Roku is ready to go public. The streaming device maker is seeking $100 million in its initial public offering, according to a filing Friday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The company will be listed on NASDAQ under the ticker ROKU. Roku, which makes popular streaming devices like the Roku Premiere, Roku Express+ and …
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Now playing: Watch this: YouTube TV now covers half of the United States 1:34 Google’s live TV streaming platform, YouTube TV, is now available in a dozen more cities. The cities are: Denver Cleveland Greensboro, N.C. Harrisburg, Pa. Hartford, Conn. Indianapolis Kansas City, Miss. Milwaukee Oklahoma City Salt Lake City San Diego St. Louis These dozen markets are in addition to …
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Google’s smartphone keyboard app is joining the sticker club. On Thursday, the search giant announced that it’s adding stickers and Bitmoji to Gboard. For now, the new feature is available only to people with phones that run Android, Google’s mobile operating system. Stickers are like emoji but instead are more detailed cartoon drawings. Facebook’s Messenger app has them, as does …
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Slowly but surely, the watches are taking over. With increased interest from the medical industry, and features like GPS and health tracking becoming standard on wearables, smartwatches are beginning to dominate the wearable technology market. According to the latest report from the International Data Corporation (IDC), wearable shipments over the past couple of months grew 10.3 percent year over year …
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IFA 2017: The biggest announcements from Berlin’s tech show +33 more See all photos The second day of Europe’s biggest tech show, IFA 2017, has finally wrapped up. This is the last day before the conference officially opens its show floors tomorrow, and there were plenty of device announcements to go around, from phones and headphones to smart appliances and …
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Now playing: Watch this: How to mute entire websites in Chrome 1:59 Google has made it easy to mute noisy sites in Chrome — just right-click the tab and select Mute Tab. You can also enable Tab audio muting UI control, which lets you click on the speaker-shaped audio indicator to mute a tab. (This setting is found in Chrome’s experimental …
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Now playing: Watch this: Android Oreo is official, PlayStation teases something… 1:14 Now that Android Oreo is starting to reach devices outside of the Android Beta program, here are some of the best features you’ll find after installing the update. From better notification handling to to a tool that helps you free up storage, Android Oreo is full of some …
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Now playing: Watch this: How to install Android Oreo right now… if you can 1:52 With the rollout of Android Oreo now underway, it’s a good time to discuss how you’ll go about installing the update once your carrier releases it for your device. As with all things Android, there are plenty of caveats as to which devices will get …
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Now playing: Watch this: Android Oreo has arrived 1:20 Looks like Google Pixel and Pixel XL owners on Verizon Wireless are getting a special treat. Google made the latest version of its mobile operating system, Android Oreo, officially official last week. And the carrier is already starting to push the update to Pixel devices on the network. Verizon didn’t announce …
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Google is doubling down on its price-tracking-for-travel features. The search giant said Tuesday that it’s expanding the information it gives travelers looking to book airline flights and hotels. The idea is to help people find the cheapest price. With features like this, Google is putting itself in competition with other online travel websites that offer similar services, like Kayak, Expedia …
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