Apple TV to get “internal overhaul” on September 18, sources say

Sep 11, 2013 14:31 GMT  ·  By

WSJ-owned All Things D is reporting that Apple plans to deploy a new Apple TV software update on the same day iOS 7 is scheduled to arrive, September 18.

iOS 7 is set to arrive on September 18, Apple said during the ceremonious unveiling of its two new iPhones yesterday. The company said nothing of any new Apple TV updates, but sources now claim there is such a plan to give the set-top box “an internal overhaul on Sept. 18.”

Peter Kafka tries his best to explain what the new software will do, saying, “The key part is that they will be able to tell an Apple TV box they don’t own to stream the media they do own, directly from the cloud.”

It’s basically an AirPlay update meant to rival Google’s Chromecast (and some other boxes out there).