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Boxee has all kinds of news, still can be wiped out with software update

Boxee, the XBMC adaptation for various platforms including the AppleTV has all kinds of news this week.  Firstly and formostly, they are now able to stream Hulu, MyspaceTV (whatever that is) and CBS programming to your AppleTV.  Oh, and Comedy Cental (Read: Daily Show and Colbert Report) too.  Very cool. They also have support from content from Last.fm and Flickr (AppleTV also does Flickr pictures) as of last month…. 

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AppleTV 2.4 Update, Remote App now has gestures?

AppleTV just got a somewhat significant update (2.4) allowing for new gesture support.  Flick gestures can now be used to manipulate Apple TV’s menu options. Also, Video and Audio have new flick gestures that can be used to advance, rewind and replay.  No word yet if it breaks your precious Boxee…but you’d be smart to hold off until some sucker finds out for you.  Check the comments.  MacRumors also got a screenshot below

 

We’ll be following along as more information becomes avaialble.  Feel free to add your experiences in the comments.  In the words of a certain someone…cool, but not cool enough.

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Boxee announces first hardware partner deal, more info next month

They say competition is a gift to help you change, so good news for Apple TV fans as that particular set-top box now has even more competition when it comes to streaming entertainment, as the Boxee team have announced a partnership with a company which will bring a set top box equipped with the team

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Apple updates AppleTV to 3.0, adds iTunes Extras, Genius Mixes and Internet radio

When Apple says AppleTV is just a hobby, they really mean it.  A lot of you were hoping for more with Apple TV 3.0.  After two years since the last update, we were too.  But Apple’s big surprises for AppleTV 3.0 are, in the words of Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of Internet Services:

with Apple TV 3.0 they get great new features including iTunes Extras, Genius Mixes and Internet radio.

Apple TV 3 also includes a new Interface and redesigned main menu that put recently purchased and top media content on top.  We’ll get some screenshots as soon as we do this update (we’re not sure we want to kill Boxee for this).  Press release follows:

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AppleTV 3.0 update coming soon with iTunesLP

Today’s new EULA for iTunes throws up a pretty obvious clue that an AppleTV 3.0 update is coming up – perhaps in a matter of days.  The neglected hobby of Apple’s isn’t dead yet folks.  Besides iTunesLP, is there any possibility of something useful like Hulu or Netflix showing up on there?  Will it be enough to convince people to update and remove Boxee?  We’ll find out soon enough.