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How to use screen mirroring on Roku with your Android phone

staff@engadget.com (Max Miller) — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Your Roku can probably display what's on your phone screen, if you have Android.

Major labels call for AI slop songs to be banned from entering charts around the world

staff@engadget.com (Matt Tate) — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:55:01 +0000

Tens of thousands of AI-generated songs are uploaded to music streaming platforms every day.

You can stream local TV channels for free — here's how

staff@engadget.com (Alec Hively) — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Cable and satellite aren't your only options when it comes to local channels. There are free ways to get the same content.

Netflix edges past the BBC in latest UK audience survey

staff@engadget.com (Daniel Cooper) — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:43:25 +0000

The BBC has so many structural benefits that it's unthinkable it could be usurped by anyone else in the UK.

The CW's live sports programming is coming to ESPN on August 4

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:52:02 +0000

The CW's live sports programming is coming to ESPN on August 4.

The HBO Max app now has shorts, because why not

staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk) — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:45:36 +0000

The HBO Max app now has shorts, because everything needs to have shorts.

Spotify experienced another major outage

staff@engadget.com (Jessica Conditt) — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:28:35 +0000

Two gremlins rolled through Spotify today.

YouTube Premium will soon include Peacock at no extra cost

staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt) — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:00:10 +0000

Ad-supported Peacock will be available for free to YouTube Premium subscribers early next year.

How to Clear The Cache On Your Roku TV

staff@engadget.com (Adnan Ahmed) — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Like the Konami code, but for Roku remotes.

Here's our first look at Apple TV's Neuromancer adaptation

staff@engadget.com (Cheyenne MacDonald) — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:25:03 +0000

We also now know when it will be released: January 22, 2027.

YouTube adds new tools to make creating thumbnails easier

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:20:45 +0000

YouTube is making it easier to add custom thumbnails for both short-form and long-form videos.

Amazon accused of poaching HBO employees in Warner Bros. lawsuit

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:08:37 +0000

Warner Bros. Discovery has sued Amazon for 'inducing' its employees to breach their contracts.

Roku is increasing prices across its hardware range

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:30:39 +0000

Roku's streaming devices got a price hike, and it's reportedly because of industry-wide memory shortages.

Peacock is finally profitable, thanks to the World Cup and Love Island

staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:00:35 +0000

Gooooooooooool!

Nirvanna the Band the Show and Movie will finally be available to stream via Hulu on July 24

staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk) — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:06:54 +0000

The recent film was a big hit, but the series wasn't available to watch anywhere.

'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' fourth season takes big swings

staff@engadget.com (Daniel Cooper) — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:32:02 +0000

'Strange New Worlds' is uneven in tone, erratic in quality and sometimes gratuitous. But when it works, it works so well.

Netflix brings ASL interpretations to dozens of shows and movies for kids

staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk) — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:55:46 +0000

Netflix has teamed up with a company called SignUp Media to offer ASL interpretations on a bunch of kids shows and movies.

Spotify is expanding free access to kid-friendly managed accounts

staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt) — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Spotify is expanding free access to managed accounts for under-13s.

What can you do with a Roku TV without internet access?

staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk) — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Your Roku can do more than stream online content. Let's get you prepared for the next internet outage.

State AGs sue to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger

staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt) — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:16:07 +0000

A dozen state attorneys general filed an antitrust lawsuit to stop the Paramount / Warner Bros. Discovery merger.