Smart TV news

Apple’s upcoming tvOS 11.2 software includes support for “automatic mode switching to native frame rate and dynamic range” on Apple TV 4K

Platform architects are looking to embrace the conventional TV tuner to expand their reach.

The company is also working on a dongle to make other products Bixby-compatible.

Plex is bringing its live TV to the Roku platform. It is available now in beta

Disney, Fox, Sony, Universal & Warner Bros are on board, alongside Amazon Video, Google Play, iTunes & Vudu.

Google launched the first Chromecast a little over four years ago

Apple TV is no match for PlayStation or Xbox but some titles are definitely worth checking out. Here are our 10 favorite games for tvOS

Philips has started rolling out the Android 7.0 (Nougat) update for its Android TVs. It will roll out gradually over the coming weeks / months.

Roku has updated its operating system to version 8.0. The update is coming to both Roku players and Roku TVs in the coming months

Just 1 of them with the classic box form factor. The four others are streaming sticks. Prices start at $30 dollars for HD devices and $70 for 4K devices.

The latest software update for Nvidia Shield adds support for Google Assistant, 360-degree YouTube videos, YouTube Kids, smart home control through SmartThings, and more

The latest Fire TV box supports 4K, HDR, Dolby Atmos, and the Alexa voice system. It will launch next month for $70 dollars.

Ataribox will be based on an AMD processor and Linux, and will feature apps for streaming. It is expected to launch in Spring 2018

Roku will soon add an affordable “Stick” with support for 4K and HDR to its line-up for streaming players, according to a report

Which media player is best for you? We have made a table comparing technical specifications, which may help you answer some of your questions.

In response to the new Apple TV 4K, Nvidia has dropped the price of Shield TV box to $179 dollars by excluding the game controller.

It appears that Apple is working on adding support for Dolby Atmos in a future update for tvOS, according to The Verge

Hulu’s Live TV service has finally arrived on Roku devices after having launched on most other TV platforms available

We saw the OLEDTV at IFA 2017, and spoke to the people involved with design and development. Here are our first hands-on impressions.

HDMI 2.1 will for the first time in almost a decade introduce a new HDMI cable that can carry far more data – up to 48 Gb/s. This is the first ‘Ultra High Speed’ HDMI cable

A full list of all the movies in iTunes available in 4K, HDR / Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos.

We'll keep the list updated

With tvOS 11 Apple is bringing its ‘TV’ apps to more regions. Also a list of other feature but we will have to wait a little longer for Airplay 2 to be fully implemented

The ‘TV’ app that lets you browse content from multiple services is expanding to Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Sweden, Norway, and the UK

The new Apple TV has 4K resolution and HDR, including Dolby Vision. It is powered by the far more capable ’A10X Fusion’ chip

Amazon is planning to soon release two new Fire TV models, a box and a stick, capable of outputting video in 4K HDR and 60fps, according leaked details

A10X Fusion is 2x powerful as PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 but still consumes only a fraction of the power. It will be included in ‘Apple TV 4K’, indicates firmware

UHD disc sales are expected to increase 8-fold this year and Hollywood is expected to release as many new titles in the last 4 months of 2017 as in the first 8

We met Sony at IFA and had a bunch of questions for them. Here is what the company told us.

“The Roku Channel” offers free, ad-supported access to "hundreds of Hollywood" hits and movies.

You can now ”operate the complete Loewe home entertainment system”, including your Loewe TV, with Amazon Alexa