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05/02/201605/02/2016

How To Enable Siri On Apple TV 4 In Unsupported Countries

Siri on the Apple TV has had a somewhat stumbled rollout. The main culprit being Siri needing extra training from different parts of the globe pronounce names being the main culprit. That explanation is all well and good if you happen to live somewhere where that training has happened, and Siri is live on your Apple TV.

Thankfully there is a simple way to enable the new Apple TV’s excellent Siri support but are not in one of the eight supported countries, then you’re not completely out of luck.

Just in case you are wondering Siri is supported in the UK, US, Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Spain or Japan.

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03/11/201502/11/2015

Games dominate tvOS apps, podcast app discovered For Apple TV

MIght have been a touch obvious to most but it seems that Games are dominating the most popular downloads for the new apple TV. Also podcasting may just be coming to Apple TV as well. There’s no RSS feed yet to pull the top free or paid for apps for tvOS yet but one website has compiled a list.

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03/11/201502/11/2015

Apple TV : Siri Remote Shortcuts and Useful Settings

Putting aside those useless headlines stating the obvious that dropping your glass covered remote on the floor may cause the glass to break (shock horror…physics and all that), Siri and Apple TV has more up it’s sleeve than you realise. Here’s some tips to make the best out of your Apple TV and Siri experience.

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02/11/201512/11/2015

Official Plex TV app For Apple TV now Available

Simple X. A Plex TV Client For Apple TV might have been a port of Plex TV which was going to be coming soon but now Plex has their very own offical app for Apple TV that’s just been relased. Having just been approved you can now stream media from your own media server to the Plex Apple TV App.

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29/10/201514/12/2015

New Apple TV Reviewed. Lots Of Potential But

It looks like the review embargoes are being lifted with regards to the new Apple TV. Over at Yahoo David Pogue shares his thoughts on the latest Apple TV however he seems to class some searching problems as Apple’s fault and not those of Third-party developers.

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28/10/201502/11/2015

SimpleX. A Plex TV Client For Apple TV

Typical isn’t it? You spend all of that time and energy getting your raspberry Pi setup so you can watch your video library on your TV and the next day Simple, a plex TV app for the Apple TV makes itself known to the Internet.

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28/10/201528/10/2015

Apple Music Coming To New Apple Tv At Launch

According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, Apple Music subscribers will be able to access their streaming subscription and listen to music on the all-new Apple TV. The Apple Music tvOS app will be available starting next week, Cook said during Apple’s fourth quarter earnings call.

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26/10/201527/10/2015

Apple TV Gen 4 Available To Order. Deliveries From October 30th Onwards

In todays obvious news the Apple TV is available for ordering today from Apple.com. The 32gb Apple TV (MGY52B/A) will set you back 129.99 whilst the 64gb (MLNC2B/A) can be yours for 169.00. Just dont purchase the HDMI cable for £15.

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20/10/201520/10/2015

New Apple TV Available For Ordering On October 29th

Last week it was widely reported that the new Apple TV was available for pre order from Eurpoean sources with shipping starting on 5th November. That’s all changed today as Apple boss Tim Cook confirmed that the fourth-generation streaming box will go on sale on October 26, with orders due to ship out by the end of next week.

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17/10/201515/12/2015

New Apple TV and iPad Pro Pre Orders Starting in Europe

Select Apple Authorized Resellers in Europe have begun accepting pre-orders for the new set-top box. With no official retail date set by Apple it’s looking like units will ship in december.

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11/10/201528/10/2015

Apple TV Dominates Streaming TV Yet Remains “Disappointing”?

It’s been a week of dumb headlines which culminated in the Cult of Mac saying “Apple TV dominates streaming but it makes people sad” Sad for a feature that doesn’t eist on the Apple platform nor many others in the streaming box competitive area.

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