Amazon Fire TV Stick Basic Edition spreads the Prime Video and Netflix love to 100+ countries

A new "basic edition" of the very popular (in the US) Amazon Fire TV Stick is now available around the world for a decently low price.

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Verizon’s go90 streaming service now has its first original series

How does a start-up streaming video service compete with original series like “Top Gear” and “Orange is the New Black”? We don’t know, we’re just on YouTube and have more than a million subscribers (thank you so much, by the way). But will a comedy series be the end of Verizon’s go90 service?It might not really end up as a “Fatal Decision” on Verizon’s part, but CollegeHumor production team Big ...

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Google, Microsoft, Amazon embrace 3D Touch in latest app updates

With this year’s iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus, Apple introduced a new mechanic for how users interact with apps, giving the phones force-sensitive “3D Touch” input. Of course, for an app to actually take advantage of that kind of input, a developer’s going to have to go back and intentionally build support for such interactions. But will they actually take the time to do so, especially with only the newest iPhones supporting it?

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Amazon Video ups the ante giving Prime members access to offline video

The war of video streaming services has existed for a while now, with some services having key differentiating factors over others. Netflix is already famous for giving users an amazing video library at a very affordable price, but so does Amazon’s video service. Amazon’s offering does give Prime users the option to get these services for free in most cases, but this is about to improve.Amazon has just announced that Prime members will be able to receive the added benefit of being able to watch videos offline. This is definitely a bonus for those who travel frequently, or who struggle ...

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