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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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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