http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/06/ms.considers.mac.zune.app.an.option/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/zunehd-review1sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Microsoft today acknowledged that it has debated porting the Zune software and its according services to the Mac or even to portable Apple devices like the iPhone and iPod. Director of Communications for TV, Video and Music Jose Pinero explained to Mary Jo Foley that it's one of "a lot of options" for platform expansion but also stressed that the Zune platform isn't tied to players like the Zune ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/06/ms.considers.mac.zune.app.an.option/ Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/19/samsung.movies/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0903/samsungtocco.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Hoping to compete against iTunes and other multi-device movie services, Samsung on Thursday opened a beta version of Samsung Movies. The store lets owners of supporting devices buy or rent movies as well as buy TV shows. Any title comes both in a full, DVD-resolution version for the desktop in Windows Media format as well as in a separate mobile format. About 500 titles are available immediatel... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/19/samsung.movies/ Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/03/amazon.mp3.for.uk/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0812/amazonmp3-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Amazon today in a low-key rollout introduced Amazon MP3 for UK, its first non-US version of its online download store. The British version follows the same approach as the US store and lets users buy unprotected songs and albums that can be used with any device and, through a sync app, can automatically transfer to iTunes or Windows Media Player.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/03/amazon.mp3.for.uk/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/30/dell.preloading.movies/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/ironman.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Dell today took a new approach to selling PCs on Tuesday by announcing a movie pre-load service for some of its PCs. Starting with Iron Man, the Inspiron 1525 notebook and XPS 420/630 can optionally carry a strictly digital copy of a movie along with special features, such as the bonus mini-feature included with the inaugural title. The company doesn't provide specific technical details but expl... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/30/dell.preloading.movies/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/02/comes.with.music.uk/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/nokia5310xpressmusic-cwm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Nokia this morning provided some of the earliest launch details for its long-delayed Comes With Music service, its cooperative attempt at changing the business model for mobile music. The feature will first launch as an exclusive for UK cellphone retailer Carphone Warehouse and will first be available only through a Comes With Music edition of Nokia's 5310 XpressMusic; customers will pay extra fo... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/02/comes.with.music.uk/ Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/26/yahoo.music.compensation/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/yahoomessenger.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Yahoo will compensate customers of its Yahoo Music online store once the company shuts down its servers and prevents customers from renewing their copy protection licenses, the company says. The firm now says that anyone who purchased tracks in addition to their monthly subscriptions to Yahoo Music will be refunded "for whatever [was] paid" for the songs so that they aren't forced to repurchase t... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/26/yahoo.music.compensation/ Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/22/cinemanow/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0804/hpmediasmarttv-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Representing the latest effort to compete with iTunes in the burgeoning movie download space, CinemaNow is now offering a variety of paid content services through Windows Media Center. These include download-to-own movies, priced from $10 to $20; TV shows and music videos are priced at $2. The company claims that download-to-own movies are available day-and-date of retail DVD release, but doesn't ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/22/cinemanow/ Fri, 23 May 2008 00:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/20/napster.mp3.store/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0805/napstermp3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Napster today launched what it says is the world's largest MP3-based music store. Effectively turning away from its reliance on protected Windows Media files, the company is offering about 6 million unguarded MP3 songs through a web-based store accessible from any computer and playable through virtually any device -- including the iPhone and iPod, Napster is keen to note. Users with iTunes can a... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/20/napster.mp3.store/ Tue, 20 May 2008 10:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/23/xbox.in.alcatel.lawsuit/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0804/xbox360elite.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Alcatel-Lucent today began court proceedings for the next of its lawsuits against Microsoft. The plaintiff argues in its complaint that Microsoft's Xbox game systems violate a 1993 patent relating to the code for generating video frames. The US/French partnership says that it will use its jury trial to demand $1.50 for every alleged misuse of the patent but is not yet clear as to which uses appl... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/23/xbox.in.alcatel.lawsuit/ Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/17/hp.mediasmart.win.media/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0804/hpmediasmarttv-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HP this morning extended the life of its MediaSmart TVs with a firmware update that adds a Windows Media Center Extender function. The LCD sets purportedly become the first TVs to add the Microsoft feature without an external hub and can now play music, videos, and other content from Windows Media PCs on a home Wi-Fi network. This includes the most recent Internet TV beta features and protected ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/17/hp.mediasmart.win.media/ Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:25:00 GMT