This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. TVs with 8K resolution have been around since late 2018 and we’ve always told people not to buy them. Their extra pixels don’t especially improve image quality in my experience, and no TV shows or movies …
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It’s not TV season — not TV buying season, at any rate. In fact, we’re in a notorious dead zone for good TV deals, smack in between the holidays and the Super Bowl. But if you absolutely have to buy one, there are still good deals to be had. Case in point: Vizio is running a sale right now that …
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Roku is celebrating a new milestone as it battles with Amazon to be the top streaming platform. In a blog post on Wednesday, Roku said it hit 51.2 million active accounts in the three-month quarter ending Dec. 31, up by approximately 14 million accounts in 2020. In addition, Roku said its users streamed 58.7 billion hours of content in 2020. …
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Gift cards are fantastic since they’re basically free money to spend at a particular store — and you have to spend them, right? It’s not like you can do the responsible thing and put them in the bank. The question is, what to buy? Assuming you’re not already ticking off your own wish list, we have some suggestions. Starting with …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. If your gift budget calls for finding the best gifts for $50 or less and you are trying to move beyond typical presents such as wine, slippers or a candle (not that there’s anything wrong with those), you’ve come to the right place. Note that pricing …
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As the holidays approach, everybody is starting to look for deals on gifts. One category of gadgets that’s more popular than ever are streaming sticks, the small dongles that bring TV shows and movies from Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, HBO Max and Hulu to any TV. CNET has reviewed nearly all of the major streaming devices, and our …
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Roku and HBO Max have reached a deal for Roku‘s popular lineup of streaming devices to support HBO Max’s app, a breakthrough in their months-long standoff that will give millions of people the option to easily stream movies like Wonder Woman 1984, The Matrix 4 and Dune in the coming days and months. HBO Max became available on Roku starting Thursday, making the service available …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. If you’re looking for an amazing holiday gift idea for 2020, when people are spending more time at home than ever, a new TV would truly deliver. But a new media streamer, which is a lot less expensive, would also pack quite the punch. There’s still time to get a streamer …
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The Apple TV app is coming to Google’s Android TV platform, the companies announced on Monday. The new app will first appear on Google’s latest Chromecast with Google TV streaming stick “early next year” before heading to other Android TV devices “in the future.” In bringing Apple TV to its platform, Android TV joins Apple’s TVOS software in supporting all …
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With the 2020 NFL season now into Week 14, there are plenty of options for following the most popular sport in the US. Paying up for a cable subscription is the simplest solution. It allows you to watch your local team and a bunch of others without worrying about which channels are available. For cord-cutters who want to save some …
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