All of this supports the introduction of tvOS, an SDK that opens up Apple TV to third-party developers and enables them to create the same immerseful and engaging games, apps and Netflix-style video platforms we are accustomed to on iOS. This is the new Apple TV. “Apple has a track record of building industry-changing products, and we expect the new Apple TV will help shape the future of over-the-top television”.
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TV 2015 has just become available by pre-order, and at first glance, reviewers love it, with a few caveats, of course.
Siri is really one of the marquee features of Apple TV, but only at that stage in its development, support for the voice -controlled personal assistant is.
The new version of Apple TV is on sale now in the United Kingdom, starting at £129, and while iPlayer won’t be immediately available on the set-top box, the BBC has confirmed it will be “coming soon”.
The Apple TV app store went live yesterday and for those who have pre-ordered the new device, or received on as part of the developer program, there was a bit more excitement than one might have expected.
Once the BBC iPlayer app arrives on Apple TV, BBC content will be included in any naturalistic search made from the device. Sky provides movies, sport and entertainment with its Now TV app, which offers various different subscription deals starting at £6.99 per month.
This move both makes sense and doesn’t. Despite being initially released way back in 2007, however, Apple TV has never been one of those 10,000 devices.
The new Apple TV was announced and unveiled last month during the company’s iPhone 6s event. In many emerging markets iOS users will have access to these services for the first time through their Apple devices.
A long-awaited update to Apple TV, which launched in 2007, will start shipping in 80 countries on Friday, October 30.
While Wall Street analysts believe that because of its price, which is more expensive than Amazon Fire TV at $99 and Roku 4 at $130, sales of Apple TV would not be as hot as iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus, reports the New York Post.
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If the USA is going to get a whole bunch of sporting apps then we want our fair share too.
