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    Kicking back and watching a bit of telly in a hotel suite is a nice change from doing it at home, especially while sporting a soft robe on a king-sized bed after a relaxing afternoon sipping cocktails by the pool. However, with that comes a caveat. Despite the hotel likely having a great record when it comes to clenliness, there's always the spectre of the remote control. Who last touched it? And what did they last touch? You know what I mean, right? Speedy whole home...

  • LG TVs Gain Support for Dolby Atmos With Apple Music

    LG has updated its Apple Music app to support Dolby Atmos, making it the first smart TV manufacturer to do so (via FlatpanelsHD). The change allows users to experience immersive audio that enhances the spatial perception of sound, previously achievable only with external hardware. The feature was confirmed to be operational on the LG GX OLED TV from the 2020 lineup, with expectations that it will work on all LG TVs that are compatible with Dolby Atmos from 2020 onwards. While the TV's...

  • Don't touch that filthy remote! Apple AirPlay arrives at select hotels

    The worst part of traveling isn't waiting in long security lines at the airport or navigating an unknown city's public transit. It's trying to figure out how to use a new hotel's TV remote. Now you can go remote-free and use your iPhone as a control instead, thanks to a partnership Apple launched Thursday with InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG). AirPlay, Apple's inter-device streaming technology, comes to more than 60 IHG properties in the US, Mexico, and Canada, for a private, secure, and --...