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Haier to launch multiple 4K TV models with Android TV in 2018

Advertisements At the ongoing CES 2018 trade fair, the consumer electronics and home appliances maker Haier announced that it is working with Google to integrate Android TV in several of the company’s upcoming FHD and 4K UHD TV models. According to the company, it was encouraged by the response it got for the built-in Chromecast […]

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Android Televisions Applications

Amazon Prime Video app arrives in Play Store for Android TV devices

Advertisements It seems the talks between Google and Amazon as a part of their ongoing feud are heading in a positive direction as Amazon on Thursday released its Prime Video app in the Play Store for Android TV devices. After years of dissing the Android TV despite its side dealings with Android TV makers to […]

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Android Televisions Google Play

Play Store update for Android TV makes app discovery easier

Advertisements Google has rolled out a new version of Play Store client for Android TV devices, which brings over 600 applications and games to the front and expands the visible app catalogue considerably. Until now, apart from select applications, most Android TV apps were only accessible via search on Play Store. According to a report […]

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Android Media Players Android Televisions

Sharp, Sony, TP Vision & Huawei to launch Android TV devices this year

Advertisements Google on Tuesday announced that Asus-made Nexus Player isn’t going to be the only Android TV device to grace our living rooms, but it is working with a number of manufacturers, which will release Android TV devices this year. “When we launched Android with a single phone in 2008, we never imagined that we […]

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Android Development

Google to eventually relax customization norms on Android Auto, Wear & TV

Advertisements When Google first talked about Android Auto, Wear and TV at the I/O 2014 developer conference back in June year, an interesting tidbit came to light that the search giant isn’t going to allow the manufacturers to customize the interface as per their liking in the new platforms. Now, Google’s VP of engineering Hiroshi […]

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Android Televisions

Nexus Player by Asus is the first Android TV device

Advertisements In addition to Android 5.0, Nexus 6, and Nexus 9, Google on Wednesday also introduced the new Nexus Player streaming device. Powered by the all new Android TV platform, Nexus Player has been manufactured by Taiwan’s Asus. Google Nexus Player is basically a TV set-up box with online streaming support and gaming capabilities, similar […]

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Connected Devices

Android Wear, Auto & TV devices won’t have manufacturer skins: Google

Advertisements Android smartphones and tablets are already marred with manufacturer skins, which often hamper the performance of the devices rather than adding any value, however if you were worried about the same on Android Wear, Auto or Android TV, we have some good news. According to a report in Ars Technica, Google engineering director David […]

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Android Televisions

Google announces Android TV

Advertisements Google’s new TV play is here. Announced on Wednesday as the part of the keynote speech of the company’s annual developer conference, the new Android TV is Google’s third attempt in this arena. The company’s first attempt, the Google TV, was a massive failure and despite support from the likes of Asus, Sony, Logitech […]

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