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Amazon's Echo Show 5 is a stellar 39% off ahead of October Prime Day
Get the gorgeous Echo Show 5 smart display for just $55 (was $90) right now!
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Amazon’s fall event: 5 Echo devices that are due for an upgrade
We’re expecting a bevy of Echo announcements at Amazon’s hardware event next week. Here are the existing Echo smart speakers and displays most in need of a refresh.
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Disney to streaming customers: Bundle up, or else
What the latest Disney price hikes say about the future of TV bundling.
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Disney+ and Hulu price hikes are coming. Here’s how to avoid them
Another price increase for Disney+ and Hulu? Yes indeed, but there are ways to lock in the old rates before the price hikes kick in.
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You can now chat with Google's Gemini on select TCL smart TVs
Whether you’re looking for something new to stream or you need to help your kids with homework, Gemini on Google TV is on the case.
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I tested AirPods Pro 3 with my Apple TV. What I heard surprised me
Apple’s revamped AirPods Pro have changed my mind about streaming movies with earbuds.
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TV antenna users: There’s finally a way to do multiview
How to build your ideal TV multiview setup with Channels.
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Spotify just made this key Premium feature available to free users
Spotify Free users can now play specific songs on demand—a small change that greatly improves the streaming experience for non-Premium listeners.
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Amazon set to unveil its latest Echo devices
New Echo devices powered by Alexa+ are on the menu, including revamped Kindle hardware.
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Spotify's HiFi strategy was a good one. Apple and Amazon ruined it
Outflanked by Apple and Amazon, Spotify spent years looking for a reason to charge extra for lossless streaming. It couldn’t think of one.
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HBO Max hasn’t seen a price hike in awhile. Get ready for one
The chief executive of HBO Max thinks the service is “way underpriced.” You know what that means.
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Streaming sports is affordable now. These are your best options
You don’t need a full-priced pay TV package to get local channels and sports anymore.
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Get the Fire TV Stick 4K for 40% off and unlock streaming on any TV
The Fire TV Stick 4K is an awesome value now that it's down to just $29.99 (was $49.99) on Amazon!
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YouTube Music locks song lyrics behind a paywall
YouTube Music now limits how many song lyrics free users can see.
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Spotify brings ultra-quality 'lossless audio' to all Premium subscribers
You can now enjoy your Spotify sessions in 24-bit 44.1kHz quality—as long as you're using gear that supports it.
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Plex says change your password after security breach
Plex isn't sharing many details about the breach, but hashed passwords are out in the wild. Change 'em up, especially if you have the bad habit of repeating logins over different services.
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Microsoft added this YouTube Premium feature to Edge for free
Want to play YouTube videos in the background of your phone without ads? The latest version of Edge Canary can do that.
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All your best options for watching NFL games in 2025
Whether you've cut the cord or are sticking with cable, our guide will show you all the ways you can watch America's favorite sport on TV, including Monday Night Football and NFL RedZone.
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World's largest illegal sports streaming provider, Streameast, taken down
Authorities have taken down Streameast, the largest provider of pirated sports streams with around 1.6 billion users.
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Cancel ESPN+ if you have these streaming services
ESPN Unlimited includes ESPN+, and several pay TV providers include ESPN Unlimited, so stop paying for it separately.
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YouTube cracks down on Premium Family sharing with non-family users
Some YouTube Premium users are getting emails from YouTube about illegal account sharing.
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Dolby Vision too dark? Dolby Vision 2 promises an AI-powered fix
The next generation of Dolby’s eye-popping Vision HDR will be able to tailor the image for your particular TV. You're gonna need a new set, though.
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Tablo DVR users just got a feature they’ve been waiting years for
A long-promised offline mode allows owners of Tablo users to watch live and recorded over-the-air TV shows even during service and internet outages.
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Copilot's move into your TV begins today with Samsung. LG is next
Microsoft Copilot will soon be on your TV as well as your PC, as Samsung begins pushing updates to bring Microsoft's AI to your living room.
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Disney might kill the best streaming idea in years
Sling TV’s day passes are an easy way to save on ESPN, so of course Disney wants to shut it down.
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Sling TV’s Day Passes are great. ESPN owner Disney wants to quash them
A day of ESPN for $5? That's the idea behind Sling’s terrific new Day Pass subscriptions. ESPN’s parent company wants to shut it down
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YouTube TV subscribers on the verge of losing Fox channels
In yet another carriage dispute, three of the biggest Fox channels might soon go dark on YouTube TV, not to mention local Fox stations.
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Google secretly 'enhanced' YouTube Shorts videos with AI filters
If you've noticed an unnatural smoothness to YouTube Shorts, you're not alone. A representative said it's a test, but claims generative AI isn't involved.
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TCL's new Dolby Atmos speakers can go anywhere in your living room
On sale now, TCL’s wireless speakers are designed to deliver precise Dolby Atmos sound without forcing you to rearrange your furniture.
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Google’s Gemini smart speaker: Here’s what we know, and don’t know
During its Pixel event earlier this week, Google gave us a glimpse of its first new smart speaker in nearly five years. Here’s what we know about it, plus what we don't know quite yet.
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Apple TV+ just got a price hike, and it’s a steep one
Hope you’ve been enjoying all the great new shows on Apple TV+, because you’ll be paying a lot more for them.
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All the cheapest ways to watch football during the 2025-26 season
NFL and college football have more streaming options than ever in 2025. Here's how to sort through them.
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Google snuck a new smart speaker into its big Pixel event
It’s been nearly five years since Google unveiled a new smart speaker. Could this finally be the next one?
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Gemini is coming to Google's smart speakers and displays this fall
As promised, a new Gemini-powered assistant will replace Google Assistant in the coming weeks and months.
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Logitech gave Harmony remote users less than a day to install crucial update
Harmony owners were abruptly warned to update their devices to “ensure uninterrupted functionality.” They had until the next day.
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Philo is hiking prices on its legacy plans
Longtime Philo customers who’d had their live-TV streaming plans grandfathered in will have to pay more starting in October.
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Check out Roku's $3 Howdy—it's everything Netflix used to be
Roku's upstart streaming service might seem insignificant now, but precedent tells us it could be the start of something bigger.
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Sling’s new Day Pass gets you 24 hours of ESPN and more for $5
Is your favorite NFL team playing on Monday Night Football? Now you can grab the game plus a day’s worth of ESPN without paying a full month’s subscription.
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ESPN and Fox team up for yet another sports bundle
A just-announced package will bundle Fox’s new streaming service with the upcoming ESPN streamer for $40 a month. Ring any bells?
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Tablo over-the-air DVRs still struggling to record following server outage
Nearly two weeks after a server outage left their over-the-air DVRs inaccessible, Tablo users are still dealing with glitchy programming guides and failed recordings.
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Sharing an HBO Max password? Those 'soft' warnings are about to get louder
Max's chief executive just revealed when the streamer will get more "aggressive" toward password-sharing freeloaders.
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ESPN for cord-cutters is finally coming. Here’s when, and for how much
At last, you’ll be able to get full-on ESPN without a cable or live-TV streaming subscription. But it’ll cost you.
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The standalone Hulu app may not be around much longer
While the Hulu brand is sticking around, all its content will be absorbed into a new “unified” Disney+ app next year.
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Sonos owns up to "limited" reports of overheating Roam speakers
Sonos says it’s received a "very low" number of Roam complaints after a user posted images of a singed power port.
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Roku's new $3 ad-free streaming undercuts Netflix—with a catch
Howdy delivers thousands of hours of ad-free streaming titles for a fraction of what Netflix and HBO Max cost. There is a catch, though.
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Ads on Alexa+? Amazon’s CEO is already mulling the idea
The new AI-enhanced Alexa is still in an early preview period, but already there’s talk of adding ads and even new subscription tiers to the mix.
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DirecTV quietly built the cheapest streamer for local channels
DirecTV's MyNews bundle now includes all four major broadcast networks in five markets, with more to come.
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I’m a smart home expert. These are the 6 dumbest mistakes I’ve made
I’ve made some pretty big smart home blunders over the years, and I supposedly cover these things for a living.
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Peacock's new Select plan might be cheaper, but it's missing a lot
In the wake of Peacock's latest price hike comes a new and lower-priced subscription plan with some major omissions.
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