Tag: Apple
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Apple’s AirPlay 2 Support is Reportedly Coming to Roku Devices
Last month Apple added AirPlay 2 support to TVs from manufacturers including Samsung, LG, Vizio, and Sony. Now Macrumors.com is reporting that Apple and Roku are in talks with the goal of bringing AirPlay 2 support to Roku Players and Roku TVs. This all comes after Macrumors asked Apple last month about AirPlay 2 support…
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Netflix is Reportedly Worth $189 Billion
For years now there have been rumors that someone like Apple would buy Netflix. Now J.P. Morgan has taken a look at how much buying Netflix would cost. According to J.P. Morgan’s analyst, Samik Chatterjee buying Netflix would reportedly cost $189 billion. “We believe there is value to acquiring the most successful player in this…
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Comcast’s New Streaming Service Will Reportedly Not Support The Apple TV
Today reports came out that Comcast plans to not support the Apple TV for their new streaming services. A source that talked with BESTAppleTV said: “Comcast is focused on the Now TV solution as the future of its streaming infrastructure and Apple has been told this.” That source went on to say, “Apple has also been…
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Apple CEO is Not Ready to Talk about Their Soon to Be Launched Netflix Competitor
Yesterday during Apple’s earnings call, CEO Tim Cook talked about the future of their TV efforts. In the call he talked about the Apple TV and their AirPlay 2 efforts but when it came to original content and their plans to launch a Netflix competitor Cook declined to comment at this time. You can hear…
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Verizon Expands Their Free Apple Music Deal
Last year Verizon announced that they would be giving away six months of Apple Music for free to Unlimited customers. Today that deal is being expanded to include six months of Apple Music with all Verizon Beyond Unlimited and Above Unlimited plans starting January 17th, 2019. “When we introduced six months free of Apple Music…
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Cord Cutting This Week 58 – iTunes on Samsung, AT&T Layoffs, Hulu’s New Look, 8K Roku TVs, & More
Join Cord Cutters News every Saturday as we take a look back at some of the biggest Cord Cutting Stories from the past week. Now, remember these are my opinions on them not an in-depth look at each story. If you would like to learn more about each story check out the links below. (Also let…
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Apple Is Finally Opening Up to Third-Party Hardware, So Will Apple’s Streaming Service Come to Roku and Fire TV? We Take a Look…
For years Apple has been known as a company that rarely works with third-party hardware makers. Typically, if you want to use an Apple service, you need an Apple device. There have been a few exceptions, but for the most part, if you want to watch something on iTunes you need an Apple product. Over…
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CES Day 1 Recap: 8K Roku TVs, New Tablo DVR, Apple on Vizio & LG TVs, Android TV, & More
CES kicked off yesterday with the official press day. Now we get a look at everything happening. JBL Android TV Link Sound Bar The new JBL Link View with Android TV will also have built-in Google Home. This will allow you to use your voice to control your TV even if you do not have…
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Apple’s AirPlay 2 & HomeKit Are Coming to LG & Vizio TVs
Just a day after Samsung announced that iTunes and AirPlay 2 would be coming to their TVs now LG is also getting AirPlay 2 support. Soon you will be able to use AirPlay to cast to your LG TV from iPhones, iPads, and other Apple devices. Sadly unlike Samsung TVs there will be no iTunes support…
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Roku Is the Best Cord Cutting Streaming Device of 2018 Beating Out The Fire TV & Apple TV (Cordie Award Winners)
We often get asked what is the best streaming device for cord cutting. The truth is there is no one device that is perfect for all, but there does seem to be some that are more popular than others. So, we asked our readers what is the best streaming device for cord cutting. (Not to…