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Google WiFi and Nest WiFi Gone From Google Store — is a Router Refresh Coming?
Google’s two older Wi-Fi routers, the Google WiFi and Nest WiFi, have vanished from the tech giant’s online store, according to 9to5Google. Clicking on the smart home section of the Google Store only brings up the Nest WiFi Pro, a model that first debuted in 2022 alongside the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. The…
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Altice’s Optimum, Bleeding Cable TV Customers, Slashes Prices on Broadband Rates
Altice USA has more aggressively cut the rates of its Optimum broadband service than previously thought. The company earlier this month had trimmed two of its plans, the 300 Mbps and 500 Mbps plans, down to $99.99 and $119.99, respectively. It turns out, they were part of a bigger change in rate plans that saw…
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T-Mobile Crowned America’s Fastest Wireless Carrier Again
T-Mobile once again took the checkered flag as the fastest wireless carrier in America, according to Ookla. From a download speed perspective, it wasn’t close. T-Mobile posted a media download speed of 188.96 Mbps, more than double the 91.6 Mbps from Verizon and 90.8 Mbps from AT&T, according to Ookla’s report of performance in the…
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Cable TV’s Share of Viewership Falls Even as More People Watched Television
December saw a swell of people tune into television — with the last day of the year marking the most-watched day behind the Super Bowl as people tuned into New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day programming — but cable saw its share of viewership fall to a new low. That’s according to data from…
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Why the Super Bowl Marks A Critical Make-Or-Break Point For ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV
This year’s Super Bowl, scheduled for February 11, will make history as the first one played in Las Vegas. But the Big Game also marks a turning point for ATSC 3.0, a standard also referred to as NextGen TV, with the technology finally reaching three-quarters of the U.S. population. Not that three-quarters of the U.S.…
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Fire TV Brings Back Dedicated Music Section
Fire TV is first and foremost a tool to get access to streaming shows and movies. But less known is its ability to serve as a music player too. As AFTVnews’ Elias Saba points out, Amazon’s streaming device now includes a “Music & More” section as a standalone app that brings up songs, radio stations,…
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DIRECTV’s U-Verse TV Service is Back Up After Suffering Weather-Related Outage
U-Verse TV’s service suffered a weather-related outage starting Sunday night, but a company spokesman confirmed that service has been restored. The outage appeared to spike initially around 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, with even more reports flooding in around 7 a.m. ET on Monday. At its peak, there were nearly 3,100 reports of problems, according…
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The $6 Billion Class Action Suit Over NFL’s Sunday Ticket Will Head to Trial Next Month
The NFL, fresh off of celebrating the most live-streamed event in U.S. history, will soon be wrestling with a trial over how it handles its Sunday Ticket package in a class-action lawsuit worth more than $6 billion. The NFL had sought a summary judgment to head of going to court, but Judge Philip S. Gutierrez…
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Peacock Says AFC Wild Card Game is Biggest Live-Streamed Event in U.S. History, Reaching 23 Million Viewers
Peacock said its exclusive stream of the NFL’s AFC Wild Card Game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins was the most live-streamed event in U.S. history. The game, which saw the Chiefs defeat the Dolphin 26-7. in the fourth-coldest game in NFL history, reached 27.6 million total viewers, Peacock said, citing Nielsen. It…
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How Much Does LG’s Crazy Transparent OLED TV Cost?
LG wowed crowds with its transparent OLED television. While it’s not the first time the company has shown off this technology, the OLED T marks the first set that will actually go on sale later this year. Spend some time with the OLED T, and you’ll inevitably be impressed. When it’s off, it looks like…