Enlarge ImageDJ Skee founded startup Dash Radio after a decade in traditional radio. Paul A. Hebert/Press Line Photos/Corbis At 6 feet 3 inches tall, DJ Skee isn’t often the little guy, but everyone looks small compared with Apple. The Cupertino, California, tech giant is known for following established trends with polished products and services. What …
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NEW YORK — When music megastar Taylor Swift removed her tunes from Spotify, she ended up helping the service she was speaking out against, Chief Executive Daniel Ek said Monday. “The middle of America found out what Spotify was, so we had a big success,” Ek said, speaking via video conference at the IAB Mixx interactive advertising conference in New …
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Apple’s new iPhones mean you’ll be seeing a lot more ultra-sharp 4K video soon. 4K is the term for the next step of high-resolution display beyond 1080p, the standard found in newer televisions. It packs more pixels into the same frame, so it’s supposed to make pictures sharper and colors more realistic. When you watch a particularly crisp video on …
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Streaming, just 5 percent of US music revenue five years ago, now represents a third of the industry. CNET The nation’s music streams are creating a flood. US sales from streaming music in the first six months of the year surpassed $1 billion for the first time, a music industry trade group said Monday. The Recording Industry Association of America …
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Google hasn’t updated Chromecast in more than two years. Google It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Google may reveal a new version of its Chromecast streaming-media device at an event in San Francisco on September 29, making it the third tech giant to refresh its connected-TV product ahead of the holiday shopping season. The plans were reported by …
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NFL Live Stories on Snapchat will mix behind-the-scenes media with content posted by regular people. NFL The National Football League is taking snaps off the gridiron. The NFL said Thursday it is working with social app Snapchat to create weekly photo and video packages that combine content about the sport posted by everyday people with media from inside the league …
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Fire TV has been out of stock since mid-August, stoking speculation that a new version is on the way. Sarah Tew/CNET With a new Apple TV attracting attention, Amazon on Tuesday said its own streaming-media box gets people hooked on video apps such as Sling TV better than other devices. Just don’t get excited about buying one. Fire TV has …
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Apple TV had fallen behind competitors’ streaming media boxes. James Martin/CNET Apple unveiled an updated connected TV box for the first time in three years Wednesday, turning Apple TV into a contender against its more modern rivals. The revamped Apple TV weaves in Apple’s voice-controlled digital assistant, allowing users to search through Netflix, Hulu and other services connected to the …
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Now playing: Watch this: Verizon’s Go90 free mobile video service mixes YouTube… 2:03 Verizon plans to launch a free mobile video service called Go90 on Tuesday by inviting the company’s young target audience to build a new business. Go90 is free, supported by ads rather than paid subscriptions. Anybody, regardless of their wireless carrier, can use the app on their …
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Singer CeeLo Green Youssef Boudlal/Reuters/Corbis Curious what it would look like if Google sang you a tune? Turns out, it’s a mess of shopping results, image collages and Wikipedia pages — and that’s just what singer CeeLo Green wanted. Green is best known for his “Forget You” hit song and as a judge for four seasons on the television singing …
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