Yes, it has been two years since YouTube Music was released. It’s been extremely frustrating for many users to jump back and forth between platforms. There has been a slow trickle of feature parity. When it launched it was the shell of what other streaming platforms were, including it’s own predecessor. Google Play Music was starting to get long in the tooth with it’s interface. It’s broken on iOS’s dark mode....
Google is offering the Pixel Buds Pro in four colors this year: Coral, Fog, Charcoal and Lemongrass. This is the first “pro” pair of truly wireless earbuds that Google has released. They offer active noise cancellation with Silent Seal. So you are able to wear them and drown out everything around you. This can be very useful for Zoom calls, that many of us are still on. Transparency Mode is here to help you hear some of what’s going on around you....
One of the best deals from HyperX at the moment is on the Cloud Alpha headset. This is a wired option and normally runs $99.99, but it’s currently on sale for $59.99. And this one works with all of those platforms mentioned. So, PC, PlayStation, Xbox, mobile etc. If you need or want a wireless option, then the HyperX Cloud II Wireless is on sale for $129.99, down from $149.99. It’s not as big of a savings but you still get a price drop, and you get to do away with the headset cable....
Starting in January 2023, DIRECTV STREAM will start at $74.99 for its base plan. That’s a $5 increase for that plan, and does make it the most expensive base plan from the live TV streaming services on the market. Other plans are seeing increases too, but it’s not all going to be $5. Below, you’ll see the new prices for the DIRECTV STREAM and DIRECTV Now Legacy plans: DIRECTV STREAM...
Background listening is free for Canadian YouTube Music users Background listening is free for Canadian YouTube Music users It’s confusing why YouTube is so squeamish about enabling background listening for free. Google moved over from Google Play Music (which had free background listening) to YouTube Music. But after a recent announcement, it seems that YouTube is coming to terms with this—finally. According to the company, Canadian YouTube Music users will be able to listen to music in the background and with their phone screens off starting November 3rd....
