OS operators throwing out that data is “unlikely,” research author tells Ars. Smart TVs running operating systems from Samsung, Vizio, […]
Category: TVs
TCL is right to question Samsung’s use of the term “Mini LED”
Can it be Mini LED without a FALD backlight? A marketing image for Samsung’s M-series TVs. Credit: Samsung A marketing […]
LG TV shown scanning LAN for third-party phones and other devices
LG TVs are facing scrutiny due to a video seemingly showing the devices’ capability to track users when the TVs […]
Ads and tracking infiltrated TVs. Now they’re coming for monitors.
Ads and tracking have turned TVs into privacy nightmares. Both are so widespread among smart TVs that I’ve written a […]
Fox’s $22B Roku acquisition aims to expand its reach into smart TVs, advertising
Fox Corporation has agreed to buy Roku Inc. for $160 per share, an approximate enterprise value of $22 billion, the […]
Roku OS’s home screen now features a large, permanent ad
In a February earnings call, Roku CEO Anthony Wood said that he thinks the new home screen, which was in […]
Yearslong fight over users’ right to tweak smart TV software heads to trial
Access to TV OS’s source code could allow users to limit ads, tracking. Credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images Credit: […]
Samsung made a “mockery” of Dua Lipa by putting her picture on TV boxes, lawsuit says
About a year ago, I was in my parents’ living room, where a new TV sat in its box, waiting […]
Sony killing features for antenna, set-top box users of Bravia smart TVs in May
Sony is removing some features from its recent Bravia smart TVs next month, a move that will affect people who […]
Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart features
A Walmart ads vehicle This week’s announcement shows Walmart further integrating Vizio and looking to more deeply leverage Vizio OS’s […]