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NBCU CEO Jeff Shell, was speaking at the Credit Suisse Communications Conference, and he attempted to put some favorable context on Peacock’s paid subscriber number. Stating that “it’s also important to remember that 13 million paying subs comes from only a portion of the country because in Comcast territory, Comcast homes who get Xfinity, get Peacock Premium for free.” Also noting that “at some point, we’ll roll that to pay.” While subtle, that means that those customers will need to pay up for Peacock, at some point in the future....

Cyber Monday is officially on November 29, but Cyber Monday does typically start the day after Black Friday. Retailers want you to spend money as early as possible, especially in 2021 with the many shortages we are facing. While the chip shortage is the biggest part of the shortage, we are also seeing shortages of truck drivers, which means that getting stock to these stores has been tougher than ever. So you want to buy early, to make sure your gifts arrive in time for the holidays....

Since the game’s launch earlier this year, Blizzard hasn’t actually released what it considers a “major” update for this game. Referring to everything that’s come before as “mini updates” with incremental changes. If this is truly the game’s first major update, then players may be in for some much-needed improvements. And dare I say it, some much-needed playable content. The update will officially go live on September 28 which means it’ll land next Wednesday....

This is also the cheapest HDMI streaming device you can buy that supports 4K HDR, which alone makes this a really great purchase. Technically, the Roku Premiere is not an HDMI streaming stick, but it acts the same way. It’s actually a tiny set-top box that sits under your TV. Or you can use some 3M adhesives to attach it to the back of your TV – since you don’t need to point the remote directly at the Roku to use it....

The Exynos 2200 will reportedly deliver up to 20 percent improvement in sustained GPU performance over its predecessor. The peak graphics performance will improve by 31-34 percent. The new chipset will also reportedly offer a big boost in 3DMark performance (Wild Life) over the outgoing Qualcomm Snapdragon 888. Note that these benchmark results are based on pre-release hardware and software. So the numbers could change slightly over time. Of course, the Exynos 2200 will battle against Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 898 MediaTek’s Dimensity 2000, so these numbers don’t tell where it sits in this competition....