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IPTV on a Windows PC has gone from a fringe hobbyist trick to a mainstream way to run live TV, catch‑up services and personal media from a single machine — but the path from browsing an M3U playlist to a stable, legal, high‑quality viewing setup is littered with compatibility caveats, licensing...

Samsung’s 2025 TV and Smart Monitor lineup now embeds Microsoft Copilot, turning living-room screens and productivity displays into conversational, voice-first AI companions as part of Samsung’s broader Vision AI initiative. Background / Overview Samsung announced the integration of Microsoft...

Microsoft’s Copilot is no longer confined to laptops and phones — it has arrived on the living-room screen, built into Samsung’s 2025 TVs and Smart Monitors as a voice-first, visual assistant designed for group use, content discovery, and light productivity on large displays. This rollout folds...

Samsung and Microsoft have agreed to bring Microsoft Copilot — the company’s generative AI assistant — to Samsung’s 2025 TVs and Smart Monitors, folding natural‑language AI into large displays via Samsung’s new Vision AI framework and a Copilot web experience built into the screens. This move...

Here’s a tech wrap summary from August 7, focusing on the latest in Samsung soundbars, Copilot Vision in Moto AI, and Instagram news, based on available content from your uploaded files: Samsung Soundbars & Smart TVs With Copilot Vision AI Samsung’s Vision AI is being paired with Microsoft...

Amazon has unveiled the third generation of its Echo Show 5 smart display in India, enhancing its lineup of Alexa-powered devices. This latest iteration features a 5.5-inch screen, an upgraded speaker system delivering double the bass compared to its predecessor, and a built-in camera supporting...

The upcoming ability to play audio through multiple output devices simultaneously is poised to significantly enhance the Windows 11 user experience, addressing one of the community’s longest-standing feature requests and delivering a much-anticipated multimedia capability. For years, users have...

The Windows 11 development pipeline has quietly introduced a capability that many users have asked for since the days of Windows XP: native audio sharing to multiple devices. Buried in a recent Insider Preview build, the “Shared Audio” feature appears ready to end years of workarounds...

For years, Windows users have pined for the ability to send audio output to multiple devices simultaneously. From home entertainment setups to small office environments, the lack of native audio sharing in Windows has long been a quirk that forced even advanced users to seek out clunky...

When it comes to essential operating system utilities, audio management is one of the most overlooked yet vital categories—especially for power users, gamers, streamers, remote workers, and anyone who regularly switches between audio outputs. For years, users of Windows have faced a persistent...

A quietly emerging capability may soon shift the way Windows users experience audio playback: a new, undocumented “Shared audio” feature has surfaced in the latest builds of the Windows Insider program, spotted first by the user phantomofearth on X (formerly Twitter). Screenshots reveal a new...

A long-running pain point for Windows users may finally be addressed in an upcoming Windows 11 update: seamless, multi-device audio output directly from the OS. For years, playing sound simultaneously through two or more devices—say, your headphones and desktop speakers—meant wrestling with...

The evolution of smart televisions has taken a decisive turn with LG’s 2025 OLED evo and QNED evo TV lineup, signaling an era where artificial intelligence is seamlessly woven into everyday home entertainment. By integrating AI-powered content curation, deeply personalized viewing experiences...

Building a personal media server has never been more accessible, thanks to the evolution of Single Board Computers (SBCs) and open-source platforms like Jellyfin. For users with stacks of digital memories, home movies, and an ever-growing collection of free media stored across multiple hard...

Introduction In the ever-evolving landscape of operating systems, Windows 11 has introduced many user-friendly features aimed at enhancing the overall experience. Among these features is the revamped Volume Mixer. This tool allows users to manage the audio output of individual applications...

The living room ecosystem has a new contender for “least amount of plastic boxes beneath the TV,” and this time it’s sporting an Xbox logo. Microsoft, with its ever-growing appetite for cloud dominance (and, possibly, revenge for the Zune), has announced that you can now play Xbox games straight...

CES 2025 is in full swing, and the buzzword of the day in the living room tech space? Artificial intelligence. Taking center stage, Samsung and LG announced their 2025 smart TV lineups, and yes—both brands are officially bringing Microsoft Copilot AI integration to your screens. Let’s decode...

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) always delivers a glimpse into the future of technology, and LG hit the stage in January 2025 with a compelling vision. The debut of their 2025 OLED evo series instantly became one of the event’s highlights, charming onlookers with its blend of jaw-dropping...

When it comes to redefining how we consume entertainment, the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) didn’t hold back. The tech juggernauts LG and Samsung unveiled plans for the next generation of smart TVs, setting a high bar for reshaping smart home entertainment. The cherry on top? Microsoft’s...

If you're into either cutting-edge television technology, artificial intelligence, or Microsoft's ever-growing Copilot ecosystem, LG's latest reveal from CES 2025 is going to blow your mind. The company has just lifted the veil on what it's calling the world's first true wireless OLED TVs. And...