Apple Pivots Video Strategies To Help Boost Apple TV Adoption
Apple plans on overhauling their Apple TV strategy by making a couple major changes.
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Macworld: iPhone 1.1.3 Update
It turns out that Andru Edwards from GearLive.com was right about the iPhone 1.1.3 update. Here’s a rundown of the new features that were announced at Macworld… New features include: location data via cell tower triangulation (via Google) or WiFi triangulation (via Skyhook Wireless) Webclips – ability to make sections of web pages into widgets …
Did Paramount Just Drop HD-DVD?
UPDATE: Paramount spokeswoman Brenda Ciccone made this statement in response to reports that Paramount is abandoning the HD-DVD format: “Paramount’s current plan is to continue to support the HD-DVD format.” The statement didn’t specify if Paramount would also produce Blu-ray DVDs in addition to HD-DVDs. It will be interesting to see how this story pans …
Rumor: Apple And Jay-Z Are Launching A New Record Label
Forget all the hype around iTunes movie rentals. It looks like something even bigger will get announced at MacWorld this year. According to the rumors, Apple is launching a record label with Jay-Z, who’s set to step down from Def Jam Records once his employment contract with Universal Music Group expires. Jay-Z has one more …
iTunes Movie Rentals – Rumors Say They Are Coming Soon (2008)
According to reports, Apple is close to announcing plans to make Fox and Disney movies available as online rentals via iTunes (US). Apple CEO Steve Jobs is likely saving the official iTunes rentals announcement for his Macworld Expo keynote on Jan. 14. How iTunes Movie Rentals Would Work Customers would pay a fee to download …
Big fat finale for The Biggest Loser
The 2007 finale of Biggest Loser was the biggest winner on TV last night.
Why The USPS Hates Netflix Envelopes
The USPS Inspector General's office is not happy with the red envelopes used by Netflix for their DVD mailings because they have to be hand sorted.
The Batmobile From Batman Forever Sold For Only $297,000
The Batmobile from Batman Forever just sold for only $297,000. It cost Warner Bros. $2,800,000 to create Batman's Batmobile car for the 1995 film. So why did the Batmobile sell so cheaply? It's a bad deal. Here's why.
Quarterlife Web Series Gets Picked Up For Primetime TV By NBC
NBC picks up the web series Quarterlife for their primetime broadcast schedule.
Les Paul Robot Guitar: Watch This Robot Guitar Tune Itself
Hate tuning you guitar? Help is here thanks to the world's first robot guitar from Gibson Guitars called the "Les Paul Robot Guitar".
Bebo Launches Open Media Platform To Attract Publisher Partners
Bebo is offering publishers yet another way to reach young audiences. The company launched an ambitious Open Media platform with 22 major content partners and promised to create more interactive programming following the success of Kate Modern, the sequel series to lonelygirl15.
NBC Universal Becomes The First International CES Broadcast Partner
New content developments from major players in the entertainment industry will connect with the latest distribution platforms at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), making the trade show the global hub for all that’s new in digital entertainment. The 2008 International CES, the world’s largest trade show for consumer technology, returns to Las Vegas, …
Bono Previews New Music From The U2 Joshua Tree Remastered Album
U2 is giving fans a sneak peek at some new music on their remastered release of Joshua Tree. The band used iLike.com to post a video of Bono singing “Wave of Sorrow” while sitting on a couch. It’s one of the previously unreleased tracks that U2 didn’t include on their legendary album Joshua Tree in 1987. …
Is Facebook Eyeing an Acquisition in China?
A report in a Chinese newspaper today indicates that Facebook may be looking to acquire social networking site Zhanzuo.com. A very rough translation using Google Translate indicates that Zhanzuo has turned down an offer in the $85-100 million range. MySpace already has a Chinese version up and running, while Facebook clone Xiaonei.com was acquired by …
PBS Downloads Now Available Legally Via BitTorrent And Vuze (2007)
PBS downloads are now available legally via BitTorrent. PBS is also making titles available for purchase on Vuze.
The Ends of the Earth: NBC Attempts World’s First Bipolar Live Broadcast from Antarctica and The North Pole
The TODAY Show's Ann Curry and Matt Lauer will broadcast live from Antarctica and the North Pole at the same time in a segment called The Ends of the Earth. This will be the first live simultaneous broadcast in history from the top and bottom of the globe.
RIP: Classic Mac OS 1984-2007
It’s not a huge surprise, but Apple’s gone ahead and posted a note confirming that OS X Leopard will not support Classic, even on PowerPC machines. Of course, Intel Macs have never been able to run Classic anyway, so only like Hypercard user groups and the three print shops still running QuarkXPress 4 and will …
