Month: January 2020

Apple hires Drone and Aviation Law Specialist to Lobby in Washington, DC, USA

CompuScoop Staff January 16, 2020 0

Ellman leads the law firm’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems practice. She also co-founded the Commercial Drone Alliance and is working to expand the commercial drone industry, according to her biography online.

Ellman worked in the Obama administration and the Justice Department earlier in her career. Ellman’s lobbying work for Apple began in December, according to a company filing that was made public this week.

The company used drones a few years ago to help it collect mapping data. In December, it met with regulators about a proposed law that would require drones to sport virtual license plates. The company also sells several drones from DJI through the Apple website and Apple retail stores. Apple has a team exploring satellites, a type of unmanned aircraft, and Ellman could assist in regulatory efforts that would need to be conducted to launch such an effort.

Microsoft Edge Chromium now available for MacOS

Dan Uff January 15, 2020 0

For those who wish to try out the Microsoft Edge Chromium and have MacOS, the company now has a version for you.

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NBCUniversal will officially announce its streaming service, Peacock, on Thursday

Dan Uff January 15, 2020 0

Thursday will be the day when NBCUniversal will officially unveil its streaming service, Peacock, to investors during its annual meeting at 4pm ET.

Its expected that the company will unveil detailed information about the service, including content, pricing, and more.

According to CNBC, the service is planning on charging $10.00/month for an ad-free version, and $5.00/month with ads. But they do point out that these prices are rumors at this time.

Peacock will be an addition to the current streaming wars and will be going up against services such as Apple TV+, Hulu, Netflix, and others.

Disney + tops Netflix, Apple TV+, Hulu, and Amazon in user satisfaction

CompuScoop Staff January 15, 2020 0

That’s according to new data from a survey conducted in December 2019 by YouGov in partnership with Variety Intelligence Platform (VIP). The survey was conducted online among 1,182 U.S. adults.

Of surveyed respondents, 76% gave Disney Plus a 4 or 5 out of 5 when asked to rank their satisfaction with the service, with 0 being “very dissatisfied” and 5 being “very satisfied.” Meanwhile, this figure was just 48% for Apple TV Plus. Only respondents who had indicated they had used the services were asked to rank them.

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