By Brandon Russell |
Apple on Tuesday was granted DVR and TV UI patents that are unsurprisingly acting as media fodder for speculation about the company’s mythical HDTV. Nope, not Apple TV, the tiny set-top box. We’re again back talking about an actual, honest-to-goodness television, because Steve Jobs said…
By Mark Hearn |
While mobile TV isn’t new technology, it hasn’t quite caught on here in the U.S. Remember AT&T’s old Mobile TV phones, such as the LG Vu? They didn’t last long. Samsung is working on bringing mobile TV back. Shortly after unveiling its new Dyle TV-friendly…
By Mark Hearn |
Japanese electronics maker Sharp reported a 138.4 billion yen ($1.8 billion) net loss for the first quarter of 2012 on Thursday. As a result, the company said it has plans to eliminate 5,000 jobs, or roughly 9% of its workforce, over the next year, according…
By Killian Bell |
Keeping the kids entertained this summer is now even easier thanks to Sky Go, which just got a new update adding on-demand kids TV, with shows like Spongebob Squarepants, Ben10, Art Attack, and The Flintstones. There are eight new channels in total, including the Disney…
By Todd Haselton |
Samsung announced on Tuesday that Angry Birds, with full support for gesture controls, is now available for download from Samsung’s Smart Hub on select Smart TV models. The game is free and doesn’t require a special controller (besides your hands… or feet?), but you’ll need…
By Todd Haselton |
During Apple’s fiscal third quarter earnings call, Tim Cook said that Apple sold 1.3 million Apple TV units during the quarter, which represents a stunning 173% increase over the same quarter of last year. Apple has also sold 4 million units overall during the fiscal…
By Killian Bell |
If 65-inch televisions with high-definition 1080p displays just don’t satisfy you, then it may be a good idea to pick up your next TV from South Korea, where LG is releasing a massive 84-inch Ultra HD 4K Smart TV next month. Only a limited number…
By Adriana Lee |
Looks like modern-day smartphone users are getting pretty squeamish about talking on the phone. The latest report from Ofcom reveals that people in the UK are more likely to text than to have an actual phone conversation. According to the country’s communications industry regulator, 58 percent of people…
By Killian Bell |
Yesterday we reported that Rovio’s smash hit, Angry Birds, is coming to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo 3DS later this year. But the game will be expanding its reach before then by making its way to Samsung Smart TVs this month. I said in…
By Killian Bell |
Samsung has released three new TV ads for the Galaxy S III that showcase the smartphone’s wireless sharing capabilities. Specially, each one focuses on sharing files and photographs instantly with colleagues and friends using the handset’s unique AllShare and Share Shot features. All three clips are…
By Killian Bell |
It’s taken over two years to arrive, but YouView’s TV catch-up service is finally coming to the U.K. later this month. The £299 (approx. $468) set-top box brings together the streaming services from the U.K.’s biggest TV and broadband companies — including the BBC, BT,…
By Adriana Lee |
When the buzz heightened around cheap little micro-computers like the $35 Raspberry Pi, some wondered how useful these they would actually be in the real world. Well, seems we have our answer, as the last few months have seen a number of new Android-based micro-computers…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple’s latest beta for Apple TV enables a new feature that allows users to customize the order of the icons on their Apple TV homescreens. If you watch Netflix the most, for example, you might want it in one place. Or, if you don’t subscribe…
By Todd Haselton |
The Google Play store is allegedly full of addendums this morning, just ahead of the company’s Google I/O developer conference. The latest bit suggests that Google is going to launch television shows in the Google Play store. Currently, users can purchase and rent movies but…
By Todd Haselton |
In just under an hour Google will kick off its Google I/O developer conference and a bit of news has just surfaced that suggests Google might be ready to unveil a media player that could compete directly with Apple’s TV and other devices, such as…
By Killian Bell |
Kazuo Hirai has resigned as chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) today as he looks to focus on his role as Sony President and CEO and drag the Japanese company out of its financial woes. Hirai, who is credited with the huge success of Sony’s…
By Maximum PC |
Bragging rights don’t come cheap, and if you want to own the largest LED-backlit high-definition television on this side of the Solar System, it’s going to set you back $10,999.99, leaving you a penny for your thoughts if you’ve saved up eleven grand. That’s the…
By Brandon Russell |
Studios will put darn near anything on TV if there’s the potential for money to be made and, darn it, this has cash grab written all over it. According to Deadline, CBS has reportedly ordered an unscripted pilot of… Draw Something, the mobile One Hit…
By Killian Bell |
Microsoft has announced that a new generation of interactive adverts that can be controlled via a Kinect are coming to the Xbox 360 this fall. Companies like Toyota, Unilever, and Samsung are already signed up to the new campaign, which Microsoft is calling “NUads.” The Redmond-based…
By Killian Bell |
Following its unveiling at WWDC this week, Apple’s “next-generation MacBook Pro” has received its first TV commercial, entitled “Every Dimension.” The 30-second clip seems a little more dramatic than Apple’s most recent ads — even those for the new iPad — with powerful music and…
By Maximum PC |
Hitherto, OnLive has been widely viewed as the cloud gaming industry’s poster child, but don’t be surprised if it eventually ends up getting overshadowed by its lesser known rival Gaikai. This is because the latter is joining forces with the world’s largest television manufacturer. Samsung…
By Sean P. Aune |
If you’re curious exactly what the Ikea television system is going to look like, the company showed it off recently at the Milan Furniture Fair.…
By Todd Haselton |
Will Apple’s iTV be a success? We don’t even know if it exists yet, but, if it does come to fruition, Piper Jaffrey analyst Gene Munster thinks it could grab as much as 5-10% of the connected TV market in the first year it’s on…
By Killian Bell |
Despite Microsoft’s continued push to bring developers over to Windows Phone, one that won’t be enticed by its bribes and rewards is the BBC. It has already ported its BBC iPlayer mobile application — which allows users to catch up with their favorite TV and…
