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Amazon’s Prime Day is a major shopping event. Even if you are not an Amazon customer, you may notice that another Prime Day is about to happen when all of your favorite sites suddenly start to list deals. While it may be tempting to shop at Amazon during Prime Day, it is usually better to…
If you use an app like SmartTube or NewPipe, you may have received error 403 messages when trying to play videos on YouTube recently. This happened to me on two occasions in the past days. SmartTube was the app that I used on Amazon’s Fire TV Stick. I could browse YouTube and run searches, but…
One of the things that I really, really dislike when it comes to watching media is ads. Unfortunately, it appears that the trend is more ads, not less. This does not happen only in streaming. Microsoft, for example, is pushing ads like there is no tomorrow in Windows. Streaming, however, seems to be inclined to…
Netflix customers who still have a Basic subscription will soon receive word from the company about it. Basic is going away. Netflix began by pulling the plan from its website and apps. New users could not sign-up anymore for the plan, but the company did not touch existing subscriptions. Now, it is targeting these subscribers….
Streaming, which once set out to replace classic TV, is slowly but steadily turning into the very thing it set out to replace. Those who still do not believe it may have a change of heart when they hear this: Netflix is apparently considering launching a free plan in some countries. The plan will be…
The official way to watch YouTube videos without advertisement is YouTube Premium. The subscription-based service costs $13.99 per month in the United States if you sign up for a regular plan. If you pay annually, that price drops to about $11.66 per month. Students get it for $7.99 and there is also a Family plan…
YouTube users who do not want to be pestered by ads on the platform have several options. The only official option is a YouTube Premium subscription, which is completely ad-free according to Google. Problem is, you pay a premium depending on where you live. If you live in the United States, you pay $14 a…
VideoLAN has released a new version of its cross-platform open source VLC Media Player application. VLC Media Player 3.0.21 is already available on the official distribution server. No official announcement at this point, but this is only a matter of time. The new version of VLC Media Player comes with a number of improvements and…
While I still swear on Internet Download Manager for all my downloading needs, many users may need such tools only occasionally or do not want to pay for a service. If you need to download a video every now and then, then you may prefer a fast solution that does not need to be installed….
Amazon is reportedly integrating three new ad formats into Prime Video that advertisers may run. Among them video pause ads, something that Google has also been experimenting with on YouTube. Prime Video used to be advertisement free. This changed in early 2024 when Amazon launched ads for all Prime customers on its platform. Customers who…