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Intel kills Smart TV ambitions to focus on tablets

, Oct 12th 2011 Discuss [1]

Intel has ditched plans to push its processors into TVs, tasking engineers in the Digital Home Group to instead focus on tablets, smartphones and ultrabooks like the new ASUS Zenbook UX21. Although Intel will continue to supply chips to set-top box manufacturers such as Comcast and Pace, Bloomberg reports, it will trim its investment into digital TV SoCs. Read The Full Story

Google TV to get TV Everywhere with TNT and TBS apps inbound

, Sep 22nd 2011 Discuss [5]

Google TV is set to launch a new version of its offerings later this year. The new version of the Google TV software will bring with it some new features including a TV Everywhere service that will give you access to full-length shows if you are a paying cable customer and can prove it. The system will force the watchers to enter their cable TV credentials. Read The Full Story

Logitech Revue gets a second Honeycomb leak

, Sep 14th 2011 Discuss [3]

In Google TV news another Honeycomb build for the Logitech Revue Google TV has been leaked. We saw Honeycomb for the Revue first leaked in August but that brought many bugs as well as the loss of Netflix. I'm happy to report this newest leaked build not only runs better but Netflix is back and ready to go. We have a full 8 minute video teaser for you after the break. Read The Full Story

Netgear “evaluating” Google TV but “it’s not there yet”

, Sep 14th 2011 Discuss [10]

Netgear has confirmed to SlashGear that it is evaluating Google TV as a potential next avenue for the company’s media streaming plans, but has admitted that “as a platform it’s not there yet.” Speaking to us regarding the launch of the NeoTV streamer earlier today, Netgear argued that Google TV boxes address, at around the $200 mark, a different segment to the sub-$80 NeoTV. However, that doesn’t mean the Android-based platform is off the table.

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Google willing to spend big on Hulu

, Sep 6th 2011 Discuss [11]

Google apparently really wants to buy premium video site Hulu. According to AllThingsD, sources familiar with the situation suggest that Google is willing to spend big for Hulu, proposing an acquisition that's much larger in scale than what's been offered by the other contenders. Google also seems to be asking for a lot more than what Hulu has put on the table. Read The Full Story

Google TV Inevitable, Eric Schmidt Says Why [Video]

, Aug 29th 2011 Discuss [4]

While we’ve all heard whispers of the mysterious entity known as Google TV over the past year or so, but just this week we’ve heard the main man, Google chairman Eric Schmidt, speak what he believes the future of the platform will be. Mister Schmidt spoke the MacTaggart Lecture at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, speaking broadly to broadcasters all over the land, warning them not to be left in the dust as internet connectivity becomes the must-have of any television-like entertainment system of the future. Watch his entire lecture on the subject below.

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Google TV with Android Market getting close, SDK add-on preview available now

, Aug 23rd 2011 Discuss [3]

Google has finally released a preview of its Google TV add-on for the Android SDK. The company first announced plans to transition Google TV to using Android Honeycomb and to support the Android Market back at Google I/O. It was set for a summer release and now it looks like we're getting close. Read The Full Story

Logitech dumps Revue to $99 amid dire Q2: loses $30m and CEO

, Jul 28th 2011 Discuss [4]

Logitech has reported $30m in losses for Q2 2011 [pdf link], further slashed the price of its Revue Google TV box in a desperate grab at an uninterested public, and lost its CEO who has bowed out amid the company's dreary financial showing. Moving forward, the Revue will be just $99 as Logitech attempts to "remove price as barrier to broad consumer acceptance"; meanwhile, company chairman Guerrino De Luca is resuming his former role as CEO after Gerald P. Quindlen stepped down. Read The Full Story

Vizio Reveals 2H 2011 TVs Plus Google TV Sets

, Jun 22nd 2011 Discuss [0]

Vizio has recently been making some buzz with their budget-friendly Android tablet readying for launch within the next two months. And now it's back to their TVs, as the company just revealed a detailed roadmap for upcoming TVs for the second half of 2011. The new offerings will also include Vizio's first Google TV sets with the XVT 6 series. Read The Full Story

Google TV “Fishtank” program leaks Android 3.1 smart TV details

, Jun 22nd 2011 Discuss [0]

Google has been running a clandestine Google TV 2.0 "Fishtank" program since Google I/O in early May 2011, giving a small number of developers early access to beta versions of the next-gen smart TV platform. According to Geek's source, less than fifty developers have been included in the Fishtank, each receiving an Intel CE4100 reference design STB running a heavily modified version of Android 3.1 with Google TV specific adaptations. Read The Full Story

Apple To Launch TV Displays This Fall?

, Jun 21st 2011 Discuss [5]

Apple may soon be getting into the TV business, if an insider source is correct. And we don't mean a revamp of the unfortunate Apple TV set-top box. We mean a full-blown Apple TV display. According to DailyTech, a former Apple executive revealed to them that the project has been in the works and could be unveiled as early as this fall. Read The Full Story

Google acquires SageTV: Google TV integration tipped

, Jun 20th 2011 Discuss [0]

Popular HTPC software provider SageTV has been acquired by Google, leading to speculation that the company's media-center app could end up integrated into a future version of Google TV. SageTV offered a way to centralize media on a server computer or NAS, and then access it with software and hardware clients around the home. Read The Full Story
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