Sean Captain is a freelance technology and business journalist and former Tom's Guide editor. He has reviewed TVs, cameras, and online services for Tom's Guide. Sean has also written and edited for Fast Company, The Wall Street Journal, Techlicious, and The New York Times.
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Adding a $70 antenna is the update that magically turns ISP Cabelvision's Optimum broadband service into a so-called 'Cord Cutter' package.

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3D printing has gone beyond DIY boxes churning out lumpy plastic. New tech enables user-friendly printers and objects you'll actually want.

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Combining four overlapping images promises better color in photos of still subjects. Meanwhile, new AF aims to capture motion faster.

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Sony announced the prices and sale date for its latest 4K/Ultra HD TVs, but said that a model carrying over from 2014 is still one of its best.

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With the power and features of a full surround-sound kit, Sony's top soundbar makes the case to stop festooning the room with speakers.

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Sony's entrant in the booming pocket-zoom segment packs GPS, pro-grade video specs and a pop-up OLED viewfinder.

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Samsung's new super phone beats Apple's best handset with image stabilization, a larger aperture and new white-balance tech.

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Roku's updated player gets more advanced search options, while the affordable Roku 2 gets more power.

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New York-area cable TV and Internet provider will be first ISP to bundle HBO's streaming-video service - in time for Game of Thrones.

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Editor's ChoiceCompact, powerful and weatherproof, the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II lets you shoot great photos and videos nearly anywhere.

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Hooray for Game of Thrones fans with Apple TV, iPhones or iPads. But what about Roku, Fire TV, Nexus Player and Smart TVs and Game Consoles?

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The vote today (Feb. 26) may not have been a surprise, but the sweeping power over wired and wireless Internet access that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) just gave itself would have been unthinkable even months ago. The FCC voted 3-2 to a

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Microsoft teases new auto-enhancing app that syncs photos across PCs and mobiles via the cloud, resembling Apple's upcoming Photos app.

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Users on and Tom's Guide forums and Twitter are reporting error screens on the Netflix smart TV app. Netflix confirms it's working on the problem.

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Stream TV has found a clever way to produce convincing, hologram-like images and has signed on companies to make TVs with the technology.

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If you can't afford its OLEDs, LG's nanocrystal/quantum dot TVs are a good alternative, with the same polished webOS 2.0 smart TV upgrade.

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Packing 5-axis, in-body image stabilization and a full-frame sensor in a petite, sexy body, Sony's Alpha a7 II has a lot to offer.

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Thanks to its new Broadwell chipset, Intel can stream 4K video, or several HD streams at once. LG is the first TV maker to support the capability.

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Full-function camera plus phone combined in one slim device offers advanced controls and features, plus great images in our initial tests.

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It will be an amazing year, with OLED, curved and bending screens, nanocrystal color, 4K/Ultra HD sets, smarter TVs, and even glasses-free 3D.

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New 4K Ultra HD Joey box plays on-demand 4K video and gets new slim remote. New and current Joeys get whole-home wireless music streaming.

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Dish Networks' cable-like streaming service includes ESPN, Food Network, TBS and Cartoon Network - but not ABC, CBS, Fox or NBC.

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Budget brands Haier and Insignia join Hisense and TCL to offer Roku smart TVs. TCL's 2015 lineup will include a 4K model later this year.
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