Category: News
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Would You Pay For Alexa? Amazon Hints That a Smarter Assistant May Cost You
Amazon plans to add loads of generative artificial intelligence capabilities into Alexa, but will a smarter, more human-sounding assistant be worth paying for? Dave Limp, the outgoing head of devices and services for Amazon, suggests a subscription will accompany the enhanced service, although offered little details. When asked by Bloomberg about a potential user fee…
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YouTube Says Personalizing NFL Sunday Ticket Multiview Games is ‘Technically’ Very Hard
There’s been a lot of excitement for the NFL’s Sunday Ticket package coming to YouTube TV, with one of the key features being “Mulitview,” which is a feed of four simultaneous games in a single screen. But one request that has come up early and often is to get the ability to choose the games…
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AT&T Quietly Changed its Smartphone Unlock Policy
AT&T has updated its unlock policy for paid-in-full devices without many people noticing. Instead of being able to purchase a smartphone in full from the carrier and moving to another service without waiting, customers now must wait 60 days from the purchase date. While the change happened in late July, they were spotted a few…
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How to Watch the 2023 Ryder Cup Live on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, & More
The best golfers in the world will come together for the 2023 Ryder Cup, one of the most exciting team events in the sport. The 44th edition of the Ryder Cup will be a three-day affair featuring an explosive matchup between Team Europe and Team USA held at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club…
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Comcast and Charter are Partnering With Best Buy For Xumo-Branded TVs
A new line of televisions integrating Comcast and Charter’s Xumo platform is coming to Best Buy. The streaming platform, jointly owned by Charter and Comcast, will launch the Pioneer Xumo TVs online and in stores in November. The Pioneer Xumo 4K Ultra HD Smart TV is designed to help users quickly find the content they…
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How to Watch 2023 People’s Choice Country Awards Without Cable
Country music superstar group Little Big Town is set to host the first-ever People’s Choice Country Awards which will be held at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. The inaugural event is noted for being “an award show for the people and by the people,” and will honor the most popular country artists. The…
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XFL and USFL Say They Will Merge Football Leagues, Which Tangles Up the TV Rights
The XFL and USFL said on Thursday that they intend to merge into a single football league. The two leagues offered a short statement on the deal, and said that more details about the new league would come at a later time. “Subject to customary regulatory approvals and if the transaction is consummated, the new…
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YouTube TV Glitch Causing Unskippable Ads on Recorded Programs Returns
A bug that is forcing unskippable ads into YouTube TV’s recorded programs seems to have made a return. A number of users on YouTube TV’s Reddit thread have complained the shows and movies they’ve recorded to their library get served up as a video on demand — complete with ads that they can’t fast forward…
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Sling TV FreeStream Adds Five Free Channels, Including For a Hit Anime
Sling TV has been steadily growing its FreeStream ad-supported service, which is accessible to anyone and can be found on various platforms like Roku, Fire TVs, smart TVs and more. Over the last week, five new channels popped up on the service. Sling TV Freestream is just one of the myriad of free, ad-supported streaming…
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HBO CEO on Why Hollywood Strike Lasted So Long: ‘Existential’ Fear Over Industry Changes
Hollywood writers have gone on strike before. But this one, which lasted nearly five months, was different, largely because of some of the fundamental shifts going on in the entertainment industry. That’s according to HBO CEO Casey Bloys, who spoke at Vox’s Code Conference on Wednesday. He addressed a number of topics while at the…