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Fox to Acquire Tubi for $440 Million

Fox Corporation announced this week that it will acquire the ad-supported Tubi streaming video service…

Hands-On with Samsung Galaxy Buds+

I received a free pair of Galaxy Buds+ wireless earbuds with my Samsung Galaxy S20…

Spotify Reveals Redesigned Home Screen

After reshuffling major parts of its iOS app recently, Spotify is introducing a redesigned home…

Sonos Kills Recycle Mode

Sonos will stop putting old smart speakers in what it calls recycle mode, even if…

Hulu’s Live TV Offering Comes to the PlayStation 4

With PlayStation Vue shutting down, Hulu's live TV service Hulu + Live TV comes to…

Disney Enters New Multi-Year Deal With Sky for Disney+

The new partnership is mainly for Disney’s video streaming service Disney+, which will be launching…

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Walking Back My Google Smart Home Ambitions (Premium)

I knew we’d make smart home mistakes and that we would go down certain roads…

AT&T Launches AT&T TV Powered by Android TV

AT&T's new AT&T TV services launches in the US, gives users access to more than…

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Rethinking Whole-House Audio: Sonos (Premium)

Back in January, I started rethinking our approach to whole-house audio, and while Sonos is…

Spotify Reshuffles Its iOS App Layout

Spotify is getting a revamped look on mobile devices, starting with iOS, this week. The…

Disney+ Gets Discounted Yearly Subscriptions Just in Time for European Launch

Disney+ is almost here for people in Europe, and the company is offering a sweet…

ViacomCBS Expects 16 Million Streaming Video Subscribers in 2020

Viacom owns CBS All Access and Showtime, and the firm expects combined paid subscriber growth…

Apple Music Now Groups Different Versions of the Same Album

Apple makes a nice little change to Apple Music, now groups all the different versions…

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Subscription Fatigue (Premium)

Like many (or most) of you, we subscribe to a lot of online services. And…

Netflix Will Now Let You Stop Auto-Playing Previews

Netflix will finally give users the option to disable auto-playing previews when browsing.

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Spotify Now Has 124 Million Subscribers

Spotify revenue grows 24% year-over-year, with the service now having 124 million paid subscribers, and…

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