Photos, Music, and Videos

Roku Surged in 2020 Too

Roku earned a gross profit of $808 million on revenues of $1.8 billion in the…

Apple TV+ Comes to Google TV

Google announced today that Apple TV+ is available on Chromecast with Google TV and will…

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Music (Premium)

I want to write about our recent vinyl purchases, but it occurred to me that…

Disney+ Closes In On 100 Million Subscribers

As part of its quarterly earnings report, Disney revealed this week that Disney+ now has…

Google Photos is Picking Up More Editing Capabilities

Google Photos is getting a new video editor for all users, plus some photo editing…

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The Lure of Sonos (Premium)

One year ago, I replaced the powered speakers in our sunroom with a pair of…

It’s the End of the Road for Google Play Music

This month, Google will finally take the final step in replacing Play Music with YouTube…

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Apple by the Numbers (Premium)

Apple didn’t just post record revenues in the most recent quarter, it outperformed Microsoft by…

Now YouTube is Going PWA Too

15 months after it converted YouTube Music into a Progressive Web App (PWA), Google has…

Spotify is Testing Free Audiobooks

Spotify has quietly entered the market for audiobooks and is now offering 9 titles for…

Study: Americans Now Spend $47 Per Month on Streaming Services

A J.D. Power study claims that Americans now spend $47 per month, on average, for…

Netflix Now Has Over 200 Million Active Users

As part of its latest quarterly earnings report, Netflix announced this week that it has…

Free Apple TV+ Promo Extended to July

Apple has quietly extended its free Apple TV+ subscription offer for a second time, to…

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What I Use: Photo Management (Premium)

Last week, I explained how I managed my work-related documents and other files. This week,…

Roku Buys Quibi Content for $100 Million

Roku has purchased the content previously owned by failed streaming video startup Quibi for less…

Roku Now Has 51.2 Million Active Users

Roku announced today that it surpassed the 50 million active user milestone before the end…

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