How low can they go? I’m talking about prices for big TVs, of course, not the participants in Limbo Mania 2020. Just last month, I was stoked to see a 70-inch model marked down to $500. Best Buy, today: Hold my beer. For a limited time, and while supplies last, you can get the Hisense …
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Nielsen, the television ratings giant, is making a change to its rules that may mean the commercials you watch on TV start to feel like the ones in your Facebook feed: better targeted to you and your interests. But advancements in ad targeting bring questions about the privacy of your data, and TV’s data practices are still developing. “Typically, when …
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This week, the attention of the country — and the world — has been on the US presidential election. While the results were up in the air, we kept you informed on key topics: how election officials and others were tackling cybersecurity, what social media companies were doing to fight misinformation, and how tech is slowly making elections more accessible. …
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Update, Nov. 5: Read our reviews of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. The Nov. 10 launch of Xbox Series X and S is drawing near, and Microsoft on Monday gave us an in-depth look at what the experience of playing its next-gen console will be like in a 14-minute video walkthrough. Xbox engineer Harrison Hoffman highlights the smooth user interface, how …
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Beginning Friday, Hulu With Live TV will no longer offer several Sinclair-owned regional sports networks, including more than a dozen Fox regional sports networks as well as the YES Network, home of the New York Yankees, and the Marquee Sports Network, which airs Chicago Cubs games. The streaming network reportedly sent a message to customers, saying it was “unable to reach an …
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An Amazon Prime subscription offers more than just fast shipping and TV and movie streaming; a membership also affords occasional exclusive deals. If you sign up for an Amazon Prime Rewards Visa card right now, for example, you’ll receive a $100 Amazon gift card. (Non-Prime subscribers get only $50.) Meanwhile, for a limited time, and while supplies last, Prime subscribers …
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Get ready for two official Roku apps. The streaming company’s free TV service, the Roku Channel, will get its own dedicated free app on iOS and Android. The new app lets you watch more than 115 free live channels along with older shows and movies on your phone and tablet. It also acts as a hub where you can watch …
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Get ready to upgrade your home entertainment, because we’re teaming up with GameSpot to give away a 65-inch TCL 6-Series TV and a Nintendo Switch bundle. The TCL 6-Series is rated as “the best TV picture quality for the money” by CNET’s David Katzmaier and is featured in our list of the best TVs of 2020. The Switch bundle includes the …
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Today there are basically three ways to get live TV shows from big-name channels into your home. The most common is paying for a service like cable or satellite. An increasingly popular alternative is a live TV streaming service like Sling TV and YouTube TV, which which offer hundreds of channels for a monthly fee. The third option is free and also sounds the most old-fashioned: getting …
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Netflix is giving people a taste of its original movies and TV series, even if they don’t have a subscription. By heading to netflix.com/watch-free, people can take in a handful of popular titles — including Stranger Things, Bird Box, Murder Mystery, When They See Us and others — for free without signing up for a Netflix account. For TV series, you …
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