Disclosure: Some links on this page are monetized by the Skimlinks and Amazon affiliate programs. An unprecedented number of people around the globe are being told to stay at home as a public health measure in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus and COVID-19. But just because you’re stuck at home doesn’t mean you […]
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YouTube comes to Fire TV, Amazon Video to Chromecast
For years if you wanted to watch YouTube on an Amazon Fire TV device, you needed to use an unofficial app, a web browser, or some other workaround. And if you wanted to watch Amazon Video on a Chromecast, your best bet was screen mirroring. Google and Amazon announced a truce ages ago, and promised […]
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Microsoft replaces Groove Music Pass with… Spotify
Microsoft is getting out of the music sales and subscription businesses. The company has announced that it’s discontinuing its Groove Music Pass streaming music service and ending sales of songs and albums through the Windows Store. But the company is keeping the Groove Music app… sort of. You can use it to listen to previously […]
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Spotify and Hulu offers $5 subscription bundle for students
Media streaming companies Hulu and Spotify are launching a new deal aimed at students: you can sign up for both services for just $4.99 per month. That’s actually the same price Spotify was already charging for student subscriptions… but now your $5 gets you access to streaming music and movies and TV shows for half the […]
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Apple TV update coming in September… maybe
Apple may be planning to launch a new version of its Apple TV this fall. BuzzFeed reports that unnamed sources familiar with Apple’s plans for its set-top box claim the company is definitely launching Apple TV 4 this September. We’ve heard this rumor before. In fact, BuzzFeed previously predicted that an Apple TV refresh was happening this […]
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Spotify adds videos, podcasts, custom playlists for runners
Spotify is rolling out a series of new features which take the streaming music service into new territory: The company is now offering access to podcasts and video clips in addition to millions of songs. That’s not Spotify’s only new move though… the company is also adding new features aimed at runners, including custom playlists […]
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Tidal offers high-def music streaming for $20 per month (or compressed audio for $10)
10 Comments on Tidal offers high-def music streaming for $20 per month (or compressed audio for $10)Tidal is an online music streaming service that launched last year in Sweden. But Jay Z acquired the company and he’s relaunching it with support of a large group of musicians today. At a launch event Tidal was described as the first artist-owned global music entertainment platform, and a group of musicians were introduced as […]