LG readies webOS TVs with better performance, 4K content
LG Electronics' upcoming smart TVs will run an upgraded version of webOS that promises better performance and more customization.
View ArticleLG's curvy GFlex 2 smartphone has the spirit of old-school flip phones
LG's new GFlex 2 smartphone is built in the spirit of flip handsets, with curvy contours to make chatting on the phone more convenient.
View ArticleSharp expands 4K TV range, to offer 5K TV this year
Sharp is quadrupling the number of Ultra HD television sets it sells, raising its bet that consumers will want the TVs despite the lack of a large amount of content.
View ArticleSony to launch razor-thin Android TV
The battle for the bragging rights to the world's thinnest TV is always something that comes to the fore at the Consumer Electronics Show, and this year Sony says it has come away with winner with...
View ArticleTV makers propose new connector for 8K video
Televisions that can show pictures far superior to today's best high-definition video are making headlines and attracting crowds at this week's Consumer Electronics Show. When they come to market in...
View ArticleThe year TVs got much too complicated
CES 2015 might go down as the moment when TVs became more complicated than they should be.
View ArticleNew standard paves way for 8K display in all-in-ones, laptops
A new standard that supports higher-resolution displays should help move 8K screens from the realm of high-end TV and into laptops, all-in-one PCs and possibly even mobile devices.
View ArticleSamsung: Our smart TVs aren't eavesdropping on your conversations
People can speak freely around Samsung smart TVs without fear that their conversations will be captured and transmitted to a data center, the company has said in response to privacy concerns related to...
View ArticleSamsung faces complaint in US FTC over Smart TV 'surveillance'
A complaint filed by a privacy group to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission charged that Samsung's Smart TVs intercept and record private communications of consumers in their homes, violating a number of...
View ArticleNAB conference makes way for more 4K content
This year the number of 4K TVs sold around the world will almost triple. Those sales, along with more mature equipment for producing and distributing content, are fueling overall interest in the...
View ArticleSharp's latest 4K TV adds yellow subpixel for 8K resolution
Electronics maker Sharp is launching what it believes is the next phase in high-definition TVs with a 4K screen that can display imagery at 8K resolution, seen as the display standard to follow 4K.
View ArticleNHK tries to prime viewers for 8K with interactive features
For those that don't already suffer from high-definition fatigue, Japanese public broadcaster NHK is developing interactive and mobile technologies to make the idea of 8K video -- the next resolution...
View ArticleSharp's new 4K televisions run Android TV
With its entry into the market of 4K high definition television sets, Sharp Electronics has elected to use Google's Android TV operating system to run the higher-end models, bringing computer-like...
View ArticleSamsung adds payments to its smart TVs
Samsung Electronics is stepping up its payments push with the launch of a payment service that lets users buy content on some of its newer smart TVs.
View ArticleSamsung's Tizen 3.0 to take on Android and iOS starting in September
Many alternative mobile operating systems like Firefox have fallen by the wayside while Android and iOS continue to dominate, but Samsung's Tizen has survived.
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