Internet-connected televisions, such as Samsung Smart TV sets, are already providing a range of benefits to users, and continuous advancements will ensure that they keep on offering innovative services and content to consumers. This week saw yet another functionality added to the growing list of web-connected services, as the BBC announced that it has launched a news app for IETV ... Read More »

Korean TV manufacturer Samsung is celebrating a milestone this week, after announcing through a social media news release on its corporate blog site SamsungTomorrow.com that it has sold two million units of Smart TVs worldwide within just three months of the internet-enabled models’ global release. The two millionth set was sold on the 15th of June. While HDTV offerings from ... Read More »

Oberon Media, the exclusive distributor of the world-famous video game Tetris for internet-connected televisions, has announced that it is bringing the game to the Samsung Smart TV application marketplace. The casual-games company has decided to debut the much-loved classic game – originally invented back in 1984 by Russian mathematician Alexey Pajitnov – on Samsung Apps, the first HDTV-based app store ... Read More »

Many European residents who have access to an Apple iPad will soon be able to watch UK favourites such as Doctor Who following the announcement that the BBC is set to launch its international iPlayer for use with iPad tablets. The service is set to be made available later on this year in Western Europe in the form of an ... Read More »

According to recent data, Chinese manufacturers are set to overtake their Japanese rivals when it comes to the production of large-area TFT LCD panels. It is claimed that TFT LCD suppliers from China are already formulating plans for expansion, and with this in mind could surpass Japan in terms of monthly output as early as the second quarter of this ... Read More »