The NBA playoff races are starting to heat up. Five teams in the Eastern Conference are within a few games of the top spot. The Miami Heat and the Chicago Bulls are tied for the one seed, while the Philadelphia 76ers, Cleveland Cavaliers and Milwaukee Bucks are all within striking distance. In the West, the …
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Now that so much of our lives take place in the digital realm, keeping your data backed up and secure is more than a luxury, it’s a necessity. And while there are certainly free options out there, your online security isn’t the place where you want to be cutting corners. But that doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with taking advantage …
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Though Super Bowl LVI will beam to millions of viewers on Sunday, another championship game is happening: Puppy Bowl XVIII. The canine clash happens at 11 a.m. PT (2 p.m. ET), hours before Super Bowl kickoff. Sure, game day is the day for entertaining (not to mention expensive) commercials, as well as finger foods and touchdown dances, here’s your chance to …
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Disney Plus is unlikely to raise prices before October, but after that, a price hike may be in the offing, Disney CEO Bob Chapek hinted Wednesday. Disney is optimistic it’ll have a higher quantity of new, exclusive programming flowing steadily onto Disney Plus by 2023, which starts in early October on the company’s fiscal calendar. “Then [we’ll] have the flexibility, if we were to …
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Disney Plus grew to 129.8 million subscribers as of Jan. 1, Disney said Wednesday. That’s a 37% jump from a year earlier, but it also means Disney Plus reaccelerated its growth after a slowdown in the fall. Disney added about 11.7 million new members in the three-month fiscal quarter, after it had added only about 2 million subscribers in the three months …
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Disney Plus tested its livestreaming capabilities for the first time Tuesday morning. The streaming service broadcast live the announcement of the 2022 Oscar nominations. “We performed a test for live streaming capabilities on Disney+ in the U.S. with this morning’s Academy Award nominations,” the company said in a statement. “We are pleased with the results and will continue to test …
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Lots of people want a cheap, easy way to get streaming video from Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Hulu, YouTube and Apple TV Plus on their TV, and two companies make the most popular gadgets for doing just that: Roku and Amazon. In one corner is Roku, the most popular name in streaming devices. In the other corner …
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Welcome to the NFL’s version of the final four — Conference Championship weekend! The AFC Championship is up first on Sunday afternoon followed by the NFC Championship. The winners will meet in Super Bowl LVI in two weeks. In the AFC, the Cincinnati Bengals take on the Kansas City Chiefs. The Bengals knocked off the top seeded Tennessee Titans last …
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With its more than 200 million subscribers and seemingly just as many new shows to watch every week, Netflix is now the Kleenex of the streaming video world — and our favorite streaming service. But does it necessarily represent the best value? There are plenty of competitors looking to usurp Netflix’s place, and one of the most popular is Hulu. …
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HBO Max joined the streaming service wars in 2020, and it’s already gained a lot of momentum for a new service. Together, HBO and HBO Max have over 73.8 million subscribers, according to the New York Times. However, streaming giant Netflix still casts a mighty shadow over its competitors with over 200 million subscribers. HBO Max might have a fraction …
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