Apple TV has been steadily growing as one of Apple's hallmark products, even if the company never really intended it to be one. From a simple novelty to an actually usable content provision platform, Apple has grown its set top box steadily through the increase of newer and more channels available for streaming content from. Today, two new channels join the foray; Hallmark Cards' Feeln network, and FYI network from A&E, which are available right now should you own an Apple TV.
Apple may have famously called the Apple TV a 'hobby' but it's becoming clear that the little puck is about to become much more than what it is in its current form. Woefully neglected over the years, Apple's TV accessory appears to be on the verge of becoming the center of a new system that will see our homes become more connected than ever.
As well as rolling out the big iOS 8 update today, Apple has also unleashed a sizeable update to the Apple TV software. Given that the company's set-top runs on a variant of iOS, it makes a great deal of sense for these two releases to coincide, and after the purchase of Beats Electronics earlier on this year, an official Beats app for Apple TV is among the changes that have been pushed with this latest update. With Family Sharing and a plethora of other implementations, this is one update worth having, and below, we've got the full low-down.
Despite a distinct lack of any new hardware in recent times, Apple TV's wealth of available content continues to increase, and now, Showtime Anytime has been added to the set-top's repertoire. Full details can be seen below.
Apple's current promotion that sees anyone who buys an Apple TV get a free $25 iTunes card is all well and good if you're in the process of picking one up, but you're out of luck if you already bought one. Or are you?
Let's not beat around the bush - the Apple TV remote is a pretty poor imitation of how a remote control should function. Sure, it's nice and slim, but for me, the minuscule form factor only makes it easier to lose down the side of the sofa. Suffice to say that I, like many Apple TV users, tend to use an iOS device for the purpose of controlling the set-top, which makes for a much more enjoyable experience overall. While using iPhones and such for remote controlling is nothing particularly new, what you may not have known is that you can also train Apple TV to use ordinary third-party remotes, and below, we'll show you how to do so.
Apple may have largely ignored its set-top during its first couple of years in the market, but like many companies vying for a share of the living room streaming market, the introduction of Google's Chromecast seemed to spring the Cupertino outfit into some kind of action. Although we're still waiting on some new hardware - the third-gen Apple TV is now comfortably over two years old -- we've seen a bunch of services and channels added to the little black box over the past few months, and joining the now-expansive list of options available, Fox NOW and CNBC have just been added.
If you're going to build a piece of software that will surely annoy one of the world's largest tech company, then you may as well choose one that is at the top of its game. In this case, the company is Apple and the software in question is TorrenTV, a cross-platform streaming app that allows users to stream torrents directly to Apple's "hobby" project, the Apple TV.
Apple TV has been updated with 4 new channels, including an update to the Flickr app. You can catch all the details right after the jump.
Apple today launched a new, entry-level iMac to the fold, and as is often the case with hardware upgrades and refreshes from the fruit company, we've also got a spate of price drops to report on. Across much of Europe, the standalone Mac mini desktop computer and Apple TV set-top are both now cheaper than previously priced, while the iMac has also been treated to a health price-drop in the United Kingdom.













