Tag: Amazon
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Telesat Teams Up With SpaceX To Build Satellite Internet Service With Gig Speeds
SpaceX struck a deal with Telesat satellite company on Monday to launch the Telesat Lightspeed constellation into Low Earth Orbit. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will make 14 launches starting in 2026, delivering 18 Telesat Lightspeed satellites each time, according to the satellite company. Telesat aims to begin providing satellite internet service with gig speeds globally by…
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Amazon’s Fire TV Overhauls Live Channel Guide So it’s Easier to Use
With so much entertainment available at your fingertips, sifting through it all can be time-consuming. Fire TV is upgrading its live channel guide to organize content better so users can find what they want to watch when they want to watch it. The upgrades give the Fire TV’s built-in program guide, which lists live TV…
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Amazon is Bringing HDR, Key Plays, & Other New Features to Thursday Night NFL Games
This Thursday will mark the Thursday Night Football on Amazon for the 2023-2024 NFL season. Now Amazon says they are bringing several new features to its stream. These features will include HDR, Key Plays, and more. Here is everything new on Amazon’s Thursday Night NFL Games this year:
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Amazon Freevee Adds 2 New Free Live Channels Including a New Horror Channel
Amazon Freevee is adding two new channels to its free, ad-supported streaming service — Screambox TV and PlayersTV. The service, which offers thousands movies and TV shows, has been building out its catalog this year. The sphere of free, ad-supported services is a competitive one. Freevee is racing alongside services like Plex, The Roku Channel,…
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AT&T is Adding Thousands of Customers to its Faster Standalone 5G Network Each Day
AT&T said that it is adding thousands of new customers every single day to its standalone 5G network, which include subscribers to its burgeoning Internet Air home broadband business Standalone 5G is an important step in the evolution of 5G, because the connection runs entirely on a system optimized for the next-generation wireless technology. 5G…
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Walmart is Reportedly About to Become Your Doctor Following Amazon’s Lead
Earlier this year, Amazon moved into the medicafiled by buying One Medical offers in-office and 24/7 virtual care services, on-site labs, and programs for preventive care, chronic care management, common illnesses, and mental health concerns. Amazon says it is looking to deliver exceptional health care to more people to achieve better health outcomes, better care…
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UPS Will Soon Use Drones For Deliveries In More Areas
Drone delivery progress took another step forward on Wednesday. The Federal Aviation Commission said it authorized two more companies to fly drones beyond the ground operator’s line of sight at, or below, 400 feet. UPS’s Flight Froward Matternet M2 is cleared to conduct small package deliveries, and uAvoinix Corp.’s Rapace drone can test its detect…
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Amazon Is Updating Its Fire TV Home Screen
Amazon is tweaking its Fire TV home screen again. The company is testing a new “Games” tab and moving the profile icon to the far right of the screen. A user in Canada updated his Fire TV stick and the noted the changes, according to tech YouTuber Chris Waite via AFTV News. In the comments…
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Amazon’s New Home Internet Service Will Also Power 5G Networks
British mobile operator Vodafone wants to expand its 4G and 5G coverage with the help of Amazon’s low-Earth orbit satellite constellation, Project Kuiper. Vodafone wants to use Project Kuiper’s high-bandwidth, low-latency network to improve connectivity services in Africa and Europe, two areas where the company has high concentrations of customers. In addition, the partnership would…
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Nielsen Backs Off of Plan to Use Amazon Data to Calculate ‘Thursday Night Football’ Ratings
Amazon will not have a say in how Nielsen calculates the ratings of its NFL “Thursday Night Football” stream after all. The TV ratings firm said on Thursday that it would continue to rely on its own traditional panel method to get its ratings, rather than incorporate data supplied by Amazon itself. The move was…