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A New 65-Inch OLED Philips Roku TV Is Now Available Nationwide
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If you are in the market for a new smart TV, a new 65-inch OLED Philips Roku TV is now available. Roku…
Roku Streaming Households Neared 90 Million In 2024
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Roku provided its latest quarterly results this week, confirming the company ended the fourth quarter, and 2024 as a whole, with close…
A New Prime Video App Is now Available On Apple TV Players
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Image: Prime Video A new Prime Video app experience is now available on Apple TV Players, thanks to the rolling out of…
An Apple TV Android Mobile App Is Now Available, Albeit With Limited Features
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It may have taken its time but an Android version of the Apple TV app is now available to download through the…
TV Is Now The Primary Device For Watching YouTube In The US
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Most people might view YouTube as a popular mobile app, but it would appear that it is now starting to become even…
Nvidia Shield Experience Upgrade 9.2 Rolling Out To Shield TV Players
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The Shield Experience Upgrade 9.2 upgrade is now in the process of rolling out to the Nvidia Shield TV and Shield TV…
A Sonos Streaming Player Could Be Coming Soon, And Could Cost Up To $400
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Sonos is reportedly working on a new steaming player and it looks like it could be an expensive one, with the price…
Netflix Adds ‘Season Download’ Button For iPhone And iPad Users
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Netflix is making it easier for iPhone and iPad users to download entire seasons through the addition of a new ‘Season Download’…
AI-Powered ‘News Briefs’ Begin Rolling Out on Google TV
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Google TV users in the Unites States are beginning to receive ‘News Briefs.’ The AI-powered Briefs attempt to summarize the top news…
A YouTube App Sign-In Issue On Fire TV Is Now Fixed
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For those that have been experiencing an issue preventing them from signing in to the YouTube app on Fire TV devices, YouTube…
Roku Surpasses 90 Million Streaming Households
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Roku is starting 2025 with confirmation the operating system surpassed 90 million streaming households (previously referred to as ‘active accounts’) in the…
Google TV to Become a Lot Smarter This Year, Thanks to Gemini AI Upgrade
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Google TV is set to become a lot smarter later this year, and thanks to a Gemini AI upgrade. Once the upgrade…
Xbox Cloud Gaming Is Coming To LG Smart TVs
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Thanks to a new partnership between LG and Microsoft, Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to LG smart TVs. Once available, LG TV…
Vizio Adds Basketball, Soccer, And Team Pages To Sports Zone
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Vizio Sports Zone now includes men’s and women’s professional and college basketball, as well as U.S. and international soccer leagues. In addition…
Crunchyroll App Now Available on Xfinity Devices, Xumo Stream Box and Xumo TVs
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Those using one of Comcast‘s Xfinity or Xumo streaming devices now have the option of using the Crunchyroll app to access a…
Walmart’s Vizio Acquisition Is Now Complete
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In February of this year, Walmart confirmed plans to acquire Vizio in a $2.3 billion deal. Following a federally regulated waiting period,…
The Roku Channel Gaining Deep Google TV Integration
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Roku is in the process of making it easier for Google TV users to find content available to stream via The Roku…
‘Road House’ And ‘Shōgun’ The Most Watched On Google TV In 2024 (And ION The Most Watched FAST Channel)
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Road House was the most watched movie from 2024 on Google TV. This is according to Google and its annual recap of…
Amazon Launches Largest Echo Show Ever (And Upgraded Echo Show 15)
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Amazon launched two new Echo Show devices today, an upgraded Echo Show 15 and the all-new Echo Show 21. As the name…
Meet Amazon’s New Fire TV Omni Mini-LED Series, Refreshed 4-Series And Soundbar Plus
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The Fire TV lineup may have been around for years now, but Amazon has only recently pushed into the smart TV market…
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