A few weeks after launching the first web browser for Amazon Fire TV devices, Amazon has now announced that users have two options. You can still use the company’s own Silk Browser, which now supports all Fire TV devices. But you can also now opt for Mozilla’s Firefox browser for Fire TV. Both are available […]
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Deals of the Day (11-29-2017)
Missed your chance to score an Amazon Fire TV Stick for $25 on Black Friday and Cyber Monday? Amazon’s running a sale today that’s almost as good… if you’re in the market for a Fire TV Stick and an Amazon Echo Dot. Right now there’s a bundle deal that lets you pick up both for $60. […]
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Here are some of the best Black Friday 2017 mobile tech deals
There’s 10 days to go until Black Friday, but stores have been announcing their after-Thanksgiving sale prices since the start of the month, and some deals are even live already: Amazon is currently offering a 3-month Amazon Music subscription for just $1. I’ve been keeping Liliputing’s Black Friday 2017 mobile tech deals page up to […]
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Amazon introduces $15 Fire TV Ethernet adapter
Amazon’s new Fire TV supports 4K video and HDR content. It’s smaller and cheaper than its predecessor. But it’s also missing a few things… like a USB port, microSD card slot, and Ethernet jack. But the new Fire TV does have a micro USB port. Amazon says it’s only for power… but for folks that […]
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Amazon Fire TV software update adds voice-to-text input
Amazon is rolling out a software update for its Fire TV devices that adds support for live streaming Thursday Night Football games (for Prime members), among other things. But as a non-sports fan, there’s another feature I find much more interesting. You can finally enter text using your voice. That could make entering usernames, passwords, […]
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Now you can control a Fire TV with an Echo (or soon, anyway)
Amazon’s Echo device may have launched a few years before any real competitors hit the market. But up until now there’s been one nifty feature that Google Home had that Amazon’s devices did not: if you have a Chromecast-enabled TV you can control it with your voice by talking to a Google Home. Now Amazon […]
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Amazon begins rolling out new Fire TV user interface
Amazon’s Fire TV and Fire TV Stick devices are getting a new look… or rather, the software that they display on your TV screen is getting an overhaul. The hardware looks pretty much the same. In October Variety gave us a sneak peek at the new Fire TV user interface, which moves the navigation from […]
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Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick supports USB accessories (with an adapter)
Amazon’s 2nd-gen Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote is now shipping. The $40 media streamer looks almost exactly like it predecessor, but as IÂ noted when the new model was announced last month, it has a faster processor, support for HEVC video streaming, 802.11ac MIMO WiFi for faster internet connections, and the new model comes with […]
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Amazon launches 2nd-gen Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote for $40
About two years after introducing a tiny media streamer that plugs into the back of any TV with an HDMI port, Amazon is updating its Fire TV Stick with a new model sporting an updated processor, faster wireless connectivity, and a new remote control that has a built-in microphone and support for Amazon’s Alexa voice […]
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2nd-gen Amazon Fire TV Stick might have just hit the FCC
It’s been nearly two years since Amazon launched its first Fire TV Stick and roughly a year since the company launched the Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote (which is basically the original hardware, plus a new remote). Now it looks like a new model is on the way, with at least one new feature: […]