Author: Luke Bouma
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Report: Plex is Adding Podcasts & More Digital Content
Plex is well known as a great media center for managing your content. Slowly Plex has been building a reputation as a place to find content according to Tech Crunch. Now Plex is reportedly adding Podcasts and is working with content creators to bring their shows to Plex. According to reports, Plex is trying to…
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Today President Trump Signed an Executive Order to Expand Rural Broadband
Today President Trump signed an executive order to help expand rural broadband across the United States. Trump has reportedly made two moves on rural broadband Monday, with plans to sign an executive order and a memo that the White House described as “incremental,” but the start of an effort to make progress on the issue.…
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TCL Announces a New Line of Roku Connect Smart Speakers
Today at TCL’s CES press event, they announced a new line of Alto smart speakers. The first new Alto smart speakers is a Roku Connect-powered smart speaker. “A complete home theater experience includes high quality audio” said Aaron Dew, director of product development, TCL. “TCL’s vast capabilities in audio combined with our vertical integration will…
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TCL Announces New Roku TVs with Improved Dolby Vision HDR
Today during the TCL’s CES press conference they announced a new line of Roku TVs and Roku-powered sound bars. TCL 6-Series The TCL 6-Series includes a 4K high dynamic range picture. The set will support Dolby Vision HDR and now boasts HDR Performance Package Pro to further elevate the experience. The HDR Performance Package Pro…
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A New Net Neutrality Bill Will Get a Vote in The US Senate
A few weeks the FCC announced that they will move the internet from a Title II to a Title I service. This effectively ended what many called Net Neutrality. Now the US Senate is working on a bill that would prevent blocking and throttling of net content. Now the bill in the US Senate will get a…
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ABC Announces Their Mid-Season Premiere Dates
Its that time of the year again as mid-season premieres start kicking off. Today ABC announced their mid-season premieres Here are all the big dates you need to know: Grey’s Anatomy spinoff will premiere on Thursday, Mach. 22. (As best I can tell there is still no name for the new show.) The final four episodes of Scandal…
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David Letterman’s New Netflix Show Premieres This Week
This week David Letterman’s new Netflix Original show will premiere on January 12 with President Barack Obama as his first guest. The “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction” show will feature David Letterman and one guest in interviews that take place both inside and outside a studio setting. The show will include segments outside the…
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Haier Announces a New Line of Android TV Powered Smart TVs
For the second time today we have an announcement of a new Android TV powered smart TVs this time from Haier. At this time Haier didn’t announce pricing for their new Android TV powered smart TVs, but did note that the new line of TVs will include models that support 4K resolution and integration of the…
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What to Look For Today From CES 2018
Today is the real kickoff of CES 2018, and some of the biggest names in cord cutting will be holding press conferences. So here are a few companies to watch today as CES 2018 gets started. (Note: Cord Cutters News will be at all of these events.) LG Today at 8 AM PST LG will…
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Today at CES Vewd (formally Opera TV) Announced Their New Smart TV OS Called Vewd
According to Vewd, their new smart TV is the first smart TV OS that “truly leads with video, offering an immersive, dynamic and cinematic viewing experience directly from the homescreen.” A Vewd rep went on to say smart TVs with their new OS will not need to download apps. “Vewd OS offers thousands of popular…