Apple TV

On Wednesday, Apple introduced a new version--the third generation--of its Apple TV media player, adding support for 1080p video and debuting a major update to the device's user interface with a number of new software features. But just as welcome to many Apple TV fans was the announcement that all of the software improvements in the new model are also available immediately to the previous model via Apple TV Software Update 5.0. Which means that if you have a second-generation Apple TV, even though you won't be able play 1080p video, you'll gain the rest of the new features of the latest model without spending a cent. (Your Apple TV should notify you that the update is

Before he passed away last October, Steve Jobs claimed to have cracked the code to a TV revolution: Make everything simple to use, sync all content with other devices through the Internet, and do away with clunky remotes and complex lists of cable channels.

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster claims that a major television component maker has revealed that Apple has made inquiries about the capabilities of its display products. You know what that means--Apple TV sets! Maybe.

Apple announced a software update that makes life easier for Apple TV subscribers.

Well, it's already happened again. GreenpoisOn has broken iOS 4.2.1 with an untethered jailbreak for AppleTV called RC6. An untethered jailbreak means that the jailbreak persists through a reboot, making it a useful one for the jailbreak community, since the current offers only have jailbreaks that vanish when you power off the box. NitoTV, a weather app that ran on the original jailbreaking of the AppleTV back in October helped with this, and that software package is auto loaded with the hack.

With the Monday release of iOS 4.2 and the Apple TV 4.1 software update, this officially marks the beginning of the AirPlay era. Here's a closer look at what Apple's new AirPlay media-streaming technology does and how it works.

Devices that connect your TV to the Internet (and your PC) aren't new, but this holiday season offers a much bigger set of choices (of manufacturers and ways to interact with content). Narrowing down what you want to watch and how you want to access it is the key to picking your best option.

While Apple’s back was turned prepping for its October 20th Keynote, one hacker going by the handle p0sixninja decided to put the Greenpois0n jailbreak to the test and officially jailbreak the new Apple TV.

The battle for living room dominance by tech companies heated up Wednesday when Logitech unveiled its Google TV set-top box called Revue. The device that weds Internet-based content, Web surfing, and productivity apps with your HDTV goes on sale later this month for $300. Its chief competitors are the freshly revamped Apple TV and Roku's Netflix set-top box.

It’s rare that Apple announces a product without slathering the object of that announcement with superlatives—Great! Fantastic! Awesome! Amazing! Yet the original Apple TV—after it became clear that it had failed the iPod is to portable media as _________ is to on-demand TV comparison—earned little more from Apple than an indulgent shrug and the “Hobby” label.

Internet reports of shipping delays for Apple's revamped Apple TV turned out to not be worth the virtual paper they were printed on. Customers who've ordered Apple's set-top box have begun receiving e-mail notifications that their devices are on the way.