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CW to launch Apple TV's first network television app

CW to launch Apple TV
  • Posted May 17, 2013, 12:45 PM by Dave LeClair | Filed in Apple, Industry News
  • More and more network channels are embracing the power of streaming content. According to a report from Deadline, the CW is jumping further into the game by bringing its shows to Apple TV users. This move makes it the first…

Amazon TV set-top box rumored to be in the works

Amazon TV set-top box rumored to be in the works
  • Posted April 24, 2013, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Amazon has a team of engineers working on a "television set-top box", anonymous sources in contact with Bloomberg claim. Of course, a TV-based device would be a seemingly natural extension to Amazon Instant Video as it continues to produce its…

Apple launches replacement program for select Apple TV products

Apple launches replacement program for select Apple TV products
  • Posted April 16, 2013, 2:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple
  • An internal document allegedly sent to AppleCare employees, official retail stores and authorized resellers reveals a replacement program for third generation Apple TV products affected by Wi-Fi issues. The issues in question include not being able to locate or join…

Foxconn purportedly 'testing' 46 to 55-inch Apple TVs

Foxconn purportedly
  • Posted December 19, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Apple
  • Last week there were reports (read: rumors) of Foxconn and Sharp testing devices which may be destined to become Apple-branded televisions. Adding more detail to those rumors, a new report published by a Taiwanese news outlet indicates those pre-production televisions…

Sources say Apple TV set designs are in early stages of testing

Sources say Apple TV set designs are in early stages of testing
  • Posted December 12, 2012, 11:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, Hardware With Video
  • Apple is reportedly working with Asian suppliers to test multiple hardware versions for their upcoming push into the living room. The sources working at various suppliers, who asked not to be named, said Apple has been testing designs for a…

WOF: Do you use a dedicated media streaming box?

WOF: Do you use a dedicated media streaming box?
  • Posted August 31, 2012, 6:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in WOF
  • Nowadays there are more ways than ever to get online video on your TV, with a streaming media box war brewing between companies such as Apple, Boxee, Roku, Western Digital, a handful of Google TV partners. Each of them has…

Apple offering multiple live streaming options for 2012 iTunes Festival

Apple offering multiple live streaming options for 2012 iTunes Festival
  • Posted August 28, 2012, 1:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple
  • Apple has announced plans to offer multiple live streaming options for their 2012 iTunes Festival. The month-long event is being held at the Roundhouse in London and consists of two or three musical acts each evening. Tickets for the free…

Apple executives suggest iTV isn't coming anytime soon

Apple executives suggest iTV isn
  • Posted August 24, 2012, 3:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple
  • Despite rumors, speculation and even confirmation from Steve Jobs that he had finally “cracked it,” an Apple television set still appears unlikely to turn up in the near future. Apple has publically stated that they will only enter a market…

Is this Steve Jobs' plan to revolutionize the television industry?

Is this Steve Jobs
  • Posted August 17, 2012, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple
  • A few days ago the Wall Street Journal ran a story about Apple’s vision of bringing live television to customers through a set-top box. Now we are hearing even more from the publication about what a device of this nature…

Apple in talks with cable operators to pipe content through Apple TV

Apple in talks with cable operators to pipe content through Apple TV
  • Posted August 16, 2012, 1:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Apple
  • There has been a lot of speculation that Apple is going to enter the television hardware business. But according to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the company is exploring other ways to infiltrate people’s living rooms around the…

Hulu Plus finally released for Apple TV, but why did it take so long?

Hulu Plus finally released for Apple TV, but why did it take so long?
  • Posted July 31, 2012, 3:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, Software
  • Apple released an update to their Apple TV set-top box that includes support for Hulu Plus. New users can sign up for a free one-week trial while existing members are invited to simply log in and start watching programming right…

Rumor: Apple to demo new Apple TV OS at WWDC, will be used on iTV

Rumor: Apple to demo new Apple TV OS at WWDC, will be used on iTV
  • Posted May 31, 2012, 4:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, Software
  • Apple could be preparing to demonstrate a new operating system for the Apple TV set-top box at the Worldwide Developers Conference in a couple of weeks. The OS is much more feature-complete than the current offering and while that alone…

Tim Cook's D10 interview: Apple TV, secrecy and US manufacturing

Tim Cook
  • Posted May 30, 2012, 6:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, Industry News With Video
  • Apple CEO Tim Cook was the first guest to speak with hosts Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg at the annual All Things Digital conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. The duo, along with journalists in the audience, peppered Cook with…

Foxconn reportedly begins trial production run of Apple TV set

Foxconn reportedly begins trial production run of Apple TV set
  • Posted May 28, 2012, 4:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, Apple
  • Proving that they have an uncanny ability to generate rumors, Apple is once again in the headlines with claims that Foxconn is in the trial production stage of manufacturing Cupertino’s television set. The iTV is reportedly being built at the…

Ive says current project is Apple's most important and best work yet

Ive says current project is Apple
  • Posted May 24, 2012, 2:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple
  • Apple senior vice president of industrial design Jonathan “Jony” Ive believes that Apple’s best work has yet to see the light of day. Ive is responsible for designing many of Apple’s most successful products, including but not limited to the…

Foxconn chief: We're making preparations for Apple iTV

Foxconn chief: We
  • Posted May 11, 2012, 5:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Apple, Industry News
  • Rumors of an "Apple TV" have persisted for many years now, but recently we've all been hearing an increasing number of hints that such a device may soon materialize. Thanks to a presumable slip-up from Foxconn chief Terry Gou, we…

Apple in talks with Epix over streaming content deal, iTV rumors heat up

Apple in talks with Epix over streaming content deal, iTV rumors heat up
  • Posted April 30, 2012, 1:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, Apple
  • Rumors of an impending Apple television are once again heating up as the company is said to be in talks with Epix, a joint venture between Lions Gate, MGM and Paramount Pictures. Any deal would result in content for Cupertino’s…

Apple TV refreshed with 1080p support, streamlined UI

Apple TV refreshed with 1080p support, streamlined UI
  • Posted March 7, 2012, 1:06 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Apple
  • Apple has officially announced a refreshed version of its Apple TV set-top box with support for 1080p video streaming -- with 1080p movies and TV shows downloads simultaneously debuting on iTunes. Apple also said that iTunes in the Cloud now…

iPad 3 is almost official: Apple invites media to March 7 event

iPad 3 is almost official: Apple invites media to March 7 event
  • Posted February 28, 2012, 12:25 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple
  • Apple has sent out invitations to a media event set to take place on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 10:00 am at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, California. An image accompanying the invite shows an…

Rumor: Apple TV refresh, 1080p iTunes Store to join iPad 3 announcement

Rumor: Apple TV refresh, 1080p iTunes Store to join iPad 3 announcement
  • Posted February 14, 2012, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, Hardware
  • In addition to the expected announcement of the iPad 3 at a media event in early March, new rumors and speculation suggest that we could see a revised Apple TV alongside the new tablet. Shortages of the current Apple TV…

Roku announces thumb-sized set-top 'Streaming Stick'

Roku announces thumb-sized set-top
  • Posted January 4, 2012, 5:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
  • Roku is celebrating the new year by unveiling miniature set-top solution. Dubbed the "Roku Streaming Stick," it's approximately the same size as a USB flash drive but packs most of the functionality you'd find in a standard set-top box, such…

Apple preparing 32 and 37-inch iTVs for summer release

Apple preparing 32 and 37-inch iTVs for summer release
  • Posted December 27, 2011, 4:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple
  • Apple is reportedly set to have manufacturers start production for television sets in the first quarter of 2012. This would give the company ample time to prepare for a second or third quarter launch, according to DigiTimes.

New Apple TV details emerge, iCloud-based DVR a possibility

New Apple TV details emerge, iCloud-based DVR a possibility
  • Posted December 19, 2011, 1:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, Hardware
  • Representatives with Apple have reportedly been meeting with media executives as the Cupertino-based company draws closer to jumping into the television market. It is believed that the long-rumored Apple television, collectively known as the iTV by most media outlets, will…

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