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Apple HDTV project reportedly led by iTunes top dog

Chris Davies, Oct 25th 2011 Discuss [4]

Rumors around Apple’s TV set ambitions continue to flourish, with the latest being suggestions that the software engineer responsible for iTunes has now turned his attention to developing an Apple-branded HDTV. Jeff Robbin, involved in both iPod and iTunes development, is reportedly leading the Apple television drive so Bloomberg‘s sources would have it, though the project is said to be still a top secret one within the company. Speculation around an Apple HDTV has flourished in the past week, after it was revealed that Steve Jobs told his biographer that he had “finally cracked” how to make television as usable as iPods and the iPhone.

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Jobs biography reveals plans for integrated Apple TV

Rue Liu, Oct 21st 2011 Discuss [12]

Among several interesting revelations, the new biography on the late Apple co-founder and former CEO, Steve Jobs, reveals his plans for a future Apple TV. And by that, we don't mean just another iteration of the current Apple TV set-top box, but a full-fledged Apple-branded television set designed on the same principles of simplicity and ease of use that have made Apple's other products so successful. Read The Full Story

Apple TV update adds Photo Stream, NHL games and more

Rue Liu, Oct 12th 2011 Discuss [3]

Along with Apple's release this morning of iOS 5, a major update to its mobile operating platform, the company has also released a new software version 4.4 for its Apple TV. The update brings several new features, including Photo Stream, AirPlay mirroring, NHL hockey games, and free Wall Street Journal Live new updates. Read The Full Story

TiVo Premiere Elite set-top box now available

Chris Burns, Oct 10th 2011 Discuss [2]

This week the fine folks at TiVo have today announced availability of their new TiVo Premiere Elite set-top box. This box will be the company's first and only retail DVR with a full four tuners allowing users to record four channels at once, all while viewing a fifth recorded program. Never ever miss any TV show again, ever! You'll also have a gigantic 2-terabyte hard drive, this allowing you to record "up to 200 hours" of HD programming, two times the recording space that any other current comparable solution offers. Read The Full Story

Nottv to launch on Smartphones only in Japan

Shane McGlaun, Oct 6th 2011 Discuss [1]

Japanese fans of mobile TV will be getting a smartphone only broadcast TV station next year that will be called Nottv. The new station is being backed by some of the largest TV stations in the country and one of the largest mobile carriers so it has the muscle to succeed if users like the content. Nottv was announced at Ceatec this week and will use bandwidth left over from when Japan ended analog broadcasts this year. Read The Full Story

Xbox 360 to get more TV functionality, confirmation coming today

Shane McGlaun, Oct 5th 2011 Discuss [8]

Last week Rue talked a bit about the additional TV services that are expected to come to the Xbox 360 soon. When we last talked about much of the story was conjecture, but the official confirmation of new TV services is coming from Microsoft today reports AllThingsD. AllThingsD was told by a source that is familiar with Microsoft's plans that the confirmation was coming today. Read The Full Story

Samsung offers $25 of content to AT&T Galaxy S II Media Hub beta testers

Rue Liu, Oct 3rd 2011 Discuss [1]

If you picked up one of the just released Samsung Galaxy S II smartphones for AT&T, then you now have the opportunity to sign up as a Samsung Media Hub beta tester. The company has finally rolled out its own content distribution service and is offering $25 worth of content for free to users willing to help beta test. Read The Full Story

Xbox LIVE could get Comcast, Verizon TV next week

Rue Liu, Sep 29th 2011 Discuss [1]

Microsoft has reportedly been in talks with almost two dozen content providers to source music, sports, movies, and TV shows for expanding its Xbox LIVE streaming service. Early last week, there were reports that the company was considering partnerships with Comcast and Verizon to bring traditional cable TV to the Xbox 360 console, and now a source has revealed that the service could start as soon as next week. Read The Full Story

Comcast AnyPlay to bring live TV streaming to iPads

Rue Liu, Sep 23rd 2011 Discuss [0]

Comcast is working on a new service called AnyPlay that will add the ability to stream live TV to its Xfinity TV app for iPads. The service will compete with Time Warner's similar offering, but will only work with the Motorola IPTV box and the tablet being streamed to must be connected to a home network. Read The Full Story

Facebook TiVo Integration Announced

Chris Burns, Sep 22nd 2011 Discuss [0]

This week we're getting bombarded with news from Facebook's developer conference f8 2011, not just because Facebook has been announced to be improving and changing drastically, but because they've begun working with several big buckets full of businesses from all over the media world. One of the first to make a formal announcement is TiVo, this increasing the groups Social TV functionality as they update both their iPhone and iPad apps to include additional integration with Facebook. The social network's new APIs for developers are rolling out today at f8 and TiVo appears to have been able to get on the boat early. Read The Full Story

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Toshiba 55-inch TL515 Series Natural 3D TV Hands-on [Video]

Chris Burns, Sep 19th 2011 Discuss [0]

The same company that brought you the world’s first consumer-targeted 55-inch glasses-free 3D display, Toshiba, now brings you the TL series value-minded 3D Smart TV. While this television does require that you wear the lovely 3D glasses if you’re going to get a perfectly 3D look at them, this television is out in several sizes (32-inches up to 55-inches) and isn’t going to blast the goodness out of your wallet – and it’s got built-in Wi-fi connectivity so you can run all the streaming apps you could ever desire.

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Microsoft considering Xbox TV partnerships with Comcast, Verizon

Rue Liu, Sep 19th 2011 Discuss [1]

Microsoft is reportedly in talks with Comcast and Verizon for partnerships to stream traditional cable TV directly through the Xbox 360 console. The upcoming service was originally thought to be a threat to other video streaming services such as Netflix as well as to cable TV, but now it looks like Microsoft will be seeking cable TV as allies instead. Read The Full Story