Category: News
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PlayStation Vue Just Redesigned its Website to Promote It Works on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV & More
Today Sony rolled out an updated website for PlayStation Vue that seems to be aimed at reducing confusion over the name. This brand new version of PlayStationVue.com clearly promotes the fact that you don’t need a PlayStation to watch PlayStation Vue. Strangely a PlayStation console is not even listed on the home page now you…
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Updated: Roku Has Reportedly Canceled Plans For its Own Voice Assistant That Would Have Challenged Siri, Google, & Alexa
For some time now, we have heard that Roku was working on building its own voice assistant. Back in January 2018, at CES it was even shown off but now The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Roku has canceled plans to introduce its own voice assistant that would take on Alexa and Siri. Update;…
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Netflix is Turning Three Popular Kids Shows Into Interactive Specials
Netflix is developing three interactive specials based on Carmen Sandiego, Boss Baby, and Last Kids on Earth, a source told Bloomberg. According to the source, these will be movies or specials, not full series. The three specials will add to the list of at least a dozen interactive series on the streaming service, making it…
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HBO is Offering Free Previews of Select HBO Shows That Are ‘Recommended by Humans’
For years now HBO has offered free previews of news shows to tempt you into subscribing. Now HBO has launched a new site with human recommendations from HBO viewers. This new site humanreco.hbo.com offers access to 50 shows, movies, and documentaries for free to tempt you into subscribing to HBO. Some of the shows HBO…
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YouTube Premium & YouTube Music Are Offering 3 Months Free to Students
Today YouTube announced that they 3 months of free YouTube Premium and YouTube Music to students. this is offered to anyone who qualifies for the YouTube Premium students plans including the YouTube Premium for just $6.99 a month instead of $11.99 a month. YouTube Music is now just $4.99 a month instead of $9.99 a…
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Flea Markets Are a Great Cord Cutting Resource That Cord Cutters Should Take Advantage Of
Been thinking about buying some old movies? Or upset that your favorite TV show is leaving Netflix? You may want to see if your local flea market has what you are looking for. Many cord cutters overlook DVDs and even VHS tapes to watch older content they may be paying every month to watch. When…
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A Baby-Sitters Club Series is Being Filmed for Netflix
The Baby-Sitters Club is coming back with a new series from Netflix. In a press release, Netflix announced that Kristy Thomas, Mary Anne Spier, Claudia Kishi, Stacey McGill, and Dawn Schafer will be coming back to the screen in a series based on the best-selling book series The Baby-Sitters Club by Ann M. Martin. “The…
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AT&T’s New Live TV Streaming Service DIRECTV GO Expands In Latin America
DIRECTV GO is AT&T’s live TV streaming targeting Latin America. Much like DIRECTV NOW (now being renamed to AT&T TV NOW) DIRECTV GO offers live and on-demand content. First launched back in Chile and Colombia back in November DIRECTV GO is now available in Ecuador, Peru, and Uruguay. Important note: DIRECTV GO is a separate…
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You Can Now Change How Fast Amazon’s Alexa Talks
Alexa is an excellent source of information and entertainment. One of the complaints in the past, though has been that it can be a very slow-talking option to hear the weather or news. Now Amazon has added the ability to increase or even slow down the rate that Alexa talks. Now if you ask your…
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Epix Launches on AT&T TV NOW (Formerly DIRECTV NOW)
Today AT&T announced that they are bringing Epix to the AT&T TV app for AT&T TV NOW customers. For $6 a month you can now add Epeix to your lineup of channels with AT&T TV NOW formally known as DIRECTV NOW. This was first announced back in May 2019 but today it is officially live…