Articles by Stuart Sweet

Big HBO Free Preview NOW!

DIRECTV is holding a free preview weekend of HBO to celebrate the latest season of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Larry David’s signature show (perhaps after Seinfeld) enters its ninth season, having started an amazing 17 years ago. The notoriously…




NEW VIDEO: Does the weBoost Drive Sleek work?

Does it work? I put the weBoost Drive Sleek through its paces and recorded the results. Here’s what I did: I totally ignored the owner’s manual and installation instructions. The Drive Sleek comes with stickers on each part, as…


NEW UNBOXING VIDEO: weBoost Drive Sleek

It’s so good looking you might call it sexy. weBoost’s new Drive Sleek vehicle cellular signal booster is the best solution for one person who just needs better cell service in the car. It installs easily without drilling…


Announcing the weBoost Drive Sleek

You’ve never seen a cell booster that looks like this. The weBoost Drive Sleek, just announced by our friends at weBoost, the company powered by the might of Wilson Electronics. The first thing you’ll see is that…


The end of phone numbers?

Quick. What’s your best friend’s phone number? You get points if you got it right. Still, you probably can’t give the phone numbers of your ten closest relatives. The odds are overwhelming that you can give…





Will AT&T retire the DIRECTV name?

I’ve been hearing this one for about 3 years. Supposedly, DIRECTV will be so completely swallowed by AT&T that even the name will go away. People say it will be changed to “AT&T TV” or something…


FUN FRIDAY: Shrek Ragnarok

To be honest, I didn’t much care for the first two Thor movies. I’m not a massive fan of the comic thunder god anyway, and to me it seemed like the imagery was wrong, the tone was wrong,…



DISH brings the 4K

DISH is getting into the 4K game at long last with a full-time channel for Hopper 3 and its 4K Joey clients. DISH channel 540 will be carrying 4K on Saturdays all season with college football…