New Apple TV (5th Gen, 2. News: UK Price, Release Date & Specs. What's next for the Apple TV, and when will Apple launch the fifth- generation model? Is the Apple TV still a 'hobby' product (as Steve Jobs once described it), or has the company started taking television seriously? In this article we look at the future of the Apple TV, Apple's set- top box combining a digital media player, a games machine and a platform for apps with the ability to stream content from i. OS devices and Macs to a TV.

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We examine the rumours and speculate on when Apple will update the device, and discuss the new hardware and software features (such as 4. K and HDR) to expect from the fifth- generation Apple TV.

If you're looking for information about the fourth- gen Apple TV - the first Apple TV device to allow users to install apps - unveiled by Apple in 2. Apple TV buying guide. We also have a guide showing how to set up the Apple TV and some Apple TV tips. When will new Apple TV be released? Apple has confirmed a product launch event for 1. September - this is sure to see the launch of a new i. Phone, but we think there's a good chance the new Apple TV will be unveiled there too.

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Apple's latest iMac with 5K Retina display offers gorgeous, true-to-life picture quality and fast overall performance. As an unapologetic Apple fanboy, I am probably not the most expected source for seemingly anti-Apple sentiment. But a fact is a fact, and chief among Apple’s key.

K content, is set to launch in 2. Various reports, including one from Bloomberg, have referenced a device spotted in developer logs, as well as code in the i. OS 1. 1 beta that indicates a new fifth- generation Apple TV, codenamed J1. The co- founder of Firi Games spotted new Apple TV hardware, which showed up as 'Apple. TV6,2' in developer logs. The current fourth- gen Apple TV carries an 'Apple. TV5,3' identifier, so this would be a logical step forward.

The new device is also reportedly running tv. OS 1. 1. 0, adding to speculation that this is a whole new Apple TV device. And now Bloomberg has reported that Apple plans to release the new box in September 2. New features in the Apple TV 2. The new Apple TV is expected to be capable of playing 4. K, high definition content, as well as more vivid colours. Read more about these new features here.

It is also likely to integrate a number of new i. OS 1. 1 features. Apple TV 2. 01. 7 UK price. The Apple TV currently sells for . That's more than twice the price of its predecessor, which cost .

But the newer model can do far more, adding the TV App Store and a wealth of apps. The old model's price was more in line with competing set- top boxes (we look at a number of the competitors to the Apple TV here).

Competing gadgets such as Amazon's Fire TV (. We think Apple should drop the entry price of the new model.

We predict that there will be three new Apple TV boxes available at three different price points, based on the idea that Apple will offer a lower- priced entry- level model to make up for the fact that it no longer sells the third- generation model: 3. GB . For that reason we anticipate that Apple may continue to sell the 2.

Apple TV as the entry- level model. Apple TV hardware updates. While we don't expect that the Apple TV itself will look any different, there will be a number of changes to the components inside in order for the new box to offer 4. K and HDR support.

We outline these below: 4. K and HDR video support. The new Apple TV will be capable of playing HD content, as well as offering . To name a few: movies on i. Tunes being in 1. Apple TV being limited to 6. GB; 4. K requiring the HDMI 2.

K TVs don't even support that and the current Apple TV only offers HDMI 1. But this all looks likely to change. In February a Bloomberg report claimed that Apple had been testing a 4. K- capable Apple TV for possible release this year, and further evidence since then backs this up. OS developer Guilherme Rambo found a reference to a new Apple TV in the revealing Home. Pod firmware leak that strongly suggests 4.

K and HDR are on their way. Rambo followed up with the additional information that the Apple TV will support the Dolby Vision standard as well as basic HDR1. Hybrid Log Gamma into the bargain: Rambo has also found evidence supporting a HDR Apple TV in the seventh beta version of tv.

OS 1. 1, released in August 2. That version of the beta includes assets that reference J1. Apple TV. Those assets include one for: TVSettings. Read more about Apple's plans for movie and TV content here. Will the Apple TV have a bigger hard drive? If Apple offers 4.

K capabilities in the new Apple TV then an increased storage allocation seems likely. We anticipate that Apple will add a higher- capacity model to the line- up, while bringing down the prices of the existing models.

We expect that Apple will add a 1. GB offering, but it is conceivable that a 2.

GB version could be added. Mind you, we suspect that Apple's customers don't need so much, since they are streaming content and storing content in i. Divx Movies Download Misery Loves Comedy (2015). Cloud. Will the 5th- gen Apple TV have a faster processor?

Another requirement of a 4. K Apple TV would be a faster processor. Apple's current Apple TV uses the A8 chip, which was launched with the i.

Phone 6 and i. Phone 6 Plus in September 2. We expect that Apple will use a newer chip in the new Apple TV; the A1.

Fusion, introduced with the i. Phone 7, would be a good contender. Will it support Air. Pods with Siri? It is possible to use Bluetooth headphones with the Apple TV, but there are some limitations as to how many Bluetooth devices can be paired, especially if one of them is an audio accessory.

You can at least pair the Apple Air. Pods - and although at the moment it doesn't happen automatically over i.

Cloud as with the i. Phone and other i. OS devices, automatic pairing is on the way with tv. OS 1. 1. Unfortunately you can't activate Siri on the Apple TV via the Air.

Pods - something we imagine will change in future updates. Will Apple make its own game controller? Apple currently offers the Siri Remote with the Apple TV. There have been calls for Apple to make its own controller for gaming on the Apple TV, especially as some gamers feel that the games available for the Apple TV are hampered by Apple's insistence that games work with the Siri Remote, but it is unlikely that Apple would develop its own controller. Software changes. This new Apple TV box will launch in September, alongside new i.

Phones and the new i. OS operating system (as it's likely that the new Apple TV will use new features in i. OS 1. 1 - you can read more about i. OS 1. 1's new features here.)While the hardware may not be overhauled, we expect that there will be significant improvements on the software side.

The current software is laying the foundation for the future of the Apple TV, according to CEO Tim Cook; he made the following remarks in Apple's Q3 2. I don't want to be more precise than that but you shouldn't look at what's there today and think we've done what we want to do. We've built a foundation that we can do something bigger off of. During the Q1 2. 01. Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) Full Divx Movies on this page. Cook said: . We are learning a lot about the original content business and thinking about ways we could play it. It was introduced with the Apple TV in 2.

Apple TV Store. We expect to see an update to the tv. OS in September 2. OS 1. 1. While Apple didn't focus much on tv. OS at its WWDC 2. OS 1. 1 update. And now a developer has spotted a reference to a new Apple TV with HDR support in the tv.

OS 1. 1 beta. Developer Guilherme Rambo discovered image files in the beta that made reference to the 4. K Apple TV’s code name J1. HDR. Will Apple expand the TV app? Speaking of the tv.

OS, according to the Bloomberg report, Apple's TV app is a stripped- down version of what it was intended to be. The app was to be a portal for accessing a live stream of shows, but Apple's talks with content providers came to nothing. However, Apple is now making its own shows, and the TV app will be a way for users to discover that content. We expect to see more developments here. More on that below. Will the new Apple TV support face recognition? In February 2. 01.

Apple had acquired a company that specialises in facial recognition.

They run Apple's i. OS mobile operating system. The first generation i. Phone was released on June 2. OS releases since. The user interface is built around the device's multi- touch screen, including a virtual keyboard.

The i. Phone has Wi- Fi and can connect to cellular networks. An i. Phone can shoot video (though this was not a standard feature until the i. Phone 3. GS), take photos, play music, send and receive email, browse the web, send and receive text messages, follow GPS navigation, record notes, perform mathematical calculations, and receive visual voicemail. Other functionality, such as video games, reference works, and social networking, can be enabled by downloading mobile apps. As of January 2. 01.

The original 1st- generation i. Phone was a GSM phone and established design precedents, such as a button placement that has persisted throughout all releases and a screen size maintained for the next four iterations. The i. Phone 3. G added 3.

G network support, and was followed by the 3. GS with improved hardware, the 4 with a metal chassis, higher display resolution and front- facing camera, and the 4. S with improved hardware and the voice assistant Siri.

The i. Phone 5 featured a taller, 4- inch display and Apple's newly introduced Lightning connector. In 2. 01. 3, Apple released the 5. S with improved hardware and a fingerprint reader, and the lower- cost 5. C, a version of the 5 with colored plastic casings instead of metal. They were followed by the larger i. Phone 6, with models featuring 4.

The i. Phone 6. S was introduced the following year, which featured hardware upgrades and support for pressure- sensitive touch inputs, as well as the SE—which featured hardware from the 6. S but the smaller form factor of the 5. S. In 2. 01. 6, Apple unveiled the i. Phone 7 and 7 Plus, which add water resistance, improved system and graphics performance, a new rear dual- camera setup on the Plus model, and new color options, while removing the 3. The original i. Phone was described as . Newer iterations have also garnered praise, and the i. Phone's success has been credited with helping to make Apple one of the world's most valuable publicly traded companies.

History and availability. Development of what was to become the i. Phone began in 2. Apple started to gather a team of 1,0. Among other deficiencies, the ROKR E1's firmware limited storage to only 1. Tunes songs to avoid competing with Apple's i. Pod nano. Many would- be users objected to the i.

Phone's cost. The i. Phone 3. G and 3. GS feature a full plastic back to increase the strength of the GSM signal. The i. Phone 3. GS was available in both colors, regardless of storage capacity. The i. Phone 4 has an aluminosilicate glass front and back with a stainless steel edge that serves as the antennas. It was at first available in black; the white version was announced, but not released until April 2.

Users of the i. Phone 4 reported dropped/disconnected telephone calls when holding their phones in a certain way. This became known as antennagate. Verizon said it would be available for pre- order on February 3, with a release set for February 1. Over 1 million 4.

S models were sold in the first 2. October 2. 01. 1. The average selling price has remained fairly constant for most of the phone's lifespan, hovering between $6. It has a 4- inch display, up from its predecessors' 3. The device comes with the same 3. Phone 4 and 4. S. The i. Phone 5 has the So.

C A6 processor, the chip is 2. Phone 4. S' A5 and is twice as fast, doubling the graphics performance of its predecessor. The device is 1. 8% thinner than the i.

Phone 4. S, measuring 7. On July 6, 2. 01. Apple was in talks with Korean mobile carrier SK Telecom to release the next generation i. Phone with LTE Advanced technology. The i. Phone 5. C, a mid- range- priced version of the handset that is designed to increase accessibility due to its price is available in five colors (green, blue, yellow, pink, and white) and is made of plastic. The i. Phone 5. S comes in three colors (black, white, and gold) and the home button is replaced with a fingerprint scanner (Touch ID).

Both phones shipped on September 2. Both devices had a larger screen than their predecessor, at 4. Recorded sales grew steadily thereafter, and by the end of fiscal year 2.

Phones were sold. Apple's sales surpassed that of Research in Motion's 1. Black. Berry units sold in their most recent quarter ended August 2. The average selling price has remained fairly constant for most of the phone's lifespan, hovering between $6.

As the industry profits grew from $5. This is due to increasing carrier subsidies and the high selling prices of the i. Phone, which had a negative effect on the wireless carriers (AT& T Mobility, Verizon, and Sprint) who have seen their EBITDA service margins drop as they sold an increasing number of i. Phones. According to Strategy Analytics' data, this was . While Samsung has led in worldwide sales of smartphones, Apple's i. Phone line has still managed to top Samsung's smartphone offerings in the United States. For the program to become available, customers must have a valid contract and must purchase a new phone, rather than simply receive credit to be used at a later date.

A significant part of the program's goal is to increase the number of customers who purchase i. Phones at Apple stores rather than carrier stores.

This was the first time that Apple has simultaneously launched two models and the inclusion of China in the list of markets contributed to the record sales result. The store's high sales results are due to the absence of a sales tax in the state of Delaware.

The multi- year agreement provides i. Phone access to over 7. China Mobile subscribers. The program consists of . Once 1. 2 months have passed, consumers can trade their current i. Phone with a new one, and the payments are transferred from the old device to the new device, and the program . Upgrade every 1. 2 months, and you’ll never stop owing Apple money for i.

Phones. Additionally, the program is limited to just the i. Phone hardware; cell phone service from a network operator is not included.

Phones at the time were designed around carrier and business limits which were conservative with regards to bandwidth usage and battery life. Some market research has found that, unusually for a technology product, i. Phone users are disproportionately female. These operating systems never focused on applications and developers, and due to infighting among manufacturers as well as the complexity of developing on their low- memory hardware, they never developed a thriving ecosystem like Apple's App Store or Android's Google Play. Meanwhile, Apple's decision to base its OS on OS X had the unexpected benefit of allowing OS X developers to rapidly expand into i. OS development. The i.

Phone's success has led to a decline in sales of high- end fashion phones and business- oriented smartphones such as Vertu and Black. Berry and respectively, as well as Nokia. It ultimately agreed to a technology- sharing deal and then a takeover from Microsoft. By contrast, Google has allowed carriers and OEMs to dictate the . As a result, many Android OEMs often lag months behind Google's release of the next iteration of Android; although Nexus and Pixel devices are guaranteed 2 years of operating system updates and a third addition year for security. However, Apple has supported older iterations of i.

Phones for over 4 years. In 2. 01. 1, after Tim Cook became CEO of the company, Apple changed its outsourcing strategy, for the first time increasing its supply partners. The i. Phone 4s in 2. Foxconn as well as Pegatron, also based in Taiwan.

Although Foxconn is still responsible for the larger share of production, Pegatron's orders have been slowly increased, with the company being tasked with producing a part of the i. Phone 5. C line in 2. Phone 6 devices in 2. The 6 Plus model is being produced solely by Foxconn. The screens on the first three generations have a resolution of 3.