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More details emerge of Apple's plans to concur the Television set

By Andrew Wray, Monday, Dec 19, 2011 a 9:29 am

Rumors of an Apple Television just won't quit, and this new one from The Wall Street Journal pegs Apple ramping up for a release in the not-so-distant future with features like Siri voice-control, built-in AirPlay streaming and more.

Daily Tip: How to watch iPad Live, iPhone Live and our other podcasts on your big screen TV

By Rene Ritchie, Sunday, Dec 18, 2011 a 5:36 pm

Watching iPad Live, iPhone Live, or any of the other Mobile Nations Podcasts on your iPhone or iPad is kinda cool, but what's really cool is watching them on your big screen TV. Luckily, with just an Apple TV, an app, and a few taps, it's easy to do. Here's how:

Apple arming Made For iPhone accessory makers with new Bluetooth authentication protocol

By Andrew Wray, Tuesday, Dec 13, 2011 a 1:31 pm

Japanese news site Macotakara (translated) reported last week that Apple has supplied Made For iPhone accessory makers with a new authentication chip using Bluetooth 4.0 and the Bluetooth Low Energy protocol, making it easier to setup and authenticate devices for use over the dock connector and Bluetooth with a specific push for fitness and health-related apps.

AirPlay Mirroring and iMessage on their way to the Mac?

By chrisoldroyd, Monday, Oct 31, 2011 a 6:10 am

According to “sources familiar with the future of Mac OS X”, AirPlay Mirroring and iMessage are both set to make an appearance in the not too distant future. The sources, talking to 9to5Mac claim that both of these applications are in development although they could be shelved just as easily.

AirPlay Mirroring would certainly be a welcome addition to the Mac OS X platform, allowing a user to mirror the screen of their Mac without the need for an expensive projector. You could see Apple TV’s popping up in company boardrooms attached to smaller LCD panels.

Daily Tip: How to turn on AirPlay Mirroring

By chrisoldroyd, Monday, Oct 17, 2011 a 2:04 pm

Wondering how to turn use AirPlay Mirroring on your new iPhone 4S or iPad 2? Air Play Mirroring is one of the great features of iOS 5 and enables you to mirror your screen on your second generation Apple TV. Here's how to get it started.

First off we need to make sure AirPlay is enabled on the Apple TV

Go into Settings
AirPlay
Turn on AirPlay

Now we have done that, grab your iPhone 4S or iPad 2

TiPb Asks: Are your TV and movie apps working with iOS 5 AirPlay Mirroring?

By Georgia, Wednesday, Oct 12, 2011 a 3:28 pm

While we haven't had time to test all of them, but off the bat we're getting mixed results with AirPlay Mirroring of iPad 2 TV and movie apps. CityTV wouldn't work -- it cited contractual obligations. CTV did work and so did Global. Crackle was buggy. We're trying more now.

Some TV and movie apps use Apple's built in media controls so AirPlay works automagically. Others... have opted out. We were kind of hoping AirPlay Mirroring would let us work around it. Maybe it will. Or maybe Hollywood will update to shut it out of more apps. We shall see.

How to watch FaceTime calls on the big screen with Apple TV

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Jul 14, 2011 a 7:14 pm

Apple TV, when combined with AirTime Mirroring, is great way to take personal FaceTime video calls between family or colleagues and make them group calls that everyone can engage with. Whether you want to get the whole gang together for a big birthday bash, or the entire office for a conference call, FaceTime on the big screen makes it possible.

iOS 5 features: AirPlay Mirroring for FaceTime

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Jul 12, 2011 a 2:39 pm

iOS 5 beta 3 seems to have enabled another feature -- AirPlay mirroring for FaceTime. If this makes it into the final release -- and not everything does -- it'll be fantastic for families and businesses alike.

Apple releases new iPhone commercials for AirPlay, FaceTime

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Jul 11, 2011 a 12:11 am

Continuing their new "if you don't have an iPhone" campaign, Apple began showing two new iPhone 4 commercials tonight -- FaceTime and AirPlay. FaceTime demos iPhone-to-iPhone video calling, which has been a staple for Apple since iPhone 4 was released. It also demos iPhone-to-Mac and iPhone to iPad FaceTime, however, which is new. AirPlay highlights playing music from the iPod app on your home stereo and watching photos or movies on your Apple TV. (Of course, iOS 5 AirPlay mirroring will make a future commercial like that much, much more exciting...)

I'm still not a huge fan of the "if you don't have an iPhone" preamble, but at least these get back to more customer facing features, unlike the 3 store ads we had recently. (But hey, at least they're not trying to sell your wife a Tegra 2 processor...!)

Check them out after the break.

AirPlay now available in Windows Media Center

By chrisoldroyd, Wednesday, May 25, 2011 a 10:03 am

AirPlay is now available for your Windows Media Center box. It was only a matter of time after the AirPlay encryption keys were cracked that we would start to see AirPlay appearing on other platforms. Now it has been ported to the very popular Windows Media Center.

Developer Thomas Pleasance has put together a simple install package that does its magic and sure enough, once installed, your Media Center box appears on your iOS device as AirPlay capable.