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NBC's Peacock is live: Prices, full US launch date, shows and movies to expect Comcast's NBCUniversal launched Peacock -- sort of. Its streaming competitor to Netflix and Disney Plus, Peacock kicked off as a "sneak peek" of the service on Comcast boxes. But in the coronavirus era, a few other things have changed. Continue Reading . . . https://www.cnet.com/news/nbc-peacock-streaming-service-prices-us-launch-dates-shows-movies-to-expect-coronavirus/

Peacock App on Xfinity Flex and Xfinity X1 Overview Don't worry, this sounds complicated but it's just a simple browser setting. You can usually find JavaScript options in your browser's Settings, Preferences or Internet Options menu. Here are the instructions how to enable JavaScript in your web browser. Continue Reading . . . https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/peacock-app-overview

Peacock Launching with Classic Titles Like 30 Rock, Frasier, But You'll Have to Wait for The Office NBCUniversal is entering the great streaming war with the early release of its Peacock platform. Members of Comcast's Xfinity X1 and Flex services will be able to enjoy a sneak peek of Peacock beginning Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Peacock will launch globally on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. Continue Reading . . . https://www.ign.com/articles/peacock-how-to-watch-what-to-watch-movies-shows

Battlestar Galactica Reboot Announces Its Showrunner The Battlestar Galactica reboot is moving forward at NBC Universal's new streaming service Peacock.According to Deadline, Michael Lesslie will create, write and executive produce the series. Continue Reading . . . https://www.ign.com/articles/battlestar-galactica-reboot-announces-its-showrunner

Apple's online-only WWDC starts on June 22nd, will be free to all Shelter-in-place orders and limits on public gatherings forced Apple to cancel the in-person portion of its Worldwide Developers Conference, but the show will go on -- and now we know when. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/apple-wwdc-2020-online-only-free-attendance-160641433.html

Microsoft reveals Xbox Series X boot screen, confirms July event for Halo Infinite and more Microsoft is revealing the Xbox Series X boot screen animation today and is promising to focus on first-party Xbox Game Studios games during a July event. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/5/21247812/microsoft-xbox-series-x-boot-screen-halo-infinite-gameplay-events

Google Meet starts rolling out in Gmail, continuing Google’s quest to unseat Zoom Google has wasted no time integrating its Meet videoconferencing into Gmail, with some users already seeing a link to launch Meet in the left sidebar of the Gmail interface. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/4/21246277/google-meet-gmail-zoom-hangouts