Discovery’s non-scripted streaming service discovery+ is now available on LG Smart TVs in the US. The streamer, which features more than 60,000 episodes from brands such as HGTV, Animal Planet and TLC, can be accessed on the TV’s webOS platform by opening the discovery+ app using their remote or by saying “discovery plus” directly into […]
Third-party TVs running LG’s webOS will be offered a ‘substantially’ expanded offer of content streaming options, the South Korean tech giant has said. Coinciding with the latest generational update to the platform earlier this year, LG announced that it had begun licencing its webOS TV platform ecosystem to brands such as RCA, Ayonz and Konka. […]
LG has announced the integration of Amazon’s Alexa AI smart assistant with LG webOS on third-party smart TVs. This is the latest development for LG’s webOS since the company began licensing its smart TV OS to third-party TV makers earlier this year. Brands including Advance, Blaupunkt, Eko, JSW, Manta, Polaroid, RCA, Seiki and Skytech as […]
South Korean tech giant LG is pulling out of the mobile phone market. The company put out a statement on Monday confirming that it is exiting the “incredibly competitive mobile phone sector” in order “ to focus resources in growth areas such as electric vehicle components, connected devices, smart homes, robotics, artificial intelligence and business-to-business […]
LG has announced that it has begun licencing its webOS TV platform ecosystem, and that the smart TV operating system will soon be found on third-party TVs to create a platform that promises to rival Android TV. Over 20 TV makers will offer webOS-powered TVs including brands such as RCA, Ayonz and Konka, with more […]
Samsung’s Tizen platform remains the largest smart TV operating system globally by sales, followed by LG’s WebOS and Android TV, according to Strategy Analytics. The research firm said that 21% of smart TVs sold in 2018 ran Tizen, 12% were powered by WebOS and 10% used Android TV. Roku TV captured 4% of global TV […]
LG has announced plans to expand its webOS platform beyond smart TVs, introducing it to new industries for the first time. Announcing the news at IFA in Berlin, LG said it has partnered with IT service provider Luxoft Holding to create the next generation of webOS. With the move it is targeting the automotive, robotics […]
is releasing a free firmware upgrade for its 2014 webOS smart TVs and is adding new content partners to the platform – including HD and 4K video from DirecTV. LG said the update will give TV owners “virtually all of the new webOS 2.0 features that debuted on this year’s new Smart TV models”. These […]
LG has sold more than one million units of its webOS-enabled Smart+ TVs since the launch of the TV line in March. Announcing the milestone figure, LG said that it now expects sales to reach 10 million units by the first half of 2015 and said that the TVs will be available in more than 150 […]
LG has launched its new smart TV platform webOS at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, claiming that it will be included in “more than 70%” of LG’s smart TVs in 2014. LG said that webOS, a platform it bought a year ago from HP, offers an intuitive interface, makes it easy for developers […]
