Among the many things I find frustrating about the Apple TV experience—and yes, there are more than a few—the Siri Remote is near the top of the list. The small slab of metal, glass, and plastic was billed as one of the marquee features of the new set ... ( read original story ...)
Apple’s TV Remote app now works on iPad too
Apple has updated its Apple TV app with iPad support, bringing TV controls, chapter selection, and captions to its bigger screen. The 1.1 update also lets you use Siri to control your Apple TV viewing, but not from the iPad’s regular home screen ... ( read original story ...)
Twitter to launch app on Apple TV, others to stream NFL
SAN FRANCISCO — A new Twitter app is coming to Xbox One, Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV, where viewers will be able to watch NFL games on Thursday nights. The short-messaging service secured the rights to stream 10 Thursday night games this year as it ... ( read original story ...)
Apple TV 5th gen: what will we see from the new Apple TV?
There are many reasons for its shrinking market share, from its relatively high cost to its uncompetitive content and its lack of 4K support. We go into them in much more detail here. However, while Apple’s not at the top of its game with its TV ... ( read original story ...)
Apple still wants to sell you a skinny TV bundle
Apple needs one thing to make the Apple TV a must-own set-top box: a bundle of essential streaming channels that can compete with pay TV companies. But that’s not gonna happen—at least not anytime soon. So Apple is reportedly eyeing a skinnier ... ( read original story ...)
Apple TV trails Roku, Amazon FireTV and Google Chromecast with 5% of all U.S. households with WiFi
Apple blew this by being shortsighted and cheap. Of course, “The Grand Tour” streams in 4K, so Apple’s inexplicably handicapped Apple TV can’t even handle it anyway. Like we said: Shortsighted and cheap. Now that Apple’s hired Amazon’s Fire TV ... ( read original story ...)
Apple’s baby boomer management team still clueless about TV
Apple has been flailing around for years trying to put together some sort of television bundle. Now a new report from Recode indicates that Apple may try to bundle HBO, Starz, and Showtime together into a premium bundle. Peter Kafka reports for Recode ... ( read original story ...)