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YouTube TV Comes to Fire TV Devices

Tim September 30, 2019

With TV getting good around this time of year (NFL season, MLB postseason, new shows, etc.), Amazon announced this morning that YouTube TV is now available for Fire TV devices. This move stems from Amazon and Google making up recently, which as consumers, has...

It’s a Happy Day for Prime Video, YouTube, Chromecast, Android TV, and Fire TV Users

Kellen July 9, 2019

Today is the day for Amazon and Google product users to come together and consume all the content no matter their platform. After announcing that their various video offerings would soon work everywhere, this morning Google and Amazon starting rolling out...

Amazon and Google are Friends for Now: YouTube and Prime Video Everywhere

Kellen April 18, 2019

When it comes to sharing services, Amazon and Google haven't always wanted to help a brother out. Instead, as they've released their own competing services over the years, they've limited the other's offerings on various platforms. For example, Amazon's Prime...

Amazon’s Upcoming Fire TV Cube Sounds and Looks Kinda Sweet

Tim April 24, 2018 17

What happens when you combine the smarts of Amazon Alexa and the functionality of an Amazon Echo, then spin them around in a cube-shaped can that doubles as a Fire TV OS-powered set-top box? The Fire TV Cube, of course. Spotted by AFTVnews, Amazon has posted a...

Google and Amazon Fire Up the Petty Tech Battle You Didn’t Ask For

Kellen December 5, 2017 60

Fire TV owners, I hope you don't enjoy watching much YouTube, because the app is about to disappear from your device. Same goes for you Amazon Echo Show owners. Google announced today that it has had it with Amazon and their selective selling and...

Amazon’s Black Friday Deals on Echo and Fire Products are Here: $20 Off Echo, $50 Off Echo Show

Kellen November 23, 2017 3

Amazon's big blowout Black Friday Deals on its Echo and Fire products are now live. For Echo discounts, we're seeing discounts shave off $20 from the new Echo (2nd gen) and Echo Dot, $30 off the Echo Plus, $50 off the Echo Show, and even $20 off the new Cloud...

Amazon Announces New Fire TV 4K Dongle With Alexa Remote for Just $69.99

Kellen September 27, 2017 20

Amazon had itself a heck of day today, and one that came as a surprise. Not only did they just unveil a handful of new Echo devices with Alexa on board, they showed off their new Fire TV 4K unit that packs 40% more power than the previous gen Fire TV Stick,...

Alexa Voice Control Over Fire TV Goes Live

Kellen August 1, 2017 9

Amazon's Fire TV can now be controlled by voice and a compatible Amazon Echo device, thanks to a software update that began rolling out today. The new voice-control feature was mistakenly posted to Amazon's site a couple of weeks back and never went live, but...