Author: Philip Palermo
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Updated PlayStation 5 Media Remote Images Show Off Featured Streaming Services
An update to Sony’s product pages showcases some of the first streaming services confirmed for the company’s next-generation PlayStation 5 console. Specifically, images on the Media Remote accessory’s page have been updated with new labels on what had previously been blank hot key buttons. The four buttons now apparently offer direct access to Disney+, Netflix,…
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Amazon Announces New Slate of Fire TV Devices
Amazon hosted a press-only online event today, where it showed off its slate of upcoming devices throughout its wide range of product lines. Among the new Echo speakers, Ring devices, and smart home tech, the company also took the wraps off new entries in its Fire TV line, including the rumored Fire Stick Lite we…
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Amazon Could Be Prepping a Lower-Cost Fire TV Stick, Echo Line Updates
Amazon might be readying a lower-cost Fire TV Stick for launch later this year. Dave Zatz highlighted a report from German tech site WinFuture that points to a new device going by the name “Fire TV Stick Lite.” While exact tech specs and pricing details aren’t available at the moment, available images of the purported…
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Android 11 Bringing More Gamepad Support, Auto Low Latency to Android TV
We’ve been hearing lots about Google’s rumored Android TV hardware over the past few months, and even a potential new name for the operating system. Today, however, Google outlined new software features it’s planning to bring to its TV platform via Android 11. In a developers blog post, Google lists several features coming to Android…
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The Good Place’s Final Season Lands on Netflix Sept. 26
Oh, dip! Fans of The Good Place may have been disappointed that the show came up empty at the Emmys over the weekend, but they won’t have much longer to wait to stream the show’s fourth and final season. Show creator Michael Schur tweeted out his thanks to all those who worked on and watched…
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Apple HomeKit Adds Streaming Device Categories in iOS 14 Update
Apple’s iOS 14 debuted earlier this week, the day after the company’s September product showcase. And among the myriad additions and new features headlining the latest iOS release, Apple reportedly tucked in some new streaming device functionality for its HomeKit app. AppleInsider reported that two new categories have been added to Apple’s HomeKit: one for…
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YouTube Not Quite Playing Well With Apple’s Latest OS Updates
Apple’s latest operating system updates went live this past week, shortly after the company’s product showcase. As usual those updates pack a number of features both large and small, but it looks like certain new additions aren’t quite playing well with YouTube at the moment. First off, there’s iOS 14, with its picture-in-picture mode —…
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Weekend Wrap Up: Sling TV Brings Back NFL Network, New Roku Premium Options, & More
This week saw the return of NFL Network and NFL RedZone to Sling TV, pricing and launch details for Sony’s PlayStation 5, and new premium subscription options available through The Roku Channel. Elsewhere during this busy week of streaming and cord cutting news, Apple unveiled a new subscription plan that bundles several of its services,…
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More Leaked Images Show Off Google’s Chromecast-Like Android TV Dongle
The latest in a long string of rumors and leaks regarding Google’s next HDMI dongle showcases more clear looks at the device and its remote control. Beyond that, though, new reports suggest we may have an official name for the streamer reportedly codenamed “Sabrina” — and possibly a new name for the Android TV operating…
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Next-Gen Xbox Preorders Start at 11AM ET/8AM PT Sept. 22, PS5 Preorders Underway
Hot on the heels of Sony’s PlayStation 5 pricing and preorder reveals, Microsoft has shared more precise timing info for its own preorder plans. The company shared launch (Nov. 10) and preorder (Sept. 22) dates for its Xbox Series X and Series S consoles during an online presentation last week, but it’s followed up this…