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• Apple sells over 5 billion songs via iTunes Store

  From Apple PR : Apple today announced that music fans have purchased and downloaded over five billion songs from the iTunes Store ( www.itunes.com ). iTunes is the number one music retailer in the US and features the largest music catalog with over eight... Posted Jun 19 2008, 05:46 PM by pthurrott with | with 28 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, iTunes, iPod, Digital media, Content, Apple TV

• What they're not telling you about Apple's 'same day as DVD' deal

  I first wrote about this last week in WinInfo Short Takes, but an article by David Carr in today's New York Times once again blurs the lines of reality when it comes to Apple's recent deal with movie companies. In this deal, Apple gets the right... Posted May 05 2008, 04:05 PM by pthurrott with | with 13 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, iTunes, iPod, Digital media, Content, Apple TV

• Purchase New Movies on iTunes Same Day as DVD Release

  Apple PR : Apple today announced that new movie releases from major film studios and premier independent studios are available for purchase on the iTunes Store on the same day as their DVD release. New releases and catalog titles will be available from... Posted May 01 2008, 02:25 PM by pthurrott with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, iTunes, iPod, Digital media, Content, Apple TV

• Apple TV: Differences between pairing and sharing (software version 2.x)

  This Apple support document , I believe, holds the key to an issue I've been having with the Apple TV lately: Summary There are two ways to get iTunes content from your computer to Apple TV—pairing and sharing. This document explains the differences... Posted Apr 11 2008, 01:34 PM by pthurrott with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: iTunes, Digital media, Apple TV

• Associated Press jumps into Apple TV movie lies fracas

  Although, being the AP, they're just noting that Apple has fallen " short of movie rental goal." I didn't read their claim as a "goal," but rather as a pronouncement. Apple has fallen substantially short of its target of having... Posted Mar 06 2008, 11:26 AM by pthurrott with | with 11 comment(s) Filed under: Apple, iTunes, Content, Apple TV

• Apple is STILL lying about closed captioning in Ratatouille

  Last month, I pointed out Apple's surreal use of the movie "Ratatouille" as an example of Closed Captioning support in iTunes during the teve Jobs keynote. It's surreal because Ratatouille, wasn't--and still isn't--available... Posted Feb 13 2008, 08:06 PM by pthurrott with | with 53 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, iTunes, iPod, Digital media, Content, Apple TV

• Apple finally ships Apple TV 2.0 update

  I'm installing it as I write this, but here's the word from Apple: All the new features of Apple TV — including movie rentals, a built-in music store, and big-screen access to Flickr photostreams and .Mac Web Galleries — are available now as a... Posted Feb 12 2008, 07:24 PM by pthurrott with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: iTunes, Digital media, Apple TV