Author: Philip Palermo

  • Weekend Wrap-Up: Disney’s Big Day, Crunchyroll’s Sale, and More

    Weekend Wrap-Up: Disney’s Big Day, Crunchyroll’s Sale, and More

    This week, Disney unleashed a multi-hour torrent of news during its Investor Day event. Elsewhere, AT&T sold off popular anime streaming service Crunchyroll, and Amazon started rolling out an updated Fire TV user interface. ViacomCBS also improved the kids and family experience on its CBS All Access service. Overall, a pretty busy week indeed. Here’s…

  • Amazon Rolling Out New-Look User Interface to Fire TV Devices

    Amazon Rolling Out New-Look User Interface to Fire TV Devices

    This week, Amazon unveiled a revamped user interface for its Fire TV line of streaming devices. The new “Fire TV experience” aims to offer a more intuitive and personalized interface when it rolls out starting this week. It looks like the update will arrive in waves and first up will be the company’s recent 3rd…

  • Fresh Rumors Point to Potential New Apple TV Announcement on Dec. 8

    Fresh Rumors Point to Potential New Apple TV Announcement on Dec. 8

    Editor’s Note (12/07/20): 9to5 Mac updated its post to point out the rumors it was originally citing were actually disputing earlier rumors of an Apple TV release this week. There are still hints of Apple announcing some sort of hardware this week, but the prospects of a next-gen Apple TV are even murkier. In any…

  • Weekend Wrap-Up: HBO Max Redefines ‘Home Box Office,’ Discovery’s New Streaming Service, and More

    Weekend Wrap-Up: HBO Max Redefines ‘Home Box Office,’ Discovery’s New Streaming Service, and More

    December is starting off with a bang thanks to some landmark streaming news from HBO Max and Discovery’s announcement of a new streaming service launching early next year. Elsewhere, a pair of carrier disputes have led to major channel blackouts, and fuboTV is betting on sports wagering as a major new revenue source. Here’s what…

  • Best Gifts Over $100 for Cord Cutters 2020

    Best Gifts Over $100 for Cord Cutters 2020

    This year, many Black Friday deals went live well before the actual day. And we’re likely to see even more deals as we progress through the 2020 holiday shopping season. In this guide, we outline some of our top picks in the Over $100 price range. Some options are just barely above that $100 mark…

  • Amazon Fire TV Stick and Fire TV Stick Lite Review

    Amazon Fire TV Stick and Fire TV Stick Lite Review

    We’re reviewing two devices here, but it’s hard, if not impossible, to tell them apart just by looking at them. One is the latest version of Amazon’s Fire TV Stick, and the other is a new entry in the company’s budget streaming device lineup: the Fire TV Stick Lite. Externally, they’re the same, but in…

  • Chromecast with Google TV’s Newest Trick Lets You ‘Swipe Right’ for Better Suggestions

    Chromecast with Google TV’s Newest Trick Lets You ‘Swipe Right’ for Better Suggestions

    Google’s adding some new fine-tuning tools to its new Chromecast with Google TV. The streaming dongle, which ships with an enhanced version of the Android TV operating system, will soon let users train the device to improve content recommendations. So in addition to learning from your watch history, subscribed services, and more, Chromecast users can…

  • Weekend Round-Up: Comcast Price Hikes, Black Friday Deals and More

    Weekend Round-Up: Comcast Price Hikes, Black Friday Deals and More

    Thanksgiving week saw price hike announcements from Comcast, a steady stream of Black Friday deals and more. Netflix removed The Chappelle Show from its lineup following a request from Dave Chappelle. And Dish could be facing the largest TV station blackout ever. Here’s what happened in the world of cord cutting and streaming. Breaking News…

  • Best Gifts Under $100 for Cord Cutters 2020

    Best Gifts Under $100 for Cord Cutters 2020

    This year, many Black Friday deals have been going live early, meaning holiday shopping is already underway. If you’ve been hoping to take advantage of the latest deals to score some memorable gifts, we’ve got you covered. In this guide, we’re highlighting some of the best streaming and cord cutting deals between $50 and $100.…

  • Next-Gen Gaming Consoles Are Solid Streamers, Blu-Ray Players — But They Could Be Even Better

    Next-Gen Gaming Consoles Are Solid Streamers, Blu-Ray Players — But They Could Be Even Better

    Update (11/22/20): We’ve added more details about the PlayStation 5’s Disney+ app after users discovered limitations on playback resolution. Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series S and X consoles have officially ushered in the next generation of gaming. But while these high-powered devices are clearly focused on video games, the last few console generations…