Disney Plus was the last year’s top-trending Google search term — and that interest seemed to translate to mobile downloads and spending too. The Disney Plus mobile app was downloaded 40.9 million times across Apple’s App Store and the Google Play store for Android, with the vast majority of interest coming from the US, according to a Tuesday …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Cord cutters who are experiencing TV streaming service overload and getting tired of endlessly scrolling through Netflix, Disney Plus, Hulu, Amazon Prime and the like may have a new option that doesn’t involve going back to cable. A home entertainment device …
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One after another, media and tech giants are hurling themselves into a battle for your streaming-TV dollars. Last month ushered in the first clash: Apple TV Plus versus Disney Plus. The king of Hollywood and the smartphone profit king both launched their own services within days of each other. By all early measures, Disney trounced Apple. These battles are more …
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If you signed up for Disney Plus only to discover that some of your favorite Disney-owned titles are not currently available on the fledgling streaming service, you’re not alone. Thanks to previous licensing agreements with Netflix and a host of others, fan favorites like Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi, Avengers: Infinity War, The Incredibles 2 and dozens more weren’t available …
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I’ve been laptop shopping recently, and was once again forced to confront the ugly question: Why am I continuing to spend $700 or more on a Windows-based laptop when Chromebooks exist? After all, these days I spend 90% of my time in some combination of Google Docs and the web. Could I get by with a laptop running Google Chrome …
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This story is part of 2019 Holiday Survival Guide, featuring tips on the best ways to manage the holiday season. The holiday season is already upon us, which means it’s time to prepare for a whirlwind of parties, family and friends — not to mention eating and shopping. Whatever your plans, technology can help you make the most of the …
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Disney Plus is bringing out the big guns of its many, many studios in its bid to battle Netflix, Warner and others for streaming media dominance. Clamor for the service led to its app being downloaded 3.2 million times to mobile devices in its first day on the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. With all the demand …
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Disney Plus has an impressive library that helped it attract 10 million users in one day. It also may soon be finally adding a feature that should’ve been there when it launched last week: the ability to track your viewing progress to easily pick up watching later. The Mouse House is planning to add a “continue watching” feature to its …
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After early struggles with Disney Plus not streaming on Vizio TVs, the television maker is revealing its progress toward bringing Disney Plus to its line of SmartCast TVs. On Tuesday Vizio announced that it will be pushing out an update in “early December” to its TVs that have Chromecast built-in to allow for streaming Disney Plus. iOS owners who have …
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Disney Plus finally launched Tuesday, and with it a daunting array of choices. But in addition to the first day being marred by service failures and login problems, it’s become apparent that the streaming service also doesn’t work with Vizio smart TVs as reported earlier by Business Insider. “Disney Plus is not currently available on Vizio TVs as a built-in …
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