Android TV watchers rejoice, you’ll soon be able to yell commands at your television set. Google on Wednesday announced via a blog that Google Assistant, its Siri-like virtual assistant, is coming to Android TV. The feature, which allows you to use voice commands to play content, enquire about content or just ask how long the …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Ten movies for 10 bucks. Yes, please! iTunes Happy 2017, everyone! I’m back from an incredible trip, but only for a couple days …
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Now playing: Watch this: Gift cards and exchange tips 1:00 Most shoppers go into Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the pre-holiday shopping frenzies with the concern that their most-desired bargains will sell out. But the truth is many manufacturer discounts, which make up the bulk of those “great” seasonal prices, run until at least the end of the year and …
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The holidays have come early for Apple TV owners. The hit game Minecraft is now available on Apple‘s set-top box. Minecraft: Apple TV Edition, which was first announced in October, lets players dig for resources and construct buildings out of textured cubes. You can also fight monsters, explore the never-ending world and craft various items. The game is available now …
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Apple’s new TV app is pretty awesome for the subscription apps it supports. Too bad it doesn’t include Netflix, HBO Go, Watch ESPN, Sling TV, The Disney Channel, Nick, PBS or many others already available on Apple TV. (Oh, and Amazon Video, which still isn’t available on the box.) Likewise, single sign-on is flat-out great — if your service provider …
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Netflix has said TV Everywhere is its own worst nightmare. Now, TV Everywhere is hoping it can make that a reality, despite a track record that might suggest otherwise. TV Everywhere is how traditional pay-TV networks and providers attack the consumer shift to video online and on their phones. By setting up streaming channels included in pay-TV customers’ subscriptions, the …
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Now playing: Watch this: iOS 10.2: 6 reasons you should upgrade 2:22 Apple’s long-awaited TV app is now live. But there’s still no Netflix. The company’s new app for Apple TVs, iPhones and iPads, simply called “TV,” makes it easier to discover TV shows and movies across all of your different apps. It displays content from all of the supported …
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Updated December 7 to cover DirecTV Now and the addition of numerous other apps on various devices. These days just about every major entertainment app is available on just about every living room streaming device. You probably have five ways to stream Netflix. There are a couple of major exceptions — Amazon Video isn’t natively on Apple and Google devices, …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple TV gets… TV app 1:39 Apple‘s new TV app is nearing launch but it’s single sign-on feature is here — and with it, the ability to rid yourself of the laborious process of repeatedly signing into every streaming app with every update. Apple recently updated all iOS 10 and new Apple TV devices with support …
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Apple aims to make it easier for you to use the video apps included in your cable or satellite TV subscription. The company on Tuesday launched a new single authentication tool that allows iOS and Apple TV users to enter their account credentials just once to have instant access to the apps from their programming provider. Previously, cable-specific apps such …
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