Apple earlier this month released a $99 TV set-top box that delivers movie and TV show rentals from the Internet, Sony is bringing Google TVs this Christmas, now is Samsung.
According to a Bloomberg report, Samsung Electronics may equip its TVs with Google Inc. software, and compete with Sony Corp. in offering sets that surf the Web and double as computers.
TV makers such as Samsung and Sony are looking to tap into the growing demand for Web-based programming and a slice of the $175 billion TV advertising market. The companies are betting on Google’s Android operating system to compete with Apple now.