Between two smart TV operating systems that are great for the average watcher, Samsung's Tizen OS does offer an advantage over Google's offering in a few ways.

Some TV apps let you watch programming with fewer ads, as long as you allow your TV to participate in a global proxy network.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued five of the largest television manufacturers in the world, alleging their smart TVs secretly capture what viewers watch every 500 milliseconds and feed that ...

A smart DNS service can complement -- or even replace -- a VPN for streaming. Here’s how the two are alike and how they differ.

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The Ethernet port on your TV could be slowing down your streaming experience rather than speeding it up.

Philips Hue has rolled out a new app update that expands access to its AI assistant, adding support for Spanish, German and Dutch. First introduced in June 2025, the free tool lets users speak or type ...

Onboarding and connectivity issues are plaguing the furniture retailer’s new Matter-over-Thread products. Onboarding and connectivity issues are plaguing the furniture retailer’s new ...

Smart home owners are experiencing issues with IKEA’s new Matter-over-Thread products. Users report that the devices will either refuse to connect to any smart home platform or will connect but then ...

Eli is a freelance journalist who lives in Detroit, MI. He got his start in journalism covering video games and sports for Heavy before branching out into greater esports coverage at Dexerto. He also ...

If your streaming, cell phone and internet bills are getting higher, you're not the only one. 5 On Your Side has ways you can cut costs if financial goals are on your list for 2026. Cable or ...

Jonathan Thompson, Helen Milner and Mathew Horsman on proposals to switch off digital terrestrial television Christy Swords (Letters, 28 January) notes that millions of homes still use Freeview, but ...