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Time Warner Cable head unfamiliar with AirPlay

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 14th, 2012)

Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn A. Britt admitted he is unfamiliar with AirPlay, said a report in the New York Times. During a group interview last Friday, Britt said there was no easy way to get Internet video onto a TV, overlooking AirPlay. Apple's wireless video option easily sends a media ...

How to get AirPlay working when Apple TV is hooked up via Ethernet

by Chris Rawson (Apr 24th, 2012)

When I got a new Apple TV, I decided to plug it directly into my Time Capsule via Ethernet to lighten some of the bandwidth load on my home wireless network. My Wi-Fi bandwidth has always been pretty lackluster with my first-gen Time Capsule, even though every device connecting to it is ...

aTV Flash (black) for jailbroken Apple TVs updated with NFS support, more

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 19th, 2012)

FireCore just updated aTV Flash (black), an alternative software package for the second generation Apple TV. With a jailbroken Apple TV and the FireCore software, you can use the media device to surf the web, stream content from a NAS, play back popular media formats (MKV, AVI, MP4) and ...

Apple TV (2012) uses same chip as iPad 2 but only uses one core

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 12th, 2012)

The latest Apple TV was torn down recently, but it still has a surprise or two up its sleeve. According to a report in Chipworks, the 2012 unit has a dual-core A5 chip that's only using one of its two cores. They discovered it's actually the same 32nm SoC found in newer iPad 2 units. You can ...

How to control Apple TV with a third-party remote

by Chris Rawson (Mar 30th, 2012)

Here's a cool Apple TV feature that you probably didn't know about, particularly if you're like me and the third-generation Apple TV is your first foray into Apple's "hobby" device. In addition to the pre-packaged and somewhat spartan remote and Apple's more full-featured Remote app for iOS ...

Netflix: HD streaming to the iPad is on the roadmap

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 22nd, 2012)

If you downloaded the updated Netflix app on your retina iPad, you may be pleased by the sharp-looking menu items, but disappointed to discover the video stream looks the same. Joris Evers, Director of Corporate Communications at Netflix, told Mashable "The video is not in HD yet. That is on ...

New Apple TV teardown reveals 8 GB Flash storage, 512 MB RAM

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 19th, 2012)

XBMC forum member aicjofs tore down his Apple TV while waiting for a jailbreak and discovered the unit has 512 MB of RAM and 8 GB of on-board storage. It also has a dual-core A5 processor identified as APL2498, which suggests it is a variant of the standard A5 found in the iPad 2. There's also ...

TUAW Social Club: Chat about your new iPad and Apple TV

by Erica Sadun (Mar 16th, 2012)

Happy iPad day, boys and girls! Congratulations on your new 3rd generation baby -- and possibly on your new 1080p Apple TV. If your gadget household just grew in size -- or if you're trying to decide whether to pull the trigger on buying some new tech -- come join the discussion in our ...

Apple TV pre-orders reportedly arriving in US

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 15th, 2012)

Tomorrow, Apple is launching the new iPad and the new Apple TV. Though the iPad orders have a "future delivery requested" note and likely won't arrive until tomorrow, several users may receive their new Apple TV today, according to MacRumors report. The Apple TV is a welcome update for users with ...

Daily Update for March 9, 2012

by Steven Sande (Mar 9th, 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 ...

Digital Copy videos now available via iCloud

by Steven Sande (Mar 9th, 2012)

With no fanfare during the recent iPad / Apple TV event, Apple has quietly rolled out the availability of Digital Copy for the Apple TV via iCloud. The capability is similar to that of UltraViolet, the digital copy mechanism that accompanies the purchase of most Blu-ray DVDs. As with UV, you use ...

Graph shows the tweets per minute during Apple's March 7 event

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 8th, 2012)

Twitter crunched the numbers and created a graph that shows the number of tweets per minute during yesterday's Apple press event. The tweets peak at over 10K per minute when Cook introduced the cost of the iPad, fell during the app demonstrations and climbed up to 8K when Cook announced the iPad 2 ...

Hands on: Apple TV software update and new UI

by Michael Rose (Mar 7th, 2012)

The next-gen Apple TV isn't alone in getting the new button-centric UI; older Apple TV models (iOS-based, not the really old OS X Apple TVs) got the new look as part of an update today, bringing the devices to system software version 5.0. It would be nice if the iOS versions on iPhone and on Apple ...

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. ...