Missed out on some of the best Black Friday deals? No worries. Amazon has unveiled its Cyber Monday sales, with more than 75,000 deals to roll out this week. Some of the deals are similar to the retailer’s Black Friday deals, including $20 off the Kindle Paperwhite e-reader as well as discounts on its Echo …
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Now playing: Watch this: Digital ways to follow Election Day, or just chill with… 2:14 Josh Miller/CNET The 2016 presidential election that’s been obsessing the nation for months culminates tomorrow, November 8. Election Day has become a charged event characterized by polarized views of the candidates, and while all eyes will be glued to the results, the good news is …
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AT&T may be hoping a free Apple TV or Amazon Fire TV stick may be enough to get you to sign up for its upcoming DirecTV Now streaming video service. The telecom giant could offer the streaming devices to people who subscribe to the service, according to a Variety report Sunday based on leaked customer-support documents. Consumers who commit to …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple TV gets… TV app 1:39 The future of TV is apps, says Apple. And its latest app for the Apple TV box is called “TV.” The app showcases TV shows and movies from apps that a customer subscribes to, shows content you’ve purchased from iTunes, and surfaces new apps that offer video content. “It will …
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A drought will end at the conclusion of the 2016 World Series. The Chicago Cubs last won the World Series in 1908, and the Cleveland Indians haven’t won a title since 1948. These are the two longest championship droughts in baseball, if not professional sports. The 2016 World Series begins on Tuesday, October 25, in Cleveland. Fox will broadcast the …
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Amazon’s Fire TV 2 bundles cost a tad less, thanks to an across-the-board price cut of $10. Enlarge Image The Amazon Fire TV 2 now costs $90 — 10 bucks less than before. Sarah Tew/CNET The price cut doesn’t apply to the new Fire TV Stick, but it brings the cost of the core Fire TV 2 bundle down to …
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Now playing: Watch this: What to look for in a budget Blu-ray player 2:00 These days, it’s all about streaming. But there are plenty of us who still have giant collections of DVDs and Blu-rays. Thankfully, that’s no longer an either-or proposition: you can get a good disc player that also doubles as a good streamer. But before we look …
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It’s difficult to tell when you’re in the midst of a landmark moment in history. Few guessed that in 2008 when Google debuted the G1, the first phone to run Android, the mobile software would transform the wireless world. It didn’t help that when Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin went up on stage, they were wearing roller blades. …
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Want to tune in to the most highly anticipated presidential debate in a generation, where the first female major-party nominee faces off against a real estate developer and reality TV star? Or maybe you’d rather watch football. Now you can get both, for free. Sling TV, the Internet-delivered live TV service, is making its basic Sling Orange package available free …
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Looking to expand its flock of followers, Twitter is launching an app for live-streaming video on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Microsoft’s Xbox One. The new app will feature all the live-streaming available on the social network, including content from Periscope and Vine. Wednesday’s move comes just as the social network begins its live-stream of 10 NFL Thursday night …
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