Google Delays TV-Set Offerings

Google is asking some TV-set makers to put off announcing hardware based on the Internet company's software, according to people briefed on Google's plans.

The move comes after the initial Google TV devices -- offered by Sony Corp. and Logitech International SA -- have run into negative reviews. Some content providers have also blocked their offerings from Google TV. Despite the challenges, some additional companies were expected to use the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in early January to show off new Google TV products. Samsung Electronics Co. still plans to do so, according to one person briefed on Google's plans. But some others, including Toshiba Corp., will not.