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by Andrew Martonik
May 09, 2013
Popular mobile game titles on your TV, using your phone as a controller
BlueStacks, which is best known for letting users run Android apps on Windows and Mac computers, is going in a completely ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Apr 16, 2013
Three new premium channel packages now available for Google Fiber TV customers
When Google Fiber first launched, there were some glaring omissions in its TV offerings, but one of the huge ones i...
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 27, 2013
Update brings Google Play Moves & TV to India as well!
Google has just updated its Play Movies & TV app to include what it calls "Info Card" search, giving you information abou...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 26, 2013
Powered by Peel, the HTC One helps discover what to watch - and then deftly turns into an infrared remote control
A common thread among smartphone manufacturers this year is the inclusio...
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by Richard Devine
Mar 20, 2013
Google Fiber is a service lots of us would love to have, if we could. Besides the TV service of course, there's the small matter of a Gigabit internet connection too, or even a free, much slower...
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 06, 2013
The Conan O'Brien Team Coco app now supports phones as well as full episode streaming right inside the app. Previously, the app was only available for tablets, which didn't make a whole lot ...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 27, 2013
As a global electronics giant, Samsung has presence in every room in the home, most notably the living room -- the company recently claimed to be selling three TVs every second. And as we all know, ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 21, 2013
HTC has just added a new API to its OpenSense SDK to help developers take advantage of the IR hardware on the HTC One. Because the device has an IR emitter -- which cleverly placed in the power...
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 21, 2013
Samsung is setting up to launch a new service at MWC called "TV Discovery", which is supposed to help users find video and live TV content with their devices. Similarly to what HTC just ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 20, 2013
CNN has finally decided to add a live TV stream to its Android app, but there are still a few caveats associated with the new functionality. Alongside the normal set of clips and content available p...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 15, 2013
The BBC continues to roll out improvements to its suite of Android apps, and today the broadcaster has published updates for its (UK-only) iPlayer and BBC Media Player apps. The latest iPlayer ...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 06, 2013
Long available on iOS, UK TV network Channel 4 has finally gotten around to releasing its 4oD streaming app on Android. Similar to rival offerings from the BBC and ITV, the 4oD app allows UK-based u...
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 04, 2013
AT&T is rebranding its U-Verse Live TV service today to a much less confusing "Mobile TV" name, and including several improvements to the app at the same time. Branding aside, video qu...
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by Richard Devine
Jan 19, 2013
I'm not a Sky TV subscriber, but this morning's news really make me wish that I was. According to a report from British broadsheet, The Telegraph, BSkyB is set to turn on local downloads of ...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 04, 2013
ASUS Qube Google TV dongle coming next week?
In an update on the official Google TV blog, Google has confirmed that ASUS will be joining the Google TV fold with a new device at next week...
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by Richard Devine
Jan 03, 2013
Will 2013 be the year we see Android truly infiltrate the living room? It's possible, and Archos has come out swinging with their new TV Connect device unveiled today. In simple terms, the TV co...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 13, 2012
Also BBC Media Player improvements, including background audio playback
Yesterday the BBC detailed exactly what it's planning to do with its iPlayer app for Android over the next few mo...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 29, 2012
Peel, a so-called "second screen" app used as a TV guide (and in some cases to control your TV), has been available for download for some time now. The company has even struck a deal with ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 08, 2012
Update: The Google+ page has been updated to reflect that Canada and Australia won't be getting the update, and Google TV won't support Play Music and Movies in these countries.
The officia...
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by Simon Sage
Nov 06, 2012
While Ouya is trying valiantly to create a new Android-based home gaming console, a new start-up founded by the guys behind Guitar Hero is trying to see if your existing device can do the job. Today...
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by Simon Sage
Oct 31, 2012
The Android-powered Ouya game console is still on schedule according to the developers' latest update, and they've confirmed that it will launch with Jelly Bean. It wouldn't be surp...
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by Simon Sage
Oct 23, 2012
Today Microsoft expanded SmartGlass for Windows Phone, which promises to easily share web, music, movie, and game content to (and from) your TV through an Xbox. Though Windows Phone is pre...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 19, 2012
The BBC has updated its official iPlayer app for Android with support for the latest version of the OS, 4.1 Jelly Bean. The new version comes weeks after the Beeb launched its self-branded BBC Media...
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by Chris Parsons
Oct 13, 2012
Crackle is one of those apps that I've tried in the past but given the bugginess of the app, I always just gave up on. Now though, a new version has hit the scene and while the changelog is smal...
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by Andrew Martonik
Oct 08, 2012
Outside of smartphones, ZTE makes all sorts of gadgets, including tablets, wireless infrastructure equipment, internal components, and soon Android-powered set-top boxes for 3D TVs according to...
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by Simon Sage
Oct 08, 2012
Google TV owners will now be able to access all of their movie, TV, and music purchases from Google Play on the big screen. Purchases can be made directly on the system, and include options for auto...
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by Simon Sage
Sep 26, 2012
Thanks to a YouTube app update that just rolled out today, anyone with a Froyo or Gingerbread device can now enjoy refreshed UI and preloading mechanism. Google has also made a few tweaks to the Wat...
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by Simon Sage
Sep 20, 2012
Roku has just updated the remote control app for their TV set-top box so you can also play content from your Android device on the big screen. This includes pictures and videos, as well as the usual...
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by Simon Sage
Sep 17, 2012
Shazam, the classic music ID app for Android, is expanding its presence in television. Now activating the app while your show's on can instantly pull up information about soundtrack, cast inform...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 04, 2012
After a fairly lengthy beta test period, UK TV streaming service TVCatchup has graduated its Android app from beta, and launched it on the Google Play Store. The app, like the TVCatchup website, all...
