Screenshot by David Katzmaier/CNET Internet TV services by Apple and Sony may be coming later and soon, respectively, but Sling TV is here today, and it’s growing fast. As promised at launch, the service is now available on the Xbox One, making it the first game console with a Sling TV app and the third …
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Apple TV price cut to $69, £59 or AU$109
Now playing: Watch this: Apple TV gets price cut to $69 0:17 At the Apple Watch event today Tim Cook announced a price cut on the Apple TV box, bringing it down to $69 in the US and £59 in the UK. In Australia it stays the same at AU$109, due to a downturn in the Australian dollar. Since its …
Read More »Don’t expect major Apple TV news at Monday’s Apple Watch event
Will Apple’s hobby get time in the spotlight Monday? All signs point to “No.” Sarah Tew/CNET Apple is expected to talk about plenty of new tech Monday at its event, but the good ol’ Apple TV probably won’t get mention one. There will likely be an hour or more on the Apple Watch, and maybe other shiny Apple things, with …
Read More »Sling TV springs forward with AMC, IFC, Epix movies and Sundance channels (hands
Better call Comcast: AMC and IFC are now a part of Sling TV’s basic $20 package. David Katzmaier/CNET The bad news is Sling TV probably still lacks a few channels you really want. The good news is that it’s not done adding new ones. With plenty of time to spare before the “Mad Men” premiere April 5, the bundle-busting Internet …
Read More »Sony 4K TVs coming in May, starting at $1,300, according to leak
At 0.2-inch deep, Sony’s XBR-X900C is the thinnest LCD TV yet. Sarah Tew/CNET It’s still the dead of winter, but the TV leaks just keep springing. HDguru.com has already outed pricing and availability information for a bunch of Samsung and Vizio 4K TVs, so now it’s Sony’s turn. The site, which has a long history of accurately jumping the gun …
Read More »LG to ship just one new 4K OLED model, and many 4K LED TVs, in spring
LG’s new 65-inch 4K OLED arrives in April for $9,000. Rowr. LG New TV announcements follow a predictable gestation. First comes CES, then comes leaks, then comes the baby in the baby carriage. Otherwise known as official pricing and availability. LG is the first major TV maker to arrive at the third trimester, announcing the US prices of a range …
Read More »LG’s 2015 4K OLEDs start at $5K, according to retailer leak
The new OLED TVs come in both flat and curved varieties. David Katzmaier/CNET Update February 24: As of this morning B&H has removed all of the 2015 OLED TVs, and Adorama has removed all but the two EF9500 models, from the search results linked below. The prices listed were current yesterday, however, so we’re keeping this article otherwise unchanged for …
Read More »Vizio 2015 M series TV prices leaked: 4K for less
HDGuru.com The Vizio P series broke new 4K TV pricing ground in 2014 starting with a 50-inch model for $999. Now leaked pricing indicates the company’s new 2015 M series of 4K TVs as even cheaper. HDguru.com cites industry sources in leaking the prices, release dates, specifications and model numbers of the 2015 Vizio M series — information we don’t …
Read More »Samsung SUHD 4K TV prices leaked: SUper
David Katzmaier/CNET When Samsung first announced its lineup of SUHD at CES 2015, we expected their serious specifications to stipulate stupendous spending. And Samsung has succeeded in spades. According to a leak from hdguru.com, a site with an excellent record of calling these sorts of things around this time of year, industry sources tag the new sets with a starting …
Read More »Sling TV app hits Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick
David Katzmaier/CNET Sling TV officially launched Monday to Roku, Android, iOS and computers, and four days later the service has come to a whole new TV-based platform: Amazon Fire TV. The app is available now on both the $99 Fire TV box , and the $40 Fire TV Stick , providing a big-screen alternative to Roku for people interested in …
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