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 →
YEAR OF HBO FREE FROM AT&T HBO’s prospective new owner is being generous with the premium movie channel package. AT&T, aggressively marketing DirecTV Now, its new internet video streaming platform, is offering an entire year of HBO to new customers….Continue Reading →
COMCAST REGIONAL SPORTS ON SLING TV To fend off a competitive threat from YouTube’s move into live TV, Sling TV saw the need to add value to its own video service. Last Thursday, Dish Network’s semi-independent streaming video platform announced…Continue Reading →
DIRECTV NOW IS ACTIVE NOW AT&T has been teasing the public for months. Early last summer, the telecom giant announced that its DirecTV division would launch a streaming video platform. AT&T offered few details at the time. Later it said…Continue Reading →
ECHOSTAR EXITS HOME SECURITY… Dish Network’s corporate cousin is undergoing an overhaul. Echostar, the Dish spinoff that operates the satellite fleet beaming its TV and internet signals, and that manufactures its TV receivers, has begun dropping product lines and corporate…Continue Reading →
LEVI’S GOOGLE JACKET The internet is invading everything. Soon it will even be in the clothes you wear. On Friday, Google announced that its Advanced Technology and Projects group has formed a partnership with Levi Strauss and Company. Their common purpose…Continue Reading →
LOCAL NOW ON SLING TV Sling TV, Dish Network’s semi-independent IP video streaming platform, continues to upgrade its service. On Friday, March 4, Sling TV announced that its Local Now service will be available through Roku devices. Local Now, produced…Continue Reading →
GOOGLING YOUR BRAIN Memories, deep in the corners of my mind… Misty watercolor memories of the way we were… Have you ever forgotten your lover’s birthday? Have you ever forgotten an appointment? Have you ever, while briefing your…Continue Reading →
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR DATA PLAN If you use the internet for much more than e-mail and light web-surfing, you could exceed your data cap now and then. If you do, your internet service provider (ISP) ‘throttles’ your…Continue Reading →
GOOGLE CHROMECAST NOW SUPPORTED BY SLING TV Sling TV, Dish Network’s separate internet streaming video platform, continues its relentless campaign to conquer the ‘cord-cutter’ market. Many of the younger viewers are accustomed to watching video on mobile devices, and they…Continue Reading →