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Cord Cutters

You have a ton of options when cutting the cord to your cable or satellite provider. Whether you use an Apple TV, Chromecast, Fire TV, Roku, your computer, or other streaming options, we'll have you covered with the deals, hacks, and tricks to get the most out of your gadget.
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Apr 11, 2016

Cord cutters are changing everything about TV—the more of us that sever ties with cable, the more changes we start to see. In fact, viewing habits have already changed so drastically that waiting a we ...

Internet speed test results for Quicast: 33.85 Mbps download speed, 6.91 Mbps upload speed, with a latency of 20 ms.
Apr 8, 2016

The Google Cast feature that serves as the primary interface for the Chromecast and comes bundled with Android TV devices like the Nexus Player is a marvel of modern technology. But as these things go ...

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Mar 25, 2016

Previously, you'd need to install the Google Cast extension to cast webpages from your Chrome web browser to your Chromecast-connected TV, but as of March 24th, you don't need it anymore. Casting now ...

Netflix app icon on a smartphone screen.
Mar 25, 2016

Netflix has become the subject of heavy buzz this week, and not due to the latest season of Daredevil (which gets two thumbs up, btw). The online video entertainment provider is drawing fire over its ...

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Mar 25, 2016

The older I get, the more my Friday nights involve watching Netflix at home with a bottle of Maker's Mark and a box of Oreos. Netflix is a big part of my life, and I'm not alone. YouTube and Netflix m ...

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Mar 17, 2016

Watching the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament without cable used to be easy. As long as you had an internet connection, CBS and Turner (TBS, TNT, and TruTV), which co-broadcast March Madnes ...

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Feb 29, 2016

Even though the 88th Academy Awards have come and gone, there's a good chance you still haven't seen all the films that were nominated—or even those that won big. To help you play catch up, check out ...

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Feb 28, 2016

Coverage for the 88th Academy Awards, aka the Oscars, will air live this Sunday, February 28th at 4 p.m. PT (7 p.m. ET). The ceremony itself, hosted by Chris Rock, is set to begin at 5:30 p.m. PT (8:3 ...

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Feb 19, 2016

Cable TV providers were dealt a pretty significant blow on Thursday, February 18th, 2016, when the Federal Communications Commission decided that customers should have a choice in what type of device ...

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Feb 17, 2016

For well over a year, Spotify's most requested feature was to add Chromecast support. While they left the request unanswered, it seemed that Spotify just didn't want anything to do with the $35 stream ...