Amazon Prime Video for tvOS will be announced at WWDC, Apple TV returning to Amazon.com In exchange for Apple bringing the Amazon Prime Video app to tvOS, Amazon will reportedly return the favor and begin sales of the Apple TV hardware via its online storefront, and the changes could come as soon as next month's WWDC. Neil Hughes 9 years ago 39
Apple TV sales surge with hardware refresh, but still rank 4th in US streaming device market A new survey of U.S. broadband households recently purchased a streaming media player has found that Roku continues to own the largest market share, while the Apple TV sales have greatly increased since last year's update. However, no one device controls a majority of the market, leaving the race for a winner still wide open. Neil Hughes 10 years ago 49
Amazon says Fire TV was top streaming device at US retailers, but only before new Apple TV launched Amazon on Tuesday touted the performance of its first-party product lineup — particularly the Fire TV, which the retailer said was the best-selling streaming media player in the U.S. across all retailers. But the cited data only covers the months leading up to the debut of the fourth-generation Apple TV. Neil Hughes 10 years ago 50
Comparing Apple's 4th-gen Apple TV with the competition There's a new Apple TV coming in October, but before plunking down any hard-earned money, it's worth comparing it with other options out there like Amazon, Google, and Roku — and even the older third-gen Apple TV. Roger Fingas 10 years ago 145
Amazon updates Fire tablets & TV products, introduces $50 tablet & $100 4K Fire TV Amazon on Thursday announced seven new hardware products from its Fire lineup of tablets and streaming TV accessories, including an entry-level tablet that costs just $49.99, and a new $99.99 Fire TV with support for 4K video content. AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 211
Roku outpaces Apple TV in US sales growth and usage for 2013, report says A report published on Wednesday claims set-top media streamers like the Apple TV will be in one out of every four homes by 2015, but market growth of Apple's device is being outpaced by sector giant Roku, at least in the U.S. Mikey Campbell 11 years ago 47
Review follow-up: Gaming on Amazon's Fire TV and Fire Controller When Amazon launched its Fire TV earlier this month, the company positioned casual gaming as one of the set-top streamer's "bonus" features. In this review follow-up, AppleInsider picks up the controller to find out if mobile gaming is ready for the living room. Mikey Campbell 12 years ago 62
Review: Amazon's Fire TV makes iterative improvements in set-top streaming The set-top streaming business got a little more crowded when Amazon announced the Fire TV last week. With voice-activated search, predictive content loading and a gaming "bonus feature," the Internet retail giant is positioning its new device as a cure-all usability for problems plaguing existing products. Mikey Campbell 12 years ago 48
