Amazon launched a native MacOS app for Amazon Prime Video on Monday. The app, available now through the Mac App Store, lets Prime Video subscribers with Mac devices stream TV shows and movies though the app or download content to watch offline. The new app supports MacOS features including picture-in-picture and AirPlay. People can choose preferred …
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Have you ever seen something funny while watching a TV show and wished you could send the clip directly to your friends, or share it on social media? Amazon is now making that possible, albeit with limited content, on the Prime Video app on iOS. On Thursday, the company said people will have the option to share content from some Amazon Originals series, …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Amazon has a two-for-one deal for Amazon Music Unlimited and Showtime: Just a $1 per month for three months. After the offer ends, the price for both Amazon Music Unlimited and Showtime will be $19 a month for Amazon Prime members ($21 a month for …
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Kindle Unlimited is that “other” service that Amazon operates — it’s a subscription service for ebooks, but it’s different from Prime Reading (which is included with Amazon Prime). The main difference? Kindle Unlimited gives you access to well over 1 million books (as opposed to just 1,000 with Prime Reading) and costs $10 per month. There’s never been a better …
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With its pedigree in active noise-canceling headphones, it’s not surprising that Bose’s new QuietComfort 45s ($330, £320, AU$500) are excellent. But for a lot of people, the question is just how good are they compared to Bose’s slightly more expensive Noise Canceling Headphones 700 or Sony’s excellent WH-1000XM4. For better or worse, the answer isn’t clear-cut, especially with how prices …
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There are plenty of great things to watch on Paramount Plus, but for many people the big draw is the ever-expanding Star Trek universe. Between the spectacular new live-action series Picard and Discovery, and the excellent animated comedy show Lower Decks, there’s a whole lot for fans of every age to enjoy. But like most forms of streaming there’s a …
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I’ve lost more iPhone charging cables than I can count, so I’m always on the lookout for a cheap one or two to have on hand as a backup, especially the fast-charging variety. Woot.com is clearing out a slew of 3-foot AmazonBasics MFi-certified USB-A Lightning cables. A two-pack of cables in a variety of colors can be had for just …
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HBO Max kicked off an aggressive, half-off promotion Friday for the $15-a-month, ad-free tier of its streaming service, as it aims to woo back lost HBO members who had been paying through Amazon and were essentially disconnected en masse earlier this week. HBO pulled out of Amazon Channels Wednesday, a service of the e-commerce giant that lets people pay Amazon for multiple …
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HBO Max will launch in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Spain and Andorra on Oct. 26, widening the streaming service into Europe after it launched in the US last year and then expanded into Latin America earlier this year. HBO Max — which is owned WarnerMedia, for now a part of AT&T — will move forward to Central Europe, Eastern Europe and Portugal next …
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Amazon plans to roll out a self-branded TV in the US as early as October, Business Insider reported Thursday. The TVs, expected to be big-screen models in the range of 55 to 75 inches, will include compatibility with the company’s Alexa voice assistant, the news outlet said, citing unidentified sources. The US launch has been in the works for nearly …
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