MARRIAGES OF CONVENIENCE BETWEEN TV AND THE WEB GROW

Some 21 percent of consumers have connected their TV sets to the Internet, up from 16 percent a year ago, according to a national study conducted by researchers Frank N. Magid Associates. In a news release the research group said that such consumers use their connected TVs for web browsing, viewing videos through subscription services […]

GOOGLE LAUNCHES PC FOR YOUR TV

Google on Tuesday unveiled the latest device aimed at merging the Internet with television. Its Chromebox, manufactured by Samsung and using Google’s proprietary operating system, is expected to compete against Apple’s Mac Mini, which many consumers connect to their TV sets and use principally to record and play CDs and movies. (It can also be […]