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Google working on AirPlay competitor

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 20th, 2012)

According to a report in GigaOM, Google is working on a wireless media streaming solution that'll rival Apple's AirPlay. Google recently launched the current iteration of the technology, which lets Android phone or tablet owners stream YouTube videos to their Google TV devices. It's in the ...

Airtight adds iOS AirPlay to Google TV

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Dec 28th, 2011)

Google TV users can now access to Airtight, an app that allows AirPlay streaming. That means iOS device owners can stream video and photos to Google TV over the Wi-Fi, with some limitations. As the Mac Observer points out, the US$0.99 app doesn't allow mirroring or the streaming of any ...

Logitech drops Google TV

by Mel Martin (Nov 13th, 2011)

Logitech Chief Executive Guerrino De Luca says his company's dance with Google TV was a "big mistake" and says it will stop producing the set top box. The Verge website quotes De Luca as saying the introduction of the Logitech Revue with Google TV "cost us dearly" and when supplies are sold ...

Google TV remote out now for iOS

by Mike Schramm (Mar 18th, 2011)

Google has released its Google TV remote app for iOS, and it's available on the App Store right now. Before you run to pick it up and start flipping channels, however, keep in mind that this is meant only for Google TV-enabled devices, so unless you have the right box on your network already, ...

New Apple TV sales to hit million-unit mark this week

by Michael Rose (Dec 21st, 2010)

In a brief press release this morning, Apple announced that it expects the iOS-based Apple TV to pass the one million mark in units sold sometime later this week. The release also notes that iTunes users are renting/purchasing TV episodes and movies by the truckload (400,000 and 150,000 per day, ...

Rumor: TiVo stock climbs on talk of deal with Apple for new Apple TV

by Steven Sande (Jul 26th, 2010)

A small post in Barron's noted today that TiVo shares have jumped up about 5% today on rumors that the company's DVR technology may be included in the next iteration of the Apple TV. TiVo's Premiere device has greater functionality than the Apple TV, with the ability to record up to 150 hours of ...

Google and partners set to challenge Apple TV

by Dave Caolo (Mar 18th, 2010)

Apple's so-called "hobby," the Apple TV, is about to receive some serious competition from apparent nemesis Google. According to the New York Times, Google is working on a set-top box that will integrate web services like Twitter and Facebook with sites like Hulu, YouTube and Google's own PIcasa. ...