All DirecTV Now Customers to Get DVR Since AT&T launched its DirecTV Now streaming video service in late 2016, it has almost continually added or enhanced its features. The latest is a cloud DVR. Last Tuesday, the telecom provided an…Continue Reading →
APPLE TV 4K FREE WITH DIRECTV NOW Over the holiday season, DirecTV offered a sweet deal for new customers. Those who paid in advance for four months of its DirecTV Now internet video streaming service would get a free Apple…Continue Reading →
DISH JOEY FEATURES ALEXA VOICE CONTROL Dish Network has long been known to lead the TV industry in technical innovation. It has been shoring up this reputation lately with improvements to its Hopper-Joey system. One of the most important is…Continue Reading →
STATES WITH FASTEST INTERNET Do you want to know where you can get the fastest internet speeds? Would it affect your decision about where to live? Would it help to know which states get the fastest broadband speeds? Fortunately for…Continue Reading →
Antenna Free with Sling TV Do you need an OTA (over-the-air) antenna? You might think OTA is an outmoded technology, supplanted by cable and internet TV. But in many areas, you will need an antenna to bring in local broadcast channels….Continue Reading →
CHROME SUPPORTS SLING TV ON PC & MAC On August 15, Sling TV launched desktop streaming of its live TV service. Its customers can stream video via the Google Chrome browser on Windows or the Mac OS without needing extra…Continue Reading →
CBS Carried by DirecTV Now Since its launch last November, DirecTV Now has aggressively pursued licensing contracts with programmers. Within a few months, it was carrying almost every major cable channel. Later it added local affiliates of ABC, NBC, and…Continue Reading →
DOOM FOR THE CABLE INDUSTRY? Is the cable TV industry facing doom? Some analysts seem to think so. Hub Entertainment Research says the percentage of U.S. households subscribing to streaming video services is skyrocketing. The percentage subscribing to more than…Continue Reading →
TRIAL OF 5G VIDEO IN AUSTIN For two years, AT&T has been a leader in the development of 5G wireless services. For the last few months, it’s been in a neck-and-neck race with Verizon to be first with a trial…Continue Reading →
“ALEXA, PLAY MY HOPPER” Machine Learning in the Home You may have heard of Alexa, Amazon’s artificial intelligence app. Amazon markets it as an “intelligent personal assistant”. Built into the Amazon Echo device, it brings machine learning into the home….Continue Reading →