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CNET
27-05-2025
- Business
- CNET
Memorial Day Deal Still Available: Grab This Hisense 32-Inch Fire TV for Just $109 on Amazon
If you want a new TV for your kitchen, playroom or guest room, now's the perfect time to buy. Hisense's budget-friendly 32-inch TV still makes a classy upgrade without straining your wallet. The discount is a remaining Amazon Memorial Day deal, reducing the TV's cost to a record-low price of $109. It's a 32% savings over the original $160 asking price. Since this discount was originally meant for the holiday, we suggest acting fast if you're interested. This compact Hisense model won't blow anyone away in terms of visual or audio quality, but it is decent enough to serve as a secondary screen in your home when you don't want to spend a lot. It offers HD 1080p resolution with a full array LED backlight, so shows will look good enough in many cases. DTS Virtual:X enhances the sound experience, so dialogue and other audio will sound good without spending more on a soundbar or other speakers. Kids watching cartoons or guests catching up on a streaming show probably aren't looking for the best of the best features, so this TV is certainly serviceable. It's smarter than your average budget TV, with Amazon's Fire OS built in. So, it's easy to access shows and movies across all the big streaming services, as well as YouTube and other popular apps. The included Alexa Voice Remote also helps with finding content, launching apps and controlling smart home devices. Despite being on the cheaper end, this TV also looks nice with its slim bezel design. Looking for something a bit more premium? CNET's team has you covered with the best remaining Memorial Day television deals. Remaining Memorial Day deals are still around, with discounts on everything from appliances to laptops, and our shopping experts are curating the top remaining options. So, keep checking back, and if you spot something, don't wait. The deals won't last long. Why this deal matters This Hisense TV might not serve as your main TV, but there are plenty of spots in the average home where a secondary TV is useful. For those spaces, you don't necessarily want to spend much, but you still want something that looks good and works well. That's exactly what the A4 offers, and it's discounted to its lowest-ever price.
CNET
25-05-2025
- Business
- CNET
Memorial Day Sale: This Hisense 32-Inch Fire TV Is Down to Just $110 on Amazon
Looking to upgrade the TV in your guest room, playroom or kitchen without spending a fortune? This 32-inch Hisense TV is a great, budget-friendly pick. Thanks to Amazon's Memorial Day sale, it's down to a record-low price of $100. That's 31% off its $160 list price, making it a solid upgrade at a price that's hard to beat. This compact Hisense model isn't going to blow anyone away in terms of visual or audio quality, but it is decent enough to serve as that secondary screen in your home where you don't want to spend a ton. It offers a full HD 1080p resolution with a full array LED backlight, so shows will look good enough for a lot of use cases. DTS Virtual:X enhances the sound experience too, so dialogue and other audio will sound good without needing to spend more on a soundbar or other speakers. Kids watching cartoons or guests catching up on a streaming show when staying over probably aren't looking for the best of the best features, and this TV is certainly serviceable. It's smarter than your average budget TV with Amazon's Fire OS built in. That makes it really easy to get to shows and movies across all of the big streaming services, plus easy access to YouTube and other popular apps. The included Alexa Voice Remote also helps with finding content, launching apps and controlling smart home devices. Despite being on the cheaper end, this TV actually looks pretty nice too with a slim bezel design. Looking for something a bit more premium? CNET's team has you covered with the best Memorial Day television deals. In fact, Memorial Day deals are bringing steep discounts on everything from appliances to laptops and our shopping experts are curating the top deals around through the holiday weekend. So keep checking back and if you spot something, don't wait too long. The deals won't last long. Why this deal matters This Hisense TV might not serve as your main TV, but there are plenty of spots in the average home where a secondary TV is useful. For those spaces, you don't necessarily want to spend a ton, but you still want something that looks good and works well enough. That's exactly what the A4 offers, and it's down to its lowest-ever price.
Mint
21-05-2025
- Business
- Mint
Amazon reportedly developing foldable tablet to rival Apple and Huawei: Kuo
Amazon is reportedly developing a large-screen foldable tablet that could rival a similar device said to be in the works at Apple, according to prominent analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The claim emerges shortly after Huawei unveiled its latest innovation — the MateBook Fold Ultimate — in China. In a post shared on X, Kuo suggested that tech giant Amazon has entered discussions with key suppliers as part of its early-stage development of a foldable tablet. While the project has not officially commenced, Kuo believes the company could begin mass production as early as the end of 2026 or potentially in 2027, should development progress as anticipated. The news points to a potentially significant shake-up in the foldable device market, with Amazon possibly stepping in ahead of Apple. Kuo projects that Apple's own large-format foldable device, widely believed to be a foldable iPad, might not enter mass production until late 2027 or even 2028. Echoing Kuo's insights, Ross Young, Vice President at Counterpoint Research, confirmed he had heard of Amazon's foldable tablet plans some time ago. Young also noted that the company had held discussions with major component suppliers about the product, lending weight to the growing speculation. The timing of these developments is notable, coming just a day after Huawei debuted the MateBook Fold Ultimate — a foldable laptop with an expansive 18-inch screen that folds down to a 13-inch form factor. The device operates on Huawei's proprietary HarmonyOS PC system, diverging from Microsoft's Windows platform. While Amazon has not revealed what operating system its rumoured foldable will use, it has historically deployed Fire OS — a customised version of Android — in its tablets. However, recent reports suggest the company is developing a new Linux-based Vega OS for its smart TVs and streaming hardware, raising questions about whether this OS might also underpin its future tablet offerings.
Business Mayor
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Mayor
Another smart new Sky TV rival is coming to the UK and it's totally free to watch
Sky might have just upgraded its broadband-powered Glass TV but it's rivals aren't standing still either. French telly manufacturer Thomson has just unveiled a swathe of new screens at an event in Vienna, and it's been confirmed that some of these latest models are destined for the UK. The new televisions coming our way will all have access to Freely, which—like Sky Glass—lets users watch live and on-demand content via an internet connection. That means there's no need for a dish or aerial to be stuck to the chimney with content streamed to the big screen instead. Freely also offers the ability to pause live shows, see recommendations for things to watch and there's full access to main and mini TV guide. Freely can't quite match the might of Sky's huge catalogue of content, but, unlike the premium provider, it is completely free to watch. Along with coming pre-loaded with Freely, there's another bonus of these upcoming Thomson tellies as they will be powered by TiVo. This platform is already included on some other screens from firms such as Panasonic and Bush, plus it has long powered older V6 set-top boxes from Virgin Media. Now it's being added to this latest swathe of goggleboxes and it promises to make finding things to watch a whole lot easier. Along with offering a visually rich user experience, TiVo holds a vast amount of metadata, which helps it track down content via simple keywords. All users have to do is speak into the remote to narrow down the on-screen results. It even lets users add more search terms to reduce the number of things appearing on the screen. For example, a user can say, 'films with Tom Cruise', but then add phrases such as 'from the 90s' and 'only comedies' and TiVo will do the rest. 'We make it easy for people to find, watch and enjoy what they love, on their terms,' TiVo explained. 'We serve up the best movies, shows, sports and videos from across live TV, on demand, streaming services and countless apps. With TiVo, there's less searching, more watching in one integrated experience from any screen.' The TiVo operating system even lets you dig into the settings and turn off certain streaming platforms. That means if you don't subscribe to Disney+, for example, you won't see content recommendations from the app appear on the display. Unlike Google TV and Amazon's Fire OS, TiVo is also proud to boast that it is totally independent, so it doesn't push its users to specific apps or content. There's no exact launch date for the new Thomson tellies, but they are expected to arrive in the UK in the autumn with sizes from 24 to 64-inches available. If these screens weren't enough to worry Sky, TiVo has also hinted that it could also bring a Freely-powered set-top box to the UK in the future. Right now, those wanting to access this service need a compatible TV to tune in, but it's hoped that a new streaming box would bring Freely to older screens as well. Some manufacturers such as LG and Samsung also haven't adopted Freely yet so a box would also fix that issue as well. Read More Can you trust your ears? AI voice scams rattle US This update would be a direct rival for Sky Stream, which also turns old TVS into fully smart content hubs. We don't have full details just yet, but watch this space. READ SOURCE
