Google’s YouTube TV ($65 at YouTube TV) streaming service is a worthy contender for those who want to cut the cord and ditch a traditional cable subscription. For $40 a month, you get myriad channels, and the company has a history of adding to that offering. Where can you use YouTube TV? Almost everywhere. The …
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Apple may have flirted with the low end of the streaming-TV market. The company considered a low-priced streaming-TV dongle, similar to Google Chromecast, Roku Streaming Stick or Amazon Fire TV Streaming Stick, according to a Wednesday report by The Information, citing people familiar with the matter. The device could have served as a lower-priced entry point to unlock access to Apple’s …
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Now playing: Watch this: Don’t waste your money on these Black Friday TV deals… 5:23 On this podcast, we talk with TV reviewer David Katzmaier about: The Black Friday TV deals you should, and shouldn’t, pay attention to. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET News …
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Black Friday — and Cyber Monday — is a great invention because we get to go crazy buying stuff at lower prices. But you know what’s even better? Alibaba’s Singles Day shopping bonanza. Called the 11/11 Global Shopping Festival, it’s an annual 24-hour online shopping spree of sorts by the Chinese internet giant which falls on Nov. 11, otherwise known …
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This year, Black Friday will get started early. Like, on Thursday. You may want to experiment with a Thanksgiving lunch instead of Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 22. Best Buy and Walmart have both announced that their in-store Black Friday sales will kick off on the evening of Thanksgiving Day. Best Buy will open its stores from 5 p.m. local time on …
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The 2018 US midterm elections on Tuesday have garnered plenty of attention on platforms like Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook. If you don’t have access to cable TV, these sites can also keep you up to date on election results. Here’s how you can catch the latest election updates from your phone or computer. YouTube A handful of news …
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Sonos has announced that Google Assistant won’t be joining Amazon‘s Alexa on its Sonos One and Beam speakers until 2019. Sonos’ smart speakers currently support Alexa and the support for multiple voice assistants, including Google’s, was one of the main selling points of the Sonos One at its 2017 launch. “While we originally planned to have the experience ready to …
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Spotify’s new Roku app is now rolling out to players and TVs running on the platform. Roku announced in September the popular music streaming service would be returning with its latest OS updates. “Users will be able to launch Spotify and navigate the channel using a Roku remote, or via Spotify Connect, which controls the Roku channel using a laptop, …
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Get a 75-inch TV for $99! Get a Roku Ultra and double-lifetime Netflix subscription for £12.75! Take this drone for just AU$50! OK, maybe Black Friday hype isn’t that extreme, but this is definitely the time of year when stores fall all over themselves to whip customers into a buying frenzy. This includes not only leaking Black Friday ads well …
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Get ready for some sweet bargains on TVs. No, I’m not talking about no-name 32-inch junkers for $99 that require 5 a.m. fisticuffs at Wal-Mart. I’m talking about TVs that are actually good. On sale for the best prices of the year. No matter how much you’re looking to spend on a new TV — and whether you prefer going …
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