CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. BBC America When was the last time nature made your jaw drop? That’s the effect watching “Planet Earth” …
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Here’s our brief weekly roundup of the newest video to hit the major online streaming services, such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and wherever else we can dig something up. Hit play below — we’ve folded in some trivia so you’ll know more about what you’re watching. For more information on what’s available to watch online, check out CNET.com/Netpicks or …
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Last year Netflix and Dave Chappelle announced plans for three new comedy specials, and now we know when to expect the first two. Netflix says two of the comedian’s stand-up specials will debut on March 21. No word yet on when we’ll see the third. The company says the specials will be available everywhere Netflix is available (pretty much everywhere …
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Comcast is ushering YouTube onto the boob tube. The two companies said Monday that later this year Comcast will incorporate Google’s massive video service onto X1, the cable company’s high-tech pay-TV service, used by about half of its customers. The new partnership means YouTube’s clips and streams will be available and searchable on Comcast X1 like a regular channel or …
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The LG G6 wants to bring the big screen experience to your phone. Dolby, the audio and imaging quality developer, announced Sunday at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that the LG G6 will be the first phone to support its Dolby Vision high dynamic range video technology. “The LG G6 is one of the most prominent smartphones with a very …
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Here’s our brief weekly roundup of the newest video to hit the major online streaming services, such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and wherever else we can dig something up. Hit play below — we’ve folded in some trivia so you’ll know more about what you’re watching. For more information on what’s available to watch online, check out CNET.com/Netpicks or …
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The newest Marvel television show, “Iron Fist,” arrives on Netflix on March 17. Now you may be wondering, what makes “Iron Fist” better than “Iron Man”? Clearly, “Iron Man” is an entire man made of iron. But “Iron Fist” is merely a man whose fist is iron-like. Feel free to argue this with your friends. Anyway, the the second season …
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Netflix unveiled the premier date for season two of “The Get Down” in a short trailer uploaded to YouTube. The new season of the Netflix original series, officially dubbed as “Part II,” will debut on April 7. As a Baz Luhrmann-produced project, “The Get Down” is a visually stunning series that explores the birth of hip-hop in New York through …
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Here’s our brief weekly roundup of the newest video to hit the major online streaming services, such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and wherever else we can dig something up. Hit play below — we’ve folded in some trivia so you’ll know more about what you’re watching. For more information on what’s available to watch online, check out CNET.com/Netpicks or …
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The next Apple TV could finally get a feature that’s been available on competing devices for almost two years. That feature is 4K resolution output, also known as Ultra High Definition, which would likely allow the device to stream the highest-quality video available from services like Netflix and YouTube to compatible 4K TVs. A new Apple TV box with 4K …
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