Tag: Apple
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Apple’s AirPlay 2 is Coming to LG TVs Tomorrow
This week LG announced that they are adding AirPlay 2 to its 2019 line of AI TVs on July 25th, 2019. LG TVs will also be getting Apple’s HomeKit that will allow them to use Siri to control their basic TV functions like power, volume, and source. “LG remains at the forefront of TV technological…
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AT&T is Updating The DIRECTV NOW App on iOS & The Apple TV
Today AT&T started to roll out an update to the DIRECTV NOW app on iOS and the Apple TV. It seems that AT&T is rolling out a significant update not to the user interface but the back end of DIRECTV NOW. For the last few months many DIRECTV NOW users have complained that DIRECTV NOW…
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More Cord Cutters Are Looking Forward to Disney+ Than Any Other New Streaming Service
There are several companies preparing to launch new streaming services in the upcoming months. In our recent survey of over 3000 readers, we asked which of those services readers were most looking forward to. Here’s what the survey said. 24.2% are planning to try Disney+ 9.5% want to try the upcoming Warner Media service 5.9%…
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Apple TV Adds Picture-in-Picture to The Apple TV App Beta
Today Apple rolled out a new beta update to the Apple TV app. The big change is the addition of picture-in-picture that will let you keep watching a show as you look through the Apple TV app for something new to watch. Currently, as best we can tell this is only working in the Apple…
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Cord Cutting Q&A: Do You Need a 4K TV to Use a Roku Ultra, Roku Stick+, Apple TV 4K, or Fire TV 4K Stick?
One of the most common questions we get about 4K streaming players is do you need a 4K TV. Many people wonder if their HD TV will work with a 4K streaming player. Since this question is so common, we want to post about it to help everyone who is worried about buying a 4K…
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Apple Has Officially Retired iTunes Replacing it With Apple Music, Apple Podcast, & Apple TV Apps
Today Apple made it official that they are replacing iTunes with three new apps Apple Music, Apple Podcast, and Apple TV on Mac. The Music app looks similar to iTunes, without the extra features. Podcasts will also look similar to the podcast section we’ve been using with iTunes. And here’s what you’ll see in the…
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Apple Announces a Major Update to tvOS With a New Home Screen & Multi-User Support
Today Apple just announced a major update to the Apple TV with a tvOS update that adds a new home screen and multi-user support, with personalized recommendations for each user profile. No specific date was announced, but they did said it would be this fall. Apple also announced they are adding support for the PS4…
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Here is The Cord Cutting & Apple TV News We Expect from Apple’s WWDC Keynote Tomorrow
Tomorrow Apple will hold its WWDC Keynote at 10 AM Pacific. According to reports, Apple will be announcing iOS 13, macOS 10.15, watchOS 6, and tvOS 13. Cord Cutters News will have full coverage of any cord cutting-related news to come from the event with a live blog post that we will update during the…
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Apple’s iTunes is Reportedly Being Retired After 18 Years & Will Be Replaced By Stand-Alone Apps
Apple’s iTunes has become the one stop shop for movies, TV Shows, Music, and so much more for Apple products. Now it is being reported by Bloomberg that Apple plans to discontinue the app and replace it with stand-alone Music, TV, and Podcasts apps in the next major version of its MacOS. Sadly no word…
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Apple Announces a New iPod Touch Starting at $199
Today Apple announced an updated version of its iPod touch with an A10 Fusion system-on-a-chip and storage starting at 32GB for $199. Or you could get the $399 iPod Touch with 256GB of storage. (Right now the iPhone 7 currently starts at $449.) You can find the iPod Touch available in six different colors and…