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Amazon Announces New Features for Fire TV, Fire TV Stick

Consumers soon will be able to watch Amazon Fire TV on the go and get the Fire TV Stick in the U.K. and Germany, the company said in a news release Tuesday. The free software updates to both Fire TV…

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and the Fire TV Stick will be delivered over the air in the coming weeks. The devices will start shipping in the U.K. and Germany April 15, Amazon said. Other updates include letting consumers connect USB mass storage devices to the Amazon Fire TV, captive portal support that lets owners connect to their devices over Wi-Fi when not home and support for Bluetooth headphones, Amazon said.