Samsung has just announced that its Smart Media Player, officially known as the GX-SM530CF, will be coming available on October 23 for $150. The new set-top box announcement is one of several we can ...

The player includes more than 100 apps such as Amazon Instant Video and Netflix, as well as Samsung's recommendation tool. Shara Tibken was a managing editor at CNET News, overseeing a team covering ...

Samsung is looking to bring to market a new Smart Media Player set top box with a CableCard slot for traditional subscription video services and a broadband connection for over-the-top (OTT) streaming ...

Samsung, Time Warner Cable and Advance/Newhouse Communications announced that interactive digital cable services are now live on the Samsung HL-S5686C Open Cable Application Platform (OCAPTM) ...

It wasn't long ago when it seemed as if bulky cable boxes might be going the way of TV antennas. The federal government was pressuring cable companies to open up their near-monopoly on boxes to more ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Not that long ago, the clunky cable box looked like it was on its way out. The federal government was pressuring cable companies to open up their near-monopoly on boxes to more ...

is editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of the Decoder podcast, and co-host of The Vergecast. This is The Divergence, a weekly column from The Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel, exploring the spaces ...

Last Friday, the Federal Communications Commission finally gave up on trying to mandate more alternatives to clunky and expensive cable boxes. In a unanimous decision, the agency eliminated rules ...