CES 2012: Samsung's Smart Hub goes full HD; adds Angry Birds and same-day DVD releases

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As the number of Smart TV app downloads nears 20 million, there's an updated interface with new content

Samsung Smart TV

Samsung says it will hit 20 million Smart TV app downloads later this month and there's a newly designed interface and fresh content to celebrate.

After hitting 10 million app downloads in October last year, Samsung expects to reach 20 million any day.

For 2012 there will be a newly designed Smart Hub, now in full HD, and support for voice and motion control for an easier to navigate interface.

The Smart Hub now supports multitasking too, allowing you to toggle between websites and apps and download multiple applications at the same time.

New content will include the all-conquering Angry Birds, while the new Media Hub app - seen on portable devices - will offer on-demand movies on the same day that they come to DVD.

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Joe Cox
Joe Cox
Content Director

Joe is the Content Director for What Hi-Fi? and Future’s Product Testing, having previously been the Global Editor-in-Chief of What Hi-Fi?. He has worked on What Hi-Fi? across the print magazine and website for almost 20 years, writing news, reviews and features on everything from turntables to TVs, headphones to hi-fi separates. He has covered product launch events across the world, from Apple to Technics, Sony and Samsung; reported from CES, the Bristol Show, and Munich High End for many years; and written for sites such as the BBC, Stuff, and the Guardian. In his spare time, he enjoys expanding his vinyl collection and cycling (not at the same time).