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Guffaw TV seemed like a more appropriate name for Google TV when former CEO Eric Schmidt claimed in December that by this Summer, it would be on the “majority” of new TVs.

At the time, the search giant’s key launch partner, Logitech, has just dumped Google TV after openly admitting that its device cost the company “well over $100M (£65m) in operating profit”.

But last week’s Consumer Electronics Show showed Google TV is anything but dead. Second generation tech, and new partners including Samsung and LG mean the biggest ballers in flatscreens are actually on board. If Apple really is working on a TV, here’s how Google can beat it to the punch with a smart TV people will actually want.

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OnLive has announced a partnership with Google TV at CES 2012, in a deal that – if you believe in cloud gaming – symbolises the future of gaming in the home by completely ridding the need for a console. Read more

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Google TV is properly in its Rocky montage stage: a comeback is on the cards thanks to a partnership with several major TV manufacturers and some healthy enthusiasm from Google boss Eric Schmidt. Now Google TV gaming looks set to get supercharged thanks to a top multiplayer title from developer Ustwo. Read more

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Yesterday LG revealed that it’ll be bringing a new Google TV-enabled 3D set with it to CES 2012. The news marks round two for Google TV, having thus far struggled to make a name for itself in the Smart TV market. With lofty claims suggesting it’s now Google TV’s time to shine, how can it do enough to beat Apple’s upcoming offering? Read more

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Samsung looks set to show off its first integrated Google TV and Google-backed set top boxes  at the start of next year, although the new kit is unlikely to be on the show floor at gadget fest CES in January. The question is, with Google TV suffering for slow take-up in the States, whether Sammy’s wasting its time?

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This morning’s news that Logitech is abandoning its Google TV-packing Revue set top box shows just how hard a sell properly, web-connected TV still is. Logitech has said that the service lacked software that was of a consistently high standard, while its decision will doubtless have been affected by the fact that studio backing is notable by its absence.

So, what does an internet TV service, whether it’s Google TV or Apple TV, need to do to succeed and become an essential, mainstream must-have just like smartphones? Here’s our wish list.

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Google TV hasn’t exactly had the most auspicious of starts. And just a year after Logitech revealed its Revue, the first set top box to use the Big G’s web TV platform, its CEO has said the device is being scrapped. Why? Read on and we’ll reveal all.

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Google TV, the big G’s attempt to invade your living room and bring search to the sofa, is set to get a big update soon to version 2.0. And now, we think we know exactly when. The question is, will it be headed to Blighty at the same time?

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