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Steve Jobs said no to the new Apple TV UI design five years ago

Jake Smith ∙ March 24, 2012

A former Apple TV engineer took to Twitter last night discussing the latest UI that has been implemented on the Apple TV. For those unfamiliar, the new Apple TV UI was announced at the March 7th media event, along with the new 1080p Apple TV. The new UI isn't much of a change, but brings larger buttons to the home page. Some love it, many hate it.

Michael Margolis, who formerly served as an Apple TV UI designer, said on his Twitter last night that Steve Jobs said no to the latest UI changes five years ago, however Apple's senior executives recently approved the new UI...

Consumer Reports reviews the new Apple TV

Cody Lee ∙ Updated February 21, 2018

Consumer Reports caused quite a stir yesterday when it reportedly found Apple's new iPad to have an overheating problem. While there's evidence that the tablet runs a tad warm, a lot of folks have called the report sensationalist.

Well the folks at CR are back again today with their review of the new Apple TV. And no, there's no mention of "heatgate" this time around. It actually sounds like they're genuinely impressed with Apple's latest set top box...

Apple’s cheapest iOS device might also be the most secure

Cody Lee ∙ March 18, 2012

All things considered, it's been a pretty good weekend for the jailbreak community. Not only have hackers managed to find multiple exploits for the new iPad (within 24 hours no less), but we've even seen proof of an untethered jailbreak.

It gets better. Word is that the work that is being done on Apple's new tablet will also apply to older devices on iOS 5.1, except perhaps the new Apple TV. Apparently, the least expensive iOS device also happens to be the most secure...

Apple TV contains 8GB of flash storage and 512MB of RAM

Jake Smith ∙ March 18, 2012

We finally got our hands on the new Apple TV last Thursday and have had the chance to bask in its 1080p glory. While we already knew there was a single-core A5 processor inside, a forum user from XBMC.org has done a teardown of the device to reveal its insides.

From the teardown, we find that the new Apple TV still has the same 8GB of flash storage like its second-generation brother, but has received a bump to 512MB of RAM...

TinyUmbrella updated with support for new iPad and Apple TV

Cody Lee ∙ March 16, 2012

It's not even Noon yet here on the west coast and today has already proven to be fairly eventful. Not only did Apple's new iPad go on sale around the world this morning, but the tablet was jailbroken within hours.

And now we've learned that NotCom has just updated TinyUmbrella to version 5.10.08. The new software, which saves your devices' SHSH Blobs, now includes support for the new Apple TV and yes, the new iPad...

Apple TV (3rd generation) unboxing video

Jeff Benjamin ∙ March 15, 2012

There's really not much to say here. If you've ever used or seen an Apple TV 2, then you know exactly what to expect here. Physically the two devices are indistinguishable.

The only difference between the 2nd generation Apple TV and the 3rd generation Apple TV is that the latter supports 1080p resolution courtesy of a new A5 single core chip. Other than there, everything inside the box, all of the connectors — everything — is the same...

New Apple TV orders begin shipping, could arrive early

Jake Smith ∙ March 14, 2012

If you pre-ordered the 1080p Apple TV that Apple introduced a week ago, you'll be happy to hear that the set-top box has begun shipping. Many customers have gotten the confirmation email from Apple, saying the third-generation Apple TV is on its way to their doorstep.

Apple has told customers that the 1080p Apple TV will arrive on Friday, however, according to FedEx's systems it says the new Apple TV will land at customer's doorsteps a day early, as noted by AppleInsider...

How 1080p content in iTunes compares to Blu-ray

Cody Lee ∙ March 14, 2012

iTunes 1080p movie on the left, Blu-ray movie on the right

The new iPad and the new Apple TV have one thing in common — full HD video. Both products recently received significant hardware upgrades to allow them to playback 1080p content. Heck, the new iPad can even capture its own hi-def videos.

But is full HD video really worth the upgrade? Ars Technica published a report this morning aiming to answer that very question. The site takes a look at the difference between iTunes files encoded in 720p and 1080p. And 1080p versus Blu-ray...

Sn0wBreeze updated with bug fixes and Apple TV support

Cody Lee ∙ Updated January 26, 2017

A few days ago, iH8sn0w released v2.9.2 of his popular jailbreak tool, Sn0wBreeze. The update added the ability for users to jailbreak their iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 running iOS 5.1 (yes, it's still tethered).

Then last night, the hacker seeded another version of the software, bringing it to v2.9.3. This update includes a minor bug fix, but also features new jailbreak support for Apple TV's on iOS 4.4.3 and 4.4.4...

HBO to finally allow Universal and Fox movies into iCloud

Cody Lee ∙ Updated January 25, 2016

According to recent reports, Apple is secretly trying to put together its own TV subscription service. And by the sounds of things, it doesn't seem to be going very well. Studios are afraid to let Apple anywhere near their multi-million dollar industry.

But it appears that at least one major content provider is coming around. The Wall Street Journal has learned that HBO is finally going to relax its terms enough to allow iCloud users to stream previously purchased content to other iOS devices...

The man who said no to Steve Jobs

Jake Smith ∙ Updated April 3, 2018

In Walter Isaacson's popular biography of Steve Jobs, it was revealed that the Apple co-founder had apparently "cracked" the code of the Apple television set we've been waiting for. While speaking to a Brazilian TV network, Issacson admitted he left out a few details about the TV set from his book, out of respect for Steve Jobs and Apple.

Of course part of building a TV set of such stature, Apple has to get TV networks on board for streaming. In a news report from Hollywood Report, CBS's CEO Les Moonves reportedly said no to Steve Jobs over a content streaming partnership...