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Installing apps on Apple TV is possible; Launcher still needed
Well not too long after the Apple TV was hacked comes word that installing apps on the device ain’t no big thang. Gizmodo reports that while iPhone developer Steven Troughton-Smith has found a way to install apps, launching them is another matter. According to Steven, while you can install apps after modifying its type, you [...]
Continue reading...Apple TV jailbroken
Friday, October 1, 2010
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Well that sure didn’t take long. Apple’s latest attempt to control the living room has already been jailbroken by MuscleNerd, and while he’s not quite sure yet how to run apps, phase 1 is complete! Video below.
Continue reading...Engadget reviews the Apple TV
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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An in-depth Apple TV review, per usual, from Engadget’s Joshua Topolsky. Putting content concerns aside (which admittedly is difficult to do), the Apple TV has a lot going for it. The video and audio quality of the Apple TV is to be lauded, the company is making a lot of high quality titles available right off [...]
Continue reading...Video walkthrough and review of the new Apple TV
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
PC Mag reviews and takes us through the new Apple TV software. Regarding $0.99 rentals of TV Episodes, PC Mag issues a note of caution. You can buy or rent a show on iTunes via your computer or iOS 4.2 device, start watching it on that device, and finish watching it by streaming to your [...]
Continue reading...Apple’s Remote App gets updated for new AppleTV; now with iPad and Retina Display support
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
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Apple today updated its Remote App with a bevy of new features, some of which include otimization for the Retina Display on the iPhone 4 and new iPod touch, as well as support for shared libraries on iTunes and the new Apple TV. And speaking of, Apple TV 2.0 has already begun shipping and should [...]
Continue reading...Revamped Apple TV to include support for Netflix streaming – Report
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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Bloomberg reports: Apple Inc., preparing to announce a new set-top box that delivers video to consumers’ TVs, will include programming from Netflix Inc., according to three people with knowledge of the plans. The streaming service would be available on the revamped version of Apple TV, due to be introduced tomorrow in San Francisco, said two [...]
Continue reading...Kevin Rose says Apple’s iTV will “change everything”
Monday, August 23, 2010
Digg co-founder Kevin Rose recently put up a blogpost detailingwhy he thinks the upcoming iTV (formerly the Apple TV) will change everything. As a quick recap, here’s what’s been reported so far about Apple’s rumored Apple TV upgrade. - it will rebranded as iTV - it will come without a hard drive, and perhaps 16GB [...]
Continue reading...Rumor – Apple TV to be rebranded “iTV”, sans 1080p HD support
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
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Engadget reports on changes afoot for the Apple TV: Apparently the box won’t be capable of handling (or enabled to handle) 1080i or 1080p video. Instead it will only push out 720p clips. The word — and cause for much internal debate, we’re told — is that this has something to do with the A4′s inability [...]
Continue reading...Report – 7 inch iPad, CDMA iPhone, and new Apple TV on the horizon for early 2011
Monday, August 9, 2010
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Corroborating earlier reports regarding a slew of new devices from Apple, Digitimes analyst Mingchi Kuo reports that Apple is preparing to launch a 7-inch iPad with the new ARM Cortex A9 based processor during the first quarter of 2011. The smaller device will reportedly sport a resolution of 1024×768 and will include the same IPS [...]
Continue reading...Apple TV rumored to include support for $0.99 TV show rentals
Monday, July 12, 2010
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The Apple TV may currently be a hobby in Apple’s eyes, but Steve Jobs and co. are reportedly looking to upgrade the device in a major way. A few weeks back, a little birdie told Engadget that the next iteration of Apple TV will not only come in a smaller iPhone-like form factor, but that [...]
Continue reading...Report: Apple working on new TV hardware
Friday, July 2, 2010
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The Apple TV, which Steve Jobs typically refers to as a hobby, never really materialized into the business Apple hoped it would. But Apple is keeping at it, and a product leak back in May hinted that the next iteration of the Apple TV will come with 16GB of flash storage, an A4 processor, and [...]
Continue reading...Upcoming Apple TV: iPhone OS, Cloud Storage, 1080P HD, $99
Friday, May 28, 2010
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Just one week after Google announced its Google TV initiative comes word via Engadget that Apple hasn’t forgotten about its favorite hobby, the Apple TV. And not only that, it appears that Apple is ready to transform the Apple TV from an expensive and arguably limited device into a $99 powerhouse. Here’s the scoop. A tipster [...]
Continue reading...Tim Cook on all things Apple – iPhone, iMac, Apple TV, iPad, Apple retail stores and more
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Yesterday afternoon, Apple COO Tim Cook met with investment bankers from Goldman Sachs and answered a number of questions about Apple’s product line and Apple’s future direction. Below are the more pertinent tidbits, with the transcript provided courtesy of 9to5Mac. We’ll break down Cook’s insightful comments in an upcoming post. On Apple’s role as a [...]
Continue reading...Apple mulling $30/month TV subscription via iTunes
Monday, November 2, 2009
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Apple is reportedly reaching out to TV networks and pitching a $30/mo subcription service for watching TV shows via iTunes, according to a report today in the Wall Street Journal. The report notes that the proposed subscription service won’t be tied to any particular hardware, and anyone with an iTunes account will be able to [...]
Continue reading...Apple exec puts rumors of cable-like Apple TV to rest, ups target for Apple Stock to $200
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
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The New York based Investment bank Caris & Company recently met with Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer and came away with some interesting nuggets of info. In a note to investors, Caris & Company analyst Robert Cihra discussed the potential for Apple to add some cable-like features to the Apple TV: While some have wondered whether Apple [...]
Continue reading...The case against an Apple HDTV
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
This past February, analyst Gene Munster predicted that an Apple branded HDTV was on the horizon. We expect Apple to design a connected television over the next two years (launching in 2011) with DVR functionality built in. These recorded shows could then sync with Macs, iPhones and iPods over a wireless network. The device would [...]
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
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