Software
New iPad: Brighter Screen, Bigger Battery – IT Business Edge
That means it features about four times as many pixels per inch as the previous iPad. The firm reports that Apple is accomplishing this via Super High Aperture (SHA) design. The piece quotes Apple as saying, essentially, that when you … Continue reading
The Problem with iCloud and UltraViolet: Who Wants to Buy Movies? – Forbes
The Wall Street Journal has an excellent story this morning about how hard it has been for Apple to convince the Hollywood studios to support iCloud, which lets users watch movies they have bought on any device (laptop, AppleTV, iPad, … Continue reading
Removal Of Fox, Universal iCloud Restrictions Likely – Geeky gadgets
It’s the one thing that stood out with the release of the new Apple TV and iCloud integration, there were no movies available from 20th Century Fox and Universal Studios. The reason behind is reportedly a deal the studios made … Continue reading
HBO loosening its grip on Fox, Universal to allow iCloud movie syncing – Ars Technica
HBO is working on loosening its grip on movie studios in order to allow them to offer their films to sync across Apple’s iCloud, the Wall Street Journal has confirmed. This means that, eventually, films from Universal and Fox may … Continue reading
HBO Allows Universal and Fox to Deal with Apple – WebProNews
HBO has agreed to modify its contracts with Fox and Universal, allowing them to make their content available for download on Apple’s iCloud. Apple recently commenced offering users the option to re-download movies that were previously bought on iTunes …
Hollywood studios warm to Apple’s iCloud; HBO agrees to allow Universal, Fox movies on Apple’s iCloud – Macdaily News
“Last week Apple said five major movie studios had agreed to allow consumers to buy their films on one Apple device, such as an iPad, and watch them on another, such as a Mac. But clinching those deals required both … Continue reading
Heartland Payment Systems(R) Unveils Mobuyle(TM) Mobile Payment Acceptance Solution for Apple iOS Devices – msnbc.com
Heartland Payment Systems (NYSE: HPY), one of the nation’s largest payments processors, today announced that its Mobuyle mobile payment acceptance solution is now available on Apple iOS mobile devices, enabling merchants to take credit, debit and gift card …
iCloud for Movies and the HBO Window Conundrum – I4U
Apple announced last week that the iCloud is now also syncing movies that you bought on iTunes to all your iCloud enabled devices. This is great. The new feature also highlights now even more the inner workings of movie licensing. … Continue reading
HBO agrees to allow Universal, Fox movies on Apple’s iCloud – Apple Insider
Premium cable network HBO has agreed to relax its terms from contracts with Universal and Fox and allow the studios to make their movies available for download on Apple’s iCloud. Last week, Apple began offering users the ability to re-download … Continue reading
Apple fixes 81 security flaws with iOS 5.1 update – computing.co.uk
Apple’s latest 5.1 update of its mobile operating system iOS contains fixes for 81 security flaws. The update, which was released last week, fixes a variety of vulnerabilities, including a fix to the lock screen of the iPad and iPhone. … Continue reading