Fresh off introducing its first soundbar with built-in streaming, Roku has taken the wraps off its complete lineup of new 2019 media streamers — the little boxes and sticks you hook to your TV to get Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, YouTube TV, Sling TV and, coming soon, Disney Plus and Apple TV Plus. As befits that bewildering …
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Our only complaint about the Beats Solo3 wireless headphones was its price. When it hit in 2016 at its list price of $300, it didn’t sound quite as good as other headphones that cost that much. But at its current sale price of $130 at Amazon and Best Buy — the lowest we’ve ever seen for it — the Beats …
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Podcast mobile app Pocket Casts is now free. Once a $3.99 download, the service is switching to a free model for mobile use and is introducing a new Plus subscription to replace the $9 version that previously unlocked desktop and web listening. “In today’s rapidly evolving audio landscape, it’s important we stand for free and open access — not walled …
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Amazon is introducing its PayCode service to the US, bringing it to 15,000 Western Union locations. PayCode joins Amazon Cash as another way for shoppers to buy online using cash instead of a debit or credit card. With Amazon Cash, introduced two years ago, people load money into their Amazon accounts by going to a store like CVS or Sheetz. …
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Over the years Skullcandy has brought the concept of bass you can feel to its line of vibrating Crusher headphones. Its latest model, the Crusher ANC, is the first to have active noise canceling, USB-C charging and a custom tuning feature. In development for three years, according to Skullcandy, it also offers improved sound and a more premium look and …
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With Jabra announcing its new Elite 75t true wireless earbuds, it’s not surprising we’re seeing some sales on Jabra’s older Elite 65t and slightly more rugged Elite 65t Active models. This week’s deal has the Elite Active 65t earbuds at $143 — or $47 off — in Copper Red at Amazon. The Elite 75t costs $200. The big difference between the upcoming Elite 75t …
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Amazon is taking on Tidal with a better-than-CD-quality audio streaming plan called Amazon Music HD, which starts at $12.99 a month. Part of Amazon Music, the new HD catalog offers over 50 million tracks in either CD or 24-bit quality, which, unlike Tidal’s MQA format, don’t need a special decoder to listen to in hi-res. Streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music and …
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Tinder apparently has a story to tell, but it’s not a love story, at least not this time. The mobile dating app is experimenting with original scripted video content and has just wrapped up filming on its first TV series, Reuters reports. The series centers on an “apocalyptic” storyline, but there is a relationship subplot, a source tells the news …
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Amazon quietly changed its search algorithm last year to favor products that earn the company a higher profit, instead of those that’re most relevant or best selling, people who worked on the project told The Wall Street Journal. Any change to Amazon’s secret search system can have a major impact on the products and brands involved, as most purchases are …
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Altice’s One customers will be getting another app to stream content to their cable box. On Monday the cable company, which in recent years has purchased rivals Optimum and Suddenlink, announced that it will be adding Amazon Prime Video to its cable box platform. Prime Video is the latest streaming video service to arrive on Altice One, with Netflix and …
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