GoKawiil - Tech News

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Ads and tracking infiltrated TVs. Now they're coming for monitors. (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-24 | tags: lg monitors, mcafee ads, smart tvs

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The best Hisense TVs of 2026: Expert tested for streaming, gaming, and more (zdnet.com)

2026-08-04 | by Taylor Clemons | tags: hisense, smart tvs, streaming

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Samsung is cracking down on TV apps that quietly rent out your bandwidth (techspot.com)

2026-08-04 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: smart tv, samsung, residential proxy

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Samsung is removing smart TV apps that secretly turn users' internet connections into residential proxies (techspot.com)

2026-08-04 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: smart tv apps, samsung, residential proxy

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Samsung Bans Smart TV Apps That Share Users' Internet Connections (slashdot.org)

2026-08-03 | tags: samsung, smart tv, internet sharing

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Samsung says it's banning smart TV apps that expose users' internet connections (engadget.com)

2026-08-03 | by Jackson Chen | tags: samsung, smart tv, cybersecurity

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Samsung bans smart TV apps that share users’ internet connections with strangers (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-03 | by Zack Whittaker | tags: samsung, smart tv, cybersecurity

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Is your smart TV a secret proxy? LG to suspend rogue apps, Samsung sets impacted too (zdnet.com)

2026-07-28 | by Charlie Osborne | tags: smart tv, samsung, tizen

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LG to ban residential proxies from smart TV apps (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: lg webos, residential proxies, lg electronics

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How to connect your Ring doorbell camera to your smart TV (engadget.com)

2026-07-21 | by Gabriela Vătu | tags: ring, amazon fire tv, smart tv

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Connecting my TV to a router VPN was one of my smartest home network upgrades (zdnet.com)

2026-07-01 | by Taylor Clemons | get TP-Link AC1750 WiFi Router → | tags: smart tv, vpn, home network

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How to disable ACR on your TV (and why it makes such a big difference when you do) (zdnet.com)

2026-07-01 | by Taylor Clemons | get HDMI Cable for TV → | tags: acr, smart tvs, samsung

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Instagram wants to monopolize your attention (theverge.com)

2026-06-25 | by Charles Pulliam-Moore | get Instagram Attention Management Book → | tags: instagram, meta, reels

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Nearly half of LG smart TV apps contain residential proxy SDKs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-22 | get Smart TV Privacy Shield → | tags: residential proxy, samsung, proxy sdk

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Nearly Half of LG Smart TV Apps Contain Residential Proxy SDKs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-22 | get Smart TV Privacy Scanner → | tags: smart tv, residential proxy, samsung

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Worried about Fox buying Roku? Here are three popular concerns - and why I'm optimistic (zdnet.com)

2026-06-22 | by Artie Beaty | get Roku Streaming Stick → | tags: fox, roku, bloomberg

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Fox’s $22B Roku acquisition aims to expand its reach into smart TVs, advertising (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-15 | get Roku Streaming Stick 4K → | tags: fox corporation, roku inc, roku os

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Fox wants to take over your TV — and the tech inside it (theverge.com)

2026-06-15 | by Emma Roth | get Samsung Smart TV → | tags: fox, roku, fox sports

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Why I'm Telling People to Stop Hunting for Dumb TVs (cnet.com)

2026-06-15 | by See Full Bio | get Smart TV Remote Control → | tags: smart tv, google, amazon

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The impossible dream of the universal remote (theverge.com)

2026-06-14 | by David Pierce | get Logitech Harmony Elite Remote → | tags: logitech, harmony, nest

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Here's what you should and shouldn't plug into a TV USB port (engadget.com)

2026-06-04 | by Lawrence Bonk | get USB Power Strip → | tags: smart tv, usb ports, fat32

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Why I just connected my living room TV to a router VPN (and you should, too) (zdnet.com)

2026-06-01 | by Taylor Clemons | get TP-Link AC1750 WiFi Router → | tags: smart tv, vpn, hackers

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I put my smart TV setup behind a router-based VPN and never looked back - here's why (zdnet.com)

2026-06-01 | by Taylor Clemons | get TP-Link AC1750 WiFi Router → | tags: smart tv, vpn, hackers

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Amazon is selling this 75-inch Hisense TV for over $500 off - and I highly recommend it (zdnet.com)

2026-05-29 | by Taylor Clemons | get Hisense 75-Inch U8 Series → | tags: hisense, amazon, smart tv

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Disabled ACR on your TV? I set up a router-based VPN for further protection - here's how (zdnet.com)

2026-05-28 | by Taylor Clemons | get TP-Link Archer AX6000 Router → | tags: acr, vpn, smart tv

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I set up a router-based VPN for my TV, and it's the cheap security fix it desperately needed (zdnet.com)

2026-05-28 | by Taylor Clemons | get TP-Link AC1750 WiFi Router → | tags: smart tv, vpn, alexa

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Roku OS’s home screen now features a large, permanent ad (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-27 | get Roku Streaming Stick → | tags: roku os, smart tv, ad space

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Roku updates its UI for the first time in a decade (engadget.com)

2026-05-27 | by Lawrence Bonk | get Roku Streaming Stick 4K → | tags: roku, smart tv, roku city

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Yearslong Fight Over Users' Right To Tweak Smart TV Software Heads To Trial (slashdot.org)

2026-05-20 | get Smart TV Developer Kit → | tags: vizio, linux, gpl

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Yearslong fight over users' right to tweak smart TV software heads to trial (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-20 | get Smart TV Developer Kit → | tags: vizio, linux, software freedom conservancy