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Apple TV: Everything you need to know

Everything you need to know about Apple's Apple TV set top box, including movie and TV rentals, Netflix streaming, and AirPlay video

Apple TV (2010) has been completely redesigned to use Apple's mobile iOS operating system and components -- just like an iPhone or iPad. The tiny box packs a wallop, however, with easy HDMI connectivity for your living room LCD or Plasma HD TV, and super simple, rent-only access to the iTunes Store, streaming-only access to your home iTunes library, and Internet access to podcasts, YouTube, Netflix, and other "channels" including news and sports like MLB. With AirPlay you can also stream media and mirror the screen right from your iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad!

Rumors of a next generation Apple TV have persisted for some time, most notably one that would support 1080p video, but no release date has been made available.

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TiPb Asks: Will Apple TV get iOS 5 and iCloud?

By , Friday, Jun 3, 2011 at 7:47 pm
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When Apple finally announced the iOS 5 preview for next Monday's WWDC 2011 keynote, they didn't include Apple TV in the list of iOS devices. Now Apple has never really

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Apple TV iOS 4.2.2 update now available

By , Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 6:01 pm
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Apple today released an update for Apple TV (2010), bringing it to iOS 4.2.2. The over-the-air update looks to be of the bug fix variety:

Addresses an issue in

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Apple to extend AirPlay video streaming license to third parties?

By , Wednesday, Mar 23, 2011 at 5:32 pm
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According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple is weighing up the possibility of extending its current licensing of AirPlay to include video. Currently third party manufacturers can use AirPlay but

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Apple releases iOS 4.2.1 (4.3.1) bug fix update for Apple TV

By , Tuesday, Mar 22, 2011 at 5:10 pm
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Apple TV owners, Apple has just released an iOS 4.2.1 (4.3.1) update just for you. So turn on your television, click on over to Software Update, and start your download.

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Daily Tip: How to stream AVI and MKV via iPhone or iPad to Apple TV

By , Thursday, Mar 10, 2011 at 2:49 pm
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Last night I sat down with my iPhone running iOS 4.3, tapped on the freshly updated version of Air Video, connected to my Mac Pro running the beta

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iOS 4.3 brings MLB baseball, NBA basketball to Apple TV

By , Wednesday, Mar 9, 2011 at 2:07 pm
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iOS 4.3 has a little surprise in store for Apple TV sports fans -- integration of MLB baseball and NBA basketball. Sports has been one of the last strongholds of

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Apple releases iOS 4.3 for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV

By , Wednesday, Mar 9, 2011 at 1:12 pm
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Apple has jumped the gun and released iOS 4.3 for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple TV ahead of the previously announced March 11 schedule. The update includes Wi-Fi personal

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Air Video update, now supports AirPlay with iOS 4.3

By , Tuesday, Mar 8, 2011 at 8:40 am
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Popular video streaming app, Air Video has just received an update to provide AirPlay functionality under iOS 4.3. The stock Apple TV just became a whole lot more interesting with

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Daily Tip: How to use an old iPod touch as an "Apple TV" for old TVs

By , Monday, Feb 21, 2011 at 3:27 pm
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Curious how to stream digital content to your old, standard definition TV? Since they don't have HDMI ports, Apple TV is out but if you have an old iPod touch

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Apple to release an Apple Television?

By , Friday, Feb 18, 2011 at 4:47 pm
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Apple has posted a job advertisement for a new position within the company that leads us to believe that it could be planning on making a full blown TV set.

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PwnageTool 4.2 released, untethered, fixes iBooks

By , Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 at 5:21 pm
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The Phone Dev Team's PwnageTool, which allows for the Jailbreak of iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and Apple TV, has been updated to version 4.2 and now is untethered and fixes

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iPad Live #43: Good for you!

By , Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 at 1:06 am
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greenpois0n RC 6 jailbreak now available, supports Apple TV untethered

By , Saturday, Feb 12, 2011 at 4:55 pm
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greenpois0n, the Jailbreak that supports iOS 4.2.1 untethered for iPhone, iPod touch, and ipad, has just gone into RC 6 and now also supports Apple TV untethered, and includes nitoTV.

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Games coming to Apple TV in iOS 4.3?

By , Thursday, Feb 10, 2011 at 7:32 am
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According to one of TUAW’s tipsters, there is every possibility that the Apple TV is heading towards online gaming with the iOS 4.3 update. When we say online gaming, we

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TiPb TV 15: Is Apple TV worth it?

By , Saturday, Jan 29, 2011 at 11:57 am
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Is the new Apple TV worth $99? Now that it has reached that magic price point it's a question we're being asked more frequently than ever. Being part of the

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Daily Tip: Control Apple TV, iTunes with your iPhone or iPad using Remote app

By , Thursday, Jan 27, 2011 at 11:43 am
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Tired of the plastic or aluminum hardware remote and wishing you could control your Apple TV or iTunes on your Windows or Mac PC with your iPhone, iPod touch, or

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Users now watching more Netflix on Apple TV than on iPad

By , Wednesday, Jan 26, 2011 at 7:29 pm
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Netflix has announced that people are watching their streaming movie and TV service more on the 1 million selling Apple TV than on the 15 million selling iPad.

Possibly

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Apple already approving apps with iOS 4.3 specific features

By , Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 at 8:52 am
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Apple has approved an update to an app that required iOS 4.3 for all the features to work correctly. The app that has received the approved update is called StreamToMe.

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Daily Tip: How to install XBMC on Apple TV 2 [Jailbreak]

By , Monday, Jan 24, 2011 at 10:49 am
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IAlready jailbroken your Apple TV 2 and curious how to install the nifty little XBMC add-on that allows you to stream and add even more content from your network? Since

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How to Jailbreak Apple TV 2 with Seas0nPass [Mac]

By , Monday, Jan 24, 2011 at 10:18 am
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Seas0nPass is a new jailbreak utility designed specifically for the second generation Apple TV (2010). It's comparable to utilities like PwnageTool. I've used both and I personally find Seas0nPass to

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TiPb Guide: Common iPhone and iPad data and wireless networking terms

By , Sunday, Jan 23, 2011 at 5:09 pm
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TiPb brings you a full glossary of common iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and Apple TV data and wireless networking related terms.

Reading up on iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, or Apple

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TiPb Picks of the Week

By , Sunday, Jan 23, 2011 at 4:24 pm
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Every week a few of us from team TiPb will bring you our current favorite, most fun and useful App Store apps, WebApps, jailbreak apps, even the occasional accessory, web

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XBMC for Apple TV , iPad and iPhone 4 available now [jailbreak]

By , Friday, Jan 21, 2011 at 11:04 am
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XBMC is now available as a jailbreak app for the Apple TV (2010), iPad and iPhone 4. XBMC, for those that do not know, is a free open source media

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Apple seeds iOS 4.3 beta 2 for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Apple TV to developers

By , Wednesday, Jan 19, 2011 at 4:31 pm
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Apple has just released iOS 4.3 beta 2 for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and Apple TV to developers. This comes just one week after iOS 4.3 beta 1 was seeded

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Apple has now sold over 160 million iOS devices

By , Tuesday, Jan 18, 2011 at 6:08 pm
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With Q1 2011 sales reported at 16.24 million iPhones, 7.33 million iPads, 9.75 million iPod touches (50% of total iPod sales), Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer and COO Tim Cook revealed

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