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  • iTunes trailers team at Apple gets a Twitter account, good things coming?

    It’s no secret that Apple has been known for their secrecy. Even when the iPhone, one of their biggest products today, was first announced, it came as a major surprise to people worldwide. However, in a random act of openness, Apple’s iTunes Trailers team has created a Twitter account for themselves. Although this isn’t anything huge, watching some of the discussion over at their profile caused me to think a little. Many companies, such as…

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  • New MacBooks and MacBook Pros require HDCP for some iTunes videos

    Some owners of the new MacBook and MacBook Pros have discovered something strange when you try to play some iTunes video content to an external…

  • Apple TV. Why?

    If you live somewhere between “Middle of Nowhere” and “Where am I?”, then chances are you have to use Direct TV to get most of…

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iTunes Store starts offering discount movies

by Josh Holat on Nov 11, 2008 at 06:52 PM

It appears as if Apple wants to help your wallet out during this not so good economy. With their new iTunes sections called “This Week’s Great Movies Under $5” and “This Week’s Great Albums Under $5,” iTunes Store users will now be able to browse through a nice category of… Continue Reading »

Why Blu-Ray doesn’t matter (to Apple)

by Bill Stiteler on Oct 14, 2008 at 09:54 PM

The Macbook line got a major refresh today, but one thing did not appear: the Blu-Ray capable optical drive. Not as an option, not to burn, and not even to play the newly-crowned winner of the DVD high def format wars. And after Steve Jobs’ comment that Blu-Ray is a… Continue Reading »

Halloween on your iPod: Night of the Living Dead

by Bill Stiteler on Oct 12, 2008 at 02:18 PM

The leaves are falling, the air is crisp, and we’re heading towards that time of the year: Halloween. Time to put a little horror on your video-capable iPod, courtesy of the fine folks at The Internet Archive. And, our first link of the season is the classic horror film, George… Continue Reading »

Apple bundles HD video with iPod-ready version

by Bill Stiteler on Sep 11, 2008 at 06:57 AM

AppleInsider takes Apple to task for offering highly-compressed (though still High Definition) HD video through the iTunes Store: A standard 720p file downloaded either through iTunes or an Apple TV consumes about 4Mbps of data, or just a tenth the total bit transfer rate of the optical format and a… Continue Reading »

Project your iPhone videos anywhere

by Aaron Kraus on Aug 29, 2008 at 12:28 PM

Tired of squinting to see that copy of Ghostbusters you rented on your iPhone? The iPhone has a beautiful screen, to be sure, but a 3.5” movie can be tough after a couple hours. Enter the new Honlai QingBar MP101 microprojector—a tiny projector with a built-in iPod dock. Videos play… Continue Reading »

iTunes Movies makes its way south

by Mark Rowland on Aug 14, 2008 at 12:14 PM

In an announcement on Tuesday, Apple made it official that they are bringing iTunes Movies to Australia and New Zealand. With a database of over 700 movies available for rent or purchase, opening the doors to these two countries will open up a whole new market for Apple.  “Movie fans… Continue Reading »

Apple to introduce dedicated movie chips?

by Mark Rowland on Aug 12, 2008 at 05:27 PM

Now that we’re pretty certain something is in the pipes for a September Apple event, let’s start sifting through rumors. One notable rumor has to do with possible changes to the inner workings of certain Macintosh Laptops and Desktops. For a long time, Apple has been regarded as the company… Continue Reading »

Apple iTunes reaches 5 billion downloads

by Arnold Zafra on Jun 19, 2008 at 12:16 PM

Apple is reporting that its iTunes music store has now registered over 5 billion downloaded songs from the online music store. Recently crowned as the number one music store by market research firm NPD Group’s MusicWatch. In addition to having sold over 5 billion songs, the online music store is… Continue Reading »

iTunes UK offers up movies for rent, sale

by Arnold Zafra on Jun 4, 2008 at 08:11 AM

Apple is treating UK iTunes customers with the availability of movies in the iTunes store. The iTunes movie collection features premier titles from major studios including 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros, MGM, Sony Pictures and Lionsgate UK. Apple said that more than 700 films are… Continue Reading »

Hide your iPod from the Copyright Police!

by Mark Rowland on May 24, 2008 at 05:09 AM

The World Trade Organization and members of the G8 are working on new regulations that would instate an international Copyright Police.  The tasks of that force would include many things, but there are two main purposes.  the first would be to monitor Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to sniff out any… Continue Reading »

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