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Sharp has entered into an agreement with DTS to bring DTS:X immersive sound to its next line of TV products in Europe.  

Would you rather watch TV without an expensive monthly subscription? Humax’s 4K Aura set top box is now on offer if you’re looking to ditch a fee-charging TV service for a freely available TV experience.  

For its latest Pixel 6 and flagship Pixel 6 Pro smartphones, Google has introduced its own, years in the developing, Tensor chip which optimises the way hardware and software work together. Does this Apple-style proprietary processor deliver the goods?  

Sony continues the deployment of its 360 Reality Audio immersive music format which has now been added to the Amazon Music Unlimited service.  

Amazon Music and Twitch apps will bring 75 million songs and thousands of live streaming channels to owners of a range of Toshiba TVs.  

The latest firmware update for the Aura 4K Android TV recorder brings a whole host of features including the Apple TV app, support for NOW, an enhanced user experience and bug fixes.  

The Zidoo Z1000 Pro takes all the excellent features found on the company's cheaper Android TV media boxes and adds a high-end chassis, built-in HDD bay and antennas, and a full-sized Bluetooth remote control. Nice!  

Owners of TVs and streaming devices running the Android TV operating system will now have access to the Apple TV app.  

Users of Freeview Play on Android TV devices will get easier access to content in a new makeover to the homepage.  

Previously only available for a few select Android TV users, Amazon Music is now fully to hand on Android TVs, set top boxes, consoles and other devices that use Google’s smart TV OS, along with Chromecast with Google TV.  

The new Humax Aura isn't just a Freeview Play PVR, but a fully functioning Android TV device with support for 4K and HDR, numerous apps, Chromecast, and a built-in Google Assistant.  

Google has announced that it will be making the Apple TV app available on its new Chromecast with Google TV devices in early 2021.  

TCL rounds off 2020 with the release of its latest 4K HDR TV range, the P615K.  

Toshiba has announced the 4K HDR 58-inch UA2B TV, which adds to its current affordable Android powered models.  

Philips' 2020 flagship TV offers a stunning design, excellent image accuracy and video processing along with an Atmos speaker bar from Bowers & Wilkins. So is this the luxury TV you have been waiting on?  

Digital TV set-top box manufacturer Humax has unveiled AURA, the first 4K Freeview Play Recorder powered by Android TV technology.  

BenQ has added an updated range of three DLP projectors based around the Android TV smart platform.  

Google is pitching its newer smartphones away from the bruising powerhouse flagships of Samsung and iPhone and its latest Pixel 5 and 4a 5G models show off decent mid range specs with plenty of clever software.  

In support of its Play-Fi based wireless ecosystem, Philips plans a range of supporting products including the upcoming W6505 and W6205 wireless speakers and the new 8000 series of soundbars featuring five models.  

Sony’s midrange XH90 4K TV range will be on sale in Europe from the end of May  

TCL has announced the UK launch of two new Android TVs - the EC78 and EP65 ranges - both of which feature Freeview Play.  

The Disney+ streaming service is now available on Philips Ambilight Android TVs in the European countries where the much anticipated SVOD recently launched.  

The Zappiti One SE 4K HDR adds a second HDMI output for audio, but remains a simple solution to streaming virtually any media format.  

TP Vision has announced the imminent arrival of Freeview Play on Philips’ range of Android TVs.  

Freeview is the UK’s biggest TV platform and now its internet connected Freeview Play service is heading for Android TV devices.  

Netflix has announced it has started using the AV1 codec when streaming to its Android mobile app, thus providing viewers with improved compression efficiency over the established VP9 encodes.  

Nokia parent company HMD Global releases the Nokia 2.3 which features an AI based camera to help you get the best shot, a two day battery life and Android updates for two years.  

We interview Philips picture guru Danny Tack about the new TV models as well as burn-in suppression technology, smooth gradation technology along with Filmmaker mode and why there is no HDMI 2.1  

Sony has announced a new 8K Full Array LED TV, new 4K OLED TVs (including a 48-inch model) and new 4K Full Array LED TVs, all with advanced picture and sound capabilities.  

Hisense used its press conference at CES to launch two new Quantum Dot ULED 4K TVs and a TriChroma Laser TV that can hit 100% of Rec.2020.  

How much of a risk is it to have a different make of watch and phone paired? What are the potential problems? Or do AVForums members recommend sticking to the same brand ecosystem.  

Earlier this year, Sony announced their plans to bring AirPlay 2 and Homekit functionality along with Dolby Atmos support to their recent mid-range and high-end TVs. Now a major Android Pie (9) update has arrived that also includes these promised features.  

Up until now, Amazon Music’s free service has only been available if you are listening on an Echo smart speaker, now Amazon has opened up this tier to third party mobile platforms.  

According to Samsung, their Tizen smart O/S appears on over 100 million Samsung TVs around the world. Now, the South Korean TV giant has announced it is to become available to third party TV manufacturers for the first time.  

The OLED854 is identical to the OLED804 model apart from the stand and features three-sided Ambilight, Dolby Vision and HDR10+ dynamic metadata systems and the new 3rd Generation P5 image processor, so is this mid-range screen worthy of your interest? Let's find out.  

The upcoming Nvidia Shield TV Pro will feature a new Tegra X1+ chip and support 4K playback and Dolby Vision and come with a new remote control.  

The Philips OLED+ 984 is the company's latest flagship 4K TV that not only boasts Dolby Vision, HDR10+, Dolby Atmos, Android and 4-sided Ambilight, but also a custom-built B&W sound system.  

Pluto TV has launched an Android app making the service available in the UK, Germany, Austria and Switzerland.  

The Philips OLED+ 934 is a mid-range 4K TV with Dolby Vision, HDR10+, Dolby Atmos, Android, 3-sided Ambilight, and a 2.1.2-channel B&W sound system.  

Like many TV makers, Sharp is using IFA to launch a new range of TVs and they present their first AQUOS models bound for Europe.