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TUAW TV Live: The new iPad (and Apple TV) episode

by Steven Sande (Mar 7th, 2012)

Unless you've been hiding under a rock or under general anesthesia for the last few hours, you know that Apple today made some amazing announcements. There's a new iPad, a new Apple TV, iPhoto for iOS, updated iWork for iOS, GarageBand, and iMovie, and even a new version of iOS -- version 5.1. ...

Daily Update for March 7, 2012

by Steven Sande (Mar 7th, 2012)

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 (requires ...

Apple announces new Apple TV with 1080p support, still just $99

by Chris Rawson (Mar 7th, 2012)

After weeks of seeing the Apple TV slowly disappear from retail shelves, Apple announced the third generation of its "hobby" device today during the live press event. The new Apple TV is externally identical to its predecessor, but the big new feature is its support for full 1080p video playback. ...

More than 100 million using iCloud, now supports movies and TV shows in 1080p

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 7th, 2012)

Tim Cook announced today that more than 100 million are using iCloud. In addition, he announced that iTunes in the cloud will now support movie re-downloads purchased on any device. Movie and TV shows now support 1080p, to go along with the new Apple TV just announced. ...

March 2012 Apple Event Metaliveblog: Welcoming our new iPad overlords

by Erica Sadun (Mar 7th, 2012)

Welcome to our March 2012 Apple Event Metaliveblog. Today, we'll be covering an event expected to introduce the next generation of iPad hardware. What else is on offer? Apple TV? iWork 12? We don't know. Join us as we discover along with you! Want to chat with other TUAW readers during the event? ...

Daily Update for March 6, 2012

by Steven Sande (Mar 6th, 2012)

Join TUAW tomorrow for day-long Apple event coverage

by Steven Sande (Mar 6th, 2012)

The banners are up at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, and tomorrow at 10 AM PST / 1 PM EST, Apple is expected to announce a new iPad and possibly a new Apple TV. The entire crew here at TUAW would love for you to join us for a day-long celebration of the event. The fun starts ...

Almost all US Apple Stores out of stock of the Apple TV

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 6th, 2012)

Ever since February 2012, the Apple TV has been in short supply at retailers like Best Buy and Walmart. Last week, The Verge noticed that the Apple TV was out of stock at many Apple Stores, and today, MacRumors chimes in with a claim that the media device is not available in 98 percent of Apple ...

You're the Pundit: Will we see any Apple TV announcements next week?

by Erica Sadun (Mar 2nd, 2012)

When it comes to forecasting the next big thing, we turn to our secret weapon: the TUAW braintrust. We put the question to you and let you have your go at it. Today's topic is Apple TV. March 7 is on its way, and everyone is talking iPad. So where does Apple TV fit into this event? Reports of the ...

New York Post discusses Apple TV, subscriptions

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 2nd, 2012)

A report from the New York Post, relayed by The Loop, suggests Apple is negotiating with content providers for a new streaming TV service that'll launch by the end of the year. SVP Eddy Cue has been the point man in the negotiations, which are not proceeding as quickly as Apple would like. Apple ...

Musicality: AirPlay popular music services to enabled speakers

by Erica Sadun (Feb 17th, 2012)

Musicality (US$9.99) offers one-app access to Pandora, Last.fm, and Grooveshark streaming music services. What's more, it adds in extra features that integrate with Growl notifications (so you can immediately see what song is playing, even when the app itself is hidden) and AirPlay. It's this ...

Daily Update for February 17, 2012

by Steven Sande (Feb 17th, 2012)

Apple TV disappearing from store shelves; update imminent?

by Steven Sande (Feb 17th, 2012)

There's been a lot of speculation about an Apple HDTV of some kind, but it's much more likely that an improved Apple TV will make it to market before we see a large flat screen device. CNET is reporting that supplies of Apple's diminutive black box are dwindling at brick and mortar stores across ...

AirParrot mirrors your Mac display to Apple TV in real time

by Erica Sadun (Feb 15th, 2012)

A short while ago, I wrote about David Stanfill (of Napkin Studio) and his work on creating an AirPlay Mirroring receiver for OS X. Work continues on that project. At the same time, he's also building a tool that creates live mirroring from your Mac display to Apple TV. Called AirParrot, the new ...

Cook: iCloud has 100 million users, 3 million Apple TVs sold last year

by Mike Schramm (Feb 14th, 2012)

Tim Cook spoke at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference, and he's shared a few up-to-date numbers about a few of Apple's platforms and services. iCloud is probably where he shared the most fascinating insight: The service now boasts over 100 million users, which is a very sizable ...