Amazon announced a workaround to not having access to Google Chrome and YouTube on the Echo Show and Fire TV (see 1712060058 and 1712200044). Amazon Fire TV users can now browse the web on TV via Fire TV using Firefox and Silk browsers, Amazon said Wednesday, listing Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, reddit and others. Amazon is “open to other browsers," a spokeswoman said. “We hope to resolve this with Google as soon as possible.” Google didn’t comment. On how Amazon ensures security via browsers, the spokeswoman said Fire TV doesn’t allow downloads. Silk and Firefox “both respect user privacy,” she said, and browsing history is kept “private and secure.” Neither stores personal identifiable information data, she said. Alexa controls some functions, but during playback, viewers use the Fire TV remote for play, pause, fast forward and rewind functions, said the spokeswoman.
Amazon announced a workaround to not having access to Google Chrome and YouTube on the Echo Show and Fire TV (see 1712060058 and 1712200044). Amazon Fire TV users can now browse the web on TV via Fire TV using Firefox and Silk browsers, Amazon said Wednesday, listing Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, reddit and others. Amazon is “open to other browsers," a spokeswoman said. “We hope to resolve this with Google as soon as possible.” Google didn’t comment. On how Amazon ensures security via browsers, the spokeswoman said Fire TV doesn’t allow downloads. Silk and Firefox “both respect user privacy,” she said, and browsing history is kept “private and secure.” Neither stores personal identifiable information data, she said. Alexa controls some functions, but during playback, viewers use the Fire TV remote for play, pause, fast forward and rewind functions, said the spokeswoman.
Amazon announced Wednesday a workaround to not having access to Google Chrome and YouTube on the Echo Show and Fire TV, in the midst of an ongoing feud between the tech giants. Amazon Fire TV users can now browse the web on TV via Fire TV using Firefox and Silk browsers, Amazon said, listing Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, reddit and unnamed local and international news sites, video sharing services, cloud photo sites and other social news, sports and entertainment content.
Channel Master is announcing “upcoming availability” Tuesday of Stream+, a coffee-cup-size media player that integrates streaming services and games with live broadcast TV and includes an on-screen channel guide with DVR capability to pause, rewind and record live TV, the company said. Channel Master’s online store immediately will begin taking preorders for the Stream+ at the special introductory price of $99, but “actual” retail pricing will be announced in mid-January when inventories of the product become available, said the company.
AT&T and Granite Telecom said they are close to agreement to resolve Granite’s wholesale pricing complaint against AT&T. In a joint motion posted Tuesday in docket C17-08-020, the companies asked the California Public Utilities Commission to pause proceedings until Jan. 5. Granite complained July 24 about alleged AT&T “unjust, unreasonable and discriminatory” wholesale pricing practices.
The FCC draft "restoring internet freedom" order cites studies to show the 2015 net neutrality order hurt the economy. Such arguments have been disputed, but court watchers agree for the most part that when legal challenges are filed, judges are likely to give the analysis little scrutiny. NCTA CEO Michael Powell told reporters Wednesday consumers will see no change due to the order. The National Hispanic Media Coalition said it expects to take the regulator to court, and states may as well.
The FCC draft "restoring internet freedom" order cites studies to show the 2015 net neutrality order hurt the economy. Such arguments have been disputed, but court watchers agree for the most part that when legal challenges are filed, judges are likely to give the analysis little scrutiny. NCTA CEO Michael Powell told reporters Wednesday consumers will see no change due to the order. The National Hispanic Media Coalition said it expects to take the regulator to court, and states may as well.
Streaming devices and nimble services are setting the bar for the video user experience, causing MVPDs to play catch-up, said Chris Thun, TiVo vice president-product, on a Parks Associates webcast Tuesday. The over-the-top (OTT) video experiences consumers are interacting with “are the bar" they expect, Thun said.
Dish Network is confident of meeting its March 2020 deadline for rolling out a 5G-centric narrowband (NB) IoT network, and is talking with chipset makers and tower owners with hopes of deals in coming months, executives told an earnings call Thursday. They expect to have radios using its AWS-4 and lower 700 MHz E-block spectrum holdings next year, being deployed shortly thereafter.
Dish Network is confident of meeting its March 2020 deadline for rolling out a 5G-centric narrowband (NB) IoT network, and is talking with chipset makers and tower owners with hopes of deals in coming months, executives told an earnings call Thursday. They expect to have radios using its AWS-4 and lower 700 MHz E-block spectrum holdings next year, being deployed shortly thereafter.