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Apple may sell 13 million TV sets
Last week, Tim Cook revealed that the television was an area of intense "interest" for Apple. Today, analyst Katy Huberty from Morgan Stanley shared the results of the survey.
"11% of respondents said they would be "extremely interested" in buying an Apple-branded TV set, which translates into 13 million units in the U.S. alone. 36% said they would be "somewhat interested," which could translate into another 43 million units.
The update of Apple TV with Bluetooth keyboard support is expected
Last year, it was revealed that Apple has been working on a proposal for a Bluetooth keyboard that compartible with the 2nd generation Apple TV.
"The ability to pair a Bluetooth keyboard with the Apple TV would obviously make for significantly easier text entry, simplifying such tasks as initial setup with iTunes Store accounts and Wi-Fi network passwords as well as day-to-day content searching."
Google Added iPhone 5, iPad, AirPlay Support To YouTube App For iOS
The Next Web that Google has updated the YouTube app for iOS devices. Now the app supports iPhone 5 and the iPad and can stream videos via AirPlay.
Apple to Live Stream October 23rd Special Event
Apple officially has revealed that it will be live streaming its October 23rd special event.
Watch a live video stream of the special event online or via Apple TV starting at 10:00 a.m. PDT.
You can watch the stream at the link below!
Apple live streaming today’s iPad mini event on the Apple TV
It looks like Apple witl be livestreaming today’s media event for at least Apple TV users. A new “Apple Event” icon was added to the home screen of Apple TVs.
Apple Wants To Make Set-Top Box For Live TV Content
Following the report from yesterday on a possible Apple cable set-top box, The Wall Street Journal today more details on Apple’s plans.
According to the report, Apple wants to make the device that would allow viewers to watch any TV show at any moment through a cloud-based DVR service that would store shows online. This service would allow viewers to stream a show within minutes after it started airing live.
“Another significant feature of the Apple set-top device is likely to be its user interface, which could resemble the navigation icons on Apple's iPad. While the design may change, the interface is expected to be easier for people to use than existing cable on-screen menus, widely viewed as clunky.
Apple's device also may create space on the TV screen for social media features, such as sharing TV shows through services like Twitter Inc., the people said”.
Also Apple wants that users can transfer content from the device on iPhones, iPads and other Apple products.
The WSJ says that Apple has been in negotiations with cable providers like Time Warner Cable and Comcast, and with companies that control TV content. The report notes that terms of existing agreements between content and cable companies might not allow them to seal a deal for using Apple’s devices without permission of content owners.
Earlier this month CEO of CBS Les Moonves that his company is willing to offer its content on a future Apple TV set depending "what we get paid" and "what the terms are".
Apple In Talks To Develop Set-Top Box To Display Live Cable Television
According to a from The Wall Street Journal, Apple is considering the possibility of developing a set-top box that will allow users to view live cable television and other content. The WSJ report:
Brightcove’s API Makes It Easier To Create Dual-Screen Apple TV And iOS apps
Today Brightcove App Cloud Core, a free edition of its app platform allowing developers to create iOS apps using JavaScript and HTML5. One of the main new features of the platform is the ability for developers to create dual-screen iOS app to transfer content to the Apple TV via AirPlay.
Apple released iOS 6.0 Beta 2 for developers
Apple recently released new iOS 6 beta 2 for developers. It is available as an OTA update or as a download here. Apple also updated Xcode 4.5 developer preview 2, Apple TV beta 2 as well.
When you download and install iOS 6.0 Beta 2 OTA the Settings icon animates. Take a look:
Foxconn Accelerating LCD Panels Orders To Launch Apple TV Set For Holiday Season
In a new research note, Brian White, Topeka Capital Markets’s analyst, points to a report from Chinese site 21cbh.com saying that Foxconn/Hon Hai planned to order LCD television panels from Sharp in 3Q 2012 instead of the 4Q 2012, which fuels speculation that the panels are intended for a forthcoming Apple TV set that could be launched for holiday shopping season. Earlier this year Sharp and Foxconn a partnership to develop LCD technology and observers have considered this step to be closely related to Apple TV set.
Tutorials for iOS 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak
Here are our step-by-step tutorials that will guide you through all the process of untether jailbreaking iOS 5.1.1 with absinthe, redsn0w and sn0wbreeze:
iPhone 4S
UnTethered jailbreak iOS 5.1.1
iPhone 4
UnTethered jailbreak iOS 5.1.1
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Apple TV Set To Include Motion Sensing Technology
Аnalyst from Topeka Capital Markets Brian White has published a new report, where he addresses some of his expectations for the product based on a recent visit to Computex trade show in Taiwan and talks with some supply chain companies.
White believes that the future television set will support several methods of interaction, including motion detection technology, maybe similar to technology found in Microsoft Kinect products.
Sn0wBreeze 2.9.6 released: added Apple TV 2G iOS 5.0.2 9B830 support
iH8Sn0w released Sn0wBreeze 2.9.6. What's new:
- Added 5.0.2/9B830 Apple TV 2 untether payload. (Thanks @planetbeing & @nitoTV)
- Apple TV 2 users can now resize their root partition.
Sn0wbreeze can be used to create a custom firmware with jailbreak and preserve iPhone modem (baseband) version for unlock.
Sn0wbreeze 2.9.6 supports iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad 1, iPod Touch 3G, iPod Touch 4G and Apple TV 2G. It does not work with A5 devices, like iPad 2, iPad 3 and iPhone 4S.
You can download Sn0wBreeze 2.9.6 from here.
Our step-by-step tutorials for Sn0wBreeze 2.9.6 are available here:
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FireCore Updates Seas0nPass to Untether Jailbreak AppleTV 2G on iOS 5.0.2
FireCore has announced an update to Seas0nPass to jailbreak the new iOS 5.0.2 firmware for the Apple TV 2.
Seas0nPass updated for Apple TV 5.0.2. Still untethered. http://seas0npass.com
You can find step-by-step instructions on how to jailbreak Apple TV 2G with Seas0nPass here (Windows, Mac OS).
Apple TV Firmware updated to 5.0.2 (9B830) for 720p and 1080p models
Apple released new iOS firmware for Apple TV 2G and latest Apple TV 3G. The build number is 9B830 and the firmware can be installed via Software Update or by direct download:
- Apple TV 2G
- Apple TV 3G
We don't see any new features or apps in new 5.0.2 firmware. It is unclear what's new there.