LG Electronics (LG) has announced that it will introduce an extended Google TV line-up at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. ...
12:03 PM, Dec 25, 2012
Seoul: LG Electronics Inc, the world's No.2 TV maker, plans to launch Internet-enabled TV based on Google's platform in the United States in the week of May 21, as the South Korean firm seeks to gain a larger share of the emerging Internet TV market, a senior LG executive said on Monday. The move reflects an aggressive push by the duo to defend against a potential threat from Apple Inc,...
11:12 AM, May 07, 2012
Seoul: LG Electronics Inc said on Friday it would unveil its first Google TV next week, joining Sony Corp and Samsung Electronics Co in partnering with the search giant to get a foothold in the emerging Internet TV market. Google hopes to replicate the success of its Android mobile software in the TV market, but its attempt to conquer the living room has seen limited success so far due to...
01:31 PM, Jan 06, 2012
Seoul: Samsung Electronics, the world's top TV maker, is in last-stage talks with Google to roll out its Google TVs, the head of Samsung's TV division told reporters on Tuesday. Google TV - which currently comes built-in on certain Sony Corp television models and on Logitech International set-top boxes - allows consumers to access online videos and websites on their TVs, as well as specialised apps such as video games....
11:23 AM, Nov 22, 2011
New York: Google's foray into internet television is not going quite as planned. Google plans to rework the software for Google TV before more manufacturers bring devices to market with that programming installed, reported US media recently. That's after critics savaged the first take of the system. Google TV is designed to operate on special televisions or set-top boxes. Japanese company Sony and Swiss computer peripherals manufacturer Logitech are already...
08:59 AM, Jan 02, 2011
Bangalore: Google Inc has asked some manufacturers to delay the launch of TV sets based on the internet company's software, the Wall Street Journal reported citing people briefed on the company's plans. Google sent out word to some hardware makers last week asking them not to announce additional products yet, saying the delay may allow the company to improve its software, the paper said. However, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd will...
06:44 PM, Dec 20, 2010
San Francisco: Google Inc is actively negotiating with three television networks that have blocked access to their websites on Google TV, a source familiar with the matter said. Three of the biggest US television broadcasters have blocked the Web-based versions of their shows from Google's new Web TV service, throwing a wrench into the company's plans to expand from computers to the living room. Representatives from Walt Disney Co and...
10:49 AM, Oct 22, 2010
San Francisco: Three of the biggest US television broadcasters have blocked the Web-based versions of their shows from Google Inc's new Web TV service, throwing a wrench into the company's plans to expand from computers to the living room. Representatives from Walt Disney Co and NBC Universal confirmed on Thursday that the companies blocked access to the broadcast TV shows available on their websites from Google TV. Disney owns ABC...
10:39 AM, Oct 22, 2010
San Francisco: Sony Corp is making its biggest push yet into so-called connected televisions, unveiling a line of Google-enhanced sets that aim to fuse TV and Web content together in the living room. The electronics giant on Tuesday announced high-definition TVs that also allow users to surf the Internet, use apps, stream online content and better organize and search programming. It remains to be seen whether consumers will be interested....
11:10 AM, Oct 13, 2010
Bangalore: Google Inc has signed new content partnership deals with media and internet companies, including NBC Universal's CNBC, Time Warner's HBO and Amazon, for its proposed Google TV service. Turner Broadcasting is working to optimise some of its websites for viewing on Google TV, including CNN and Cartoon Network, Google said on Monday. NBC Universal will bring access to financial news television CNBC, while HBO will also provide programming. "Amazon...
01:03 PM, Oct 05, 2010
Berlin: Google will launch its new service to bring the Web to TV screens in the United States this autumn and worldwide next year, its chief executive said, as it extends its reach from the desktop to the living room. Eric Schmidt said the service, which would allow full Internet browsing via the television, would be free and that Google would work with a variety of programme makers and electronics...
06:51 PM, Sep 07, 2010
Google TV is likely to create more headaches for broadcast executives already concerned free online video. ...
02:47 PM, May 22, 2010
Google believes it has come up with the technology to unite web surfing with channel surfing on televisions. ...
11:03 PM, May 20, 2010
