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5 Cable TV Companies Have Shut Down TV Service Or Moved To Streaming TV In 2023 Including Spectrum
This week, we learned that Spectrum will be switching its focus from traditional cable TV to streaming only. Current Spectrum customers can keep their TV service, but new customers will be pushed to the company’s new streaming platform using the Xumo streaming boxes. Spectrum is not alone in this move, as several other cable TV…
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5G Home Internet Is Getting Even Faster From T-Mobile and Verizon
This month, Speedtest Intelligence released its third quarter 2023 results for its Speedtest Global Index Report. In this report it looks at a long list of internet providers, from cable companies to wireless providers to see how fast they really are. It’s the 5G home internet services that saw a steady increase in speeds. 5G…
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Get YouTube TV For Just $2.99 For the First Month With The New Referral Program
Have you been thinking about getting YouTube TV? Know someone who already has it? Well, good news right now: you can get the first month of YouTUbe TV for just $2.99 if you use their referral link. Right now, YouTube TV has increased the discount for referring a friend to YouTube TV. Now both you…
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Netflix Tested An AI Written Scrip Form ChatGPT & It Was Trash
In June, Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker used ChatGPT to write an episode and deemed the results “shit.” “I said to ChatGPT, ‘Go give me an outline for a Black Mirror story,” said Brooker at the International Convention Centre SXSW event in Sydney, according to The Guardian. “The first couple of sentences, you feel a…
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Yellowstone’s Second Season Debuts on CBS Next Week
Yellowstone, the modern-day Western that hooked millions of viewers on its Paramount Network and then on streaming, is returning to CBS for a second season. CBS will continue airing Yellowstone on Sundays during its fall lineup. The WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes left several networks struggling to end the year with original programming, but CBS managed…
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This Google Chrome Feature Will Identify and Fix Typos in URLs
Google Chrome can now tell whether you’ve incorrectly typed a URL in its address bar. The new feature is part of Google’s effort to build out its accessibility tools this year. “This will help people with dyslexia, language learners or anyone who makes typos get to the content they’re looking for faster,” Eve Anderson, Google’s…
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T-Mobile and DISH, Which Just Made Peace on One Spectrum Deal, Are Fighting Over Another
For T-Mobile and DISH Network, the drama between the two doesn’t seem to end. DISH, fresh off of resolving one dispute with T-Mobile over the sale of a swath of spectrum, is taking on the No. 2 wireless carrier over a whole other batch of radio airwaves. The satellite company, with aspirations of becoming a…
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DIRECTV STREAM is Adding Another Nexstar Local Later This Month
DIRECTV STREAM will be adding another Nexstar local later this month with the addition of KTLA. DIRECTV has confirmed to Cord Cutters News that this new channel will go live this month. KTLA is a Nexstar Media Group-owned station in Los Angeles and serves as the West Coast flagship of The CW Network. No exact…
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Amazon Lets You Crowdsource Your Fashion Choices With ‘Consult-a-Friend’ Feature
Amazon is testing out a new shopping assistant feature that lets your friends and family weigh in on your next purchase. Consult-a-Friend assists customers as they shop online by offering suggestions from your inner circle. Consult-a-Friend is being tested on select customers – both Prime members and non-members – in 19 countries. The feature lets…
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Deal Alert! The Echo Show 15 Refurbished With Built-In Fire TV $80 Off For a Limited Time
Do you want a TV for your kitchen, office, etc? Also, want a smart speaker and display? Right now, Amazon has the Echo Show 15 a full Alexa smart display that comes with a Fire TV built-in, and a Fire TV remote is on sale. This is a great all-in-one device that can be a…
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LIV Golf Plus Launches on Roku & Samsung Smart TVs With Free Live Coverage of The 2023 Championship
ViewLift today announced announces the launch of the LIV Golf Plus app on Roku and Samsung Smart TVs. This new app will let LIV golf fans watch the season’s finale, the 2023 LIV Golf Team Championship, taking place October 20-22 at Trump National Doral Golf Club in Miami, as well as replays and highlights from the…
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Xumo Partners With Mediacom To Bring Its Stream Box to Xtream Internet Customers
Cable operator Mediacom has partnered with streamer Xumo to offer the Xumo Stream Box to its Xtream internet customers. Xumo Stream Box will give Xtream customers access to a swath of free ad-supported channels along with access to several popular streaming platforms like Apple TV+ and Max, according to a release from Comcast. Xumo was…
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Is the Age of Free Twitter Over? Elon Musk Teases New Premium Tiers
Elon Musk on late Thursday teased the introduction of two new premium tiers for X (formerly Twitter), hinting at an end to the era of free access to the social media platform. The first, lower tier will come with all of the features of the platform, but won’t see a reduction of ads, while the…
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YouTube is Developing AI to Let You Sing Exactly Like Your Favorite Musician
YouTube is reportedly developing a new artificial intelligence feature to make you sound like your favorite artists. The AI voice modifier works differently than a voice enhancer, which can auto-tune a singer to keep them in tune while sounding like themselves. YouTube’s feature, however, makes users sound nearly identical to the real deal, which has…
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Google Can Now Keep Your Phone Safe From Malware in Real-Time
Even the most tech savvy person isn’t immune to cybercriminal schemes. As our world grows more digital, bad actors find new ways to swindle and steal from people. Just this year, 8.9 million Android devices — including phones, watches and televisions — were found to be pre-infected with Guerilla malware. Earlier this week Google said…
