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Electronics
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Apple TV+ free trials are being extended through February 2021

Buyers of the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV have been entitled to a free year of Apple TV+ since September 2019. The service itself launched in early November, so those trials are now weeks away from ending. However, in an unexpected move, Apple has offered…

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Living
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Google launches Android 11 on Android TV

Google is bringing Android 11 to Android TV devices, the search giant revealed today. Several performance enhancements and privacy improvements will be part of the new Android update, as well as a plethora of new features specifically designed for the TV.…

Disney Life
Living
3 min read

Disney+ hits a crucial figure four years ahead of expectations

The Disney+ streaming service launched on November 12th and after just two weeks we called it “a real threat to Netflix.” While that was met by more than a few skeptics among our loyal readers saying that we jumped the gun, the streamer has gone from strength…

Youtube TV
Living
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YouTube TV outrageously raises monthly subscription prices

It’s not the first time that Google decides to raise YouTube TV subscription prices whenever it felt that the portfolio was large enough to justify the price hikes. Unfortunately, this time it raised the monthly subscription costs by quite a lot and we’re…

HBO
Living
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HBO Now waves goodbye to older Apple TVs

The HBO Now app waves goodbye to 2nd- and 3rd-gen Apple TVs. The company has removed the app from the devices above after extending the deadline for two additional weeks. Initially, the deadline was set for the end of April, but after complaints from users,…

Apple store China
Electronics
3 min read

Apple releases a new TV ad for its latest iPhone

Apple U.K. has just shared the company’s new 30-second ad for the second-generation Apple iPhone SE which officially launches today, right in the middle of a global pandemic. The iPhone SE (2020) borrows the look and the design of the iPhone 8 including the…

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Living
1 min read

Get SiriusXM free for your iOS or Android device through May 15

While you’re stuck at home trying to entertain yourself or looking for the latest news about the COVID-19 outbreak, satellite content provider SiriusXM is offering iOS and Android users a free subscription through May 15th. More than 300 channels are…

Samsung
Electronics
3 min read

Samsung’s new television ad promotes its 5G Galaxy phones

By now, you would have to be Rip Van Winkling your way through life not to know that wireless operators worldwide are building out their 5G networks. Why is 5G so important? As the next generation of wireless connectivity, 5G offers download data speeds 10…

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Living
1 min read

Netflix finally lets users turn off one of its most annoying features

Everyone was complaining about Netflix’s autoplay previews, but it took the streaming service quite a long time to do something about it. Although the feature is still active in all Netflix’s apps, we’ve been given the option to completely turn them off. It’s…

LG Smart Devices
Electronics
2 min read

LG TV lets you shop fashion you see in TV shows

Video commerce firm TheTake has partnered with smart TV manufacturer LG Electronics and a range of media companies to allow viewers to “shop shows” for fashion, accessories, homeware, tech devices and even menu and recipe items. Beginning this spring, owners…

hulu
Living
1 min read

Hulu launches new rewards system for select viewers

After increasing the prices of its streaming services, Hulu announced a new rewards system for those who love to binge. A new ad system is now available for Hulu viewers who like to watch TV shows back-to-back, the company announced. The new ad experience has…

Samsung Jobs
Electronics
1 min read

Commune to start retailing premium Samsung TVs

Singapore furniture retailer Commune has become the first non-electronics authorized retailer for selected premium Samsung TVs. The exclusive partnership is a first-of-its-kind for both Samsung and Commune. It is unusual for an upmarket interiors store to…

paytv
Electronics
1 min read

Vingroup unit partners with Google to make TVs

VinSmart, a unit of private conglomerate Vingroup, will produce smart televisions in partnership with Google, the company announced Wednesday. The partnership will allow the electronics producer to develop its Vsmart TVs on Google’s Android operating system.…

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Electronics
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Vingroup begins making smart televisions

VinSmart, the smartphone producing unit of Vietnam’s biggest private conglomerate Vingroup, has revealed its first 55-inch smart TV. The smart TVs are currently being manufactured in a factory in Hanoi’s Hoa Lac Industrial Park, and are set to be released…