YouView has announced that it will have a product in trial by the end of this year, with a full consumer launch planned in early 2012. YouView also announced it will shortly publish its core technical specifications for launch. This…
Lets not jump to any conclusions, but a trusted tipster has uncovered evidence thats suggests some folks in Cupertino have learned a thing or two from Xbox Live. New code in the iOS 4.3 beta 3 firmware hints that Apple…
Call it what you want, but 'smart', 'connected' or internet TV is about to become big news. With zero advertising so far it's the TV industry's best kept secret, but expect the big brands to break cover in 2011 and…
It seems that everyone is double-screening – using a laptop or iPad while they are watching television. Is this a bad thing? Is it the end of linear television as we know it? Even if we wanted to stop it,…
If you've ever used an app like Shazam to detect a song playing on the radio you're a long way toward knowing what the new IntoNow app can do. With just a few seconds of audio it can detect what…
BBC director general Mark Thompson recently said that emerging connected platforms such as the BBC-backed YouView will trigger an "intense battle for the living room" over the coming years. For Virgin Media, that battle has already begun. Last month, the…
Green Button Media, established by Barry Rubery, the co-founder of set-top box company Pace, is launching its connected television platform under the name Oggle. Not to be confused with ogle, which means to look at greedily or leer at lustfully,…
According to SideReel, an independent Web TV destination with a base of more than 10 million monthly unique users, 40% of respondents had connected their computer to their TV in the past month, a three-fold increase over last year's results.…
While their presence was more subtle than 3DTV and not as in-your-face as non-iPad tablets, connected consumer electronics devices were more diverse and pervasive at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, with every major manufacturer showing off…
Connected HDTVs: Looking for a trendy buzzword? Try this one: “smart TV’s.” Nearly every mid- to high-end HDTV is now “Internet ready” via Wi-Fi or wire. And if you missed getting a “connected” TV, a plethora of adaptors are ready…