tvOS always seems to be the "poor cousin" at the WWDC events, but this year the operating system had its share of fascinating announcements. Sales of the tiny set-top box grew 50 percent year-over-year, primarily on the capabilities of the Apple TV 4K.
Read MoreOne of the best games to come out over the past few years was Alto's Adventure, a beautiful and ethereal side-scroller in which you guide Alto -- a young snowboarder -- through an increasingly difficult set of jumps over obstacles, catching llamas along the way... It sounds odd, but it is honestly one of the most playable games I've ever downloaded. Developer Ryan Cash let us know today that the long-awaited sequel to Alto's Adventure -- Alto's Odyssey -- will be available on Thursday, February 22nd, 2018.
Read MoreWhat a great week! Last Friday marked the official debut of the iPhone X, and it's a game-changer. Marty talked about how he decided to go back to the Apple TV 4K after having returned his first one. The issue that caused him to make that decision earlier was that the device upscaled everything to 4K, which didn't look all that good for some shows. Apple has announced that an update will soon fix the problem so that movies and shows will appear in their native resolution.
Read MoreHave a fourth-generation Apple TV and a hankering to watch four college football games simultaneously? If you're a subscriber to a cable or satellite service that offers ESPN and use the ESPN Apple TV app, check later today for a new version of the app that will let you watch four live feeds from ESPN simultaneously.
Read MoreSingle sign-on can be a time-saver for those who own more than one Apple device that can display video apps, such as the iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. By signing in to a cable or satellite-TV provider once on an iOS device or Apple TV, users then gain instant access to video apps provided with a pay TV subscription. Today Apple added ten more single sign-on providers:
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The current 4th-generation Apple TV lacks one feature that could make it a "must buy" for a lot of Apple fans -- 4K video. Earlier this year, Bloomberg reported that Apple is testing a new Apple TV codenamed J105 that would support 4K video and could launch later this year. Now MacRumors has heard from developers who think they've spotted the new device in log files.
Read MoreTim Cook reported that over 8,000 apps are now available for Apple TV, and soon fans of Minecraft will be able to play the game on Apple TV.
Read MoreSpace: The Final Frontier. These are the voyages of the 4th-generation Apple TV, its mission of unknown length, to explore strange new channels, to seek out new shows and new movies; to boldly go where no set-top box has gone before...
OK, so that was a little over the top, even for this blog. But I was pretty excited about the news that a NASA app has come to the latest Apple TV - so much so that I'm probably going to finally pull the plug on my "old" device and get the new box.
Read MoreIn March, owners of the fourth-generation Apple TV noticed that one app -- Disney Infinity 3.0 -- had disappeared with no explanation. Yesterday, Disney announced that it is closing down the video game business altogether due to poor financial performance.
Read MoreSiri's universal search on the 4th-generation Apple TV gained power earlier this week with the addition of the Starz app and CBS to the list of channels. MacRumors today highlighted a new feature of Siri -- Live Tune-In, which allows viewers to pop right into live programming with a single command to Siri Remote.
Read MoreThere are a ton of AirPlay compatible devices installed around the world, from speakers to Apple TVs, and for the best possible experience it's recommended that you beam music or video to them from Apple devices. Well, for the first time, a smartphone manufacturer other than Apple -- HTC -- has announced a product that supports AirPlay. The HTC 10 will have native support for AirPlay, meaning that it will work without the need for the third-party workarounds that are required for other Android devices.
Read MoreRecent Apple ads have started to feature celebrities using the company's products, usually in some humorous way. The latest -- which was aired for the first time yesterday -- features Kobe Bryant and actor Michael B. Jordan (Creed) discussing a fictional biopic about the basketball legend, using the Siri remote to pull up the NBA app and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" while discussing the part Jordan will play.
Read MoreHave a lot of movie DVDs that you ripped using Handbrake or something similar? Maybe you have created your own family home videos over the years and have them all stored on your Mac? Squirrels today released AirParrot Remote ($6.99), a new member of the popular AirParrot family that works with AirParrot 2 for OS X ($14.99) on your Mac to let you use your desktop or laptop as a media server that you can control from your iPhone or iMac
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