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Online movie streaming will overtake DVD sales this year in U.S.
- For the first time ever, more films will be watched online (legally) than purchased in the United States, according to IHS Screen Digest. The analytics firm estimates that Americans will watch 3.4 billion movies online in 2012, a figure that is considerably…
Apple introduces higher fidelity 'Mastered for iTunes' section
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Apple has unveiled their Mastered for iTunes section featuring full albums and individual tracks that have been encoded using a full high-resolution file for improved fidelity. Music fans can now enjoy higher quality versions of albums from the likes of...
VLC 2.0 hits RC, brings new UI and Blu-ray support for OS X
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Everyone's favorite open-source media player has reached a new milestone, delivering a bevy of new tweaks and features. The jump from v1.1.13 to v2.0.0 represents a drastic overhaul and the changelog contains nearly 17,000 characters -- more ground than we can cover here, naturally.
Apple expands iTunes Match support in Europe, Latin America
- Apple has completed its second major international rollout for iTunes Match since its U.S. launch in November. The service is now available in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Guatemala, Honduras, Latvia, Lithuania, Nicaragua, Panama,…
Apple's iTunes music, movie stores arrive in Latin America
- Apple has officially flipped the switch on its iTunes Store for music and movie content in 16 Latin American countries. According to a statement posted on the company's website, the store will include local and international music across all major…
Black Friday iTunes email scam doing the rounds
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Black Friday marks the start of the Christmas shopping period for many. Among the endless offers available to consumers is lurking the latest email scam in the form of a would-be offer from Apple. The email titled "iTunes Gift Certificate" purportedly claims...
Apple releases iTunes 10.5.1 with iTunes Match
- After a brief delay from the original "end of October" launch window, Apple has finally flipped the switch on iTunes Match today. The $25-a-year subscription service, announced during Apple's WWDC 2011 in June, scans your entire music library and compares…
iOS 5.0.1 now available, said to fix bugs affecting battery life
- Apple has publically released iOS 5.0.1 today to address battery life issues introduced when the company launched iOS 5 last month. The fix went live this morning and can be installed through iTunes or for the first time, over-the-air on…
Apple television set could come next year, designed by iTunes creator
- Apple could be preparing to release the long-rumored Apple television as early as next year. The project is being led by the software engineer who developed iTunes, according to Bloomberg, citing people with knowledge of the project.
Apple unveils iPhone 4S, available October 14
- Apple CEO Tim Cook unveiled the next-generation iPhone at a media event on the Apple campus today, putting an end to months of rumors and speculation about Apple’s latest smartphone. Called the iPhone 4S, it features an upgraded A5 dual-core…
Apple starts testing iTunes Match, adds music streaming
- Update: Apparently what looked like a “stream” is really a simultaneous listen and download — users can hear the song while their machine ingests it. Apple is said to have streaming rights but the company doesn't trust the mobile service providers to…
Apple preparing video streaming service called iTunes Replay?
- Apple is rumored to be close to introducing a new re-downloading and streaming service called iTunes Replay, according to sources at App Advice. The service, which is said to work alongside iCloud, could be coming within a few weeks.
Weekend Open Forum: Your favorite music and streaming sources
- Music is among the most primitive forms of entertainment and self-expression, with the oldest confirmed musical instrument -- a bone flute -- dating back at least 35,000 years, and it's believed the human voice, hand clapping and other bodily-derived noises…
Industry veteran: LimeWire pirates were iTunes’ best customers
- Internet pirates are always portrayed as parasitic freeloaders responsible for countless instances of DRM, the "death" of PC gaming, ISP bandwidth caps and more, but according to one industry veteran, that's entirely unfair. During a keynote speech at CA Expo…
Apple reportedly ordered 12 petabytes of video storage for iTunes cloud
- Apple has ordered as much as 12 petabytes worth of data storage from EMC unit Isilon Systems, according to an inside source cited by StorageNewsletter. The order supposedly coincides with the upcoming release of a new product that Isilon is…
Steve Jobs to answer questions in iTunes antitrust suit
- Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been ordered to answer questions from lawyers for a group of consumers accusing the company of creating a music-download monopoly with its iTunes and iPod tie-up. The case dates back to 2005 and centers around…
Apple releases iOS 4.3 with Safari, iTunes updates
- Apple has released the latest version of its mobile operating system two days ahead of schedule. The update is already available through iTunes and brings several new features to Apple's iPod touch, iPhone and iPad product lines. Among iOS 4.3's…
Apple wants 24-bit audio, unlimited re-downloads for iTunes
- Apple is currently in negotiations with major music labels to give iTunes users more flexibility in how they access their music library by allowing "unlimited" downloads, according to a report on Bloomberg. This isn't the often rumored iTunes subscription service,…
50,000 hacked iTunes accounts for sale in China
- 50,000 hacked iTunes user accounts are for sale on China's largest online auction site Taobao (think eBay), providing illegal access to credit card details for music and TV downloads on Apple's iTunes Store. Several shops were selling iTunes accounts priced…
Sony experiments with searchable, clippable movies on iTunes
- Major movie studio Sony Entertainment Pictures has started experimenting with new features on iTunes that allow users to search for specific words within a film's script, and select their favorite clips to share with their friends online. The features are…
Apple unveils iPod lineup, new iTunes and Apple TV
- At a media briefing in San Francisco today Steve Jobs took the stage to unveil what he claims is "the biggest change in the iPod lineup ever." Most notably, Apple added a front-facing camera and FaceTime to the iPod touch,…
News around the web: Sony rolls out rival to iTunes
- Sony rolls out rival to iTunes @ BBC News Video experiment shows off HTML5 on Chrome @ CNet Telltale Games times 'Back to the Future' project @ GameHunters China Requires ID for Cellphone Numbers @ NYTimes See more articles and reviews. Five years ago in…
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