hardware update – Apple TV Hacks https://www.appletvhacks.net Get more from your shiny box of joy: Taking Apple TVs to the next level Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:48:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Apple TV Software Update 4.3 Adds TV Show Purchases and iCloud Support https://www.appletvhacks.net/2011/08/01/apple-tv-software-update-4-3-adds-tv-show-purchases-and-icloud-support/ https://www.appletvhacks.net/2011/08/01/apple-tv-software-update-4-3-adds-tv-show-purchases-and-icloud-support/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:46:00 +0000 https://www.appletvhacks.net/?p=1221 Not later than yesterday, we wrote about Apple’s rumored plans not to push any hardware update for the Apple TV this fall and instead focus on software updates… and here it is: the Coupertino-based company just released Apple TV Software...

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]]> Not later than yesterday, we wrote about Apple’s rumored plans not to push any hardware update for the Apple TV this fall and instead focus on software updates… and here it is: the Coupertino-based company just released Apple TV Software Update 4.3 (build 8F455) that adds Vimeo support and – more importantly – the ability to purchase TV shows from iTunes directly from your Apple TV.

Apple has already confirmed that shows purchased on Apple TV can be re-downloaded on other iOS devices (TV shows has been added to the “Purchased” sections of iTunes on both iOS and Mac/PC applications). All the shows previously purchased on other iOS devices or with iTunes automatically show up as available to play on Apple TV.

“In other words, Apple just rolled out a cloud-based storage locker for TV shows,” commented Daring Fireball‘s John Gruber.

This feature, however, may be U.S.-only: TUAW’s readers from UK, Canada and New Zealand are reporting they are getting just Vimeo support.

Obviously, if you don’t have SHSH blobs saved, stay away from the update if you don’t want to lose your jailbreak.

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]]> https://www.appletvhacks.net/2011/08/01/apple-tv-software-update-4-3-adds-tv-show-purchases-and-icloud-support/feed/ 12 No Apple TV 2 update this year? https://www.appletvhacks.net/2011/07/31/no-apple-tv-2-update-this-year/ https://www.appletvhacks.net/2011/07/31/no-apple-tv-2-update-this-year/#comments Sun, 31 Jul 2011 20:56:04 +0000 https://www.appletvhacks.net/?p=1213 AppleInsider reports that Apple sold half a million Apple TVs in Q2 2011 but it’s not planning a hardware update for the device this year. Concord Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo told AppleInsider that “his industry checks have turned up no...

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]]> AppleInsider reports that Apple sold half a million Apple TVs in Q2 2011 but it’s not planning a hardware update for the device this year.

Concord Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo told AppleInsider that “his industry checks have turned up no evidence that Apple plans push a hardware revision to the Apple TV into production during the third quarter [2011].”

Instead, Apple will probably focus on software updates. The company already announced that iOS 5 will feature AirPlay mirroring that lets wirelessly display everything you do on your iPad 2 right on your HDTV through Apple TV 2. It is believed that this feature will be also available for iPhone 4 and upcoming iPhone 5.

Kuo also said that his industry checks indicate Apple shipped 480,000 units during the second calendar quarter of the year, a 70 percent lift over a year earlier.

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