LG Unveil Joint-Effort Smart TV With Google

Choosing to launch at a four-day ‘Internet Week New York’ event in New York City (USA), South Korean electronics company LG (through their American subdivision LG Electronics USA) have unveiled the concept of their much-anticipated new ’Google TV’ sets, confirming the physical result of their project partnership with the search engine provider in creating the basis of a smart [...]

Americans Triple European Smart TV Usage

A new survey released has claimed that smart TV sets are three times more likely to be ‘used’ in the USA than in Europe, according to Strategy Analytics Digital Home Observatory (under the report: US & Western Europe Connected TV Owner Survey). Surprisingly, considering that they recently recorded a still below-par customer satisfaction rating, online streaming and movie [...]

Apple Looking To Buy German TV Manufacturer Loewe AG

Apple are said to be in the middle of negotiations to buy a German television and electronics company Loewe AG, and may complete the aquisition within the next few days. The rumor comes from the AppleInsider website, and cites sources saying a bid is on the table for around $113 million and Apple are awaiting [...]

Apple iPanel TV Will Come With Siri And Facetime

As expected, Apple’s planned smart TV product (most likely to be called iPanel), is due to have a range of interactive control-based features seen on other devices produced by the company, such as Siri voice control and Facetime are confirmed for the upcoming connected TV. A report made by independent blogging site Cult Of Mac [...]

Lenovo Launch Smart TV Set For China

Technology company Lenovo have revealed the launch of their new ‘K-series’ of smart TV sets in its native country of China, with the move set to become their first entry to the TV market. Powered by the Google Android 4.0 operating system, Lenovo intend the system to have access to a selection of over 1,000 ‘apps’ [...]

LG To Help Relaunch Google TV This Month

The original Google TV platform had a rough ride into the market, but after taking stock and looking at the options available, Google are relaunching the platform with the help of LG electronics. The South Korea company that manufacturer phones and smart TV sets are said to be launching a Google powered TV set later [...]