Smart TV & Streaming News: Platforms, Apps Updates

SmartTube app was infected by malware, here's what happened

December 1, 2025

Do you use SmartTube on your Android TV? App may have disappeared from your TV, here's why that happened.

Xiaomi Mi TV Remote Not Working: How to Fix and Re-Pair It

November 27, 2023

Most Xiaomi Mi TV remote problems come from flat batteries, a lost Bluetooth pairing or an infrared (IR) remote that cannot reach the TV's sensor.

Samsung can disable its TVs using Kill Switch functionality

August 25, 2021

Samsung televisions support a feature called TV Block, which the company may use to disable the TV remotely.

Keep track of television shows with epCheck

January 8, 2014

There are lots of TV databases out there on the Internet that you can use to track your favorite TV shows online, or get information about new and upcoming show

What is Youku.com, and how to access blocked contents from outside China

December 17, 2013

I do not blame you if you have never heard about Youku before.

Internet TV app Miro 6 has been released

April 16, 2013

Miro, which started out as the democracy player is a cross-platform Internet TV application that supports a wide range of channels and sources.

FileBot: automatic movie and TV show renamer

March 21, 2013

I have ripped - and downloaded - some of the TV shows that I really like to my PC so that I can watch them whenever I want without having to find […]

Bittorrent Live public beta needs better controls

March 13, 2013

Bittorrent Inc.

With TVU Player gone, what are some working PC TV alternatives?

March 11, 2013

TVU Player was one of the first TV on PC programs that I reviewed here on Ghacks, and while I have not used the program in years, it is still sad that […

TVs are the battleground for the next tech revolution

January 2, 2013

I'm using televisions for two purposes: to watch TV or media like DVD or Blu-Ray movies, and to play games on gaming systems like the Playstation 3 or the Xbox

ChrisTV Online is one more app for cord-cutters

December 26, 2012

These days everyone seems to be talking about "cutting the cord", but while we all want to do it, it is more difficult than you think.

Watch television with Windows 8's Live TV application

November 23, 2012

Live TV is without doubt one of the cooler applications that has been released for Windows 8 up until now.

Sort Samsung TV channels on your PC

November 12, 2012

One of the things that really annoy me is how - even modern - TVs scan and display TV stations on first run.

Track TV series with SeriesGuide X for Android

October 29, 2012

If you like to watch TV shows and maybe even are collecting entire TV series on your computer or DVD or Blu-Ray, you may find an application to track TV series,

Pocket TV: Turn your TV into an Android Tablet

June 5, 2012

If you have followed the E3 gaming expo that is currently taking place you may have noticed that several companies are trying to make entertainment in the livin

Stream Chaser, Find TV Show Streams In Firefox

April 20, 2012

Streaming TV has really taken off in recent years, with services like Hulu, Netflix or even Amazon, offering TV streams for free, or for a reasonable price.

Samsung Smart TV D5500 40â€ LED TV

October 5, 2011

When it comes to TVs, we are really getting spoiled these days.

Angry Birds... The Movie

February 6, 2011

I'll come clean and say that I've still not been drawn into the whole Angry Birds phenomenon, but that's not to say I haven't heard about it.

Google's World Conquest Continues, Google TV Demoed

August 21, 2010

Google, Google, Google.

How To Watch Champions League Online

April 7, 2009

The UEFA Champions League is one of the world's major sport events that attracts fans from all over the world.

Joost Now Offering Browser TV

September 18, 2008

Joost who have been offering a software client for Macintosh and Windows to watch (mostly) prerecorded TV shows have launched a website today that is offering e

Hulu now publically available kind of

March 12, 2008

Hulu has left private beta and is now publically available to US-consumers which is definitely a good thing.

HBO on Broadband soon coming to a computer near you

January 22, 2008

The latest trends in the United States of America seem to be to create TV Channel portals offering streams of tv shows for authorized users.

Watch Documentaries Online

January 10, 2008

It seems that more and more specialized websites appear that list videos from sites such as Youtube and Google Video.

Watch NBC Shows on Veoh

December 11, 2007

NBC offers two official ways to watch their tv shows online.

Joost 1.0 Beta is out

September 30, 2007

Joost has released yet another version of their acclaimed Internet TV client that streams prerecorded TV shows to the users computer.

Watch TV premieres early

September 27, 2007

It seems that the TV companies have finally began to understand that the Internet is more than just a way to publish their TV program on the website.

Big List of Online TV services

March 3, 2007

There are several ways to watch tv online.

Watch hundreds of full tv shows, cartoons and anime

November 27, 2006

TV Links is a site I never heard about before.

Streams of popular TV Series

May 21, 2006

Am I the only one who is seeing a massive increase in websites that offer streams of tv series for free ? IÂ´am not sure about the legality and to be honest: