By Brandon Russell |
Could Apple’s fabled iTV set (or iPanel) come infused with input from Valve? What a rumor, but that’s exactly what’s churning on the Internet today. And it stems from Apple CEO Tim Cook’s visit to the gaming company last week. We’re not suggesting Valve is…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple on Friday publicly denied that it is working in any fashion with the French designer Philippe Starck. Earlier this morning, a report surfaced suggested Starck was working on a new “revolutionary” product that Apple would launch within the next 8 months. The story was…
By Sean P. Aune |
As debate as to whether or not an Apple television continues to rage on, at least one analyst thinks it may be named “iPanel.” In a note to investors today, Jefferies & Co.’s Peter Misek raised his target price on Apple stock from $699 to…
By Killian Bell |
If you’re one of those people who suffers with poor eyesight but refuses to wear glasses, then London’s world-famous Harrods department store will sell you a 152-inch TV that you won’t need to squint at. The only problem is, it will take up your entire…
By Sean P. Aune |
Once again CBS CEO Les Moonves has discussed the rumored Apple television and what part his network might play in it. Earlier this month Mr. Moonves discussed the Apple television as if it was an already announced product. Speaking with Maria Bartiromo yesterday on CNBC’s Closing…
By Sean P. Aune |
If you’re finding 1080p televisions not looking as sharp as they once did, there may be hope on the way for you of an even higher resolution. We’ve been hearing more and more about IGZO (indium gallium zinc oxide) display screens, but it seems that…
By Todd Haselton |
During a conference call in which Apple discussed what it’s doing with its extra cash, the company said it set a record weekend in sales with the launch of the new iPad on March 16th. Apple CEO Tim Cook said that the whole company is…
By Todd Haselton |
It has become an assumption at this point that Apple will launch an HD television of its own, likely replacing the remote with Siri voice controls, but there’s still a ton of speculation around when the product will actually come to market. In a note…
By Sean P. Aune |
You know what this day was missing? A ton of television release dates, so Panasonic decided to drop 25 of them all at once. Panasonic announced the release dates for 25 upcoming television sets today. While no prices were listed in the press release, you…
By Todd Haselton |
We’re live at a Samsung event in New York City where Samsung has taken the stage to discuss several of its new technologies that were first announced during the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year. Is Samsung going to get rid of the remote control?…
By Brandon Russell |
With the iPad 3 announcement in less than a week, the hype surrounding Apple’s fabled television set has slowly simmered. After months and months of speculation, it certainly had to come down at some point. But even with the rumor front falling a bit quiet,…
By Sean P. Aune |
It appears that Google may be looking to jump into the cable business if recent paperwork filed in Missouri is to be believed. Earlier this month Google announced that Kansas City was ready to receive its fiber cable experiment, which promises Internet speeds of up…
By Noah Kravitz |
They’ve done it before, they can do it again, and the free publicity will hardly cost them a drop in the proverbial bucket. Google and Microsoft are gearing up for Mobile World Congress next week, and with one tap of the Send icon Apple could…
By Noah Kravitz |
Last November I reviewed Google TV 2.0, a software update pushed out to owners of Logitech and Sony GTV devices. The folks at Sony lent me a 46-inch SIT for testing purposes, and while I found the update to be a marked improvement over the GTV…
By Todd Haselton |
Samsung announced recently that it will spin off its LCD business, which has struggled in recent quarters, to instead focus on manufacturing its OLED displays. In a statement issued on Monday, Samsung explained that it will merge Samsung LCD into Samsung Electronics and then eventually…
By Sean P. Aune |
Despite there being no official confirmation of an Apple television as of yet, it isn’t stopping the competition from talking about its potential impact on the marketplace. As is not unusual for Apple, the Cupertino-based company has a way of influencing conversations and movements of…
By Sean P. Aune |
Although Apple has yet to confirm that its releasing a television, rumors circulated today that one U.K, broadcaster has already informed them that they had better stay away from the name “iTV.”…
By Killian Bell |
As is the case with all of its unreleased products, Apple is remaining highly secretive about its widely rumored television set. But according to one report from Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail, the Cupertino company has already issued the device to Rogers Communications and…
By Brandon Russell |
It’s not just consumers who are dreaming of an Apple HDTV; it seems major retailers are fantasizing about the possibility of an Apple branded set as well. The Verge has uncovered a slide from Best Buy in which the electronics retailer queries customers about “the…
By Sean P. Aune |
The latest reports from sources within Apple’s supply chain indicate that the Apple iTV may be delayed due to a shortage of display panels. According to DigiTimes, sources within the Apple supply chain are telling them that there simply won’t be enough of the the…
By Killian Bell |
Overview You’ve probably already read the State of the Union Addresses from my fellow Buffalos — and if you haven’t, you certainly should — but mine’s a little different. As TechnoBuffalo’s resident Brit, I’m going to be taking a look at the state of mobile…
By Sean P. Aune |
More evidence has surfaced that the Apple iTV is on its way to market according to at least one analyst. Piper Jaffary analyst Gene Munster, well known for being one of the most bullish folks out there when it comes to Apple, released a new…
By Jon Rettinger |
A high-ranking source with a major electronics retailer has told TechnoBuffalo to expect the long-rumored Apple TV set this April, or possibly May at the latest. Speaking on conditions of anonymity, the source said they’ve seen “gorgeous, very thin” pre-production versions of the set in…
By Killian Bell |
Since Netflix announced it was coming to the U.K. and Ireland back in October 2010, Lovefilm has been doing its best to fend off the competition. It has announced four new deals with Warner Brothers, Sony Pictures, the BBC and ITV in the last three…
