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Apple to Bid for English Premier League TV Rights

Oliver Haslam ∙ January 4, 2012

Apple may be set to join a bidding war for the rights to stream English Premier League (EPL) games to its customers, with the aim of bolstering its sales in the UK.

According to the Daily Mail, who do not give any sources for its story, both Apple and Google are weighing their options in the UK, with both companies wishing to make a grab for the lucrative rights to show EPL on their respective devices.

The current deal with Sky Sports runs out at the end of the current season, with the current owners, ESPN and Al Jazeera, already confirmed to be interested in streaming live games to their own channels. SkySports paid a massive £1.6 billion ($2.5b) for its current package.

Jailbroken Apple TV App Launcher in Action

Sébastien Page ∙ January 2, 2012

For the last couple of days, we've been talking about how a couple of hackers, including Steven Troughton-Smith, have been working on bringing iOS applications to a jailbroken Apple TV near you.

While they appeared to have a few issues at first, things have been looking up for the group that was able to run apps in fullscreen 720p resolution. It gets even better, as shown in this video by Troughton-Smith...

How to Jailbreak Apple TV 4.4.4 Untethered With Seas0nPass

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated January 13, 2012

Now that pod2g's untether exploit has been made public, the benefits are now being felt in our living rooms. That's because the team at FireCore has updated their Seas0nPass Apple TV jailbreak tool to take advantage of the untether exploit.

Now you can enjoy all of the benefits of Apple's latest Apple TV update — which includes AirPlay mirroring — coupled with an untethered jailbreak that allows you to do all sorts of interesting things.

Check inside for the full tutorial...

Apple TV Now Running iOS Apps in Fullscreen 720p Resolution

Oliver Haslam ∙ January 1, 2012

As if there was ever any doubt that clever people do clever things, Steve Troughton-Smith and fellow coder TheMudKip have taken things one step further than making iOS apps run on an Apple TV.

Because simply making the apps run on the Apple TV wasn't awesome enough, the pair has now found a way to make iOS applications run at the full 720p resolution of the Apple TV. The original news was that the Apple TV was being forced to run iOS apps in windows, which was great in itself. Making apps run fullscreen is the next logical step, and it seems that it has already been taken.

The images shared by 9to5Mac show iPad apps running at 720p, which makes a great deal of sense considering the iPad's own resolution of 1024x768...

Hackers Get iOS Applications Running on Apple TV

Cody Lee ∙ December 30, 2011

Those of you who have been holding out for a good reason to jailbreak your Apple TV might have just got your wish. Well-known developer Steven Troughton-Smith has teamed up with another hacker to bring iOS applications to the Apple TV.

But they're not just trying to make it happen, they've done it. Troughton-Smith showed off several photos via his Twitter account tonight of his jailbroken Apple TV running a homegrown version of the iOS springboard and multiple iOS apps...

Seas0nPass Untethered Jailbreak for Apple TV 4.4.4 Released

Sébastien Page ∙ December 30, 2011

Hot on the heels of the untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.0.1, the FireCore team was quick at updating their Seas0nPass jailbreak for the Apple TV 2G on iOS 4.4.4.

Taking advantage of pod2g's work that's also been used in RedSn0w, Corona, and PwnageTool, FireCore released the latest version of Seas0nPass that finally brings an untethered jailbreak to the latest Apple TV OS...

Rumor: Apple TV Set Slated for Mid-2012 Release

Cody Lee ∙ December 27, 2011

What's that? You were just thinking that we needed more Apple TV set rumors? Well perfect, because we've got some for you. Digitimes has once again weighed in on Apple's rumored television project.

Citing its all-too-familiar supply chain sources, DigiTimes is reporting that it has learned several new details about the upcoming TV set. Among those details are initial screen sizes, and even a timeframe for its release...

TinyUmbrella Updated for Apple TV 4.4.3

Sébastien Page ∙ December 27, 2011

We just told you about the upcoming release of an untethered jailbreak for Apple TV 4.4.3. Just like TinyUmbrella's developer mentioned, now might be the right time to save your SHSH blobs for your Apple TV:

Sorry I skipped this version. I've updated TU to work with Apple TV 4.4.3. For those of you with Apple TV 2 - be ABSOLUTELY sure you have your 4.4.3 SHSH for your device... It may be QUITE important.

Better safe than sorry!

Untethered Jailbreak for Apple TV 4.4.3 Coming Soon

Sébastien Page ∙ December 27, 2011

If you own an Apple TV and you're currently waiting for an untethered jailbreak for it, rejoice because things are looking up for you.

Following the release of the untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.0.1, Firecore, the team behind the Seas0nPass jailbreak for Apple TV just said that they will soon release an update to their jailbreaking tool...

iFaith SHSH Blob Tool Updated to Version 1.4.1

Jeff Benjamin ∙ December 20, 2011

Renowned hacker iH8sn0w has released an incremental update to iFaith — the SHSH blob utility for Windows.

The update includes support for the latest version of Apple TV firmware, Tiny Umbrella blobs, and a host of other fixes. Check inside for the full change log, along with a link to our full blown iFaith tutorial page...

The Wall Street Journal Reveals Details on Apple’s Upcoming TV Set

Cody Lee ∙ Updated January 18, 2018

Rumors of a secret Apple TV set project have been really heating up over the past few months. Word on the street has been that the iPhone-makers are looking to jump into the TV-making business, and the company's first entry could revolutionize the industry.

We've heard a few whispers regarding the set's features, including multiple screen sizes ranging from 32-inches to 55-inches, Siri voice control, and deep AirPlay integration. And now we have even more details thanks to a report by The Wall Street Journal.

Apple Seeds Updates for the Apple TV and iPhone 4S

Cody Lee ∙ December 15, 2011

Apple has been on a roll this week with software updates, seeding iOS 5.1 beta 2 to developers and iTunes 10.5.2 to the masses. Now the company has just released two more software updates for iOS devices.

The first is for the Apple TV 2, bringing the device to iOS 4.4.4. The update appears to just contain minor improvements, as no new features have been discovered yet. And the second is for the iPhone 4S.