Category archives for: Media Extenders

Apple TV’s tvOS 17.3 Is Now Out of Beta

Apple has released tvOS 17.3 tvOS 17.3. This new release is primarily bug fixes along with smaller improvements. Apple a few weeks ago shipped tvOS 17.2 which packed the reworked Apple TV app. tvOS 17.3 can be downloaded using the Settings app on the ‌‌Apple TV‌‌. Go to System > Software Update to get the […]

Netflix Will Drop Its Support Of Many Older Roku Devices This December

All technology eventually becomes obsolete and some Roku streaming devices are now so old that Netflix will no longer support them by the end of the year. Some Roku users have begun to receive notifications that their devices will no longer have access to the Netflix app starting on December 1st, 2019. “Due to technical […]

Apple’s Game Subscription Service Comes In At $5/Month For The Whole Family

Apple Arcade, the company’s game subscription service, will launch next week, on September 19th. It will cost $4.99 per month. One subscription will cover a whole family, and the company will offer a one month free trial. 100 exclusive games will be available “in the coming weeks”, with more added over time. The games run […]

NVIDIA ShieldTV Has Been Upgraded To Android 9.0 Pie – Now Supports Live TV From Hulu

NVIDIA today announced The Shield Software Experience Upgrade 8.0. The update takes the system software to the latest Android TV operating system along with all the current Android security updates. SHIELD is the first Android TV device to upgrade to Android 9.0 Pie! The new update adds live TV and a new user interface from […]

Privacy Issue Causes Google To Disable Photos On Android TV Devices

  A major Android TV bug has Google disabling the viewing Google Photos on Android TV devices completely. When using his Android TV-powered Vu LED TV and setting up Backdrop/Ambient Mode with a Pixel 2 XL, Twitter user Prashanth found a long list of accounts complete with names and profile photos for each. He couldn’t […]

Roku Channel Expands Past The Roku Devices

First launched back in September of 2017, the Roku Channel offers more than 10,000 movies and TV shows to stream on-demand. The programming is ad-supported, though the ads are less frequent than conventional television. The Roku Channel ended up driving most of the revenue for the company,over the slae of set-top boxes. Now, the Roku app […]

Google Enters The Smart Display Game With The $149 Home Hub

Google has unveiled a new smart display called Google Home Hub. Announced at the Made by Google event in New York City alongside the Pixel 3 and Pixel Slate, Home Hub offers the power of Google Assistant combined with a 7-inch display for YouTube videos, photos, and more. It’s priced at $149 and comes in […]

Roku Adds Two New 4K Streaming Devices To Its Line-Up

Roku has announced that it has two new streaming players — the sub-$50 Roku Premiere and Roku Premiere Plus. And if history is any indication, we’ll like them even more. That’s because they seem just good as existing players, and they’re cheaper than ever. And to sweeten the pot, Roku is adding voice control support […]

Roku Stock Up On ESPN Deal

  Roku (ROKU)Shares moving higher today after losing around a third of their value this year. The streaming device maker getting from the recently announced that ESPN’s over-the-top service, ESPN+, is now available on all Roku streaming devices.

Disney’s Enters The US Streaming Market With ESPN+

Disney has been very open about its plans to carve out a name for itself in the video-streaming. Today marks the its first entry for that in the US, as ESPN today made its new over-the-top video service available to cord-cutters. ESPN+ can be streamed to most devices, including phones, and delivers a selection of […]

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