Pandora is getting some backing… from space. Sirium XM, the satellite radio purveyor best known as the home of Howard Stern, will make a strategic investment in streaming music service Pandora. Last year Pandora was reportedly open to a takeover by Sirius XM. The $480 million investment instead amounts to a minority stake, which also …
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After about a week on the market, BlackBerry’s big comeback phone, the KeyOne, faces a stiffer challenge than just convincing people physical keys are cool again. It might have trouble simply holding together, according to some user reports, a YouTube bend test and now CNET’s own tests. A durability test from YouTube channel JerryRigEverything first reported the apparent issue: Unlike …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. After years without an official Amazon Video app, Apple TV is finally jumping into the river. Apple Monday confirmed rumors that an official app for the popular Amazon Video service will be available later this year on its fourth-generation $150 Apple TV streaming and gaming box, which …
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New options for cutting the cable TV cord just keep coming, and some of the most intriguing use a good old broadcast antenna. Plex, the media service best known for allowing easy access to your video, music and photos from just about anywhere, has a new capability that should further enhance its stature among people loath to pay for TV. …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. I like the Apple TV a lot. It’s one of my favorite streaming media devices, coming in third place on my list after a couple of Rokus and ahead of Amazon’s Fire TV Stick. There’s still room for improvement, however. WWDC, Apple’s big …
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Roku owners who cut the cable TV cord, you now have another live TV option to consider. AT&T’s DirecTV Now service, which offers live TV channels streaming over the internet starting at $35 per month, is now available on Roku devices. Owners of Roku boxes, sticks and TVs can download the DirecTV Now app in Roku’s channel store starting today. …
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Now playing: Watch this: See Google Assistant on Android TV in action 2:09 OK Google, take over my TV. Google Assistant, the company’s voice recognition and control technology found in devices like Google Home, is coming to Android TV. That means devices that use Google big-screen operating system, namely select streaming boxes and recent Sony TVs, will soon get even …
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Now playing: Watch this: Watch and control YouTube 360 videos on the big screen 0:55 Do you like big-screen TVs? Do you like YouTube 360 video? Well, has Google got a feature upgrade for you. The company says its big-screen YouTube app will soon receive an upgrade to enable you to pan around the many 360-degree videos available on YouTube, …
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Looking for more integration between voice control and your TV? Google is here to help. More from Google I/O 2017 Android O, Google Lens and VR: Everything important from Google I/O Google Photo’s AI is better at sharing your photos than you are 5 ways Google Home just got better See all Google I/O 2017 news Today the company announced …
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Tiny violins are playing for Apple‘s smallest tablet. The iPad Mini is reportedly slated to be discontinued. The 7.9-inch tablet is said to have lagged in sales recently, facing pressure as buyers instead opt for the 9.7-inch iPad or the 5.5-inch iPhone 7 Plus. The information comes from a report Tuesday on BGR, citing a source close to Apple. Reached …
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