Television

Time Warner Cable to allow customers to stream select channels anywhere through iOS apps

By Joseph Keller, Wednesday, Apr 17, 2013 a 12:48 am

Time Warner Cable will soon allow users to stream live television while away from their home. Time Warner Cable currently lets customers stream programs from select channels while on their own home network, but that is set to change starting 10:00 a.m. Wednesday morning as channels like BBC America and the Big Ten Network will be available while on the go, according to a comapny spokesperson

Xbox SmartGlass now available for iPhone and iPad

By Simon Sage, Tuesday, Nov 6, 2012 a 8:58 pm

Microsoft's companion app for the Xbox 360 is now live for iOS, allowing users to remotely control the gaming console, view related content, type out messages, and otherwise complement everything you'd normally just do with the hardware controller.

Apple reportedly in talks with cable companies regarding live TV for Apple set-top box

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Aug 15, 2012 a 8:46 pm

Aside from a full-on Apple television, one of the longest running rumors in Apple living-room land is a deal with cable companies and/or broadcast networks for the right to air traditional cable programming on an Apple TV or similar set-top box. However, television is notoriously myopic and future-averse, and Apple has previously sought to disrupt rather than engage their business. But that might be changing.

Apple rumored to show off iTV operating system at WWDC

By Simon Sage, Wednesday, May 30, 2012 a 11:32 am

We've been hearing an awful lot about Apple making their own TV set lately, and we may get a glance at the operating system that will be powering it next week at the Worldwide Developer Conference. Details are scarce, but apparently the iTV OS will include a control out API for accessory manufacturers and other third parties, which could quickly turn an Apple-made television into the connected hub for your home.

Steve Jobs tried to land Apple TV deal with CBS, Les Moonves declined

By Simon Sage, Monday, Mar 12, 2012 a 3:33 pm

CBS CEO Leslie Moonves mentioned in an interview recently that Steve Jobs had approached him about syndicating television content on Apple TV. Jobs pitched the partnership as a subscription service, but there aren't many details beyond that. Moonves shot down Jobs, citing concerns about disrupting the traditional CBS revenue stream. Specifically, Moonves said "You know more than me about 99 percent of things but I know more about the television business."

Rumor: 50-inch Apple television already in Jonathan Ive's design lab

By Andrew Wray, Wednesday, Jan 4, 2012 a 7:02 pm

USA Today, based on sources who have previously worked at Apple, is contributing some more information to the increasingly large Apple Television rumor pile.

Apple is said to be looking at a 42-inch or larger LCD TV with built-in Wi-Fi. Inside the locked-down studio of Jonathan Ive, senior vice president of industrial design at Apple, there's a slick 50-inch TV, according to the source who worked at Apple.

Rumor: Again with the Siri-powered Apple Television coming late 2012

By Andrew Wray, Wednesday, Dec 28, 2011 a 9:41 am

Digitimes, the hit-or-miss rumor news site, has additional speculation from industry sources that Apple may be looking to Foxconn for assembly orders of their upcoming Siri-powered Apple Television, in addition to a number of potential bids for contracting component production.

Rumor: 32 and 37-inch Apple Television coming in late 2012

By Andrew Wray, Tuesday, Dec 27, 2011 a 10:36 am

Randomly accurate rumor site, Digitimes has word from "industry sources" that suppliers are starting to build materials for 32- and 37-inch Apple Televisions for release in the second or third quarter of 2012.

Instead of a form of set-top box (STB) like the Apple TV launched in 2006, Apple's new products will be full TV sets, the sources added [...] The displays of the new iTV sets will focus on 32 and 37-inch sizes initially, noted sources in the supply chain.

Daily Tip: How to connect your iPhone iPad or iPod to your TV

By Georgia, Tuesday, Mar 8, 2011 a 11:40 pm

Would you like to know how to connect your iPhone to your television set? This tip will show you how to use a composite AV cable. If you have always wanted to look at your pictures on your big screen but did not know how stay with us after the break.

ATSC Mobile to Bring Digital TV to Your iPhone?

By Rene Ritchie, Saturday, Oct 17, 2009 a 10:31 am

The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has approved a standard for mobile digital television, which means one day you might be able to watch your local station broadcast directly to your iPhone. In the US, that should include ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC.

Would Apple ever build a TV receiver into the iPhone, given their focus on iTunes digital downloads? If they're considering an FM Radio, why not? With live-pause and tagging technology, it just becomes a value-added feature for users and another potential gateway to iTunes content.

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