Google TV could be getting Siri-like voice-controls

Using your hands is so 2010. Voice-activated controls may be on the way for Google TV, according to a patent filed by the company last year that was recently discovered.

Patently Apple has found a filing by Google that lays …

Most installed Google TV apps include Napster, Pandora, and CNBC

Music and financial news top the list for the most successful Google TV applications, according to a new six-month-long study from Xyologic.

The Android OS-based Google TV software, which currently runs on a variety of set-top boxes from Logitech, Sony, …

Google TV YouTube updates on the way, just in time for original content

One of the best upgrades in Google TV 2.0 was the addition of a dedicated YouTube app — now, it’s about to get even better with an update set to launch this week.

The new YouTube GTV app will offer …

What’s Google up to? Search giant is testing an “entertainment device”

Google has asked the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) for permission to use an undisclosed new “entertainment device” in four major cities over the next six months.

The information came from a FCC application Google submitted in December, which was uncovered …

Hands-on demo of second-generation Google TV (video)

Smart TVs were plentiful at the Consumer Electronics Show this year, and Google TV appeared in a number of them, including models from LG and Sony.

With its second run at web-connected TVs, Google’s grand plan is to disrupt entertainment …

LG in talks to produce a “Nexus” Google TV set

Electronics manufacturer LG may create a Google-branded television set that would run an unreleased, future version of the Android-based Google TV software.

The Google TV software — which currently runs on a variety of set-top boxes from Logitech, Sony and …

Game streaming service OnLive to be preloaded on all Google TVs

It’s going to get a lot easier to play cloud-based games on your television soon. Game streaming service OnLive announced today that its viewing service will be preloaded on the Google TV service.

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las …

Sony aims to deliver 300M connected devices in the next 3 years

Sony kicked off its CES press conference today with a stunning montage of 3D projected footage, which not only set the tone for the electronics giant’s presentation, but also made this writer desperately want a new 3D projector.

Sony CEO …

LG debuts HDTV with built-in Google TV and a new Spectrum Android superphone

South Korean electronics maker LG showed off some cool new gadgets today, including a Google TV-powered HDTV, a high-powered Verizon Android LTE phone and a connected refrigerator that can order your groceries. Company executives debuted the products live at a …

Lenovo announces world’s first Android 4.0 TV — but it’s no Google TV

Not content to sit around and let Apple beat it to the TV market, Lenovo introduced its first television today at the Consumer Electronics Show, which is also notable for being the first TV to run the Android 4.0 operating …

Google TV’s second wind: New devices coming from LG, Samsung, Vizio and Sony

As expected, Google TV will get a big shot in the arm at next week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

LG, Vizio, and Sony will be announcing new Google TV devices at CES, while Samsung will announce its products …

Marvell supplies the brains for the second-generation Google TV box

Marvell‘s Armada family of chips will provide the brains for the second-generation Google TV set-top box for connected TVs, the company said today.

The new box, which was announced in October and will be on display next week at the …

Zynga bets on Google TV with new Texas HoldEm Poker app

Zynga is finally bringing its mega-popular Texas HoldEm poker game to the living room TV set, but it’s not going through a major video game console manufacturers to get there.

In addition to its social media and mobile gaming apps, …

Dust off your Logitech Revue: Google TV Honeycomb update is here

For those of you letting your Logitech Revue collect dust on a neglected shelf next to the DVD player, it’s time to break out the feather duster.

The Logitech Revue, a Google TV-enabled set-top box, is getting updated with Android …

Nexus TV? Samsung working with Google on new Google TV device

Samsung is apparently in “last-stage talks” with Google to produce a new device running the search giant’s Google TV software, reports Reuters.

The Google TV software, which optimizes internet video content for viewing on a television screen, is currently available …

Prime-time viewing habits carry over to connected TVs, says Redux

With connected TVs — those that can access online content — consumers have changed what they typically watch, but their viewing habits around prime-time remain the same, according to the web video aggregator Redux.

Redux’s service, which collects interesting web …

Google TV 2.0: With apps and more, it’s finally ready for a close-up (review)

Almost a year after its launch, Google TV owners are finally beginning to receive a major update that will dramatically improve the service with the addition of apps, a cleaner interface and more. But will the update make a dent …

Google TV and LG may unveil a new TV in January

Google is said to be giving its Google TV operating system another push. The search giant is teaming up with manufacturer LG on a new television that will be unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, according to a …

Google TV gets a 24/7 streaming porn channel

Google TV, the search giant’s combo hardware-software entertainment endeavor, could be on its way to attracting a larger male customer base, as porn studio Vivid Entertainment is now streaming sexually explicit content to television sets by way of a Google …