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Huawei’s Honor sub-brand on Saturday unveiled the first products to be powered by newly announced HarmonyOS. Dubbed as Honor Vision and Honor Vision Pro, the new products are being called Smart Screen devices by the company, but they are essentially Smart TVs with various bells and whistles. The Honor Vision and Honor Vision Pro comes

Amazon Alexa’s announcements feature allows users to send a simple voice-based message to Alexa-enabled devices. After introducing the feature on its Echo smart speakers, Amazon added support for all Alexa-powered devices in May this year. The company is now adding Alexa announcements to its Fire TV devices as well. The feature is being rolled out

Xiaomi is teasing the arrival of Jio Cinema on its Mi TV series. The Chinese manufacturer has not mentioned when this app will be available on its PatchWall UI, but now that it has started teasing its arrival, the announcement should be made soon. The OTT app offers Disney content, and thereby is home to

With the prices of big-screen 4K TVs dropping, buyers now have the option to buy additional equipment to enhance the viewing experience, such as streaming devices or speaker systems. A popular option in the latter category is the soundbar, and brands such as Blaupunkt have been launching affordable soundbars in India. The latest launch from

Samsung has now launched a new The Frame TV, and two new Smart 7-in-1 TVs in India. The new TVs will be available online only – i.e., The Frame and 32-inch Smart 7-in-1 TV will be sold exclusively on Flipkart and Samsung eShop, while the 40-inch Smart 7-in-1 TV will be available on Amazon, Samsung

TV buyers in India continue to see their list of options increase, with new TV launches taking place every few weeks, and new brands coming in regularly. The latest product launch is from iFFalcon, an affordable TV brand that is owned by China-based TCL and Tencent Digital. The iFFalcon K31 series of LED TVs is

ACT Fibernet has announced that it is finally rolling out its ACT Stream TV 4K device. This Android TV-device can now be ordered by the eligible subscribers of the ACT Fibernet service in four cities – Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, and Hyderabad. The device was originally supposed to go on sale in May, but it seems

TCL has launched a new line-up of 4K AI smart TVs in India. The products unveiled by TCL include the flagship P8S series, the mid-range P8E models, and the more value-for-money P8 series TVs. The new TCL TVs run on Android Pie-based software and come with a host of AI features such as voice interaction,

Taiwan’s Foxconn is exploring the sale of its new $8.8 billion (roughly Rs. 61,200 crores) display panel factory in China, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as demand for the product wanes amid an intensifying US-China trade war. Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, is in talks to appoint banks to find

You might not be inclined to spend a lot of money on a soundbar, especially if you haven’t spent much on your TV. However, if you’re keen to turn your living room into a full-fledged entertainment centre, you might want to bump up your budget and invest in a good audio system. Although the screen

Sony is one of a handful of manufacturers that have invested heavily in the development of OLED TVs, but the technology remains too expensive for most users. Although most TV buyers today opt for LED TVs, people looking for top performance are picking OLED TVs for the superior colours and black levels. The latest OLED

While a lot of TVs – budget and premium alike – support Google Cast for screen casting from Android smartphones or through the Google Chrome browser, support for Apple’s AirPlay protocol isn’t quite as widespread in the segment. However, it will get a big boost with LG, which has announced that it is rolling out

We know what smartphones are, but smart TVs? That’s a whole new ballgame. The concept of a smart TV is simple enough to grasp, if you understand the underlying idea behind the ‘smart’ pre-fix in electronics. Smart TVs are different from ordinary — or what some like to call “dumb” TVs — in that they

While Sony, Samsung, and LG are considered the leaders in the TV space, the top-three are closely followed by brands such as Panasonic. One of the oldest names in the TV business, Panasonic has a strong presence in India. The Japanese company has now launched 14 new TVs in India, including the GX600 range of

The official YouTube app has made its comeback to the Amazon Fire TV platform more than a year after being absent over a spat between Amazon and Google. As a result of the new move, Fire TV Stick and Fire TV Stick 4K users can now install the YouTube app. Chromecast and Android TV devices

OnePlus TV was announced back in September last year, but its release date is still a mystery OnePlus TV, one of the highly anticipated consumer tech developments from China, seems set to debut shortly. A OnePlus remote control with model number RC-001A has reached Bluetooth SIG that hints at the launch of the OnePlus TV.

LG on Wednesday launched its new range of artificial intelligence (AI) powered televisions in India. The range includes various Smart, LED, UHD, NanoCell, and OLED AI ThinQ models. The South Korean company also offers Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant integration on its 2019 OLED TV lineup that was unveiled back in January — just ahead

Till a few years ago, full-HD was the resolution to strive for. From set-top boxes to the still-popular Blu-Ray video disc format, full-HD TVs were the dream for most television buyers. But it didn’t take long for this once popular resolution to go (somewhat) obsolete. The resolution of today is 4K, also known as Ultra

Amazon’s Prime Day 2019 sale has finally kicked off and will be open for 48 hours. The two-day global shopping event promises great deals on mobile phones, LED TVs headphones, laptops, speakers, and so much more. In India, Amazon Prime Day sale will offer “lowest prices” on popular mobiles and “rock bottom prices” on electronics.

Xiaomi is back with another edition of its Mi Super Sale, bringing a host of offers and discounts on its portfolio of phones, TVs, speakers, and other accessories. The Mi Super Sale is now live on Mi.com and will continue through July 18. The Redmi Note 7S and the Redmi Y3 are among the phones

TVs today are a lot more affordable than they used to be, and it’s now possible to buy a feature-filled 55-inch TV at an affordable price thanks to the dynamics of online sales. One brand that has made a big name for itself online is TCL, which has launched its latest product in India, the

Mi TV 4C Pro, Sony Bravia, LG 4K UHD Smart LED TV, and TCL Certified Android Smart TV models have received discounts during Amazon Prime Day 2019 sale in India. The online marketplace has also listed TV models from brands such as Blaupunkt, Haier, and Sanyo that are available with discounted prices. Additionally, the ongoing

German consumer electronics brand Blaupunkt has launched its next-gen 4K QLED Smart TV in India, and it is now available for purchase via Amazon. Featuring a 55-inch screen, Blaupunkt 4K QLED Smart TV runs on the dated Android 7.0 and sports a slim metallic bezel frame. The Blaupunkt 4K QLED Smart TV is just 7.9mm

LG has launched a pair of new 4K LED TVs in India that come with support for 4K Active HDR and DTS Virtual: X sound technology. The new 4K LED Smart TVs launched by LG in India come in 43-inch and 55-inch screen sizes and are now available to purchase from Amazon. The market availability

Samsung Electronics is likely to say second-quarter profit more than halved when it reports preliminary earnings on Friday, data showed, as a drop in memory chip shipments to China’s embattled Huawei exacerbated a price-squeezing supply glut. The quarterly result would be the South Korean firm’s lowest in nearly three years, with the prospect of an

Apple CEO Tim Cook has rubbished reports claiming that chief design officer Jony Ive quit the company after “being frustrated with Cook’s alleged lack of interest in design”. In a rare email sent to an NBC News reporter after the Wall Street Journal reported that “Ive had grown frustrated with Cook’s leadership and alleged lack

Samsung India on Tuesday said that after generating 2,000 new jobs in the past one year, the south Korean giant would hire more talent across verticals throughout the year as it “continuously realigns resources” as per business priorities. Reacting to a media report that said Samsung is slashing 1,000 jobs in India in the face

Android TV devices will now be able to summon Amazon Alexa Amazon and Google have been at loggerheads for a while due to strong competition in various segments, including the streaming devices space – the Amazon Fire TV Stick and Google Chromecast product lines directly compete with each other. However, there has been an improvement

The European Union opened Wednesday an investigation to determine whether US semi-conductor giant Broadcom may be violating the bloc’s competition rules and hurting rivals. Pending the probe’s outcome, the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, said it would seek interim steps to stop the alleged practices and avert irreparable harm. The investigation centres on the

Let’s get straight to the point here: there are too many streaming services. TV and movie streaming buffs like us need to be subscribed to more than one service since the best content is often spread across different platforms. This is, of course, in addition to our regular DTH or cable TV service. The bottom