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Samsung is a major player in the Android ecosystem and uses the Android OS to power its smartphones and tablets. For its Smart TVs and other appliances, however, the company relies on its homegrown Tizen OS. Using Tizen OS offers Samsung the flexibility to integrate its hardware and software better, but it comes at the cost […]
Samsung announced its new Smart View TV app today, planning a full release in early 2016 for all its TVs but only available today on a select few models. Samsung’s new Smart View app differs from the old in that Samsung has added Android, iOS, and even Windows device compatibility to the app so that […]
With Samsung's goal to see Tizen powering everything from smartphones to TVs to automobiles, developers are going to play a huge part in helping the company fulfill its dreams. Whether developers will hop on the Tizen bandwagon in great numbers remains to be seen, but interested developers can now start developing for and porting their […]
The world's first game to support the Samsung-backed HDR10+ GAMING format—The First Descendant—was unveiled four months ago. Now, two more games have brought support for HDR10+ GAMING. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 now support the new HDR format, which means more immersive gaming on supported hardware. Call of Duty Modern Warfare […]
Google has announced a bunch of new features for Android ecosystem of devices. As we approach the end of this year, Google has surprised users by releasing new features to Android smartphones, Wear OS-based smartwatches, and Google TV-based smart TVs. Let us check them out in detail. First up, the Gboard app on Android smartphones […]
In 2021, Netflix introduced games into the Netflix app for Android and iOS, offering people a new mode of entertainment on the platform, apart from movies and TV series, at no additional cost. Today, the company has announced that it is making games available in the Netflix app for TVs and on the web platform […]
During its ongoing Samsung Developer Conference 2021 event, Samsung announced new features and improvements to Bixby, One UI, Samsung Health, Samsung Knox, SmartThings, and Tizen. The company also announced that it is developing a cloud gaming platform of its own, and it will be available on smart TVs running Tizen. While the company didn't divulge […]
It was revealed nine months ago that Samsung was working with Steam to integrate the latter's PC game streaming technology into its smart TVs. Now, a beta version of Valve's Steam Link app is available through Samsung's app store. It can be used to stream games from a PC on a local network. The app […]
At the Samsung Developer Conference 2016, Samsung is going to showcase new smart TV tools and policies for developers, the new enhancements have been developed to allow users to access even more developer content with ease. During the 2016 smart TV session, the company is going to introduce developers to the Samsung Smart View SDK, […]
Samsung just confirmed that their upcoming Smart TV has won the CES 2016 Best of Innovation Award in the Accessible Tech category. This new Smart TV is due to be announced at CES next month, and it's a cornerstone of innovation from Samsung due to its revamped user interface. This UI offers better on-screen readability and voice […]
Samsung and Sony have collectively announced that PlayStation Now game streaming service will be available on select Smart TVs from Samsung starting the first half of 2015. For a start, the service will be available to consumers in the US and Canada. Consumers can access and play over 200 PlayStation 3 games directly from the cloud, without […]
After the official release of Samsung Z, which is their first Tizen based smartphone, Samsung has now confirmed that they will be releasing the SDK for Tizen based smart TV products. The Beta version of SDK will give developers a chance to play around with some new smart interaction features. Samsung states that the users can control […]