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Google Is Reportedly Working on Giant TV Screens

By Justin Worland

The Best Second-Screen Apps for Watching TV

By Techlicious

GOG.com Is Getting Into the DRM-Free Movie and TV Business

By Matt Peckham

New $50 TiVo Box Targets Cord Cutters and Aereo Refugees

By Doug Aamoth

How to Roll Your Own Aereo (Spoiler: It's Not Cheap)

Over at Zatz Not Funny!, Dave Zatz addresses the Aereo-sized elephant in the room: How do you replace Aereo now that it’s gone?The secret to Aereo’s short-lived success was that you didn’t need to buy...

By Doug Aamoth July 1, 2014

5 Ways to Cut Cable but Keep All Your Shows

Trying to cut cable is like trying to quit smoking. You’ve been meaning to do it for years. You know exactly how much money you could save. You’re even getting disapproving looks from that 23-year-old...

By TIME Staff June 19, 2014

The Best Streaming TV Boxes—Ranked

Related: 18 Streaming TV Boxes Ranked from Worst to First

By Doug Aamoth June 3, 2014

18 Streaming TV Boxes Ranked from Worst to First

Quick: which type of device is currently dominating Amazon’s Best Sellers list, holding the top two overall spots (as of this writing)?A) SmartphonesB) TabletsC) HeadphonesD) LaptopsE) Streaming Media PlayersAnswer: E. And it’s not close. Between...

By TIME Staff May 29, 2014

Pay for Movies Based on Screen Size? Head of Dreamworks Says It'll Happen

In the distant future, movie tickets might cost more, but smartphone rentals could cost less.

By Jared Newman April 30, 2014

How to Hide Your Home Theater

While TVs continue to get thinner and more beautiful and soundbars are making surround sound more discreet, the components we connect to them—our Blu-ray players, cable boxes, game consoles—have largely remained dull black or silver...

By Techlicious April 9, 2014

Popcorn Time Is So Good at Movie Piracy, It's Scary

One thing that iTunes, Netflix, Amazon and Hulu have proven is that content makers can fight piracy by providing a better, easier service to paying customers. But what happens when piracy fights back with something...

By Jared Newman March 10, 2014

Predicting the Future of Apple TV

Apple says it has a lot of exiting new products coming to market in 2014. I would not be surprised if Steve Jobs' vision of Apple TV is actually one of them.

By Tim Bajarin March 10, 2014

GameFly Gets Into Mail-Order Movie Rentals

Beta program lets users rent DVDs and Blu-ray discs at no extra charge.

By Jared Newman March 4, 2014

MAKE IT REAL: Hack Auto-Pauses Netflix When You Fall Asleep

Hack: Fitbit Auto-Pauses Netflix When You Fall Asleep

By Doug Aamoth February 28, 2014

New Apple TV Box in April? With Time Warner Cable Built In? We'll See

The thing about Apple rumors – notoriously hard to judge in the first place – is that they get even harder to judge when you get potential content partners involved.

By Doug Aamoth February 12, 2014

Beep Is a Music Streamer Cleverly Disguised as a Volume Control

Ex-Googlers come up with a gadget that makes any speaker wireless.

By Harry McCracken February 6, 2014

Olympics on TV, Online and in Apps: How to Catch All the Action

From television to apps to social media, we'll show you how to stay on top of this year's games.

By Techlicious February 6, 2014

5 Easy Ways to View Photos on Your TV

You probably already have everything you need.

By Techlicious February 6, 2014

Coming Soon to Chromecast: A Lot More Apps

With the launch of a public software development kit, any developer can add Chromecast support in apps for Android, iOS and the web.

By Jared Newman February 3, 2014

Affordable Smart Tech for Your Home

We're surrounded by smart technology that's designed to make our lives easier. So why shouldn't our homes get in on the game?

By Techlicious February 3, 2014