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/09/11/11/currently.supports.handful.of.movies/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/basterds.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Film studio Universal has released a free iPhone application, pocket BLU. The software communicates via Wi-Fi with network-connected Blu-ray players, allowing more advanced control over menus and playback. Users can for instance take advantage of a virtual keyboard, and tilt an Apple handheld into widescreen mode to access a graphical timeline.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/11/currently.supports.handful.of.movies/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/06/should.differ.dramatically.from.current.alpha/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/boxee-alpha.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The first public beta of Boxee will be shown on December 7th, according to its developer. The app is primarily used to stream movies and TV shows to an HDTV, including remote content from sources such as Hulu and Netflix. Music and photos can also be streamed; versions of the app have been produced for the Mac, Windows and the Apple TV.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/06/should.differ.dramatically.from.current.alpha/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/04/apple.aims.for.exclusives.broader.selection/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/jimi.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has introduced a new Music Movies section to the iTunes Store, further segregating its video. The page highlights all movies with a music-related theme, running from documentaries like Imagine and Woodstock through to straight concert films, and fiction titles like The Blues Brothers. iTunes now also has a larger amount of such content, with material including The Song Remains the Same and... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/04/apple.aims.for.exclusives.broader.selection/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/30/customers.rent.movies.for.5.each/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/mspot.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />mSpot has launched its latest mobile service, enabling users to rent full-length movies directly from their iPhone or other handset. Content is streamed directly to the device, eliminating the need to wait for downloads or sync to a computer. The company currently has agreements with Paramount Studios and Universal Studios, although more partners will be added later in the year.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/30/customers.rent.movies.for.5.each/ Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/29/wireless.itunes.video.prep/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0905/itunestv.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has confirmed intentions to allow direct purchase of iTunes videos from an iPhone, sources close to the company's training programs say. Originally a blogger is said to have discovered the option's existence by accident, though users of the iPhone 3.0 beta can now gain a glimpse through a custom link. Graphics and downloads in the early browser are currently broken.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/29/wireless.itunes.video.prep/ Fri, 29 May 2009 21:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/29/hulu.desktop.app.hits/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0905/huludesktop.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Hulu, jointly operated by NBC, Fox and Disney, has launched a new desktop application meant to simplify streaming the site's video. Mac and Windows versions are available, supporting Front Row and Windows Media Center remotes, respectively; aside from controlling playback the software provides a special tracking display, and a distinct menu for browsing categories and subscriptions. Windows syst... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/29/hulu.desktop.app.hits/ Fri, 29 May 2009 15:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/28/itunes.canada.gains.hd.tv/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0905/bsgs4.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has made significant improvements to its TV offerings at Canada's iTunes Store, beginning with option of HD. Selected episodes are only rendered in 720p, and cost a minimum of $3 each, but may frequently support 5.1-channel sound and will always come with an SD-quality download meant for sync with Apple handhelds. A 2GHz dual-core processor is required, whether for a Mac or a PC.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/28/itunes.canada.gains.hd.tv/ Thu, 28 May 2009 16:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/26/movies.and.tv.on.iphone/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0905/itunestv.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple may soon allow the iPhone and iPod touch to directly access movies and TV shows from the iTunes Store, a leak suggests. In using an ad-supported version of Twitterfon, one user claims to have encountered a banner promoting not just purchases of videos from iTunes, but also movie rentals. At present the main means of shuttling iTunes video to an Apple handheld is through sync with a Mac or... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/26/movies.and.tv.on.iphone/ Tue, 26 May 2009 14:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/24/itunes.video.genius.live/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0903/genius.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />After a brief postponement, Apple has at last enabled Genius video recommendations within iTunes. When browsing personal movie or TV show collections, the Genius Sidebar will now suggest videos to buy from the iTunes Store, based on information uploaded to Apple and compared against the purchases of others. The option can be toggled on and off, in the same manner as Genius for music recommendati... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/24/itunes.video.genius.live/ Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/06/boxee.video.rss.update/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0710/hulu.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Boxee, the developer of its namesake media player front-end, has released a new alpha version of the app with a built-in RSS reader. The software is installed onto Mac and Ubuntu Linux systems as well as Apple TVs, and provides more elaborate support for downloaded media as well as direct web streaming of shows on ABC and CBS. The Boxee RSS reader is optimized for video, and can feed clips from ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/06/boxee.video.rss.update/ Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:25:00 GMT