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Should Netflix be more like TV, and just start playing a continuous stream of content as soon as you launch the app? There are good reasons for and against it. Read more »
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Should Netflix be more like TV, and just start playing a continuous stream of content as soon as you launch the app? There are good reasons for and against it. Read more »
Your TV may have a browser — but you should think twice before you enter sensitive personal information. A recent report shows that devices from major manufacturers are not secure. Read more »
One of the bigger surprises at CES was Hisense with its new line of Vidaa smart TVs, which are based on Android and show where Google TV is going now that… Read more »
Samsung’s new TVs can identify what you are watching, and suggest related YouTube videos. This could be a first step towards contextual smart TV apps. Read more »
Consumer electronics hardware makers, predictably, began the connect-TV era by trying to do it themselves, standing up their own apps platforms and trying to add as much functionality as possible to… Read more »
Roku is beating Apple to the punch and releasing an actual TV at CES: The company teamed up with TCL and Hisense to produce a variety of co-branded TV sets. Read more »
Chances are that we will see a webOS-powered LG smart TV at CES next week, and a first leak, courtesy of evleaks, already gives us an idea of how the device’s… Read more »
With Apple, Google and Microsoft all trying to turn the TV into an extension of their respective mobile ecosystems, LG is trying to turn its smart TVs into mobile-ized devices on… Read more »
Changing the fabric of the long standing television industry is more than just a matter of convenience for Google – it’s clearly a goal and perhaps even a necessity. Read more »
Google wants to bring Chromecast to a number of other countries in 2014, and make casting a standard that works on multiple devices with thousands of apps. Read more »