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According to The Information (subscription required), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) plans to come out with a set-top box called Nexus TV sometime in the first half of 2014. The new device, Geekwire said, would compete with Apple's Apple TV, Microsoft's Xbox One, and Amazon's rumored-but-so-far-delayed...

No one dives deeper into Black Friday than Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). The online retail giant is currently hosting a massive Black Friday Deals Week, a period when the company promises to add new deals as frequently as every 10 minutes. There are so many ways to save that one consumer is unlikely to...

Sony (NYSE: SNE) attempted to rule the headlines this weak, thanks entirely to its brand-new console: PlayStation 4. The Japanese tech giant revealed that it had sold one million PlayStation 4 units in just one day in North America -- a new record for the game industry. Sony also earned some...

Pandora (NYSE: P) is down more than four percent after the company reported its third quarter results. The company's Q3 EPS came in at $0.06 -- in-line with Wall Street's estimate. Earnings per share were up 20 percent from the year-ago period. Revenue arrived at $180.4 million versus the...

The world's most popular pay-TV service has finally brought its streaming video app to Chromecast. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced the app's inclusion on its official Chrome blog, reminding Game of Thrones fans everywhere that "Winter is Coming!" Similar to Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), HBO Go offers a...

Along with the arrival of the highly anticipated Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Nexus 5 smartphone Thursday came news of the equally anticipated Android 4.4 KitKat operating system. While KitKat (the OS, not the candy bar after which it was named) is loaded onto the Nexus 5, it is not yet available for...

The final week of October (and first day of November) proved to be moderately eventful. From the launch of the iPad Air to rumors of solar-powered Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) products, there were a number of intriguing moments. Twitter's IPO received a lot of attention -- and a little criticism. Amazon...

Pandora (NYSE: P) is the newest app available for Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) popular streaming device. The $35 HDMI stick, known as Chromecast, launched with only a handful of apps when it was released earlier this year. By inking a deal with Pandora, Chromecast users will now be able to stream...

The past week was nearly dominated by Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) many product announcements. New iPads, new Mac Book Pros, new details on the Mac Pro -- the list went on and on. The only thing missing was Apple's first TV set, though the rumor mill helped consumers cope with that. The unconfirmed...

Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) $35 video streaming device could be on the cusp of an international rollout. According to Engadget, the search engine giant is now allowing consumers outside of the United States to download the official Chromecast apps. Those apps are useless without a Chromecast, however...

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has put together one whopper of a holiday season deal designed to move as many of its new Lumia 1020 Windows phones as possible. It’s offering a full year of Netflix free through some vendors in the UK according to the Financial Times. Nokia, which is in the process of...

There are too many streaming devices on the market right now. That's not to say that consumers shouldn't have choices. But does the world really need another set-top box for Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) subscribers? Between Sony (NYSE: SNE), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Netgear (NASDAQ: NTGR), Google,...

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is rumored to be building set-top box to take on Apple TV (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Chromecast. This rumor is not particularly new -- the online retail giant has been rumored to be developing a TV-connected device since August. The first rumor focused on...

Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) newest tablet and TV devices are in stores now. Are they worth your time and hard-earned cash? Nexus 7 (2013 Edition) Prior to the release of the next-generation Nexus 7, there were rumors claiming that Google would raise the price from $199 to $229. In doing so, the Nexus...

The debate over whether cable and satellite companies should offer TV channels via bundles (as they do now) versus a la carte options has a big player – Disney (NYSE: DIS) owned ESPN, the self-proclaimed “Worldwide Leader in Sports.” According to The New York Times, last year ESPN produced 35,...