has no commercials

Spotify Free now lets you play a specific track on demand

Spotify Free comes with enough limitations that the company hopes it will persuade you to upgrade to a premium subscription. But one of the four limits is being removed from today … Unlike Apple Music, which offers paid subscriptions only (aside from a limited free trial), Spotify offers the choice of free and premium subscriptions. Spotify Free has so far had four major drawbacks: Interruptions from ads Lower audio quality Limited ability to skip unwanted tracks Shuffle-only playback on m

'How to Train Your Dragon' Remake: Release Date and Time on Peacock

Need a live-action Night Fury in your life? The recent How to Train Your Dragon remake is hitting Peacock, so animated film fans can spend more time with the franchise's Vikings and dragons. The new version from Universal Pictures stars Mason Thames as the misfit Viking teen Hiccup, and Gerard Butler as Hiccup's dragon-loathing dad, Stoick the Vast (Butler also voices the character in the animated movie). Nico Parker plays Astrid, the tough girl Hiccup has a crush on, and Nick Frost plays the v

YouTube Premium’s main shortcoming is stopping me from subscribing

Joe Maring / Android Authority Not a day goes by without YouTube urging me to subscribe to Premium. Whether barraging me with endless ads or taunting me with the lack of free downloads and background play support, Google believes it has a compelling case of pay-to-play. I’m not so sure. Even though a Premium subscription would save me a lot of headaches and allow me access to other features, there are no plans that fit my living situation, and this is likely a problem for many others as well.

Sharing Your YouTube Premium Plan? Your Service Could Be Paused

That popular workaround for sharing a YouTube Premium family plan with friends and relatives in different homes is now squarely in Google's crosshairs. A new wave of enforcement has begun, with subscribers reporting they've received emails warning that their account access will be suspended. The ultimatum is clear: confirm all members live at the same address within 15 days, or lose your premium perks. And now that's something you should watch out for, whether you plan to stream videos or listen

Apple sold me on iPhone Air with just three words

I always buy an iPhone Pro, but this year I opted for iPhone Air instead, and three words from Apple’s presentation—“power of Pro”—sum up why. iPhone Air is ultra-thin but has the “power of Pro” I’ve been excited about the iPhone Air since the first rumors emerged last year. Based on early reporting, I quickly proclaimed: “Air won’t be the best iPhone, but it will be the future.” I knew there would be battery and camera drawbacks. But I always expected the iPhone Air’s battery would be “good

'How to Train Your Dragon' Streaming on Peacock: Release Date and Time

Need a live-action Night Fury in your life? The recent How to Train Your Dragon remake is hitting Peacock, so animated film fans can spend more time with the franchise's Vikings and dragons. The new version from Universal Pictures stars Mason Thames as the misfit Viking teen Hiccup, and Gerard Butler as Hiccup's dragon-loathing dad, Stoick the Vast (Butler also voices the character in the animated movie). Nico Parker plays Astrid, the tough girl Hiccup has a crush on, and Nick Frost plays the v

David Zaslav thinks HBO Max is ‘way underpriced’

is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Everyone’s favorite CEO, Warner Bros. Discovery head David Zaslav, thinks HBO Max is ripe for a price hike. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia and Technology Conference (doesn’t that sound like a fun time?) Zaslav argued that his company’s premium output can command a premium pric

Emerging markets lead Apple’s 3% gain in premium smartphone sales [report]

A new report by Counterpoint Research points to India and China as key drivers of Apple’s 3% year-over-year rise in global premium smartphone sales during the first half of 2025, despite a market share dip. Here are the details. For the past few months, we have covered multiple reports indicating that Apple had managed to reverse a years-long lull in iPhone sales in China, as it also strengthened its India footprint. In fact, both countries came up repeatedly during Apple’s Q3 2025 earnings cal

WWE 2K25 Jumps From the Top Rope Onto PlayStation Plus in September

"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes, son of one of the greatest pro wrestlers of all time, "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is the current undisputed WWE champion. And PlayStation Plus subscribers can bring Rhodes down a peg or help establish a new wrestling dynasty with the champion beginning on Sept. 16 in WWE 2K25. PlayStation Plus is Sony's version of Xbox Game Pass, and it offers subscribers a large and constantly expanding library of games. There are three PlayStation Plus tiers -- Ess

Spotify Lossless ‘rolling out gradually’ four years after Apple Music upgraded entire library

In the four years since Apple Music upgraded its entire music catalog to lossless overnight, Spotify has been just around the corner from catching up. Starting today, Spotify is taking the very first steps toward making that actually happen. Premium subscribers will receive a push notification from the Spotify app when lossless support becomes available. So what took so long? Here’s what Spotify says. “The wait is finally over; we’re so excited lossless sound is rolling out to Premium subscrib

Spotify finally rolls out Lossless audio — here’s how to turn it on

Tushar Mehta / Android Authority TL;DR Spotify’s long-awaited lossless audio tier is now gradually rolling out to Premium subscribers. The feature, simply called Lossless, streams in up to 24-bit/44.1 kHz FLAC. It is recommended to stream lossless music on Wi-Fi using either wired headphones or speakers on a non-Bluetooth connection. Spotify announced its “HiFi” lossless tier in February 2021, but the feature never arrived — until now. Literally years after the first announcement, Spotify is

Google’s Pixels rocket back into the global top 5 premium smartphones

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Pixels are suddenly doing very well in the global premium smartphone market. Google broke into the top 5 in the first half of this year, thanks to a highly successful Pixel 9 series. Apple still leads the pack by a mile, with Samsung claiming second place. Google is definitely doing something right because Pixels are back in the top 5 global premium smartphone rankings (devices that cost above $600), with a highly impressive 105% growth year over year

The 2025 MTV VMAs Are on Tonight. Here's How to Watch Live Without Cable

The MTV Video Music Awards return tonight, giving fans a chance to watch their chosen winners in 19 categories, including best collaboration, best new artist, best choreography and the coveted video of the year. Social-driven categories added in recent years have created opportunities for lesser-known viral artists and internet favorites to take home a Moon Man trophy, making the competition open to almost anyone. This year's ceremony will be hosted by L.L. Cool J and feature a star-studded lin

YouTube Cracks Down on Premium Family Plans Used at Different Addresses

Sharing a YouTube Premium or YouTube Music family plan with people who don't live at your address could soon cost you the perks you're used to. Several users have reported receiving warnings that their accounts will be paused within 15 days if they don't comply with YouTube's rules on family plans. The policy isn't new. YouTube required family plan members to share the same household in 2023 but it looks like enforcement is stepping up. If you lose Premium, you can still stream videos and liste

Annual Paramount Plus subscriptions are half off until September 18th

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. If your plan to combat the post-summer blues is binge-watching TV shows, movies, and sports, Paramount Plus is offering a great deal. New and returning subscribers can save 50 percent on an annual subscription to its Paramount Plus Essential and Paramount Plus Premium plans until September 18th. The deal knocks the annual price of an Essential plan to $29.99 (from $59.99) and the cost of a Premium plan to $5

Microsoft made a free YouTube Premium workaround, but I’m keeping my paid sub anyway

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority A couple of days ago, Microsoft Edge’s latest Canary version added a new and very intriguing feature: video background playback. While the feature seemed cool and innocuous at first glance, we discovered that it could be used to play YouTube videos in the background without paying for a Premium subscription. Better yet, Microsoft Edge also has a built-in ad-blocker that can remove ads while watching YouTube. A plus B equal the two most useful perks from a YouT

Want Paramount Plus? You Can Get Half Off Annual Plans Right Now

Between hikes at Netflix, Apple TV Plus and Peacock, streaming services haven't held back on increasing prices in 2025. It's as good a time as any for a deal, and Paramount Plus is offering one for new and returning subscribers. Now through Sept. 18, you can get half off Paramount Plus' annual plans, which require you to pay up-front for the 12 months. You can choose between $30 for a year of Paramount Plus Essential, which is ad-based, and $60 for Paramount Plus Premium, which has no commercia

YouTube Is Pausing Premium Family Plans if You Aren't Watching From the Same Address

If you're sharing an ad-free YouTube Premium or YouTube Music account with friends or family who live outside of your home, you could lose your premium privileges. Customers who lose these can still watch YouTube or listen to music with ads -- but let's be real, it's not the same. Multiple reports have shown people who have the service have been receiving notices that their premium service will be paused for 15 days due to violating a policy that's been in place since 2023. Don't miss any of o

YouTube is coming for your shared Premium account, just like Netflix did

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube seems to be cracking down on Premium Family plan members who don’t live in the same household as the plan manager. Users are reportedly receiving warning emails that their Premium access will be paused if they fail YouTube’s location-based check-in. This mirrors location-based password-sharing crackdowns by Netflix and other major streaming services. If you’ve been freeloading on a YouTube Premium Family plan from outside the “family home,” t

You Can Now Sign Up for Ad-Free Peacock Through Prime Video

Fans of NBC series, Universal Pictures movies and steamy summer dating shows have a new way to access the streaming service that specializes in all of them. Peacock Premium Plus, NBCUniversal's ad-free streaming tier, is now available as a Prime Video add-on subscription as part of a broader set of agreements between Comcast NBCUniversal and Amazon, the online shopping giant revealed Thursday. Peacock Premium Plus costs $17 per month or $170 per year, the standard price after last month's hike

Marvel's 'Thunderbolts' Is Now Streaming. Here's How to Watch

See at Disney Plus Carries Thunderbolts Disney Plus See at Disney Plus See more details Days before the Lilo & Stitch live-action movie starts streaming on Sept. 3, Marvel's Thunderbolts has dropped on Disney Plus. The action-packed anti-hero flick premiered in theaters on May 2 and stars Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lewis Pullman, Wyatt Russell and Hannah John-Kamen, among others. The movie follows castoffs who team up for a dangerous mission after naviga

Google Store is offering two free years of data for Pixel Watch 4 LTE pre-orders

TL;DR The Google Store is offering up to $350 back on pre-orders for the Pixel Watch 4 with an eligible trade-in. Those who pre-order the LTE versions can also get two free years of data. New and existing Fitbit members can get six months of the Premium subscription, but only new users will get one month of YouTube Music Premium tacked on. The big day is here, Google is launching all of its latest hardware, including the Pixel Watch 4. If you’re planning on pre-ordering the new smartwatch, th

Ever wanted to play DJ on your own Spotify playlists? Now you can

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Spotify Premium is testing a new Mix feature that lets you add custom transitions between playlist tracks. You can allow it to apply automatically, choose presets like Fade or Rise, or manually line up the waveforms. The new feature is rolling out now in beta, so Premium users may need to update their app to see it. You could put together the most banging Spotify playlist for your next party, but it won’t keep the music flowing like a DJ would if you

PlayStation Plus Subscribers Can Play Marvel's Spider-Man and More Now

Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can, and PlayStation Plus subscribers can now become the famous web-slinger in Marvel's Spider-Man. PlayStation Plus is Sony's version of Xbox Game Pass, and it offers subscribers a large and constantly expanding library of games. There are three PlayStation Plus tiers -- Essential ($10 a month), Extra ($15 a month) and Premium ($18 a month) -- and each gives subscribers access to games. However, only Extra and Premium tier subscribers can access t

Spotify’s new track mixing tool adds DJ features to your playlists

Spotify is testing a new audio mixing feature that allows you to customize track transitions for your playlists. Now rolling out in beta for “eligible Premium users,” the Mix feature provides an option to automatically blend transitions between tracks, or manually adjust aspects like volume, EQ, and effect curves while looking at waveform and beat data to create unique transitions. This allows users to make songs flow into each other instead of just letting one track abruptly finish and another

Swing Into Action in Marvel's Spider-Man on PlayStation Plus Soon

Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can, and PlayStation Plus subscribers can become the famous web-slinger in Marvel's Spider-Man on Aug. 19. PlayStation Plus is Sony's version of Xbox Game Pass, and it offers subscribers a large and constantly expanding library of games. There are three PlayStation Plus tiers -- Essential ($10 a month), Extra ($15 a month) and Premium ($18 a month) -- and each gives subscribers access to games. However, only Extra and Premium tier subscribers can a

I switched to the Dell 14 Premium for two weeks, and it made my XPS laptop look bad

Dell 14 Premium ZDNET's key takeaways Dell's latest high-performance laptop is currently on sale starting at $1,500. It's superbly designed, with a sleek, modern build and powerful, but accessible, hardware. It runs warm, and requires power management from the user to get the most out of the battery. View now at Dell Dell's laptop rebrand may have resulted in some shuffling around of naming conventions, but the new Dell 14 Premium -- Dell's refreshed high-performance line of laptops -- looks

Dell Premium 14 review: New name, same great laptop

Every now and then companies make truly boneheaded decisions, which is exactly what happened when Dell killed off the name of its most iconic PC line and replaced it with something generic. It's like if Ford decided to rebrand Mustang and call it The Prime Sportscar instead. It doesn't make sense. But now that XPS has become Premium, it's time to see if Dell's latest flagship 14-inch ultraportable — the Dell 14 Premium (you see how dumb that sounds?) — still has the DNA that made its predecessor