📅 June 6, 2012

Apple Drops iOS 5.0.2 For AppleTV 2/3

Apple has released iOS 5.0.2 for AppleTV 2 and AppleTV 3

Here’s something we didn’t talk about in quite some time. Apple has released iOS 5.0.2 for AppleTV 2 and AppleTV 3. The build number is 9B830 but it is unclear what’s new in this version.

You can download the new build from our downloads page, or update your device directly via Software Update.

📅 February 22, 2012

FireCore Updates Seas0nPass To v0.8.2 With Firmware Stitching

FireC0re has announced today the release of the new version of Seas0nPass that simplifies the installation of older firmware versions.

FireC0re has announced today the release of the new version of Seas0nPass that simplifies the installation of older firmware versions. This process called ‘stitching’ allows Seas0nPass to utilize previously saved firmware signatures to jailbreak and restore an AppleTV version that Apple may no longer be signing.

Fore more info, check out FireC0re…

📅 November 16, 2011

Out Of Beta: FireCore Releases aTV Flash (back) For AppleTV 2

aTV Flash (black) empowers the AppleTV to do more by adding the ability to play additional media formats; surf the web with an HTML5 compatible browser; listen to Last.fm radio; and access Weather forecasts and RSS news feeds.

FireCore has announced the release of aTV Flash (black), a suite of applications to enhance the 2nd generation AppleTV. aTV Flash (black) empowers the AppleTV to do more by adding the ability to play additional media formats; surf the web with an HTML5 compatible browser; listen to Last.fm radio; and access Weather forecasts and RSS news feeds.

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📅 October 4, 2011

Hulu Working ( Again ) on AppleTV2

Back in February, we showed you how to get Hulu working on your AppleTV2 . Since this method is not officially supported by Hulu, as expected, after a while it stopped working. Well, great news: Hulu is working again on the AppleTV2, and we’re going to show you how to get it.

 

Back in February, we showed you how to get Hulu working on your AppleTV2 . Since this method is not officially supported by Hulu, as expected, after a while it stopped working. Well, great news: Hulu is working again on the AppleTV2, and we’re going to show you how to get it.

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📅 September 7, 2011

aTV Flash (black) Beta7 Now Available With Music Playback, Cloud Backups and More

Great news from FireC0re: Beta7 is a major update for aTV Flash (black) and brings a number of great new features to the 2nd gen AppleTV including music playback, Last.fm powered artist slideshows, cloud backups and more.

Great news from FireC0re: Beta7 is a major update for aTV Flash (black) and brings a number of great new features to the 2nd gen AppleTV including music playback, Last.fm powered artist slideshows, cloud backups and more.

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📅 August 20, 2011

FireCore Update Seas0nPass To Untethered Jailbreak AppleTV 2 Running iOS 4.3

Seas0nPass has been updated to support an un-tethered jailbreak of the new AppleTV 4.3 (8F455) software. For the uninitiated, Seas0nPass is the simplest jailbreaking tool available for the AppleTV, and the first to support the new 4.3 version.

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📅 August 8, 2011

HTML5 BlackJack Game On AppleTV 2 [video]

The game is a simple BlackJack card game, and frankly, it’s not much to look at. But the addition is notable as it demonstrates that the Apple TV is a functional platform for HTML5-based applications.

A hacker has managed to get an HTML5-based game working on the Apple TV (2G), after having first jailbroken the device and installed the Couch Surfer application. (Couch Surfer provides a Web browser for jailbroken Apple TVs.)

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📅 July 22, 2011

FireCore Drops Media Player 0.6 For AppleTV 2

The guys at FireCore just dropped a brand new version of Media Player for the AppleTV 2 which comes with some new features and fixes.

The guys at FireCore just dropped a brand new version of Media Player for the AppleTV 2 which comes with some new features and fixes. Head over the jump to see what’s new in v0.6 and how to update

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📅 May 18, 2011

AppleTV 2 Converted Into A Web Server

Mac Mini Vault has converted an Apple TV 2 into a web server to see how well it will perform.

Mac Mini Vault has converted an Apple TV 2 into a web server to see how well it will perform. One of the fun projects going on at Mac Mini Vault is our Apple TV webserver. As much as we ‘d love to see how many Apple TV’s we could mount into a data center cabinet, it will never be a sustainable service to offer.

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