Posts Tagged ‘ Apple ’

Microsoft: TV Industry Facing “iTunes Moment”

Aug 29th, 2009 | By | Category: Internet TV, Video

The TV industry has as little as two years to get their online act together. Otherwise, it’s going to face face an “iTunes moment” and cede its online future to Apple, according to Microsoft’s Ashley Highfield. “The industry has about two to three years to adapt or face its iTunes moment,” said Highfield, the managing […]



Five Reasons The Apple Tablet Will Rock

Jul 27th, 2009 | By | Category: Featured Story, General, Internet TV, iPods & Portable Media Players, Streaming Video, Video

The Apple Tablet may still complete vaporware, but it’s looking more and more likely that Apple is going to release a large-scale version of the iPod touch.

Here are five reasons why the Apple Tablet will rock.



Apple Updates Final Cut Studio, Drops Price $300

Jul 23rd, 2009 | By | Category: Video, Video Software

Apple today announced an update to Final Cut Studio, with more than 100 new features and new versions of Final Cut Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro, Color and Compressor. Here’s what’s new: Final Cut Studio features Final Cut Pro 7 which expands Apple’s ProRes codec family to support virtually any workflow and includes Easy Export for […]



The iPhone 3GS Video Revolution Is Here

Jun 25th, 2009 | By | Category: Internet TV, iPhone, Video, Video Software, Vlogs

The iPhone 3GS video revolution is here. Google has announced that uploads from mobile phones to YouTube have increased by 400% since last Friday, when Apple’s new iPhone 3GS went on sale. According to Google, the jump from the iPhone 3GS is part of a larger trend, driven by three things: new video-enabled phones on […]



Apple TV Gets Life Support Update

Jun 25th, 2009 | By | Category: Internet TV, Video

Apple has quietly updated the software for Apple TV to version 2.4. Here’s what’s new in this version: Refer the table below for Apple TV Software Update 2.4 features: Remote app directional control – Control your Apple TV with simple finger gestures via the Remote app. This feature requires Remote 1.3 running on an iPhone […]



Apple Intros Podcast Producer 2

Jun 8th, 2009 | By | Category: Podcasting Software

Apple today introduced Podcast Producer 2, part of Snow Leopard Server. Podcast Producer 2 is designed to be an end-to-end solution for encoding, publishing, and distributing podcasts. Snow Leopard Server adds two new video capture features: dual-source capture, enabling you to create picture-in-picture podcasts using Apple-designed templates or your own layout; and web capture, which […]



SanDisk CEO: The iPod Wars Are Over

Jun 3rd, 2009 | By | Category: Digital Music, iPods & Portable Media Players

The iPod Wars are over, and if anybody should know, it’s SanDisk CEO Eli Harari. The founder and CEO of SanDisk admits what just about everyone else has known for a long time: the iPod wars are over, and Apple won. “You can’t out-iPod the iPod,” says Harari. Harari’s facing the facts. In April, Piper […]



Zero Interest In Zune, Sony Media Players Among Teens

Apr 10th, 2009 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players

Piper Jaffray reports a rather surprising fact: there’s zero interest among teens for portable media players other than the iPod. “Apple’s dominance in the PMP market remains largely unchecked, and it is clear to us that Apple has captured the ‘cool factor’ among high school students across America,” said Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster. Credit has […]



Apple Intros Update iPod shuffle

Mar 11th, 2009 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players

Apple today introduced an updated iPod shuffle, the world’s smallest music player at nearly half of the size of the previous model, and the first music player that talks to you. The new VoiceOver feature lets the iPod shuffle speak your song titles, artists and playlist names. iPod shuffle can even tell you status information, […]



Apple Says iPhone Jailbreaking is Illegal

Feb 13th, 2009 | By | Category: Citizen Media, iPhone, Podcasting Law

Digital civil liberties organization the Electronic Frontier Foundation is reporting that Apple is arguing that “jailbreaking an iPhone constitutes copyright infringement and a DMCA [digital millenium copyright act] violation.” These comments from Apple were filed with the U.S. Copyright Office in conjunction with the 2009 DMCA review, which happens every three years. EFF says that […]