According to research from the IHS Screen Digest, we may have finally reached the point when streaming video services have become ubiquitous enough to take over American households. The researcher forecasts that 3.4 billion movies will be legally consumed over streaming services this year, more than double the 1.4 billion that were viewed last year …
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Apple updates iCloud to include Movies and TV Shows – with an extra bonus
Two years ago I bought a movie, The Dark Knight, and then promptly deleted it during an iPhone backup. I haven’t seen the movie since then, which stinks even though it was probably my mistake. That is until today when I went into the “Purchased” section of iTunes and found it ready for download in iCloud. …
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The internet invents another way for musicians to get paid – iTunes Match
The first royalty payments from Apple’s iTunes Match are in, and they got me excited – the total amount is over $10,000 for the first two months. This is magic money that Apple made exist out of thin air for copyright holders. — A person has a song on her computer hard drive. She clicks …
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20 most rented movies of 2011 – how many have you seen?
The Social Network Limitless No Strings Attached Just Go With It The Lincoln Lawyer Bridesmaids (Unrated) Source Code Tangled The King’s Speech Red Horrible Bosses Toy Story 3 Grown Ups X-Men: First Class Rio The Switch Tron: Legacy I Am Number Four Battle: Los Angeles Transformers: Dark of the Moon source: iTunes Rewind
New iPhone app: Stitcher Radio (finally a podcast subscription app!)
There is an awesome iPhone app I want to recommend to you called Stitcher Radio. The key feature of this app is the ability to subscribe to podcasts. Avid listeners know that iTunes offers subscriptions and automatic downloads, but the iPhone doesn’t. For years we have had to individually look up our favorite shows, every …
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Will books ever be the same again? – the best enhanced e-books of 2011 from iTunes Rewind
What is an enhanced book? An enhanced book is an e-book that includes special features, such as: Videos Audio/music Interactive sections (like animated maps) Gigabytes of photos/illustrations Multiple storylines with quests and achievements Expanded annotations (like whole speeches) They are designed for tablets like the Kindle Fire and Apple’s iPad. On a personal note, these …
The Year in Podcasts – best of 2011 from iTunes Rewind
iTunes recently released their 2011 list in the form of iTunes Rewind which covers several categories, including podcasts. Unfortunately, it’s not available online, only in iTunes, so I pulled it out for us. Best of All Best New Audio – The Jillian Michaels Show Best Audio – NPR’s Fresh Air Best New Video – Epic …
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Apple Genius Tip: Never restore your iPhone from a back-up
The other day I was at the Apple Store with my mom to help her get the iPhone 4S. She asked the clerk-geek if she should restore her phone from her backup and he said “no.” We were shocked. Isn’t that the standard procedure. According to him, not anymore. With iCloud and iTunes syncing it …
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Steve Jobs Health, Forced Sabbaticals, and His Brilliance
“No one wants to die,” said Steve Jobs. “And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for …
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