Month: January 2022

AT&T launches $180/month 5-gigabit internet to 70 U.S. cities

CompuScoop Staff January 25, 2022 0

AT&T is rolling out new 2-gigabit and 5-gigabit speed tiers to customers in more than 70 cities across the United States, while also promising “new simple, straightforward pricing.”

“As we set out to become America’s best connectivity provider, we’re doubling down on fiber in our broadband infrastructure,” said Jeff McElfresh, CEO of AT&T Communications, in a statement. “With true multi-gig speeds, and symmetrical upload and download, AT&T Fiber will redefine how we experience the internet and drive innovation, from education, to work, to entertainment.”

For new subscribers, AT&T says that this will mean “no equipment fees, no annual contract, no data caps and no price increase at 12 months.”

With that in mind, here are the pricing details for consumers and businesses planning to sign up for the new multi-gig service:

• AT&T Fiber 2 GIG: $110/month + taxes
• AT&T Business Fiber 2 GIG: $225/month + taxes
• AT&T Fiber 5 GIG: $180/month + taxes
• AT&T Business Fiber 5 GIG: $395/month + taxes

ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus launches radio show on Apple Music

CompuScoop Staff January 25, 2022 0

ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus is launching a radio show on Apple Music. The “Björn from ABBA and Friends’ Radio” show on Apple Music Hits starts Monday.

The limited series includes music and conversations with Ulvaeus’ friends and collaborators, starting in the first episode with his fellow producer, songwriter and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Nile Rodgers.

Ulvaeus and Rodgers talk about the secrets of hit-making and why ABBA’s music has remained in the public consciousness.

“I have long wanted to ask some emotionally intelligent as well as intellectual people who know about ABBA about why they think our songs have lasted for such a long time — almost 40 years — because I don’t understand it myself,” the 76-year-old Ulvaeus said.

The show comes amid a major ABBA renaissance. Ulvaeus and bandmates Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, and Benny Andersson released their first new music together in four decades in November on the album “Voyager.” And in May, a series of holographic live shows are set to begin, created by the group and George Lucas’ special-effects company, Industrial Light & Magic.

Via: The Associated Press

Apple earns numerous nominations for Art Directors Guild Awards

CompuScoop Staff January 25, 2022 1

The Art Directors Guild announced their 2022 nominations today in categories covering both film and television. The Apple TV+ film The Tragedy of Macbeth is included in the nominations. In television, the ADG nominated Apple TV+ series Foundation, The Morning Show, Ted Lasso, and Schmigadoon!

Winners will be honored at the ADG Awards ceremony, returning to a live-in person ceremony at the InterContinental Hotel Los Angeles Downtown Hotel on Saturday, March 5, 2022.

Apple TV+ earned nominations for:

Period Feature Film

• The Tragedy of Macbeth

Television: One-Hour Period Or Fantasy Single-Camera Series

• Foundation

Television: One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series

• The Morning Show

Television: Half Hour Single-Camera Series

• Schmigadoon!
• Ted Lasso

Commercials

• Apple: Introducing iPhone 13 Pro
• Apple: “Saving Simon”
• Apple Music: “Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever”

MacDailyNews Take: Congratulations the casts and crews of the nominated series, film, and commercials!

Apple TV+ is available on the Apple TV app in over 100 countries and regions, on over 1 billion screens, including iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, popular smart TVs from Samsung, LG, Sony, VIZIO, TCL and others, Roku and Amazon Fire TV devices, Chromecast with Google TV, PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles, and at tv.apple.com, for $4.99 per month with a seven-day free trial. For a limited time, customers who purchase and activate a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac or iPod touch can enjoy three months of Apple TV+ for free.

Happy Birthday Apple Macintosh!

Dan Uff January 24, 2022 0

On January 22, 1984 during the Super Bowl, Apple ran their famous “1984” commercial. The voice over painted an ominous debut of a new computer called the "Macintosh". It was at the time, Steve Job's way of announcing that the than Microsoft would have a competitor in the upcoming computer hardware and software wars.

Below is that famous TV commercial that started it all:

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