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Mobile Minutes: Apple early movie access; Dangerous Wi-Fi; Turner’s Snapchat shows; Google eero rival

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Apple Inc. is pressing Hollywood studios for earlier access to movies, according to people with knowledge of the matter, a move that would bolster the company’s iTunes business.
Read more at Bloomberg

Don’t let free Wi-Fi wreck the holidays
Malls should just name their public Wi-Fi networks “Danger” and be done with it.
Read more at CNET

Turner will create shows for Snapchat in expanded partnership
Turner Broadcasting System Inc will create more video content for mobile app Snapchat and collaborate with the social media company on advertising, Turner said on Wednesday, as they expand a partnership to broaden their reach among millennials.
Read more at Reuters

Wi-Fi woes? Google unleashes cheap rival for eero
NEW YORK—As a fix to the slowpoke Internet connectivity I’d tolerated for way too long, eero’s wireless home networking system earned a well-earned a spot on my best products of the year list.
Read more at USA Today