news.cnet.com - 2/12/2009
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Apple is preparing to allow iTunes customers to stream video from the company's servers to any Web-enabled device, according to a film industry source.
The source declined to provide details but did confirm a report published Wednesday by the blog AppleInsider , which broke the news.
An ...
appleinsider.com - 2/11/2009
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appleinsider.com —
Apple is believed to be wrapping up a
new feature in iTunes 8 that will allow users...
to stream their iTunes video purchases directly from the company's servers for playback anywhere, anytime without eating up local storage.
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Apple prepping iTunes Replay on-demand video service
china.org.cn - 2/12/2009
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china.org.cn —
China Unicom, one of China's big three telecoms
carriers, has started negotiations with Apple Inc. over the...
launch of iPhone in China, China Business News reported Wednesday. "Yes, we are in talks with Apple Inc.," a manager told the newspaper. ...
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China Unicom in talks with Apple over iPhone -
apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com - 2/13/2009
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apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com —
Has Apple switched horses in China? That’s the
thrust of a pair of news reports out of...
Beijing this week that suggest a deal to carry the iPhone in China could be reached as early as May 17. The first report, published Monday by ...
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New Chinese iPhone talks target May 17 — UPDATE
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The Great iTunes in the Sky?
Technologizer —
... Or maybe not–CNet says that somebody in the movie biz has confirmed AppleInsider’s report. I’ll believe it when I stream it, but I hope it’s accurate–in a world in which digital video is more popular than ever and even a terabyte hard drive can’t store that much of it, it would make a lot of sense to have the option of leaving the storing to Apple. At first blush, the concept is similar to the streaming services offered by NetFlix and Amazon, but you’d hope that Apple’s approach would be beautifully integrated with its existing ...
Apple prepping iTunes Replay on-demand streaming service?
Engadget —
... Probably more than any other facet of Apple, we've seen rumor after rumor regarding iTunes fade away in the sunset. Of course, many of those delightful plans were likely shot down by the likes of the MPAA, RIAA and other so-called content ...
Apple prepping iTunes Replay on-demand streaming service?
Engadget HD —
... Probably more than any other facet of Apple, we've seen rumor after rumor regarding iTunes fade away in the sunset. Of course, many of those delightful plans were likely shot down by the likes of the MPAA, RIAA and other so-called content ...
Apple’s video cloud: A first step toward a new direction?
Between the Lines —
... and confirmed by CNET , would free up the hard drive space of iTunes customers who buy and store large video files such as movies and TV shows. It would also allow easier access to those flles on devices that are authorized to play them, such as an AppleTV device. [image] CNET is correct to point out that such a service would likely need to secure licenses from Hollywood studios and come up with a compensation plan. If it were just a storage issue, that may not seem worth the trouble. But we’re talking about streaming now - and that could fall in line with the predictions ...
Apple introduces iTunes Pass for following favorite bands
AppleInsider —
... , an on-demand streaming video service for iTunes movie and videos reported by AppleInsider to be in the works earlier this month. Since then, CNET News.com claims to have independently confirmed plans for the service, which will allow iTunes customers to build their video libraries without worrying about the hard drive space needed to store the media files because the service would stream purchased content back to users at any time.
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