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Google TV Reportedly Struggles With Missing Movie Purchases: Disney Classics And New Releases Now Locked Behind Streaming Services (Updated)
Monday, January 6, 2025 - 6:03am | 652Read More...Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with a statement from Google. Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google TV users are reportedly encountering issues with purchasing certain movies, including Walt Disney Co.'s (NYSE:DIS) classics. What Happened: Last year, Google announced...
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Google Offers Refunds For Stadia Purchases Ahead Of Cloud-Gaming Platform's Jan Shutdown — But Is Everything Eligible
Friday, November 11, 2022 - 8:08am | 445Read More...Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google Stadia is shutting down in January and the cloud-gaming platform is refunding almost every purchase users made. What Happened: Stadia's shutdown process includes fully refunding any purchased games or hardware from the...
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8 Ways to Build A Company That Google Will Acquire
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 3:53pm | 95Read More...Everyone is looking for the big exit. Entrepreneurs, investors, company employees with stock options -- they all want the same thing. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has provided some very big exits for a number of startups, including YouTube, Waze and Nest Labs. The search engine giant could provide an...
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Rumor: Google to Announce Set-top Box Early in 2014
Monday, December 9, 2013 - 12:16pm | 568Read More...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...
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Apple TV Vs. Roku Vs. Chromecast Vs. NeoTV Vs. Bravia Smart Stick
Sunday, October 6, 2013 - 5:51pm | 1034Read More...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,...
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Chromecast Streaming Vs. Apple AirPlay Vs. Google TV
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 3:27pm | 737Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has received a ton of hype for the AirPlay feature in Apple TV. In short, it allows consumers to wirelessly stream the content of an iOS device to any HDTV. Chromecast, Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) new Apple TV competitor, is attempting to offer a similar set of features for...
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Google Thinks Apple is Building a Game Console (AAPL, GOOG)
Friday, June 28, 2013 - 8:27am | 551Read More...Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is reportedly developing a game console to combat a similar device that could be released by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in the near future. According to The Wall Street Journal, Google anticipates that Apple will add full gaming capabilities to the next version of its Apple TV set-...
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Apple May Have Been Scared Off By Decreased TV Sales
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 - 10:44am | 563Read More...Despite the belief of one analyst that Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) first television was just around the corner, the long-awaited display was nowhere to be found in the first quarter. Instead of rumors and supply chain reports for a snazzy display, the media shifted its attention to the prospect of a...
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Analyst: Google to Sell Nearly 10 Million Tablets in 2013
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 3:30pm | 738Read More...Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is expected to sell 9.6 million Nexus tablets next year. Pacific Crest analyst Evan Wilson had originally forecasted sales as high as 14.6 million in 2013. Wilson has reduced this figure because the Nexus 7 has not sold as quickly as he expected. However, it is very...
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Google TV Refresh Might Have Beaten Apple at its Own Game
Friday, October 28, 2011 - 1:56pm | 423Read More...Apps and smartphone control provide Google TV with an interesting upgrade. But is it enough? It's no secret that consumers didn't care about the first iteration of Google TV (NASDAQ: GOOG), primarily because it sucked. It was a useless device that was rooted in Google technology (mostly YouTube)...
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CES Exclusive: Interview with Shibani Joshi from Fox Business
Friday, January 7, 2011 - 2:58pm | 1834Read More...Welcome to Zing Talk, where Benzinga brings you the biggest names and brightest minds from Silicon Valley to New York City. Direct Download Subscribe in iTunes Today our guest is Shibani Joshi from the Fox Business Network, who is covering this year's Consumer Electronics Show. Shibani Joshi...
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Four Key Trends From CES 2011
Friday, January 7, 2011 - 12:35pm | 701Read More...As this year's Consumer Electronics Show comes to an end, consumers and critics alike are weighing in on the event, noting the various trends and showstoppers, as well as the products that could land under our Christmas trees in 11 months. Benzinga spoke to Fox Business reporter Shibani Joshi this...
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CBS' David Poltrack Talks Apple TV Flaws, Hawaii Five-O's Online Success And More (VIA, AAPL, GOOG)
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 3:20pm | 394Read More...More than 10 million people tune into Hawaii Five-O each week. We know this because the show's viewers are reported weekly by Nielsen. But did you know that Hawaii Five-O gains another three million viewers online? “That's an incremental audience online,” said David Poltrack, the Chief Research...
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Google Unveils Android 2.2 And Google TV (GOOG)
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 1:11pm | 115Read More...Today is the second day of Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) developers conference. The company unveiled Android 2.2 and Google TV. The company's VP of engineering, Vic Gundrota, said that Android=Freedom, and the operating system is compatible with over 60 devices and that there are 100,000 daily...













