Want to save $15 on a 4K streamer? Let me get directly to the point: Right now, the Fire TV Stick 4K is selling for just $35, no code or coupon required, down from its usual price of $50. The Stick goes on sale regularly, and it has been a little cheaper in the past …
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For the second week in a row, Apple is being asked to cut down its App Store fees. After Fortnite publisher Epic Games sued Apple last week in a confrontation over the 30% tax Apple charges to developers on its App Store, trade organization Digital Content Next, which represents publishers including the New York Times, the Washington Post and CNET …
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Amazon Prime Video has reached a deal with Seattle Sounders FC to become the soccer club’s official streaming partner. All regionally televised Major League Soccer Sounders FC games will be streamed on Prime Video. The club’s regional broadcast area includes all of Washington state. The agreement is for three years, beginning with the Aug. 26 match between Sounders FC and …
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The peak for e-commerce sales during the pandemic has passed, but we’re still buying a whole lot more stuff online in 2020. In some cases, the latest stats suggest many of us may decide we never want to return to certain kinds of stores, like electronics retailers or health and beauty shops. The coronavirus outbreak has also resulted in a …
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Apple has a deal for people interested in both CBS All Access and Showtime. Starting Monday, Apple TV Plus subscribers can sign up for a $9.99 a month bundle that includes both ViacomCBS-owned streaming services. (Editors’ note: CNET is also owned by ViacomCBS.) The deal includes a seven-day free trial and gets TV Plus subscribers access to Showtime, which usually …
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NBCUniversal’s Peacock has arrived. After a limited rollout for Comcast customers in April, the new streaming service expanded to everyone across the US on July 15. Similar to HBO Max‘s launch in May, however, there are plenty of big questions remaining and a number of major features that are still missing nearly a month later. Here are a few of …
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As I’ve said countless times before, Amazon gear goes on sale like clockwork. For example, in late June the new Fire HD 8 tablet was discounted for the first time. Then again in July. Now, just a few weeks later, here we are again. For a limited time, and while supplies last, the Amazon Fire HD 8 (32GB) is $59.99, …
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Ready for the weekend? I certainly am, as I need time to polish off season 2 of The Umbrella Academy on Netflix. (The first season moved a little slowly at first but got really good, so if you started it and abandoned it, have another look!) And speaking of TV, today’s deals include a serious bargain on the controversial HBO …
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Walmart has delayed the launch of its paid membership service, according to a Tuesday report by Recode. Walmart Plus, which will reportedly cost $98 a year and include perks such as same-day grocery delivery and discounts at Walmart gas stations, aims to be a potential competitor to Amazon Prime. The service was first reportedly slated to launch in March or April …
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Feel like you’ve seen everything Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime have to offer? Consider expanding your streaming horizons with the Starz network. Normally it costs $9 monthly, but for a limited time, you can subscribe to Starz for $5 a month for the first three months. That’s one of the best deals I can recall seeing. See it at Starz …
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