Category: Roku
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Amazon’s Fire TV Tops 30 Million Active Accounts, Beating Roku
Today Amazon announced the number of active accounts using a Fire TV. According to Amazon they now have over 30 million Fire TV accounts beating out Roku’s 27 million accounts according to an interview with CNET. (Now it is important to remember that accounts and number of devices sold are two different numbers. 1 account con…
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Roku is Rolling Out an Update To Fix Some Roku Express Models
Is your Roku Express having issues with a message reporting not enough space to run or add channels? Now Roku is rolling out an update to fix this issue. Here is the message posted on Roku’s site: We are aware of an issue where some customers may see an error message on the Roku Express…
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VIKI, a Streaming Service with Content from Korea, China, & Japan, launches on Roku Player
Rakuten is probably best known for owning companies like Viber, Lyft, and eBates. Yet they also own VIKI, a streaming service focusing on content from Korea, China, and Japan. Now that service is expanding to add support for Roku TVs and players. Here is how VIKI describes their service: Viki, a play on the words…
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PlayStation Vue Rolls Out a Second Update to Their Roku Channel to Fix Bugs
Last week PlayStation Vue rolled out an update to their Roku Channel with some new features, sadly though it also added a few bugs. Now according to our readers, it looks like Sony just pushed out an update to fix these bugs and restore some features that have not been working. To get this update just…
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Roku Has An Updated Projector Bundle At CES
For some time now Roku has had projectors bundled with a Roku Stick. Now since the last time we talked about it, there is an updated version now for sale at Walmart. This time it is not just some random projector with a Roku added in but an ONN projector specifically built for Roku. Roku and…
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EXPIRED: The Roku Ultra is On Sale For CES
Did you miss out on Roku’s December sale? Well for CES Roku has once again cut the price of the Roku Ultra. Now the Roku Ultra costs just $84.86 down from $99.99. This is a very limited time deal so don’t wait if you want it. Exactly why the Roku Ultra has been on sale on and off…
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Roku Ended 2018 with a 40% Jump in Active Accounts & a 68% Jump in Streaming Hours
This week Roku gave us a sneak peek into their fourth quarter 2018 numbers for what once again ended up being a record-setting quarter. According to Roku, they ended 2018 with 27 million active Roku accounts, up 40% from the same time in 2017. Now it is important to remember that active accounts do not…
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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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TCL Announces New 8K Roku TVs & a 75″ 4K Roku TV
Today at CES TCL and Roku announced a new 75″ 4K HDR Roku TV as part of their popular 6-Series line. This new 75″ Roku TV builds on the already popular 55″ and 65″ TCL 6-Sereies Roku TV line. TCL also announced plans to roll out a new 8-Series Roku TV with 8K support this…
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Westinghouse & Roku Team Up for New 4K TVs
Today Roku announced that Westinghouse has partnered with Roku to make Roku TVs. Previously Westinghouse had made the first generation of Amazon’s Fire TV Edition smart TVs but is now switching to Roku. “The Roku brand is synonymous with streaming and its popular smart TV platform helps us offer a content-rich experience for our customers…