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Remember the Last Time Apple Tried to Launch a Video Game Console?

With Apple’s big event less than 24 hours away, everybody is getting excited about a new gaming-focused Apple TV. But you might not realize that the Cupertino company’s been down this road before. A few times, in fact. Dan Frommer just published a fun retrospective into Apple’s long and sordid history with TV gadgets. It…

Siri Has a Lot To Say About Apple’s Big Announcement

Apple’s next event is September 9 and there’s lots of speculation about what they’re going to announce. iPads! iPhones! Apple TV? Instead of hanging your head about wondering, why not just ask Siri? Well, she’s not telling, and she’s actually being quite coy about the whole thing. Here are just a few of the different…

Apple’s Next iPhone Event Is September 9

As we expected, Apple’s next iPhone will be announced on September 9, 2015—the same date as last year’s iPhone event. We’re expecting Force Touch, better cameras, and better processors all wrapped in a similar looking design. But Mega iPads and Apple TV (set-top box and streaming service) are expected to also make an appearance. Oh…happy…

Something Apple This Way Comes: Everything We’re Expecting at WWDC

Hello Apple fanboys and fangirls. Gather round once again, and join us as we take a speculative spelunk into the dark chasm of Cupertino’s software recesses to see what the future holds for Apple. New music streaming service! A new and improved Siri! An Apple Watch that sucks significantly less! And hopefully a few other…

You May Have to Keep Waiting for That New Apple TV

At Apple’s developer conference next week we’ll hear all the software goodies the company has planned in 2015, but we may not get any news about one of its most highly anticipated pieces of hardware: its new set-top box, the Apple TV. Technology is filled with all kinds of rumors and speculation — real and…

The Apple Television That Never Was

The fabled Apple TV may be the most on-again, off-again gizmo to ever exist, seeming every sixth months a rumor would surface about its impending existence. Now, despite the protestations of billionaire Carl Icahn, Apple has reportedly quietly shelved the idea of making an Apple-branded television. Technology is filled with all kinds of rumors and…

NYT: The Apple TV Remote Is Getting a Touch Pad

Like most of Apple’s products, the Apple TV remote is a thing of simple elegance. But despite the company’s long-held view that most remote controls are too complicated, the New York Times reports that the next Apple TV remote will be far bigger—even including a touch pad. The newspaper claims that the new remote “will…

A New Apple TV with Siri and Apps Could Be Coming This Summer

Guys. Apple’s finally going to do it. The Cupertino company is finally making its next big push into the TV hardware business this summer. It’s not going to be TV set (obviously) according to the ever-reliable Apple beat reporter John Paczkowski. It’s going to be a new Apple TV. With apps! The new and improved…

What It Will Really Cost to Ditch Cable for à la Carte TV

That final unwavering bastion of old media—cable TV—is crumbling. And, surprise, tech giants are the ones putting the last nail in its coffin. But what will their alternative cost us? Let’s take a look. Last night, the Wall Street Journal gave unprecedented credence to a years-long list of rumors about Apple’s TV subscription service, a…

Apple May Be Launching A Genuine Alternative To Cable In The Fall

Rumors about an Apple TV, and associated Apple TV service are about as old as the history of rumor blogs. But according to a WSJ report, this fall could finally see Apple launching a streaming TV package, featuring a bunch of big-name broadcasters, available only on Apple devices. The WSJ report lists ABC, CBS and…

Apple TV is not getting updated hardware (at least not yet) but its price just dropped to $70. Great for watching HBO Now on.

Standalone HBO Is Launching Exclusively With Apple

Great news for Apple-loving cord-cutters: When HBO launches HBO Now, its new standalone subscription service, Apple will be its exclusive partner. You’ll be able to watch after you sign up using an iOS device or Apple TV. You won’t need an Apple TV to watch it. HBO Now will also work with iPhones, iPads, and…

Apple Is in Talks About Its Own Web TV Service (Again)

Apple has a long and tortured history when it comes to the development of its own TV offering. But now, it seems Apple may be trying once more to build its own small-screen provision. According to Re/code, Apple is currently in a new set of talks with TV programmers to develop its own “over the…

Our New iPad, iMac, and More Liveblog Starts Right Here, Right Now

Hello there! In just a few hours, Apple’s expected to announce brand new iPad Airs, possibly a retina iMac, and maybe even a long-overdue Apple TV refresh. And we’ll be covering it all for you as it unfolds, live from the scene. The newest iPads should pack some cool new features, like fingerprint-sensing Touch ID…

What Everyone’s Getting Wrong About Home Automation

Yesterday, we posted about the potential future of the Apple TV as your smart home hub. It prompted an analysis from one commenter of what works—and what doesn’t—in home automation that was so spot-on, we’re sharing it here. I am into home automation, so I will chime in though I never plan to use HomeKit.…

Apple TV Gets One Step Closer to Becoming Your Smart Home Hub

Apple TV has long seemed like a natural fit as a hub for Apple’s smart home ambitions, even before those ambitions were codified in HomeKit. Today, we finally have a good look at exactly how that’s going to work in practice. AppleInsider details how the latest Apple TV Software beta, released earlier today, officially includes…

Apple TV is adding the Showtime Anytime app to its offerings today. Slowly, but surely, you’re getting more options on the Apple streaming platform.

A New Apple TV Beta Makes It Look a Little More Like iOS 7

With the arrival of a beta 4 update this morning, Apple TV finally got a little a UI makeover. It looks like Apple TV is finally catching up with iOS 7. The redesign is not totally dramatic—and for now it’s for developers only—but there’s a new emphasis on colors a la iOS 7, and apps…

Report: Apple TV’s Getting NFL Now App in Time For This Season

Microsoft and the NFL might have a cozy relationship, but that doesn’t mean Apple is being kept from all the action on the gridiron. 9to5Mac reports that the app, NFL Now, will also come to Apple TV later this month. The NFL made no mention of Apple TV when the app was announced back in…

Flickr just unveiled a brand-new app for Apple TV. Now you can share your own photos and explore the whole world of Flickr user uploads from the comfort of your TV. [Flickr]