Amazon’s recent streak of unpopular Fire TV changes continues, and its latest change is a doozy. The most recent Fire TV software update has blocked a Fire TV capability that has been present since the original model's release in 2014.
A report last year claimed that Amazon was working on an operating system, called Vega OS, as a replacement for the Android-based operating system it has been using on Echo and Fire TV devices for years.
Plex will be launching its media store next month according to what executives told Lowpass’ Janko Roettgers. While the company is originally known for its media server capabilities and, more recently, for providing free ad-supported streaming content, it has promised the release of a media store...
Google has agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit alleging it spied on people who used the “incognito" mode in its Chrome browser — along with similar “private” modes in other browsers — to track their internet use
#106002394 #Article #Business #General #Human #Internet #Lawsuits #Legal #Privacy #Shaarli💫 #Technology #U.S. #news #proceedings #rights 📱
Google has announced a few new updates rolling out to devices running the Google TV version of Android TV, such as the Chromecast 4K and Onn 4K Box. These updates, most of which will arrive as system app updates through the Google Play Store, are focused on improving the performance of the device, r...
Amazon has announced that it is now offering the 3rd-gen Fire TV Cube as a virtual thin client desktop PC to enterprise/business customers. The $195 device uses the exact same hardware as the streaming TV version, but runs a new software stack that allows it to connect to virtual desktop environment...
My Downloader app has, once again, been removed from the Google Play Store due to a false Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown request. The culprit this time is Ishita Singh, the COO of MarkScan in India, who claims to represent Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.
A report from Janko Roettgers on Lowpass states that Amazon is working on a new in-house operating system, called Vega, as a replacement for its Android-based Fire OS, according to sources.
IFTTT, the automation platform that helps to connect different services and devices together, has revealed that Amazon is killing the link between Alexa and IFTTT on October 31st. This means that all IFTTT applets that can be started through Alexa, trigger...
An unfortunate issue with the new 2nd-gen Fire TV Stick 4K and 2nd-gen Fire TV Stick 4K Max is the resurfacing of an old bug that prevents the icons of sideloaded apps from appearing in most of the Fire TV interface.
With all the Alexa and Fire TV related news announced yesterday, there was much time to go into detail on tablets but Amazon somewhat quietly announced a new Fire HD 10 tablet.
As expected, Amazon has announced a pair of new Fire TV Sticks at its big new devices event this morning. The new Firesticks are a 2nd-gen Fire TV Stick 4K, which replaces the previous model released in 2018, and a 2nd-gen Fire TV Stick 4K Max, which replaces the model released in 2021.
What appears to be a pair of new Fire TV devices have just received FCC approval, as first spotted by Janko Roettgers. Both of the two new models were submitted to the FCC by Amazon as a Digital Media Receiver and, while there is no explicit mention of either one being a Fire TV device, the fillin...
After its existence leaked last month, Amazon has now announced the next generation of its Blink Outdoor security cameras. The new Blink Outdoor 4 retains many of the features customers have come to like about Blink cameras, like a two-year battery life on a pair of AA batteries, while also adding a...
Tablo has released an all-new 4th generation over-the-air networked DVR. The new Tablo 4th Gen, as it is simply being called, is a new direction for the company, which was acquired last year by broadcast company Scripps.
Amazon usually has a big hardware announcement event in September and this year is going to be no different. David Limp, Amazon's head of devices and services, has announced that this year's device announcement event will be on September 20th.
The price gap between ad-supported and ad-free plans for both Netflix and Paramount Plus is growing with the removal of the least expensive ad-free plan on both services in some regions. Netflix has dropped its Basic ad-free plan in Canada, which used to cost $9.
With most of the spotlight usually pointing towards Amazon's Ring cameras and products, people often forget about Blink, the other security camera company that Amazon aquired.