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PlayStation Vue is the First Casualty in the TV Streaming War

On October 29, 2019, Sony announced it’ll be shutting down its PlayStation Vue streaming service at the end of January 2020. Sony cites the “highly competitive Pay TV industry, with expensive content and network deals,” as the reason it’s closing the service. Sony had been raising its prices incrementally over the years in an attempt to match ...

Sling TV Review

Sling TV Review Sling TV is a video streaming service that provides a cable alternative to cord-cutters. Sporting live broadcast and national networks, Sling TV lets you customize your channel line up. Sling TV offers three unique packages: Sling Orange, Sling Blue, and Sling Orange & Blue. However, Sling Orange & Blue is the only ...

SimpliSafe vs. ADT

SimpliSafe vs. ADT Security Review With so many home security companies flooding today’s market, choosing the right plan for you can be incredibly daunting. The big players like ADT focus on heightened innovation and efficiency, while the smaller, home-grown companies spotlight exceptional customer service and ease of use. To please today’s tech-savvy customers, competitors battle ...

8 Reasons to Use Streaming for a Budget Workout

Americans are as busy and sedentary as ever, with technology increasingly connecting the various components of their lives. Exercising in this age of connectedness requires great will power and determination, despite its general importance to people’s health. Along with the obvious benefits of exercise and an active lifestyle are an enhanced emotional wellbeing and even ...

Streaming Royalties and the Starving Artist: How Musicians Make Money

If you’ve actually purchased music lately, it’s likely more for style than function. The vinyl revival has kept the vintage format of buying music steadily increasing. But a majority of today’s music revenue is coming from streaming, so it’s no mystery that making money as a musical artist is difficult when people aren’t paying for ...

Everything You Need to Know About Disney+: Bundles, Pricing, Release Date, and More

When Disney+ was first announced, you might have assumed it would just be a new place to host all of Disney’s animated classics and kid shows. Months later, it’s clear that Disney’s upcoming streaming service is a new place for all of Disney’s vast properties. The Force is strong with this service, and it’s assembled ...

Budget Guide to Building Your Smart Home

We’re well past the early adopter stage of home automation — back when only the most dedicated, risk-taking technophiles were investing in smart home technology. Then, devices were few and prices were high. But as the marketplace grows, prices are dropping. A true sign of the times: Ikea, everyone’s favorite purveyor of cheap, simple home ...

How Shazam Is Giving Apple Music the Street Cred It Needs

Apple Music is climbing the charts as the best music streaming service for discovering breakout artists. Apple just launched a new Top 50 chart, a list of songs from emerging artists that are rising fast. The interesting part is the secret sauce behind the rankings: the chart is powered by data from Shazam, the app ...

Apple’s Gaming Subscription May Cost a Lot Less Than You’d Expect

For the price of a Starbucks latte a month, you can play over 100 premium games across your Apple devices as much as you want. That promise, or something like it, will probably be the pitch for Apple Arcade, Apple’s game subscription service that the company revealed at its “services” event back in March. At ...

Spotify's New Family Plan Gives Power to the Parents

Spotify announced Monday it will upgrade its existing Spotify Premium Family plan to include expanded features. The new version is currently available in Ireland and will roll out everywhere else this fall, the company said.  One of the biggest changes in the new plan is what Spotify describes as a “long-requested” parental control feature. Parents ...

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