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Motorola to Stream Live TV to Tablets, Mobile Devices

By Matthew Calamia

Motorola introduced a new device to stream live television to Apple tablets and Android devices through the cable box, as cable companies attempt to hold their ground against Internet television.

Google to Offer Movie Rentals With Android

By Joanna Mazewski

Google has announced a new on-demand movie service available to Android users, joining a growing streaming and online video market that is picking speed.

Hulu Plus Comes to Some Android Phones

By Daithi hAnluain

Hulu Plus access for selected Android 2.2 devices is coming soon, according to a teaser promotion on the company's website, bringing the service to more platforms in a move to compete in the increasingly crowded video-streaming market.

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Motorola to Stream Live TV to Tablets, Mobile Devices

Tue Jun 14, 2011 2:59 pm | By Matthew Calamia

Motorola introduced a new device to stream live television to Apple tablets and Android devices through the cable box, as cable companies attempt to hold their ground against Internet television.

Google to Offer Movie Rentals With Android

Tue May 10, 2011 2:43 pm | By Joanna Mazewski

Google has announced a new on-demand movie service available to Android users, joining a growing streaming and online video market that is picking speed.

Google to Offer Movie Rentals With Android

Hulu Plus Comes to Some Android Phones

Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:30 pm | By Daithi hAnluain

Qualcomm Optimizes Chips for Netflix Streaming

Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:50 am | By Kat Asharya

Chip maker Qualcomm announced that its latest Snapdragon mobile processors will allow future Android devices to stream movies and TV shows from Netflix.

Qualcomm Optimizes Chips for Netflix Streaming

Google TV Apps Coming to Android Market

Mon Jan 24, 2011 1:25 pm | By Brian McCulloch

Google TV apps may soon be making their way into the Android Market, according to developers with an eye on the open source software.

Comcast to Stream TV to Tablets

Fri Jan 07, 2011 8:44 am | By Florence Labedays

Comcast today said it will allow its customers to watch live-streaming television and movies on tablets, such as the iPad, as the company looks for Web alternatives to compete with Internet-connected rivals such as Neflix.

Swedes Make World's First Android TV

Tue Nov 16, 2010 2:53 pm | By Kat Asharya

A Swedish television maker recently launched the world's first Android TV, featuring full, smartphone-like functionality on a large 55-inch screen.

Netflix to Come to Some Android Phones

Mon Nov 15, 2010 4:45 pm | By Allen Tsai

Netflix is bringing its streaming service to smartphones running on Google's Android software early next year, but not all such devices, due to fragmentation problems.

Sony Mulls 3D Internet TV

Fri Oct 22, 2010 12:37 pm | By Kat Asharya

Sony is considering whether to develop a 3D version of its new Internet TV, which runs on Google's Android platform, in a move to diversity its product line as consumers demand more Web-connected devices.

Sony Rolls Out First Google TV

Wed Oct 13, 2010 11:21 am | By Kat Asharya

Sony will begin selling televisions powered with Google TV on Saturday, in a move that will gauge how much consumers will pay to combine Internet access with regular television programming.

Google to Start TV Service This Fall

Tue Sep 07, 2010 3:16 pm | By Allen Tsai

Google said it plans to launch its new Web-connected television service, dubbed "Google TV," in the U.S. this fall, as the Internet giant looks to expand its reach from computers and smartphones to the living room.

Google, Sony, Intel Join on 'Smart' Web TV

Thu May 20, 2010 11:03 am | By Allen Tsai

Google, Sony and Intel today unveiled technology to marry the Web to television and bring its programming-search service, dubbed "Google TV," to living rooms this fall.

Google, Sony, Intel Join on 'Smart' Web TV

Google to Announce TV Software

Fri Apr 30, 2010 10:07 am | By Allen Tsai

Google plans to unveil Web-based television software, build on its Android mobile operating system, to developers at an event in May, bringing technologies from the smartphone into the living room.

Google, Sony and Intel Team Up on Web-Based TV

Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:00 pm | By Allen Tsai

Google is teaming up with Sony and Intel to help bring its Android-based technology into the living room, by pursuing a similar strategy with televisions and set-top boxes as it did with smartphones.