Microsoft has partnered with iBall – an Indian hardware vendor – to release iBall Splendo – a first of its kind compact and affordable Windows 8.1 powered PC-on-a-stick device that can convert…
Tag: Smart TV
Panasonic launches new Firefox OS powered smart TV range in Europe
Panasonic has announced its new range of Mozilla Firefox OS powered smart TVs has hit the European markets and will be available worldwide in the coming months. The Panasonic 2015 Smart TV…
Netflix button to debut on UK smart TV remotes soon
Netflix has teamed up with manufacturers to bring a dedicated ‘Netflix button’ on most remote controls in the UK. Netflix has collaborated with manufacturers including Sony, Samsung, Panasonic, LG, Toshiba, Haier, Sharp,…
Samsung smart TVs listen in on everything you say; even your personal stuff
Samsung’s smart TV privacy policy has drawn ire of internet users as it allows Samsung as well as its partners to listen in on everything their customers users. The policy reads: “Please…
Samsung banks on Tizen OS for 2015 line-up of smart TVs
Samsung Electronics on Thursday announced that all its upcoming smart television products, which are scheduled for a 2015 launch, will come powered by the Tizen operating system. The South Korean electronics giant…
Smart TVs vulnerable to drive-by ‘red button’ hacking
Internet of Things will bring with it security issues that the current cyber security world isn’t ready to defend let alone prevent it.
Samsung takes Tizen to new frontiers with SDK for televisions
Samsung planning to create a whole Tizen ecosystem and latest device to run Tizen will be Smart TVs.
Philips Smart TVs vulnerable to screen hijack, browser cookie theft, more
Update We have received the following statement through email from the Wi-Fi Alliance: “Wi-Fi Alliance takes security very seriously. All of our specifications and certifications include requirements to support the latest generation…
WebOS to power over 70% of LG’s Smart TV lineup in 2014
LG’s Korean division has detailed the company’s webOS TV revealing that the OS will power over 70 percent of its Smart TV lineup to be announced in 2014. The webOS for smart…
Samsung to pitch Smart Home against LG’s HomeChat at CES 2014
Samsung has announced that it will be revealing its Smart Home at CES 2014 that will compete with LG’s HomeChat service allowing users to control their smart appliances including TVs through a…
LG promises firmware update to stop smart TV spying
LG has formally apologized to its customers after it was revealed that its smart TVs were allegedly collecting data on viewing habits of customers as well as sending out names of computer…
LG spying on its smart TV customers
An unidentified blogger has claimed that his Internet-connected smart television has been transmitting detailed information including the times and channels his family members watch and even the names of all computer video…