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Amazon Year In Review 2017

Amazon Year In Review 2017

Amazon.com had another great year. In 2017, continued to sell a lot of tech. The Echo Dot was the best-selling Amazon Device for this Holiday season. Also, the Amazon Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote and the TP-Link Smart Plug Mini were both very popular this year. And don’t forget tech for the kids...

Fire TV with 4K Ultra HD and Alexa Voice Remote Deal

Amazon Fire TV Gets Firefox Web Browser

The Amazon Fire TV gets Firefox web browser and Amazon Silk web browser. With either the Firefox or Silk web browsers, Amazon Fire TV owners can search and access web sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google, Yahoo, Reddit, and other web sites. Amazon Fire TV owners can download both the Firefox and Silk web browsers to...

Sling TV Year In Review 2017

Sling TV Year In Review 2017

Sling TV had a great year. In 2017, Sling TV continued to improved their service, kept their prices the same, and expanded their A LA CARTE offerings. Sling TV added a Cloud DVR option, streamed HOURS of sports programming, grew their library of on-demand titles, and dramatically increased the number of international channel offerings. Below...

Disney the Streaming Media Giant (Part 2)

Disney the Streaming Media Giant (Part 2)

Disney is at it again. Disney buys a $52.4 BILLION stake in 21st Century Fox. This is another move towards Disney becoming Disney the Streaming Media Giant (Part 2). The Disney-Fox deal improves Disney’s ability to compete directly with Netflix, HBO, and Amazon Video. And there is no doubt, Disney wants to become Disney the...

Hulu Reflections on TV Streaming 2017

Hulu has now become part of our TV viewing. And Hulu wants to show just how much Hulu TV we watch with their “Hulu Reflections on TV Streaming 2017” end of the year report. Hulu Reflections on TV Streaming 2017 You can find a link to the full report below. Here are a few streaming...

FCC - FTC Replace Net Neutrality with MOU

FCC – FTC Replace Net Neutrality with MOU (Memo)

The laws governing Net Neutrality are gone. The FCC voted to repeal Net Neutrality in a 3-2 vote on December 14, 2017. In its place, the FCC and FTC have agreed to work together to “coordinate online consumer protection efforts“. The FCC and FTC have outlined how they will work together in the Memo of...

Get Amazon Items Before December 25 2017

Get Amazon Items Before December 25 2017

Santa’s big day is right around the corner. Time is running out to order from Amazon. And in true holiday spirit, amazing deals on Amazon devices are still available. Be sure to order in time from Amazon.com to receive your items for your holiday events. Amazon has created a breakdown of when to complete orders...

FCC - FTC Replace Net Neutrality with MOU

What Are Companies Saying About Net Neutrality?

There has been a lot of discussion on the Internet about Net Neutrality and why an Open Internet is important. Amazon, AT&T, Comcast, Facebook, Google, Netflix, and Twitter have all spoken about their stance on Net Neutrality. Here we look at the statements these companies have made about Net Neutrality. You will notice that all...

Google - Amazon Feud May Be Ending

The Google and Amazon Feud May Be Ending

Have your voices been heard? There are strong indications that the Google and Amazon feud may be ending. Amazon has listed both the Google Chromecast and Google Chromecast Ultra on the Amazon.com website. However, neither are available for sale. And while both streaming media players are on Amazon, they are not easy to find using search....

FCC - FTC Replace Net Neutrality with MOU

Comcast Promises an Open Internet

Net Neutrality is an Open Internet. Fair and equal treatment of all website traffic creates an Open Internet. Fair and equal Internet treatment typically occurs when: websites are not treated differently based on the company that owns a website or who is viewing a website companies and users are not charged more for the type of...

The Year in Bingeing Netflix 2017

The Year in Bingeing Netflix 2017. Netflix was founded before Google (Netflix was founded on August 29, 1997; Google was founded on September 4, 1998). Netflix.com was launched on April 14, 1998. Netflix uses Amazon Web Services (AWS) to stream Netflix content to the world. Netflix has over 117 Million members (56 Million are international members). With...

Netflix Original Programming for January 2018

Netflix Membership Price Will Increase to $10.99

Have you gotten this email from Netflix yet? Over the next few months the Netflix membership price will increase to $10.99 per month. While no one likes price increases, Netflix remains an important option for Cutting The Cord (and cancelling cable or satellite TV) because of the massive amount of content. With content for kids...