The new Apple TV has been revamped both inside and out, sporting an entirely new operating system dubbed tvOS that brings it even closer to iOS, along with an overhauled Siri Remote featuring voice input and a fantastic clickable trackpad. But it’s what’s yet to come –?namely, the growth of the Apple TV App Store –?that will make or break the next-generation set-top box.
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Anandtech has awarded Apple’s new iPhone 6s and 6s Plus the site’s “Editors’ Choice Gold” ranking, the first iPhone to ever rank that highly and only the second phones to receive it since the site began in 1997.
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Adding to the quickly growing list of new Apple TV apps, media server solution Plex issued its hotly anticipated tvOS app on Monday with support for local content playback, Internet channels and more.
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Apple could be nearing release of an expected Mac Pro refresh, as code buried in the latest version of Apple’s OS X 10.11 El Capitan references an unknown Mac model with boosted specs and hardware not found in shipping machines.
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Apple might be on the verge of expanding Personal Pickup to a number of countries outside the U.S., finally allowing people in those regions to shop online but claim their purchases at a local Apple Store.
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Apple is hiring a person to help create “original content and live projects” for several of its online services, including Apple Music, iTunes, iBooks, and the App Store, according to a job listing discovered by AppleInsider.
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Multitasking on the new Apple TV is more iOS-like than ever, thanks to the inclusion of a new dedicated home button on the Siri Remote that functions largely identical to the iPhone and iPad.
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T-Mobile USA on Monday announced a new peripheral for its subscribers, the 4G LTE CellSpot, which can provide a cellular signal in spaces with otherwise difficult access to the carrier’s network.
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Apple’s senior VP of Retail and Online Stores, Angela Ahrendts, will be a centerpiece speaker at next week’s Year Ahead Summit hosted by Bloomberg, according to an official announcement.
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Facebook’s chief product officer is reportedly requiring a number of team members to switch from iPhones to Android phones so they can experience how most people interact with the social network.
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