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Daily Update for March 6, 2012

by Steven Sande (Mar 6th, 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tim Cook speaks on labor, cash and culture during Goldman Sachs conference (Update)

by Chris Rawson (Feb 14th, 2012)

Tim Cook presented remarks at a Goldman Sachs Technology Conference on February 14, and it turned out to be a quite lively affair. Cook opened up on a diverse array of topics ranging from Apple's commitment to improving working conditions at its suppliers all the way to what sounded to us like ...

Britain's ITV warns Apple again not to use "iTV" (Updated)

by Dave Caolo (Feb 13th, 2012)

Back in August of 2010, UK commercial television network ITV balked at rumors that Apple would rebrand the Apple TV as iTV, threatening legal action. Years later, the network is at it again, this time addressing rumors that Apple's "hobby" is due for a refresh and potential re-branding. Apple has ...

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 ...