Category: Roku

HBO app replaces HBO Now on Fire TV devices August 1st

[ad_1] The HBO Now app will become simply HBO on Amazon Fire TVs as of August 1st, Variety reports. Existing HBO Now subscribers will have access to the rebranded app. HBO Max is still not available on Fire TVs, and HBO Go will be discontinued across all platforms on July 31st. This is part of […]

The best budget smart TVs and streaming devices for students

[ad_1] Buy TCL 43S525 smart TV at Amazon – $300 Hisense 43-inch 43H6570G Will Lipman Photography / Hisense This 43-inch Hisense set also has 4K with HDR support, but it uses Android OS instead of Roku. The revamped interface is smooth and easy to use, plus it has built-in Google Cast perfect for when your […]

This week’s best deals: 10.2-inch iPad, Apple Watch Series 5 and more

[ad_1] Buy 10.2-inch iPad at Amazon – $250 Buy 10.2-inch iPad at Best Buy – $250 Apple Watch Series 5 Engadget The Apple Watch Series 5 remains at its lowest price ever, only $300 for the GPS-only, 40mm model. The GPS + Cellular model is also $100 off, dropping it down to $400. These sales […]

Roku discounts its streaming devices ahead of Father’s Day

[ad_1] Roku is hoping that you’ll buy a media streaming device for Father’s Day, and it’s running a sale on its players to match. Retailers like Amazon and Best Buy are selling Roku’s lineup significantly below their official prices, and it might be tempting if the fatherly figure in your life could stand a living […]

Roku’s live guide will help you navigate its free movie and TV channel

[ad_1] Good news, couch potatoes: Roku is now giving you a better way to sort through its wealth of free movies and TV shows. The new “Live TV Channel Guide” is exactly that: a traditional grid interface for seeing what’s airing on the Roku Channel, the company’s popular free content fountain. Additionally, Roku is also […]

Streaming on Roku devices jumped nearly 50 percent

[ad_1] It won’t surprise you to hear that streaming video demand is surging as people stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic, but now there are more tangible figures for that demand. Roku expects the total number of streaming hours in the first quarter of 2020 to have jumped 49 percent, to 13.2 billion. It added […]

ABC News Live starts streaming on Android TV and Fire TV

[ad_1] Accordingly, you can expect the redesign to reach the Apple TV and Roku apps in mid-April. And if you prefer local news, eight ABC-owned TV stations in major markets will have native apps for Android TV, Apple TV, Fire TV and Roku devices. Los Angeles’ KABC-TV will be the first to launch its app, […]

The best deals we found this week

[ad_1] Buy Sonos Beam on Sonos – $350 Buy Sonos One on Sonos – $150 Buy Sonos One SL on Sonos – $130 Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Engadget Newegg continues to offer a 6-month subscription to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for $40 when you use the code EMCDHDE22 at checkout. Game Pass Ultimate combines Xbox […]

Roku is giving away 30 days of premium video

[ad_1] You can find the channels by either visiting The Roku Channel or checking areas like “Featured Free.” As usual, this is as much about promoting the services (be sure to cancel any you don’t want to keep) as it is giving people something to do when they can’t go outside. If your idea of […]