Microsoft's next-gen Xbox will reportedly work with television set-top boxes to provide content to users, although the service will require a persistent Internet connection. More...
For Microsoft's new Envisioning Center in Seattle, the company has custom-built a giant (and probably hugely expensive) 120-inch 4K TV to show off a Kinect-enabled storytelling experience More...
Pre-orders have begun for Samsung's 85" ultra-high def 4K TV, the UN85S9. The TV will be priced predictably highly More...
LG has announced that its 55-inch OLED HDTV is coming to the UK for £9,999.99. The TV is exclusively being showcased at Harrods Technology and will ship in July. More...
Attendees of Microsoft's Las Vegas launch for its Surface Pro tablet got to see the company's first commercial for the device before it airs on television during tonight's Grammy Awards. More...
Samsung are pushing the boundaries of home entertainment yet again, this time debuting a 55” curved OLED TV at CES that promises a “panorama effect” and “IMAX-like” experiences. More...
A new report claims that Microsoft has acquired the startup company Id8 Group R2 Studios, which has secured patents related to distributing and displaying digital content on televisions. More...
A report by the Wall Street Journal claims Apple, is currently testing designs for a high definition TV. Apple's real test though, will be to get deals from important content providers. More...
A new patent from Microsoft hints at using Kinect to monitor how many people are viewing and interacting with content, then charging higher licensing fees for more viewers. More...
Samsung is reportedly prepping itself for a brand makeover according to sources in Australia. The makeover is said to be unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show on January 2013. More...
Microsoft's marketing attempts for its recently released Windows RT-powered Surface tablet just seem to be getting better as the device has been featured in an episode of NCIS: Los Angeles/ . More...
Thanks to an update rolling out tonight, Google TV owners will be able to search, watch, listen, rent and purchase music, movies and television episodes from the Google Play store. More...
Being revolutionary in the past, Apple continually adds to their product portfolio. With Apple TV already established, there are claims the often rumoured set-top box will miss out on a 2012 release. More...
Netflix has opened a small experiment for crowd-sourcing subtitles, in order to assess the possibility of making this their new standard. The experiment will be focusing on a small number of users. More...
Games from Steam will soon be easily played on TV, with controller support for television interaction. The Big Picture Mode will be available soon, revealed Valve's Jason Holtman at Develop conference More...
A new Microsoft ad released exclusively to Facebook shows off Internet Explorer 9 and a welcome to "a more beautiful web", this time going beyond the browser and into what really matters, the content More...
Life's good might be the tagline to LG'motto, but many users who have paid good money for the company's latest TV sets will disagree. With UK trading standards on the case, 24p issues have been noted. More...
I'm halfway to work and I just realized I forgot to set the TV to record my favorite show, bugger. In the very near future these sorts of first world problems will be history if you own an Apple TV. More...
Microsoft has sent Neowin a statement concerning information that was reported earlier this week concerning the company's plans for its Kinect-based NUads TV commercial project. More...
Longtime TechTV/G4 personality Adam Sessler, host of X-Play, has left the gaming network over a contractual dispute. More...
Famous for its stylish self-assembly furniture, IKEA is entering the home entertainment market with an all-in-one smart TV, Blu-Ray player and music centre, built into a modular furniture system. More...
A patent application from Microsoft has been discovered for a technology called "control-based content pricing," which would essentially set different prices for different functions on the TV remote. More...
TV is due for a revolution like the music industry experienced a decade ago, but the big players are either resistant to change, or trying too hard to reinvent TV without keeping any of the good stuff More...
While Microsoft's plans for a subscription video service may have been put on hold, development is reportedly continuing on a new set-top box, powered by Kinect, but independent of an Xbox console. More...
With CES about to kick off in full swing in 24 hours, we expect to see a host of TVs that are powered by Android. Neowin has learned that Google is paying vendors to include their software. More...
As Samsung confirms that the company will launch new Google TV products next year, one has to wonder why, when an Apple television seems to be the only real hope for the future of TV. More...
Boxee, maker of the Boxee entertainment software and the Boxee Box, is set to release a USB TV tuner for the Boxee Box. It will enable live, over-the-air HD broadcasts. Just don't cut your cable yet. More...
A new rumor claims that LG plans to introduce a new television at CES 2012 in early January that will have the Google TV software from Google installed inside the box. More...
3D may be making big bucks in cinemas across the globe, but sales of 3DTVs to home users remain sluggish, to say the least. A new survey suggest that this isn't likely to change any time soon. More...
YouTube is known for its on-demand video, but it now seems set to launch up to 25 linear channels offering TV and movie content, including new and original programming, in a new $150m initiative. More...
Google has released the first preview of its upcoming Google TV add-on for the Android SDK. Developers will soon be able to build Android applications designed specifically for TVs. More...
It’s no secret that Research In Motion is a company with a lot of problems. In recent weeks, mainstream media, the tech community and the blogosphere at large have all been abuzz with discussion of... More...
Xbox LIVE is no stranger to video content, offering a range of options to enjoy movies and TV, including third-party content via the likes of Netflix; partnerships with cable and satellite TV companies such as... More...
It has taken some time for TiVo to land properly in the UK. Some users managed to import boxes that have worked with basic cable and aerial years ago, but now Virgin Media have stepped... More...
The BBC continues to extend its reach onto new platforms – a move that began with its vast and comprehensive website, and which gave a huge boost to online TV streaming in the UK with... More...
The Xbox 360 game console could double as a cable TV service in the US if preliminary plans from Microsoft come into fruition. Advertising Age reports that the company has recently started looking into securing... More...
Time Warner Cable, a TV and internet provider for millions of people, released an app for the iPad today that lets users stream television shows directly to the mobile device. The app will initially only... More...
If Simon Cowell gets his way, X Factor fans will soon be able to use Facebook as a means to vote on the popular reality TV music show. Facebook has become a means for viewers and... More...
The BBC is set to release the long awaited iPlayer for iPhone and iPad app by the end of February. According to reports, the news comes just after the company announced cutbacks to their budget... More...
Neowin took a tour around the Verizon booth to see what all the noise was about. Verizon was showcasing their 4G LTE network that they plan on bringing to everyone in the next few years.... More...
The Creative Life (TCL) unveiled a range of 3D LED TVs at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. TCL has created China's first domestic Android TV featuring an open-source platform enabling developers to... More...
Samsung is demonstrating a working version of multi-player games at CES this week that interact with each other across phone, tablet and TV. The games, all running on Android, allow end users to play whilst they're... More...
After a long and playful day at daycare, my 21-month old son, after greeting his mother with a cheery “Hi, ma-ma,” immediately started chanting “teedee, bookoo” as he does every time we walk through the... More...
Google TV was set to debut at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January, but from a recent report from the New York Times, Google has pulled its lineup of supported HDTVs to avoid a... More...
Rumors have it that two of the world's greats may be teaming up for an epic new Internet, TV, thingamajig. According to a post by Boy Genius Report, Howard Stern and Apple are close to... More...
Microsoft has a long history of working to bring the TV to the computer. With tight integration into its Media Center platform, Microsoft knows that there is value in merging the home PC and live... More...
Google hasn't had a very easy year, and it isn't about to get any easier. Google's brand new Google TV is already under heavy scrutiny by not only consumers, but now major networks are targeting... More...
Google’s attempt to take over the world is proceeding as planned. First they controlled the search engine market, then they began to dominate the cell phone market, and now there’s talk about Google getting into... More...
As posted earlier today, Google has launched their official Google TV website showcasing all that their new television platform has to offer. Well... All except one thing. At launch, Google TV will be... More...
Google TV is about to land on consumers in a big way. Even if the concept has been applied before, having Google's massive presence and capabilities pushing the platform can truly push it into the... More...