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aTV Flash (black) 1.3 Brings Firmware Backups, Other Improvements

Posted 02/09/2012 at 5:46am | by J.R. Bookwalter

The Apple TV may continue to be a hobby for Apple, but it’s serious business for the folks at FireCore, LLC who offer the Seas0nPass and aTV Flash tools, which make it possible to make the little media player boxes learn some new tricks. The company has just pushed out aTV Flash (black) version 1.3, adding automated firmware backups and a host of new features.

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And So It Begins: Apple Releases iTunes 10.5

Posted 10/11/2011 at 9:12am | by J.R. Bookwalter

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Tuesday, October 11 may not mean much when the real action is set to arrive tomorrow with iOS 5 and iCloud, but there are a few components that will need to be updated on your Mac before that magic arrives. One of them is an update to iTunes, which has just hit Apple’s website and is ready for your downloading pleasure.

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FireCore Unleashes aTV Flash Beta 7 with Cloud Backups, Music Playback

Posted 09/06/2011 at 11:40am | by J.R. Bookwalter

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Second-generation Apple TV users, your little black box just got a lot cooler. FireCore has just pushed out a beta 7 update to its popular aTV Flash (black), which brings a host of new abilities to Apple’s otherwise locked-down media streamer -- including cloud backups for third-party settings, music playback and metadata views.

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Zen Viewer HD Review

Posted 04/05/2011 at 1:00pm | by J Keirn-Swanson

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There's an app for that. And an app for that. And an app for that. And pretty soon your iPad is packed with apps that do just one thing really well. Take e-readers. Kindle is good, if you buy their format exclusively, but it’s not so hot for anything else. Stanza handles most e-books, but CBR- and CBZ-formatted e-books are a bit blurry, and PDFs lack decent controls. GoodReader is brilliant for PDFs and several other formats, but EPUB files don’t make the cut. And you could say the same for other media.

If only there were one VLC-style, Swiss Army knife app for all digital media. Well, Zen Viewer HD aims to be that app.

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Report: Microsoft Waving the White Flag on Zune Hardware

Posted 03/15/2011 at 5:00am | by J.R. Bookwalter

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Rocker Jon Bon Jovi may be off the mark when blaming Apple CEO Steve Jobs for destroying the music industry, but it appears that the executive and his team have done a good job of killing another rival, as a new report claims Microsoft will be abandoning their Zune media player.

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Samsung’s Android-Based Galaxy Player to Take on iPod touch

Posted 12/28/2010 at 5:59am | by J.R. Bookwalter

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Samsung has been slowly encroaching on Apple’s iPhone and iPad turf, and now it appears the world’s second largest mobile manufacturer plans to assault Cupertino on a third front with an Android-powered media player at CES.

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VLC Media Player App Goes Universal, Gets Mo’ Better

Posted 10/25/2010 at 4:52am | by J.R. Bookwalter

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We heard the rumors that the VLC Media Player app would be coming to the iPhone soon after its welcome debut on the iPad -- and that day is finally here, and it’s a universal app to boot.

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VLC For Mac Heading For Extinction?

Posted 12/17/2009 at 5:57am | by J.R. Bookwalter

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Rumors are flying that all work on the Mac version of the open-source VLC media player is grinding to a halt due to a lack of volunteer developers.

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Pinnacle TV for Mac HD Stick

Posted 06/01/2007 at 2:15pm | by Anonymous

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This tiny USB stick brings high-def TV to your Mac.

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Apple TV

Posted 04/28/2007 at 6:55pm | by Roman Loyola

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Enjoy your iTunes music, TV shows, movies, and more from the comforts of your couch.

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