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Blu-Ray App for iPhone Arrives Courtesy of Universal

Written on November 11, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 8 people have commented

Universal Media announced awhile ago that it would be introducing iPhone control into some of its Blu-ray titles, starting with “Fast & Furious,” the Vin Diesel/Paul Walker romp that saw the lucrative car racing series return to its humble origins. Now, Universal is extending the iPhone/Blu-ray connection to a much wider swath of its library [...]

Rumor Has It: New iMacs Already in Production, Could Sport Blu-Ray

Written on September 24, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 21 people have commented

Lately, rumors have been popping up that new iMacs could well be on the way. Well now AppleInsider is reporting that they’re not only real, but that they’re already here. Or, “here” in the sense that they exist in physical space, at least.
The Apple rumors site is reporting that according to reliable sources (in this [...]

iTunes 9 Wishlist: 10 Ways Apple Can Improve Its Media Organizer

Written on September 07, 2009 by Chris Ryan and 51 people have commented

With Apple’s music oriented media event right around the corner, everyone is abuzz with thoughts about new iPods, Apple TV updates, tablet rumors and more. The one thing we can all but guarantee besides new iPods is an update to iTunes. But what will this version bring? Social aspects have been rumored, but there is [...]

Rumor Has It: iTunes 9 Coming Next Month With Blu-ray Support

Written on August 09, 2009 by Andrew Bednarz and 30 people have commented

The Boy Genius Report is claiming to have received a tip that Blu-ray support will be coming to iTunes 9, which may be arriving as soon as next month. Also reportedly in iTunes 9 is the long sought-after ability to arrange iPhone/iPod touch icon positions from within iTunes, instead of having to do it on [...]

Blu-Ray Direct Control Coming to iPhone and iPod Touch

Written on July 20, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 4 people have commented

The stars must be in alignment, because I only just finished watching “2 Fast, 2 Furious” this past weekend (yes, boredom can make you do terrible things) and now it’s been revealed that the follow-up, “Fast & Furious,” will boast some innovative new features when it hits Blu-ray July 28. Universal has just announced that [...]

HD Movies Now For Sale in iTunes

Written on March 20, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 16 people have commented

Blu-ray took another today hit as Apple announced that it will be offering HD movies for sale (iTunes link), rather than just for rent. That means consumers can download HD quality movies directly into their iTunes library, for use on their computers or Apple TV, or TV-connected Mac mini, if you happen to be me. [...]

Live from Diggnation: Apple Event Rumors

Written on October 10, 2008 by Olly Farshi and 5 people have commented

This year’s Future of Web Apps Expo found game geek Alex Albrecht and über-fanboy Kevin Rose arrive in London, England, for a live Diggnation show. The show, intended to be a roundup of the week’s most interesting Digg.com stories, descended in to the usual drunken fun.
Several weeks back, Rose published a video on his blog featuring several [...]