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• Samsung's Tizen 3.0 to take on Android and iOS starting in September

  Many alternative mobile operating systems like Firefox have fallen by the wayside while Android and iOS continue to dominate, but Samsung's Tizen has survived.

• Samsung adds payments to its smart TVs

  Samsung Electronics is stepping up its payments push with the launch of a payment service that lets users buy content on some of its newer smart TVs.

• Sharp's new 4K televisions run Android TV

  With its entry into the market of 4K high definition television sets, Sharp Electronics has elected to use Google's Android TV operating system to run the higher-end models, bringing computer-like functionality to these devices.

• NHK tries to prime viewers for 8K with interactive features

  For those that don't already suffer from high-definition fatigue, Japanese public broadcaster NHK is developing interactive and mobile technologies to make the idea of 8K video -- the next resolution stage beyond 4K -- more appealing.

• Sharp's latest 4K TV adds yellow subpixel for 8K resolution

  Electronics maker Sharp is launching what it believes is the next phase in high-definition TVs with a 4K screen that can display imagery at 8K resolution, seen as the display standard to follow 4K.

• NAB conference makes way for more 4K content

  This year the number of 4K TVs sold around the world will almost triple. Those sales, along with more mature equipment for producing and distributing content, are fueling overall interest in the technology.

• Samsung faces complaint in US FTC over Smart TV 'surveillance'

  A complaint filed by a privacy group to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission charged that Samsung's Smart TVs intercept and record private communications of consumers in their homes, violating a number of rules including the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

• Samsung: Our smart TVs aren't eavesdropping on your conversations

  People can speak freely around Samsung smart TVs without fear that their conversations will be captured and transmitted to a data center, the company has said in response to privacy concerns related to its devices' voice recognition capabilities.

• New standard paves way for 8K display in all-in-ones, laptops

  A new standard that supports higher-resolution displays should help move 8K screens from the realm of high-end TV and into laptops, all-in-one PCs and possibly even mobile devices.

• The year TVs got much too complicated

  CES 2015 might go down as the moment when TVs became more complicated than they should be.

• TV makers propose new connector for 8K video

  Televisions that can show pictures far superior to today's best high-definition video are making headlines and attracting crowds at this week's Consumer Electronics Show. When they come to market in the next few years, they will likely include a new connector as well -- and require a new set of cables.

• Sony to launch razor-thin Android TV

  The battle for the bragging rights to the world's thinnest TV is always something that comes to the fore at the Consumer Electronics Show, and this year Sony says it has come away with winner with three big-screen sets that are as thin as a few coins.

• Sharp expands 4K TV range, to offer 5K TV this year

  Sharp is quadrupling the number of Ultra HD television sets it sells, raising its bet that consumers will want the TVs despite the lack of a large amount of content.

• LG's curvy GFlex 2 smartphone has the spirit of old-school flip phones

  LG's new GFlex 2 smartphone is built in the spirit of flip handsets, with curvy contours to make chatting on the phone more convenient.

• LG readies webOS TVs with better performance, 4K content

  LG Electronics' upcoming smart TVs will run an upgraded version of webOS that promises better performance and more customization.