Report: Major Apple TV update, app store expected


John Paczkowski for Buzzfeed:

As for the new Apple TV box itself, expect an updated design and new innards: the company's latest A8 system-on-chip -- or a variant of it: a dramatic increase in on-board storage to accommodate app -- well beyond the 8GB in the current device; and an improved operating system that will support Siri voice control of Apple TV, and enable it remotely for a selection of Homekit-enabled home automation devices, as earlier reports have suggested. Presumably it will also feature a new remote.

Also expected is an app store for the Apple TV, which has seemed like an obvious expansion for years. These features, and perhaps also plans for the rumored launch of a live TV subscription service, are expected at WWDC sometime in June.