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| Posted: 19 Nov 2020 09:07 PM PST Deal Savings Price Why wait for Black Friday? The sales have already started on nearly all of our favorite Roku, Fire TV and Chromecast devices, and we've pulled them all together here. This page assembles the top deals at Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart and elsewhere. Many of these sales were advertised as starting Nov. 22 through 25, but nearly all of them already appear to be live. The highlights: Truth be told, we'd reach for a Roku, or the Chromecast with Google TV, before the Fire Stick, but Amazon's streamer deals have been really good as well recently and HBO Max is now finally coming to the platform. The great takeaway here is that all of these devices are at or near all-time low prices, and they're all a pretty great way to upgrade older TVs to the latest streaming platforms. Note that prices and availability were accurate at the time of publication, but they may fluctuate. Deals available now The Roku Streaming Stick Plus 4K is our favorite streamer, and at only 30 bucks it will be pretty untouchable in terms of value for money. The Stick offers hundreds of apps, the excellent Roku interface and a robust, voice-controlling remote. Read our Roku Streaming Stick Plus review.  It's not a 2020 model like the two above but this is still the best deal. It's the only Fire stick with the ability to play back 4K HDR video, and at just $2 more than the standard, non-4K stick, it's worth the investment even if you don't have a 4K TV already. Read our Fire TV Stick 4K review.  Google's new Chromecast with Google TV has a lot to like, including a revamped interface, 4K HDR with Dolby Vision support, a real remote and excellent integration with Google Assistant. In a Google Store exclusive deal, the search giant is bundling its normally $50 streamer with six months of Netflix's Standard plan for $90. The deal is available to both new and existing Netflix subscribers. Read our Chromecast with Google TV review.  The 2019 Roku SE is a barebones Roku that can handle all your streaming needs. It isn't as fast as the Streaming Stick Plus and doesn't include Roku's more useful enhanced remote (which has a microphone for voice control and doesn't require you to point directly at the TV). It also lacks 4K support and new features like AirPlay. It is, however, just $17 and should be fine for basic streaming. The SE is pretty much identical to the $25 Roku Express aside from the white color.  The big thing missing from the Fire TV Stick Lite is a remote that controls your TV's power and volume. The 2020 Fire TV Stick has that remote, and for Amazon's Black Friday sale it will be marked down from $40 to $28. But unless you really want to save $2, you should get the Fire TV Stick 4K (below) instead, which adds support for 4K TV resolution to the mix. Read our Fire TV Stick 2020 review.  Last month we saw a lot of deals on the end-of-life Roku Ultra, but the 2020 model has barely been out and it's getting discounted already. From what we've seen it's a significant upgrade -- with Dolby Vision and better wireless performance -- and at $70 it's a pretty great deal. Read our Roku Ultra 2020 review.  The Fire TV Cube combines an Alexa voice-controlled speaker, a Fire TV 4K video streamer and a universal remote control into one device. If you like using your voice to control the TV -- not to mention other devices in your Alexa-friendly household -- it may well be worth taking the plunge on this interesting all-in-one product, marked down from $120 to $80. Note that this is the newest (2019) version, which has added some nice improvements since we first evaluated it in 2018. Read more about the Fire TV Cube.  Like the Roku Ultra, the Streambar came out about 10 seconds ago and it's also getting a healthy discount. For the same price as the Ultra on a normal day, the Streambar blends a capable 4K streamer with a dialogue-enhancing soundbar. It even tosses in Bluetooth for good measure. Read our Roku Streambar review.  The Fire TV Recast is one of the easiest ways to record and stream over-the-air TV. It integrates seamlessly with a Fire TV Stick and at $100 off it's an incredible bargain. Read our Fire TV Recast review.  The Roku Premiere is a 4K streamer that came out in 2018. It's since been eclipsed in terms of features by newer devices -- it doesn't have HDR for instance -- but at only $25 it's worth considering. Read our Roku Premiere review. Deals coming soon Want a Chromecast but don't care for the new Google TV software or remote? Google's prior Chromecast will drop to $19 at Walmart for Black Friday. This appears to be the regular Chromecast -- not the 4K capable Chromecast Ultra -- but if you don't mind running apps from your phone, tablet or computer this is a good, cheap pick. Oh, and $5 in Vudu credit is included, too. Read our Chromecast review. Expired (for now)  Roku's exclusive version of the Ultra for Walmart has dropped to $48. While it's the 2019 version, it normally retails for $79 and is a capable Roku box that packs in 4K HDR support, an Ethernet jack and includes a remote with a headphone jack for private listening. While largely similar to the main Ultra, unfortunately, the Ultra LT drops the remote finder feature and programmable keys on the remote. Read our comparison of the Ultra LT and other Rokus. |
| Apple will pay $113 million over investigation into slowing iPhones - Fox Business Posted: 20 Nov 2020 04:21 AM PST FOX Business' Susan Li breaks down Apple's fourth quarter earnings results. Apple Inc. AAPL 0.52% has agreed to a $113 million settlement with more than 30 states that accused the iPhone maker of concealing issues with batteries by throttling phone performance with a software update in 2016. Continue Reading Below Attorneys general from Arizona and Indiana, which led the investigation along with the attorney general of Arkansas, said in statements Wednesday announcing the proposed deal that it also requires Apple to provide truthful information to users on its website and elsewhere about iPhone battery health, performance and power management. FACING NEW FORTNITE LAWSUIT, APPLE SLICES ITS APP COMMISSION RATE FOR MOST DEVELOPERS "Big Tech companies must stop manipulating consumers and tell them the whole truth about their practices and products," Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said in a statement. The investigation was backed by Republican and Democratic officials from 33 states plus the District of Columbia. An Apple spokeswoman didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. In a court document outlining the settlement, the company denied wrongdoing and said the agreement doesn't represent any concession that it violated laws or regulations.  Women wear face masks to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus as they stand near an Apple store in Beijing, Friday, April 24, 2020. China reported no new virus deaths for the ninth straight day, and just six new cases on Friday. (AP Phot The settlement came on the same day Apple announced a partial concession in its fight over fees it charges app developers to sell their offerings on its App Store, amid broader regulatory scrutiny of the power it wields over other companies in its digital ecosystem. Apple said Wednesday it will halve the 30% fee it charges for sales through the App Store on developers who take in up to $1 million in revenue on the platform. The European Union, the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission are investigating Apple and other tech companies on antitrust grounds. And a House subcommittee investigating Big Tech last month accused Apple of wielding anticompetitive power that harms rivals and benefits itself. Outside of antitrust issues, the battery issue has been the source of one of the biggest legal challenges involving the iPhone since its 2007 debut. Users and analysts in late 2017 started reporting that older models of the smartphone were showing markedly slower performance, prompting Apple to acknowledge that December that it had tweaked its software to curtail the computing power of some models to prevent unexpected shutdowns caused by aging batteries. The company slashed the price for iPhone battery replacements for the following year. It also issued a rare apology to customers for how it handled the issue, and denied speculation that the performance throttling was an effort to pressure customers to upgrade their devices. The episode prompted a storm of court action by customers. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESS Apple early this year agreed to pay as much as $500 million to settle a class-action lawsuit centered on the battery-throttling complaints. Under that agreement, which awaits final approval from the court, Apple would pay owners $25 for every affected iPhone, with a minimum total of $310 million. Apple denied any wrongdoing in that case and agreed to a settlement to avoid burdensome and costly litigation, according to court records. |
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