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No UltraHD on Apple TV

by Tom Allen

The Apple TV is due to be refreshed in June, Buzzfeed said recently (Apple TV Refresh Coming in June). Now managing editor John Paczkowski has shared some more information – there won’t be any …

Apple TV Refresh Coming in June

by Tom Allen

John Paczkowski, managing editor of Buzzfeed and long-time Apple reporter, has claimed that Apple will unveil a new set-top box at its WWDC in April. The new box will have an app store, developer …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 22 - Issue 13

High-Res STB Planned by Orange

by Tom Allen

Orange CEO Stéphane Richard has said that the company will launch an UltraHD set-top box next year. At the presentation of Orange’s ‘Essential2020’ strategic plan, Richard said, “4k is not a market one can …

Broadcom Drives Free’s UltraHD STB

by Tom Allen

Free, a French company that has developed an UltraHD Android STB, is powering the box with a Broadcom chip. The Freebox uses a BCM7252 SoC and can show streamed, terrestrial, VoD and recorded content. …

Broadcom Powers First Ultra HD Android TV Set-top Box

by Helen Vince

Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, today announced it is powering the first Ultra High Definition (Ultra HD) Android TV set-top box (STB). Offered …

Tags:Android| Broadcom| STBs| UltraHD

Ad-Skipping Company Develops STB to Enable Service

by Tom Allen

US-based Skipr is developing an Android TV STB with a pass-through function for cable TV. Skipr’s primary offer is an ad-skipping service, redirecting viewers to alternative programming. However, at first this only worked with …

Tags:Android| Google| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Free’s Android Box Plays UltraHD Content

by Tom Allen

Free, a French company, has launched the ‘Freebox Mini 4k’ – a gateway/set-top box that runs Android TV and can play UltraHD content. It consists of two units: a server and a player. The …

Tags:Home gateways| Large Display Monitor| STBs| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Valve Streams Games Cheaply, Provides Console Release Date

by Tom Allen

Valve has finally provided a date for the release of its Steam Machine consoles. Units will begin to be released from November this year. At the same time the company showed off the Steam …

Nvidia Reaffirms Move to Gaming Products With Streaming Console

by Tom Allen

Nvidia has hit back at Razer’s Forge TV (Razer Strikes Nvidia’s Shield) with its own Android-based game-streaming set-top box: the Shield Android TV Console (doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue – TA). It is …

Humax Will be First STB Partner for Freeview Play

by Tom Allen

Humax has claimed the title of first set-top box manufacturer to announce Freeview Play products. The company’s boxes will support HD content, with built-in WiFi to access catch-up services. There will also be three …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| STBs| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Humax Launching Freeview Play STB

by Helen Vince

Humax claims it will be the first set-top box supplier to deliver the new Freeview Play connected TV later this year. Last month Panasonic announced that it will incorporate Freeview Play in its new …

Tags:STBs| Stream TV

ZTE Hard Codes to Lower CPU Load

by Tom Allen

A new quad-core set-top box, running Android 4.4, has been launched by ZTE worldwide. The B760H plays both IPTV and OTT content using dedicated hardware. 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless communication is also supported.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| STBs| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 10| ZTE