Tom Brady leads the New England Patriots to yet another AFC Championship game against the upstart Jacksonville Jaguars. Will the Patriots’ ageless quarterback solve Jacksonville’s dominating defense? Or can Blake Bortles take the Jaguars to their first ever Super Bowl? These questions will be answered on Sunday. Here’s how you can watch the game if …
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False missile alert spooks Hawaii
An emergency alert notification that went out Saturday warning of a missile strike on Hawaii was a false alarm, state officials said. “Hawaii – This is a false alarm. There is no incoming missile to Hawaii,” read a tweet from congressional Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. “I have confirmed with officials there is no incoming missile.” In her tweet, Gabbard included a …
Read More »You can now control apps like Hulu with Alexa on Amazon’s Fire TV
To watch the latest episode of “This is Us” on your Amazon Fire TV, all you have to do now is ask Alexa to play it. Amazon on Thursday expanded the capabilities of its voice assistant to work with third-party apps on its TV box. The initial list includes Bravo, CBS All Access, Hulu, NBC, Showtime and Sony PlayStation Vue. …
Read More »They’re already camping outside Best Buy for Black Friday
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Not much of a line. CBS DFW screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET I’d rather thought this Black Friday business was waning a touch. I assumed most people shop online and don’t want to be involved in potential fisticuffs over a discounted TV. It seems, though, that …
Read More »Philo charges just $16 for 35 channels, but no sports or locals
Cut out the sports, news and local channels, and suddenly live TV is cheaper than ever. A new multichannel live TV streaming service called Philo launches today, and it’s just $16 per month. That’s the least-expensive of its kind yet, undercutting former lowball champ Sling TV, which starts at $20. Philo is less than half as much as DirecTV Now, …
Read More »Chicago mulls $500 fine for those who text while crossing street
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Chicago may not be her kind of town. Richard Levine/Getty Images It was one thing when Honolulu introduced fines for people who text while crossing a street. Those penalties range from $15 to $99. Now Chicago is thinking about upping the stakes. Considerably. As CBS …
Read More »iPhone X: First impressions from our first 3 days
Editors’ note (November 3, 5:15 a.m. PT): Check out our full iPhone X review for the rating and our official evaluation of the device. This story will no longer be updated, but will remain available as a chronicle of our earliest impressions of the phone. Welcome to my ongoing impressions of the iPhone X. I’ve entered my third full day …
Read More »‘House of Cards’ will end with next year’s sixth season
Francis Underwood’s getting the boot. “House of Cards,” the popular Netflix series, will end next year after its upcoming sixth season. The show, the first original series distributed by the streaming giant, features Kevin Spacey as Underwood, a scheming politician. The news of the cancellation comes the day after Spacey was accused of making unwanted sexual advances toward a minor …
Read More »YouTube TV app coming soon to Roku, Apple TV, Xbox and more
YouTube TV, the $35-per-month live TV service aimed at cable cord cutters, launched in April. At the time I lauded its potential, but complained about the experience on an actual TV: namely, the need to stream using a Chromecast and a phone as the remote control. Competitors in the fast-moving TV streaming space launched with TV apps for Roku, Apple …
Read More »Apple Watch update adds streaming music and radio: hands
I used to wear an iPod Nano on my wrist. It stored songs, it had an FM radio and it told me the time. Years later, the Apple Watch is finally living up to the promise of being an iPod on my wrist again — a little voice-activated streaming music player, in fact. The upgraded features come courtesy of the …
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