Amazon Fire TV Review

Does the world need another streaming box? Amazon Fire TV argues “yes” and says speed, voice search that actually works, and proper gaming set it apart from the Apple TV, … Continue reading

Android TV tipped to reboot Google TV’s rough edges

Google is readying a renewed attempt on the living room with Android TV, leaked internal documents suggest, ditching the ill-fated Google TV and trying to put content rather than individual … Continue reading

Nokia MD12 “acoustic bonding” speaker revealed, mocked by Elop

It’s not just the Lumia 930 and Lumia 630/635 that Nokia has for Build 2014 this week, but a cute new speaker, the MD12, which reverberates sound through any surface … Continue reading

Amazon Fire TV: everything you need to know

The living room market has earned itself another contender this April with Amazon Fire TV. This device is a 4.5″ x 4.5″ x 0.7″ (115 mm x 115 mm x … Continue reading

Frequency brings social-curated video to Amazon Fire TV

Frequency has announced support for the Fire TV, Amazon’s new streaming dongle, bringing socially-curated movies and TV to the set-top box. Already supported on iPhone and iPad, as well as … Continue reading

Amazon Fire TV detailed: set-top box of simplicity

Today Amazon’s Peter Limp stood on stage to speak about why Amazon’s services need revamping on the variety of streaming devices they’re already pushed to today. Instead of focusing on … Continue reading

Amazon yanks 24 from Netflix for Prime Instant Video

Amazon has clinched an exclusive deal for 24, inking an agreement with Twentieth Century Fox Television that will not only see all back-seasons of the Kiefer Sutherland series only streaming … Continue reading

PS4 Music Unlimited heads to GameStop with cuts in tow

This week the folks at GameStop have made clear their intention to further tie themselves to the Sony software ecosystem with their own offerings of Sony Music Unlimited. For both … Continue reading

Jawbone buys Playground.fm: Are wearable-curated playlists next?

Fitness wearable and Bluetooth speaker and headset firm Jawbone quietly bought up Playground.fm last year, a personalized internet radio app that uses social networking and Spotify activity to craft a … Continue reading

Chromecast adds Crackle and Rdio radio

Google’s Chromecast has gained two new streaming services, with Rdio’s digital radio and Crackle’s movie rentals both now squirting content to the HDMI dongle. The new additions bring 20 million … Continue reading