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Swiss company SmartData sues Apple over Apple TV, iPhone

by Chris Rawson (Feb 9th, 2012)

Another company you've probably never heard of before today is after a slice of Apple's pie. This time it's Swiss company SmartData, who claims Apple is willfully infringing its patent on a "modular computer" with the Apple TV, iPhone, and Remote app. As noted by Electronista, SmartData doesn't ...

Apple HDTV in Best Buy survey is not news

by Steven Sande (Feb 6th, 2012)

There's a lot of speculation going around about an Apple HDTV of some sort. The Walter Isaacson biography of Steve Jobs started a lot of the rumors when he quoted Jobs as saying that Apple had "finally cracked" the method of interacting with a television. Now the speculation is bordering on the ...

Apple TV now offers Genius recommendations for movies, TV shows

by Chris Rawson (Feb 3rd, 2012)

A silent update to the backend has introduced Genius recommendations for movies and TV shows to the Apple TV. No user action is required to access the new feature, as it's not part of a device firmware update. Instead, Apple has updated its own servers to send this information to the Apple TV from ...

Apple TV: $140 million worth sold in three months, but still a 'hobby'

by Chris Rawson (Jan 24th, 2012)

During the most recent conference call discussing Apple's quarterly results, Apple's executives did something highly unusual and divulged actual sales figures for the Apple TV. Responding to a question about Apple's future plans for the TV-centric device, Apple dodged the question (as is typical ...

Steve Jobs awarded patent for episodic TV on the Apple TV

by Chris Rawson (Jan 18th, 2012)

According to Patently Apple, Apple has been awarded a patent that it filed over five years ago related to sorting episodic TV content on the Apple TV. Steve Jobs himself is among the people credited with the patent, which on the surface merely appears to describe the sorting features already ...

Apple's plans for your living room: On Apple TV, "iTV", Siri, and all the rest

by Richard Gaywood (Jan 15th, 2012)

The "iTV" rumourmill -- speculation that Apple will be releasing a full-size television, screen and all -- is back to full speed again. I've long been skeptical about this possibility, but even I have to concede that we reached the "no smoke without fire" level some time ago. The rumours are ...

Proof of concept: iOS apps on jailbroken Apple TV

by Michael Rose (Jan 2nd, 2012)

If you're eager for the possibilities for a fully app-enabled Apple TV, the jailbreak hacker geniuses are right there with you. Last week saw some proof of concept demonstrations from Steve Troughton-Smith and @TheMudkip, featuring native applications running on the iOS-based settop ...

Apple TV 2 is the favorite iPhone accessory of TUAW readers

by Steven Sande (Dec 21st, 2011)

OK, we'll probably get a lot of comments for this award, but in our reader nominations and voting, the second-generation Apple TV consistently won out as the most popular iPhone accessory of 2011. As a result, it wins a coveted TUAW Best of 2011 award. Why did we consider the Apple TV to be ...

Dear Santa: TUAW's we-have-been-nice wish list

by Erica Sadun (Dec 16th, 2011)

Dear Santa, We've been very good reasonably well-behaved bloggers this year. We've brushed our teeth, been polite to our parents, and made sure to walk our dog. So for this year, would you please please please consider our requests? Here's what we're wishing for under the TUAW tree this ...

Daily Update for December 15, 2011

by Steven Sande (Dec 15th, 2011)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Apple TV updated to 4.4.4, iOS 5.0.1 'tweaked' for iPhone 4S

by Chris Rawson (Dec 15th, 2011)

Apple has updated the Apple TV's software to version 4.4.4, though Mac Rumors and several other sites note that it's not yet clear what improvements the update offers over 4.4.3. The Apple TV's software remains significantly out of step with other iOS-powered devices; iPads and newer iPhones and ...

Clever iPhone 4S tricks: Look at your own ear (Updated)

by Erica Sadun (Dec 11th, 2011)

Have you ever wanted to look in your own ear? Or at the nape of your neck? Or behind furniture? If you own an iPhone 4S and an Apple TV, you can wirelessly beam the picture from your camera to your large screen TV. Just enable AirPlay. Double-click the Home button, swipe to the right twice, ...

Daily Update for December 8, 2011

by Steven Sande (Dec 8th, 2011)

Apple TV updates bring streaming TV purchases to Australia, Canada and the UK

by Steven Sande (Dec 8th, 2011)

There's good news for our Apple TV-owning mates in Australia, Canada, and the UK. A new software update was sent to Apple TVs in those countries, and TV shows are now available for purchase and download on the device. These are actual purchases, not rentals. You purchase the episodes or a ...

Apple releases Apple TV Software Update 4.4.3

by Michael Grothaus (Nov 17th, 2011)

Apple has released Apple TV Software Update 4.4.3. The minor update, labeled Build 9A4051, adds support for Netflix in Mexico and also addresses an audio issue where audio wouldn't play through the optical port when a user's TV was turned off. You can apply the update by going to ...