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It's a brand new year, and we've wasted no time getting back to work making the AppleTV even more awesome. As a result, we're happy to present you with a fresh, new version of aTV Flash (black) which features a number of great new things including: video zoom options, grid view watched icons, quick access to recently visited pages, improved support for subtitles, and a truckload of other improvements and bug fixes.

Full details on what's new and how to update can be found below.

New Zoom Options

Three all new zoom options (Normal, Crop, and Stretch) allow you choose how videos are displayed. You can keep videos in their native format (widescreen or pillar box) or crop/stretch them to fill the entire screen. 

Grid View Watched Indicators

Watched indicator icons have been added to the grid view. These icons allow you to quickly see which content is new and ready to be enjoyed. (Note: These can be disabled through the Media --> Settings menu if desired)

Recently Visited Pages

Couch Surfer now displays thumbnail images in the 'top shelf' area of the main menu, which allows you to quickly get back to recently viewed pages.

Happy New Year! Today we are happy to release an updated version of Seas0nPass that supports an untethered jailbreak of the latest 4.4.4 (iOS 5.0.1) AppleTV software. Big thanks goes to the world famous @pod2g for doing the lion's share of the work to make this new version possible.

What's new in AppleTV 4.4.4?

• AirPlay Mirroring: Now with video mirroring – wirelessly stream what’s on your iPad 2 screen to your HDTV.
• Photo Stream: View photos recently taken on your iOS device and pushed to your Photo Stream in iCloud.
• Trailers: A whole new way to browse and view hundreds of the latest theatrical trailers.
• National Hockey League: Watch live games. View highlights, scores, and more.
• Wall Street Journal Live: Watch up-to-date news, business commentary, and financial analysis from leading experts.
• Audio output: Addresses an issue in which audio may not play through the optical port when the TV is turned off.
• Netflix: Added support for Netflix in Mexico and Latin America.
• Stability and performance: version 4.4.4 includes general performance and stability improvements, including a fix for an issue that displayed an error when playing some video content.

Note: If you're already running a tethered version of 4.4.4 you will need to re-jailbreak using Seas0nPass to take advantage of the new untethered version. 

Happy Holidays! 'Tis the season for holiday celebrations, and to kick things off we've got one final installment of aTV Flash (black) for 2011. Featured in version 1.1.1 are a number of goodies including: expanded support for subtitles, metadata performance improvements, and a stocking full of bug fixes. 

Full details on what's new and how to update can be found below.

What's new in 1.1.1?

• Added support for embedded 'Timed Text' subtitles
• Added support for external SSA subtitles
• Added support for .dvr-ms files
• Added background audio looping for DVD menus
• Improved metadata loading performance*
• Improved .SRT subtitles parsing
• Improved compatibility with AirPlay
• Improved filter bar selection in list view mode
• Improved support for special characters
• Improved file name parsing
• Improved playlist behavior
• Resolved rare DVD playback and menu issues
• Resolved floating crash when accessing remote files
• Resolved floating crash when audio queue service is not available
• Resolved rare crash when opening pre-playback screen
• Resolved playback issues when attempting to use corrupt subtitles
• Resolved issues related to hiding menu items
• Resolved issues with installer version check
• Removed white line visible on some h.264 videos
• Files that are 90% viewed are now marked as watched
• Minor UI improvements
• Other miscellaneous bug fixes