Topic: Apple TV
Rumor: Apple, Google may bid on English Premier League TV rights
2012/03/01, 08:01 pm
A new report claims both Apple and Google are looking into placing bids for the TV rights to the next season of the English Premier League in order to bolster their respective Apple TV and Google TV platforms.
Jailbreakers hack iOS on Apple TV to run full-screen iPad apps
2012/01/01, 09:01 am
Hackers have developed a workaround that enables full-screen versions of iOS apps for the iPad to run on a jailbroken Apple TV device.
Nintendo reportedly planning 'full-blown' app store for next-gen Wii U console
2011/29/12, 10:12 pm
Nintendo is quietly working on an application store for its Wii U console that would compete directly with Apple's Apple TV set-top box and iPad tablet when it arrives next year, according to a new report.
Apple television said to run on custom-built chips like iPhone, iPad
2011/28/12, 08:12 am
Rather than utilize off-the-shelf chips from a company such as Intel, Apple is expected to use its own custom-built chips like in the iPhone and iPad for its anticipated television set.
Apple wants to offer television subscribers customized channel lineups
2011/28/12, 08:12 am
Apple's anticipated full-fledged television set could offer Internet-based content subscriptions with customized channel lineups, if the company has its way.
Suppliers rumored to prepare for 32", 37" Apple televisions in early 2012
2011/27/12, 05:12 am
Apple's supply chain will begin preparing materials for an Apple-branded television set in the first quarter of next year in advance of a second or third quarter launch, a new report out of the Far East claims.
Apple execs have discussed the 'future of TV' with major media companies
2011/18/12, 09:12 pm
Apple is said to be pushing forward with its plans to launch a full-fledged television set, holding meetings with media executives and sharing their vision for the future of the living room, including the possibility of storing recorded TV content in iCloud.
Apple releases Apple TV 4.4.4, tweaks iOS 5.0.1 for iPhone 4S
2011/15/12, 02:12 pm
Apple on Thursday released a new software update for its Apple TV set-top box, and also issued a tweaked version of iOS 5.0.1 for iPhone 4S users.
Apple TV to take 32% of "Connected TV Player" market this year
2011/12/12, 02:12 pm
While consistently branded as being a "hobby" for Apple, sales of its $99 Apple TV set top box had made it the most popular device in the category, predicted to sell nearly 4 million of the the nearly 12 million TV boxes in the market.
Buying & streaming TV shows comes to Apple TV in Canada, UK & Australia
2011/08/12, 11:12 am
Apple TV users in Australia, Canada and the U.K. can now purchase and stream episodes of television shows directly to Apple's set-top box without the need for a computer.
Google exec expects 'majority' of TVs to run Google TV in 2012
2011/08/12, 12:12 am
Even as rumors of an Apple television set continue to swirl, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt has claimed that company's Google TV platform will be embedded on the "majority" of televisions in stores by next summer.
iMac with TV functionality seen as stepping stone to Apple television
2011/07/12, 01:12 pm
Apple's first step toward building a full-fledged television set could be an all-in-one iMac with built in TV functionality, one analyst believes.
Apple television rumored to come in 3 sizes, including 32" and 55"
2011/05/12, 03:12 pm
Apple's full-fledged television set will arrive at the end of 2012 in three screen sizes, maxing out at 55 inches, a new rumor claims.
Black Friday iOS & Wireless Devices: up to $40 off iPod touch, Apple TV for $89.99
2011/25/11, 01:11 am
Apple's iPods, iPads, Apple TV and wireless base stations are all on sale this Friday, with savings of up to $45 on the iPad 2, $40 on the iPod touch and $49 on Time Capsules.
Apple television expected in mid-2012 as competition is 'scrambling'
2011/23/11, 08:11 am
Commercial production of Apple's anticipated television set is expected to begin in February at a Sharp plant in Japan, while competing HDTV makers are reportedly desperate to find out just what Apple plans to sell.
Steve Jobs wanted Apple to reinvent TVs, textbooks & photography
2011/18/11, 01:11 pm
A new interview with the biographer of Steve Jobs reveals that before he died, the Apple co-founder had three things he wanted to reinvent: the television, textbooks and photography.
Apple releases Apple TV Software Update 4.4.3
2011/17/11, 02:11 pm
Apple on Thursday released a software update identified as version 4.4.3 for its Apple TV set-top box, though what changes it includes are unknown.
Briefly: App Store break; Apple TV price drop; Apple patent haul
2011/15/11, 09:11 pm
Apple has warned developers that its iTunes Connect tool for managing App Store titles will shut down December 22-29 as the company goes on holiday break, while retailers Amazon and Best Buy are preparing for the holidays by lowering the price of the Apple TV to $89.99. Also, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a large batch of 30 patents to Apple on Tuesday.
Logitech confirms no plans for new Google TV Revue after $100 million bath
2011/12/11, 05:11 am
Logitech has confirmed that it has no plans to release a new Google TV-based Revue after implementation mistakes surrounding the device cost the company $100 million in operating profits.
Sony racing to beat Apple to next generation of connected TV sets
2011/11/11, 01:11 am
Sony CEO Howard Stringer said Thursday that he has "no doubt" that the late Steve Jobs was working to reinvent the television, while the company has spent the past five years developing a platform to compete against Jobs and Apple.

