“A unified TV experience that’s one place to access all of your TV shows and movies, one place to discover great new content to watch.” That’s how Apple CEO Tim Cook described a new app called TV. Sounds great, but what’s the catch? I spent an hour this morning meeting with Apple’s TV team, who …
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“Chuck” says bye-bye, but there’s more to watch! Your browser does not support the audio element. Every week, you’ll get a quick roundup (in about a minute) of the newest video to hit the major online streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and wherever else we can dig something up. We’ve also added in some trivia so you’ll know …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple TV gets… TV app 1:39 The future of TV is apps, says Apple. And its latest app for the Apple TV box is called “TV.” The app showcases TV shows and movies from apps that a customer subscribes to, shows content you’ve purchased from iTunes, and surfaces new apps that offer video content. “It will …
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High dynamic range (HDR) is quite the buzzword. There’s been an explosion of “4K HDR” TV sets to choose from, along with HDR TV shows and movies from Netflix, Amazon and others. Meanwhile there’s “another” HDR with which most people are much more familiar. It’s a photography process that’s been around for years, in particular on phone cameras. And now …
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Reed Hastings says he has no problem with AT&T’s $85 billion bid for Time Warner — as long as it doesn’t allow an “unfair advantage.” The Netflix CEO said Monday he wouldn’t object to the deal “as long as HBO’s bits and Netflix’s bits are treated the same.” Hastings raised the issue of net neutrality when asked about the blockbuster …
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Now playing: Watch this: The Internet is having a bad day after massive cyberattack 1:27 Across the US on Friday, people screamed at their phones and computers and went a little crazy trying to figure out which of their favorite websites were still working. At 7 a.m. local time, folks on the East Coast discovered that sites like Twitter, Spotify, …
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He’s a friend first, boss second. Entertainer third, probably. And now he’s getting a chance to chase that third calling right to your TV set. Enlarge Image David Brent is back, and headed to Netflix. LOTR Films He’s David Brent, the main character from the original, UK version of “The Office” — the most successful BBC comedy of all time. …
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Brand-new “Black Mirror” and some movies ought to make for a great weekend! Your browser does not support the audio element. Every week, you’ll get a quick roundup (in about a minute) of the newest video to hit the major online streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and wherever else we can dig something up. We’ve also added in …
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Now playing: Watch this: What’s new to stream for November 2016 1:00 More “Gilmore Girls” coming up! Robert Voets/Netflix “Gilmore Girls” is back in the miniseries “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.” There are four episodes clocking in at 90 minutes each. That’s a lot of coffee and quips. A Netflix original is getting renamed. “Scrotal Recall” is now …
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LeEco thinks of itself as the single source for all things tech. In its home country of China, LeEco is just that, delivering movies it produces on phones and televisions it makes, and hosting e-commerce and streaming sports sites on its own cloud service. “If you were to take Apple, Amazon, Paramount Pictures, Tesla, Uber and Netflix and combine all …
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