Amazon announced that starting Thursday, Apple’s TV app is now available for download to Amazon Fire TV devices, namely the newest Fire TV streaming stick and the Fire TV Stick 4K. Amazon says the app is coming soon to more Fire TV devices, including older Fire TV streamers, the Fire TV Cube, Fire TV Edition televisions and the Nebula …
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Disney Plus is designed to be the one-stop streaming shop for all things Disney, but Disney Plus will have some holes: Some popular titles, including a large number of Marvel movies, won’t be available at launch, and others will have to leave the service for periods of time. Speaking Tuesday at Vanity Fair’s New Establishment Summit, Disney CEO Bob Iger suggested …
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Hold onto your wallets: It’s impulse-buy time. Today I bring you a pair of speaker deals that are just plain difficult to pass up, even if you think you already have all the speakers you need. Maybe there’s a gift-giving occasion in your future. Or a shower. Whatever the case, I recommend grabbing these before they’re gone — which may …
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Problem: You like to walk around the house listening to music with your headphones, but because Bluetooth has a limited range, you have to carry your phone with you from room to room. Problem: You have an old but awesome stereo that doesn’t support Bluetooth, so those speakers are going to waste. Problem: You want two people to be able …
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Amazon on Wednesday unveiled three new renewable energy projects in the US and UK, its first new set of green developments since CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled his ambitious Climate Pledge last month. In the US, Amazon will have solar farms in Warren County, North Carolina, and Price George County, Virginia, with the farms totaling 215 megawatts of power. A wind …
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Amazon on Wednesday said it vastly expanded its in-store pickup service called Counter. The online retailer said it partnered with GNC, Health Mart and Stage Stores to add thousands more locations to the program. Amazon introduced Counter in May in the UK and Italy, then brought it to the US in June. Counter started in more than a hundred Rite-Aid …
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LG announced Tuesday that its dual-screen G8X ThinQ phone will be launching Nov. 1 across Amazon, AT&T and Sprint, with preorders beginning Oct. 25. The starting price for the unlocked phone is $699.99. Unveiled during IFA in September, the dual-screen phone is focused on mobile gaming, media streaming and productivity, LG says. “Whether gaming, watching, creating, sharing or working, LG …
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Fans of Food Network celebrity chefs like Bobby Flay, Giada De Laurentiis and Ree Drummond can now take live cooking classes with the pros. The new Food Network Kitchen app, out Tuesday, wants to become your personal kitchen assistant. Food Network Kitchen integrates with Amazon Alexa to act as a hands-free helper while you cook, said Tyler Whitworth, senior vice …
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Amazon top exec Jeff Wilke on Tuesday pushed back against news reports that uncovered counterfeit, illegitimate and unsafe products on its website. “You can find anecdotes to support whatever conclusion you want,” Wilke, Amazon’s CEO of worldwide consumer, said on stage at the Wall Street Journal’s annual Tech Live conference in Laguna Beach, California, “but the vast majority of sales …
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If you’ve never owned a dedicated e-reader, allow me to make the case. Sure, you can read e-books on your phone or tablet, but those devices are rife with distraction. You’re constantly getting interrupted by emails, text messages, the time-suck that is TikTok and so on. Plus, if you like to read at night, those screens can be hard on …
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