Let's Play on the Big Screen
Twitch updates Fire TV app with new profile pages, more
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Twitch has announced an update to its Fire TV, bringing new profile pages, the ability to login and follow your favorite streamers, and more.
Amazon Fire TV
Streaming from the East
Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick on sale in Japan
Amazon has announced that its Fire TV set-top box and its Fire TV Stick HDMI dongle are now available for pre-order in Japan. Amazon Prime Video is also available for the first time in that country.
Amazon Fire TV
When it comes to Android, Amazon's always gone its own way, first with its own app store, then with the Kindle Fire tablet and now with Fire TV. Think Amazon's FireTV, the company's first real set-top box, as a logical extension of everything it's built thus far. First Amazon built up its app repository. Then it gave us a device of its own to make the best use of it. Add into that...
Your voice controls the Fire TV
Amazon's new Fire TV products include Alexa features
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Amazon is launching three new Fire TV products, all of which add support for the company's Alexa digital assistant that was introduced in the Amazon Echo connected speaker. The Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote starts at $49.99, the Fire TV set-top box starts at $99.99 and the Fire TV Gaming Edtion starts at $139.99.
Its not TV It's HBO Now
Amazon Fire TV can get HBO Now
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As previously promised, the HBO Now Internet cable TV service can now be accessed via the Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick. The service previously launched for Android and Amazon's Fire tablets.
Watch HBO on more products
HBO Now arrives on Android and Fire OS phones and tablets
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HBO Now has made its way to Android and Fire OS phones and tablets, making it no longer an iOS exclusive. The service is now available for phones and tablets running Google's Android platform and Amazon's Fire OS.
Amazon PRIMED
Amazon has slashed the price of Fire TV, Kindle and HD 7
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It's Amazon Prime Day and today the online retail giant is offering UK consumers some great deals on Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, Kindle and the Kindle HD 7 tablet.
Play games without downloading
Amazon Fire TV can now stream PC games
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Amazon Fire TV owners can now start playing a select number of PC games on the set-top TV box via a new streaming service provided by GameFly.
Fire TV OS
Amazon releases Fire TV OS 1.5 update
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Amazon today announced the release of Fire TV OS 1.5, which bundles numerous improvements and new features to enhance the viewing experience. Both the Fire TV and Fire TV Stick are affected by the software update, which should be automatically rolling out as we speak. Fire TV OS 1.5 introduces captive portal support, enabling owners of the devices to connect to public Wi-Fi (like...
Quick trivia
Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick adds on-screen info
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Amazon has added its X-Ray feature to both Fire TV and Fire TV Stick to provide owners quick on-screen information about movies and TV shows. The feature, which was previously available on Amazon's Kindle tablets, will be added to the Fire TV and Fire TV Stick via a software update that starts rolling out today. X-Ray will be available for owners of those devices who use Amazon...
Coming Soon
Amazon adding new features to Fire TV and Fire TV Stick
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Amazon will offer an over-the-air software update for both the Fire TV and Fire TV Stick that will add new features to the streaming video devices. The update will be released sometime "in the coming weeks" for the Fire TV set-top box and the Fire TV Stick HDMI dongle. Here's a look at what will be added to both devices: Expandable USB storage on Amazon Fire TV—You can now use a...
Just ahead of Game of Thrones
Amazon Fire TV Stick snags HBO Go
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For those of you rocking one of Amazon's Fire TV Sticks, today may be your lucky day. HBO GO has finally made its way to the streaming dongle. There hasn't yet been a formal announcement, but HBO GO is indeed available for the Fire TV Stick through the dongle's app store. HBO GO originally hit the Fire TV back in December, but users of its smaller sibling, the Fire TV Stick, were...
Plus Fox Sports Go, Crossy Road, and TED
Sling TV now streaming onto Fire TV
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You can now watch live TV via the internet on the Amazon Fire TV, thanks to the just-launched Sling TV app for the little set-top box. Sling's $20-a-month service includes many of the most popular "cable" channels, including TBS, Food Network, TNT, Bloomberg, Cartoon Network, Disney, CNN, and ESPN. As an added bonus, new customers that sign up for 3 months of Sling TV can get $50 off a...
Sportsing
Amazon Fire TV can now get Fox Sports Go
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Sports fans will be happy to hear that Fox Sports Go is now available for download on your Amazon Fire TV and Amazon Fire TV Stick. With it you can catch live NFL, MLB, NBA, NASCAR, UFC, college football, college hoops, and UEFA Champions League soccer, provided you also have a supporting cable package. The announcement lines up with the upcoming divisional playoff livestreams of the...
GO HBO GO!
HBO GO arrives on Amazon Fire TV
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Amazon has announced that HBO GO will now be streaming to Amazon Fire TV customers. Customers with HBO's subscription can now bring that experience to the Fire TV set-top box starting today and Amazon's more affordably priced Fire TV Stick will also gain HBO GO streaming capabilities in spring. Since launch, Amazon Fire TV has more than quadrupled its selection, with over 700 apps...
More apps
HTML5 apps can now run on Amazon Fire TV
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Amazon is offering developers an outlet to publish their HTML5-based apps to the company's Fire TV set-top box and their Fire TV Stick HDMI dongle. Developers who have already released web apps for Amazon's Fire tablets and its Fire smartphone can also release those same apps for the Fire TV devices. Amazon says: Through the Amazon Appstore on Fire TV devices developers can now...
Stream all the things
Amazon Fire TV goes on sale for $69
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Amazon will be offering the Fire TV set-top box for just $69 — a 30 percent reduction from its usual price of $99 — as part of the retailer's Cyber Monday deals. The exact time the deal is set to go live isn't mentioned, with Amazon noting that it would commence "this afternoon." Fire TV offers a huge selection of TV shows, movies, music, games and more. The set-top box allows you to...
Going after Chromecast
Amazon Fire TV Stick announced
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Amazon has fired off a salvo against Google's Chromecast and the Roku Stick with the just announced Fire TV Stick. The HDMI streaming video dongle is now available for pre-order for $39, with shipments beginning on November 19. However, current and new members of Amazon Prime can get the Fire TV Stick for just $19 for the next two days. Amazon says that the UI of the Fire TV Stick is...
Amazon TV is on Fire
Amazon Fire TV is now available in the UK
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Amazon has commenced selling the Fire TV in the UK. The streaming box will set purchasers back by £79, granting access to not only Prime Instant Video, but also iPlayer, Netflix and content from other broadcasters. All that's required is a stable internet connection and you're good to go. Owners have access to BBC iPlayer, BBC News, Demand 5, Sky News, Netflix, Prime Instant Video,...
Fire up your music
Spotify brings its 20 million songs to Amazon Fire TV
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Spotify is now available for US owners of Amazon's Fire TV set-top box, allowing them to access the popular streaming music service. In a statement, Spotify said: Using Spotify Connect on your Amazon Fire TV allows you to control your music using the Spotify app on your mobile or tablet. You can seamlessly switch your favorite music from your mobile to the TV and continue to make...