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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 09, 2012
Google is developing a wireless, streaming home entertainment system to be released under their own brand, according to insider tips given to the Wall Street Journal. This would be a big chang...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 31, 2012
The official Google TV team let us all know that Sony has an update in the works for their Google TV devices. The update will bring a Chrome browser that "works faster" and enable 3D...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 26, 2012
The Logitech Revue never quite lived up to its potential as the first set-top box to sport Google TV. That much was made clear by Logitech in late 2011 when it was said to have "cost us dearly....
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 13, 2012
Google TV has seen a bit of a resurgance the past week or so with the announcement of new hardware partners, and now Google is possibly working on a new version of Google TV and bringing the softwar...
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by Simon Sage
Jan 09, 2012
For over a year, Media Hub has offered owners of Samsung smartphones and tablets access to on-demand streaming of TV shows and movies. Today at their CES 2012 press conference, Samsung announce...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 05, 2012
Just when we thought we were done with the 3D thing, LG and Google TV drag us back in. Google announced LG as a new Google TV partner today, and LG responded with its own release that shows us the T...
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by Chris Parsons
Nov 23, 2011
If you have a Sony Internet TV you'll want to be on the look out for system updates as a new one has now started to arrive for some folks. The update indictates that it addresses some issues wit...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 31, 2011
Just as Google foretold, the Android 3.1 update (aka Google TV 2.0) has begun pushing out to Sony Internet TV boxes and televisions. As you'll recall, this is the update that brings:
A s...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 28, 2011
Google has finally taken the lid off the next generation of Google TV. Announced this morning on the Google TV Blog, el Goog reminds us that "these are still early days." But things are im...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 05, 2011
Microsoft announces wealth of new Xbox 360 content partners
Google TV's pretty much been a non-starter since it was announced at Google IO in 2010. Trouble with networks and other content pr...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 22, 2011
Those of you with Verizon Android smartphones might have noticed a Verizon Video app pushed out over the past few days (yeah, we didn't ask for it either), and this morning Big Red has officially ann...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 31, 2011
Logitech announced in its earnings call last week that its Revue Google TV set-top box would get a deep discount to $99 -- that's $200 off what it initially sold for -- and that pricing is now in...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 31, 2011
Worried about having a 3D phone with no 3D content? Not gonna be a problem with the upcoming Sprint HTC EVO 3D. HTC's first 3D-capable phone will come preloaded with "The Green Hor...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 27, 2010
You DIYers are gonna love this. Vidtonic's promising a "homebrew" hardware/software development kit to help bring apps to the TV screen. Yeah, it's Android-based IPTV. Like Google TV, we as...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 04, 2010
For all you Comcast subscribers out there waiting on the Comcast Mobile and Xfinity apps for Android, listen up. (Erm, or just keep reading).We're still waiting on the Xfinity Mobile App (aka Co...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 19, 2010
Here's an update on where we stand on Comcast's rollout of its Android applications, and unfortunately we're the bearers of bad news. Looks like the Xfinity TV app (see our initial look here)&nb...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 16, 2010
Update: Not so much. The app's been pushed to January.This morning we showed you the first shots of the Android version of Comcasts's Xfinity app, but we didn't have a date for when it may be re...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 16, 2010
Waiting on the Comcast Xfinity Android app and tired of seeing it on the iPhone and iPad? No worries. We've got you covered. Here it is running on the venerable Sprint Hero. We're told it's plenty sn...
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by Chris Parsons
Nov 04, 2010
Anyone happen to watch How I Met Your Mother the other night? Of course you did, it's a great show. If you somehow missed it though, then you also missed the showing of the Motorola Droid X. See...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 25, 2010
As far as the Internet goes, Google TV is pretty darn sweet. But when it comes to actually watching television, those of us who got our Logitech Revue over the weekend have found video quality to be w...
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by Jesse Potter
Oct 20, 2010
As if anybody needed any more evidence of Android's rising popularity, we find ourselves with another screen grab to add to the pile. This time it's the HTC Evo 4G taking center stage during...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 12, 2010
Sony just took the wraps off its Google TV line, and it's a double shot. If having everything bundled together into one sleek unit is your style, Sony is offering Internet TV models starting at ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 06, 2010
I've got high hopes for Google TV. From the Wifi-plagued demo at Google IO to a more intimate demo at the Adobe Android Summit, this things got legs. But only if manufacturers don't totally overwhelm...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 04, 2010
Google TV starts to make a lot more sense once you've actually seen it. And Google's gone and sexied up its Google.com/TV page ahead of this week's launch. (Logitech has an event on Wednesday f...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Sep 29, 2010
The Fall season brings new colors of leaves, the return of children to school, pumpkin pie (om nom nom), and new TV shows. If you've had your boob tube set to CBS in the past few weeks, you've pr...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 16, 2010
Samsung tonight in New York unveiled its Media Hub service, which will bring movies and television to its high-end devices, as well as PCs. Content partnerships include MTV, MBC, Paramount and ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 15, 2010
The new subscription streaming television service BitBop has arrived, with an Android app in tow. Users with the Sprint Evo 4G, Motorola Droid, Motorola Droid X, Motorola Droid 2, Nexus One, and...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 13, 2010
Cox Cable (a cable TV, Internet and phone provider for a good many of us) is poised to roll out an Android application that will work in conjunction with its DVR boxes and television service.&n...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 26, 2010
Sincerely, Palm. (That said, my dog does the same thing. Check out the video after the break. Or don't. Up to you. Thanks to everyone who sent this in.)
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 18, 2010
The NBC short Fact Checkers Unit on Hulu is featuring the Samsung Galaxy S in its recent episode. With the Hero on Leverage, the Evo 4G on The Closer, The Nexus One on Entourage, and the Epic 4...
