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FilmOn AIR hopes to bring ATSC TV to your Android phone

By Michael Crider
on 2 Jan, 2012

Netflix is great. So is HBO Go. But sometimes you don't want HBO, you want TV. For that, IPTV startup FilmOn hopes to change the dynamic of mobile video by releasing a small and cheap tuner for its services, compatible with all major computing devices including Android. The company hopes that the FimOn AIR tuner will function as a work-around for its legal woes, as it battles the major television producers in the United States over rebroadcasting rights.

Time Warner Cable tablet app now available for Android, doesn’t stream live TV

By Cory Gunther
on 29 Nov, 2011

We saw a few leaks regarding this application early this year and have been patiently awaiting its arrival. Today the Time Warner Cable app for Android Tablets is finally available over in the Android Market. Before all you TWC TV users get too excited -- no it doesn't stream live TV (like the iPad can), and it only works for a select few tablets. It's a start though right?

Comcast’s Xfinity now available in the Android Market

By Dylan Bailey
on 7 Dec, 2010

We have been expecting this for quite some time, and now the Comcast Xfinity has been released just as expected.

Swedish firm outs world’s first Android TV

By Shane McGlaun
on 16 Nov, 2010

We heard about the People of Lava Android TV back in April. The set is making waves again with a larger 55-inch model that is like hanging a big Android phone on the wall according to the oddly named firm behind the TV. As of right now, the set is only offered in Scandinavia, but the firm hopes to roll the sets out to the US later.

Monsoon offers Android app for streaming TV from Vulkano set top box

By Shane McGlaun
on 29 Oct, 2010

It's great to be able to stream TV from your home to your Android smartphone so you can watch your favorite shows or the big game wherever you happen to be. Monsoon Multimedia has announced a new app for the Android platform that allows streaming and mobile video recording using the Vulkano Deluxe and Vulkano Deluxe Pro set top boxes.

Android coming soon to Samsung TVs?

By Dylan Bailey
on 8 Sep, 2010

Android lovers who are in the market for a new flat panel TV just might want to hold off a bit longer. Bloomberg is reporting that Samsung, the top TV maker in the US with nearly 20% market share, is considering the much loved Android OS for a future line of televisions.