Report: Apple TV to offer HBO App

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The HBO Go multiscreen service could find its way onto Apple TV later this year.

New high for streaming media players

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Streaming media player unit shipments hit a new high in 2012, according to the Multimedia Research Group (MRG). Apple TV is the leading product in this area.

Next-generation Apple TV STB rumoured

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Apple plans to launch a new generation of its Apple TV, turning the device into a fully-fledged cable or satellite set-top box, writes the Wall Street Journal.

Apple CEO hints at TV futures

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Apple CEO Tim Cook has suggested the technology company might further develop its TV product, taking it beyond the hobby stage.

CE manufacturers to pre-empt Apple TV

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There are plenty of rumours going around about a possible launch of an advanced Apple TV sometime next year, but consumer electronics manufacturers are ready to meet the challenge.

Apple leading connected TV market

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Apple is set to capture 32% of the connected TV player market in 2011, according to Strategy Analytics.

Jobs on Apple TV: “I finally cracked it”

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Apple may drop a full-fledged television, according to the new biography on Steve Jobs, which is published today in the US. “I finally cracked it,” said Jobs to author Walter Isaacson.

Apple drops $0.99 iTunes TV rentals in US

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Apple has stopped its 99 cent (€0.68) TV show rentals from the iTunes Store. Instead, US customers are now only able to buy single episodes of TV series at a cost of $2 for the SD version and $3 for HD.

Apple working on Smart TV?

Apple is said to be working on TV, according to US blog Fudzilla: “Look for it to arrive with an official announcement around the holidays, according to the whispers we are hearing. Then again, it might amount to nothing and Apple may never bring the product to market.”

Microsoft to take on Google and Apple?

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CES 2011 – LAS VEGAS. According to various US reports, Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer is said to unveil a new Windows-powered set top box to take on Google TV and Apple TV. Ballmer is expected to make the announcement during the opening keynote this Wednesday.