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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Public broadcasting just took another step into the streaming world. DirecTV Stream now offers nearly 250 PBS stations live, allowing subscribers to watch local news and events programming as well as national shows like PBS Newshour, Masterpiece, Frontline and Antiques Roadshow. When DirecTV Stream began its PBS rollout in November, the live streamer said the process of adding hundreds of local …
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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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The 2022 Super Bowl is taking place in the state-of-the-art SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, but that doesn’t mean the broadcasts or streams will be any more advanced than in recent years. NBC, the broadcaster for Super Bowl 56, has already said it won’t be airing the big game in 4K resolution. And people who are watching the Super Bowl …
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YouTube on Thursday unveiled its development plans for 2022 on the YouTube Official Blog. The video platform is exploring several new features, including the ability for content creators to set channel guidelines — enabling them to shape the tone of the conversation in their comments — and allowing people to shop directly on YouTube via tagged items in their favorite …
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Google Messages will soon make it less of a hassle when someone texts you a video. An upcoming change will allow you to watch YouTube videos within the app. During Wednesday’s Samsung Unpacked event, Google announced that YouTube links will soon be available to quickly preview from your conversations. You’ll be able to fully launch the videos with an extra tap. …
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Google’s Duo app is adding a new set of “live sharing” features that will let you quickly share photos, notes, watch YouTube and work together across certain apps when video chatting across Android phones. Announced Wednesday as part of the Samsung Unpacked event, Duo’s live sharing will first support collaboration on Jamboard, group notetaking in Samsung Notes and image sharing …
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You’ll soon be able to tap, scroll and navigate your phone using your voice on Android. Google’s new Voice Access feature is a move to improve accessibility for anyone who needs to use a phone without relying on their hands or arms. Announced during Wednesday’s Samsung Unpacked, the feature will launch as a built-in option on the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 Ultra and Tab …
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TikTok on Tuesday unveiled a slew of changes to its community guidelines that it says are meant to promote “safety, security, and well-being” on the popular social video app. Among the changes, TikTok is taking a stricter approach to dangerous acts and challenges such as suicide hoaxes. Its policy around such issues, first outlined in November, will now be highlighted …
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Google’s announcing new Wear OS features Tuesday to help make it easier to set up a new watch, use the Google Assistant and stream music from YouTube without downloading songs ahead of time. The faster setup process, coming in the next month, will recommend Android apps for a new watch based on the ones on your phone. You can push …
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