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Rdio matches Spotify on family pricing as the music streaming battle royale continues
Rdio is dropping the prices of its family plans by $5 to match rival Spotify's recently announced multi-user deals.News
Sony’s PlayStation Vue cloud TV service wants to kill your cable box
It will only hit limited markets and devices in 2014, but beginning next year Sony intends to be at the forefront of the cord-cutting revolution in the United States.News
Google’s Chromecast adds games, Showtime app
A number of apps now allow you to play games on the Google Chromecast streaming stick, and Google has added support for Showtime as well.Now Streaming
A new Chromecast challenger appears: Vudu Spark streaming dongle hits FCC
Another company is getting into the dongle game, or at least it looks that way. This time's it's Walmart with a Vudu-focused HDMI stick.Now Streaming
CBS brings a round-the-clock streaming news network to cord cutters
Ditched cable and missing your fix of CNN, MSNBC or Fox News? CBS wants to offer the next-best thing.Cord-Cutter Confidential
Chromecast vs. Nexus Player: Google’s new streaming puck isn’t worth the upgrade yet
Google's new TV box combines the convenience of screen beaming with a proper remote control and on-screen menus. It’s not yet fully-baked, but cord cutters should keep an eye on it.News
Cable-free Showtime streaming service coming in 2015, says CBS chief
He said it before, and he's saying it again. CBS CEO Les Moonves says to look for a standalone Showtime streaming service in 2015.Now Streaming
Nexus Player review: Google’s third attempt at TV is a fine first draft
Google finally gets the TV box right with the Nexus Player, but it needs a lot of help from developers to reach its full potential.Now Streaming
RealPlayer Cloud heads to Xbox One to take on Plex’s personal video streaming
The new app promises easy video playback in a wide range of formats, but be prepared to pay a subscription.News
Google Play Movies & TV comes to Roku set-top boxes
Roku just made it a whole lot easier to watch Google Play content on your TV.Cord-Cutter Confidential
The golden age of cord-cutting is upon us. Don’t let scare tactics tell you otherwise
Despite what cable apologists may tell you, a la carte pricing is poised to change everything.Now Streaming
Amazon fires a shot at Chromecast with $39 Fire TV Stick
The streaming TV dongle packs surprisingly beefy specs and supports Miracast mirroring, and it comes with a remote.Now Streaming
Amazon triples the number of games and apps available for its Fire TV media streamer
The e-commerce giant and aspiring media mogul wants investors to forget about yesterday's earnings report and lowered holiday-season sales forecast.News
Spotify’s Family plan offers separate accounts for everyone in your house
Tired of sharing your Spotify account with everyone at home, but don't want to bother creating a second account? Pretty soon you won't have to thanks to Spotify Family.Now Streaming
Univision joins HBO and CBS in hugging cord cutters
The Spanish-language network giant will join CBS and HBO in adding a standalone streaming video service.Now Streaming
New CBS All Access joins streaming-service trend, but many strings are attached
The future of a-la-carte TV looks less than rosy. The $6 monthly All Access service omits football games and “The Big Bang Theory” due to licensing issues, and new shows will still have commercials.Now Streaming
HBO shoots back at Netflix with plans for standalone streaming video service
HBO's new standalone streaming video service will launch in 2015, but details are scarce.Now Streaming
Nearly 1 in 4 millennials have cut the cord or never had cable
Instead of paying a huge TV bill, young viewers are doing just fine with Netflix and AmazonNews
Sonos Boost promises to eliminate network dead spots on a Sonos network
The streaming audio company continues to stay one step ahead of the competition.News
Now Streaming: 10 immersive worlds to explore on Netflix
These new-to-Netflix films, five new and five classic, let you travel through strange worlds without leaving your couch.Now Streaming
Internet TV from Dish and Sony isn’t looking so cheap anymore
Sony's TV package could cost over $60 per month, while Dish's low-cost plan may exclude basic channelsNow Streaming
Verizon and Redbox shut down Redbox Instant streaming service
The movie streaming service, a joint venture between Verizon and Redbox, will go dark on October 7th.News
Roku hops on the screen mirroring bandwagon, adding feature for Android, Windows
Screen mirroring is now available as a beta feature for Roku's Streaming Stick and player products, striking back at Chromecast and Airplay competition.Now Streaming
Move over Chromecast: $25 Firefox-powered Matchstick streaming adapter revealed
There's a new Firefox OS-powered HDTV dongle coming soon to take on Google's Chromecast.Now Streaming
Sorry, Netflix and Hulu: YouTube is the top spot to watch TV online
It's not just cat videos—YouTube is the most popular place to watch TV online.Now Streaming
Sling’s TV place-shifting gains Chromecast support
If you've got a Slingbox, you can now cast live and recorded television to any TV outfitted with Google's $35 Chromecast dongle.Now Streaming
Chromecast adds support for Disney and iHeartRadio
New Chromecast apps add even more value to Google's cute little $35 streaming stick.Now Streaming
Dish Network inks a deal to stream Food Network, HGTV, and other Scripps networks
Cord cutter and "cord nevers" are still willing to pay for content, so Dish Network is prepping its own OTT streaming service, and just locked in content from Scripps.News
ESPN still pondering standalone streaming service, but not the one you want
Current ESPN channels won't be part of any Netflix-style subscription modelNow Streaming
Comedy Central, MTV, and other Viacom channels coming to Sony Cloud TV
Finally, some cable channels will stream to cord-cutters.Now Streaming
Netflix to join Internet Slowdown protest Sept 10
The latest net neutrality protest will sprinkle the web with simulated loading icons, in the hopes that you'll contact your lawmakers before hunkering down to binge-watch your favorite show. But the slowdown will be entirely symbolic.Now Streaming
Netflix tests bite-sized video clips for brief mobile viewing
Netflix isn't going after YouTube, but the company is testing out short clips suited for watching on the go.Now Streaming
Spotify video ads inbound: Watch a 30-sec mobile ad, get 30 minutes of nonstop music
Spotify is all about audio, but soon ads on the streaming service won't be.Now Streaming
TiVo goes ginormous, with 24TB of storage and a $5K price tag
The TiVo Mega, capable of recording more than three year's worth of programs, is slated to ship early next year, so start saving now.Now Streaming
Now Streaming: 10 ‘Greatish Performances’ just added to Netflix
Not every movie can change the world, but these have something special that shouldn't be overlooked.Updated
Playing Favorites: Hands-on with Rdio’s redesign
Rdio rolled out a fresh new design, but the stripped-down navigation works better on the mobile apps than the desktop.Now Streaming
Mass Fidelity says it can do better than stereo with its new wireless speaker, ‘The Core’
Compact wireless speaker system uses wave field synthesis audio-rendering technology to produce the sonic equivalent of a hologram.Now Streaming
Live streaming NFL games coming from Fox Sports, but with caveats
Got a cable subscription? Then you can stream a whole bunch of football online this season.Updated
Primed for pigskin: How to watch NFL football anywhere
The 2014 NFL season kicks off Thursday night. We run down all of your options — from broadcast TV to mobile streaming — for catching all the football action this fall.Now Streaming
Why Amazon bought Twitch: Here are four possible reasons
Streaming live video games is huge, but what benefit does the service have to the mega-retailer?Now Streaming
10 international Criterion Collection films to stream on Hulu Plus
Yes, Hulu Plus, the service you subscribed to for reruns of South Park, has a huge number of Criterion Collection movies. Stream a few and class up your weekend.Now Streaming
Amazon puts the power to greenlight pilots back in your hands
Another round of Amazon Originals, another chance to tell the company which shows to add to its streaming offerings.Weird Wide Web
Can ‘Gundam’ fans build a six-story walking robot?
A 18-meter giant Gundam could blow minds by 2019. If they can get it to work, that is.Now Streaming
Samsung tips Amazon 4K video streaming for October
Amazon is about to join Netflix in the 4K video fray.Now Streaming
Spotify’s Chromecast-like Spotify Connect feature coming to smart TVs
Spotify's Chromecast-like multi-room listening feature is coming to Philips' smart TVs, and more Spotify Connect announcements are scheduled for next week's IFA trade show.Now Streaming
MLB.TV hints at easing blackout rules, though not for cord cutters
As early as next season, Major League Baseball's live streaming service could ease the rules that prevent you from streaming games involving your local team. But you'd likely need a cable or satellite subscription to take advantage.Now Streaming
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Meet the TiVo Roamio OTA: Finally, there’s a TiVo for cord-cutters
TiVo Roamio OTA is a DVR for broadcast channelsNow Streaming