‘MLB.com At Bat 2012? breaks 3 million downloads; 800,000 streams a day
As we noted in February, “MLB.com At Bat 2012” launched to bring baseball fanatics scores, news, and analysis for free. The app also includes an in-app subscription of $14.99 (or $2.99 a month) that provides in-game audio. However, if you are a huge fan, you can pay the $120 a year subscription for in-game video.
MLB’s [...]
New Apple TV A5 actually built from dual-core chip, 41% smaller than older A5s
In order to bring 1080P video playing to the new Apple TV, Apple included what they called a single-core A5 processors. Many industry watchers noted that this A5 was a new A5 chip specifically designed for the new Apple TV, as it is Apple’s only single-core A5. The A5 SoC from the iPhone 4S and [...]
How to add a USB Blu-ray player to your Mac for $39
With 1080P hitting the new iPad and Apple TV last month, some of you are perhaps now looking to send your Blu-ray collection over to iOS devices.
Here is the easy part: Buy a Toshiba Lightscribe Blu-ray Player for just $39 with free shipping (via 9to5Toys). It also burns DVDs, and Lightscribe media will even do [...]
Unlikely scenario: Analyst says Apple HDTV to be called ‘iPanel’; begins production in May
Jefferies & Co.’s Peter Misek has been one of the most outspoken analysts about Apple’s rumored HDTV product. He first said in November that Sharp was preparing its production lines for the “iTV” and then last month claimed production of up to 5 million units could begin by May with a product launch by Q4 [...]
Apple TV OS 5.0 Jailbroken (tethered), fireCore ready for Last.fm, web/media browsing, NitoTV, weather, more…
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fireCore today announced that they have successfully jailbroken the Apple TV 2 (NOT the new AppleTV 1080P which was released earlier this month). The jailbreak is tethered which requires the AppleTV to be connected to a Mac/PC when first powering it on (only once). You also have to pay fireCore $30 but [...]
When It Comes To Media Devices, Being First Never Means Being Best
Our good buddy Farhad Manjoo writes over at Slate that he believes Microsoft has already beaten Apple at the living room game. Why buy an Apple TV – either in its current form or in some sort of Siri-powered large-screen LCD form (which we’ll call ATV) – when your Xbox 360 does everything you want [...]
iTunes 10.6.1 released, bug fixes galore…
For the latest in iTunes software, hit your Software Update. You’ll receive iTunes 10.6.1 which makes everything better, including:
Fixes several issues that may cause iTunes to unexpectedly quit while playing videos, changing artwork size in Grid view, and syncing photos to devices.
Addresses an issue where some iTunes interface elements are incorrectly described by VoiceOver and WindowEyes.
Fixes a [...]
Hands-on with Aereo: $12 monthly broadcast TV with DVR live-streams in Safari for Mac and iOS
Lets talk about Aereo—the service that streams over-the-air local TV to any Mac, iOS device, or PC running Safari for $12 per month.
The decidedly-McGyver tech behind this venture relies on fingertip-sized TV antennas in data centers that allow servers to live-stream channels with high-definition reception through a speedy Internet connection. Aereo also works with Apple TV via iTunes’ AirPlay and [...]
Apple adds $124.99 and $174.99 price tiers for App Store apps
Apple today told developers that it was adding two new price tiers for high end apps at the $124.99 and $174.99 price points giving developers new price points from which to sell their apps.
Click to enlarge – new price points at Tier 63 and Tier 69
We’re not exactly sure why Apple made the move but [...]
Jobs’ Rejection Of TV Designs “Isn’t A Huge Deal” Says Former Apple Engineer
It’s a sin I know almost too well as a blogger. It’s slow going for news on a Friday night and the pageview gods send you a reprieve in the form of a tweet.
A former Apple engineer is berating the company’s design ethic in the post-Jobs era in less than 140 characters?
Score! Suddenly one story becomes another [...]