As you might expect, the Apple critic population will have its way with the announcements from the September 12th iPhone media event. How could it be otherwise? But there was plenty of positive news to consider, even if most of product introductions and specs were pretty well known ahead of the event. So there really […]

Year after year, Apple customers may have felt that the Apple TV set-top box had a future. Once it hit the second generation, as a tiny device capable of receiving streaming video, the possibilities seemed rich. While the second generation was limited to 720p HD, it was enhanced to 1080p, the maximum HD resolution, in […]

As many of you know, growth in the cable and satellite industry has slowed considerably. A host of alternatives have arisen to supplement or replace the traditional offerings of broadcast and cable-only channels. So Netflix is a significant example, expanding from basic DVD rentals, to a major provider of original — and often award-winning — […]

So at one time, there were hopes that Apple really planned to make a difference in your living room. When Steve Jobs told his biographer about discovering or inventing a “magical” interface that would set all things right with your TV experience, many believed he was talking about an Apple TV set. Indeed, the media freakout […]