Sony is set to spearhead Google's move into the living room. The electronics giants is one of several that today revealed its 2015 TV sets will run the Android TV software created by Google. However, Samsung has abandoned the software in favour of its own Tizen system in a bid to break away from Google. Scroll down for video Sony's new KD-65X9000C 4K TV, which will run Google's Android TV software and is just 0.2inch thick. the firm boasted the TV set is slimmer than its smartphone. Google's Android TV is set to be built into new TVs from Sony, Sharp and Philips, it was revealed today.
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Firms all plan TV sets running Google's Lollipop Android software
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Will allow users to download apps and stream music and video
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Will compete against Samsung, which has its own Tizen software
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