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October 23, 2015

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Could we see a new music streaming service from Apple thanks to their recent acquisition (and subsequent shutdown) of streaming startup Lala? What about a new Hulu-like library of video subscriptions? Apps for the new iOS-powered Apple TV? We donâ€™t yet know, but when we do, weâ€™ll be here with the news.

AMD has been laying off people left and right over the last year, but it seems like the graphics engineers laid off might not need to worry. Apple has been picking up AMDâ€™s former employees for new GPU teams based in the Orlando, FL area.

According to MacRumors, the company picked up most of the new employees earlier this year, including a GPU hardware engineer, graphics architect, and more. Apple is also looking to higher Site Managers in both Orlando and Cupertino to manage the nascent GPU teams in both locations.

Over the last several years, there have been rumors about Apple wishing to bring more and more of the design process of its CPUs in house, leading it to acquire companies familiar with the intricacies of the design process â€“ like P.A. Semi and Intrinsity. The new GPU hires are very likely intended to produce new architectures for Appleâ€™s iOS products, which include the iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and iPod Touch.

Thanks to an analysis from code junkies sifting through the developers releases of iOS 5, itâ€™s been revealed that the upcoming Apple OS will bring Bluetooth support to the Apple TV. The update will allow Bluetooth keyboards and other accessories to pair up with the tiny box, which makes one wonder â€“ is the Apple TV finally going to get apps?

Ever since the rumors first started swirling about an iOS-powered Apple TV that was basically an iPod Touch without the screen, many have wondered whether the new architecture and new software meant that the smart TV box would see its own app store. Despite the fact that Apple has allowed certain 3rd parties, such as Netflix and MLB.tv, to put their applications onto the unit, itâ€™s kept the official doors closed.

The new Bluetooth keyboard compatibility, however, seems a little strange unless users are going to need to interact with more text than one might find typing movies into Netflix. Apple has resisted bringing apps to the Apple TV so far, but with Google putting more effort behind a summer app update for their own Google TV efforts, the Cupertino Kid might not have time to spare.

Remember when Apple released the 27-inch iMac? Pricey, sure, but considering the extremely high quality (if plagued with production issues) display included, it really wasnâ€™t such a bad deal. Now, the company is finally releasing that display as a standalone purchase.

(Credit for the above mockup goes to AppleInsider)

Itâ€™s being claimed that Apple has been working on two new additions to its Apple Cinema Display line of sleep monitors â€“ an improved 24-inch and the large 27-inch found previously on its flagship iMacs. Many have wondered when this display would find its way to release, especially since Dell has been selling a very similar model, if CCFL-backlit instead of LED, for some time.

Codenamed K59, Apple is apparently waiting to finalize production and release of the new display until after the price comes down a bit; those 27-inc 2560Ã—1440 IPS panels donâ€™t come cheaply, even for an OEM. Dellâ€™s UltraSharp U2711 currently sells for $1099, so itâ€™s interesting to speculate at what price Apple will inevitably sell their own version. With LED backlighting and an aluminum frame, it would make sense to sell it for more than the Dell. Considering that a full-on iMac costs just a few hundred more, however, Apple will need to walk a fine line when pricing it.

According to Digitimes, which has a pretty spotty record when it comes to Apple-related rumors, unnamed supply chain sources have let slip that Apple is investigating the feasibility of a 4K, or Ultra HD television for release sometime in late 2013 or early 2014. Most of the Apple leaks in recent years have come from similar supply chain informants, a sign that such growth as Apple has experienced in recent years inevitably reduces a companyâ€™s ability to keep a lid on all of its secret projects.

Reportedly, Apple has been in deep deliberation with Foxconn, its primary choice for fabrication of its personal technology products. The largest problem in creating such a device is sourcing the requisite components; as yet, the technology for creating 4K television panels is still sufficiently new that not many fabrication plants are capable of churning them out in large numbers.

A major second consideration behind supply constraints is the cost of these components; the first 4K products on the market range in the five figures, with devices from LG, Samsung, and Sony hitting well upwards of $20,000. Back at CES, several manufacturers promised to cut prices for 4K technology to under $5,000 by the end of this year, with Westinghouse suggesting that they may introduce a $2,500, 50-inch 4K model this summer.

Unlike a theoretical Apple HDTV, however, a budget model from Westinghouse would lack basically any functionality whatsoever aside from the 4K panel itself.

Given that an Apple television still doesnâ€™t exist, itâ€™s difficult to suggest what sort of technology it might feature. The most suggestion is an always-on Siri digital assistant that would help users with more complex tasks, such as recording every new episode of a given television show. One possible outcome is a tight integration with its current Apple TV smart box; by upgrading the Apple TV yearly or every other year, Apple could milk a few more dollars out of a market that typically sees very slow turnover.