Music industry has had a boost from digital music sales. Since the advent of infamous iTunes from Apple, the music industry has revived to full strength. This year, digital music sales are expected to break all of the previous records. It is no riddle that digital music has outpaced physical music album sales but the […]
Oct 3 2012 | Posted in
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The future of TV, movies, and home entertainment feels like it’s changing by the day, thanks to the impact of the digital revolution. Netflix is the top dog thanks to its $8 subscription streaming service, but your viewing choices are severely limited. For a la carte, pay-as-you-go services, Apple’s iTunes has been the default choice […]
Aug 8 2012 | Posted in
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I searched for the films of David Cronenberg and David Lynch (always a test I like to run because their catalogs are hard to come by), and found 9 Cronenberg movies on Amazon Video, and 10 on iTunes. (all were the same except for “Existenz,” which was iTunes-only). I found 5 films directed by David […]
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So far as we know, TV and movie studios set the prices on their content, so most Apple and Amazon pricing should be identical. But Amazon seems to offer lower prices on many titles, presumably eating the difference as an inducement to get more business. Amazon also only offers movies in HD, so there’s a […]
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iOS Apple’s iTunes only works on Apple devices, or on PCs running iTunes. That’s no surprise. You’d need an Apple TV, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, or Mac to watch what you’ve purchased. On iOS devices, you’ll need to download your purchase or rental before watching — streaming is not an option. Meanwhile, on Amazon’s new […]
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Since it is certainly one of the best phones in the market if not the best to some users, the iPhone series is now taking a toll on those who want to switch to other platforms for a change. What apple has with its customers that has brought a huge pile of cash in the […]
Apr 9 2012 | Posted in
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For example, the mobile apps for different services come first to the iOS platform and then Android, whereas being a late comer Windows Phone gets its turn in the last in most of the cases. NetFlix, Pandora, Hulu are just a few examples that have always preferred iOS before attending to Android and WP. However, […]
Apr 9 2012 | Posted in
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However, due to its open-sourced nature, it is always tweaked enough and has a number of stutter and malware problems. On the other hand, MS keeps WP close to its chest and has closely knit pool of application developers with a proper approval system to upload the apps to its store. That way, WP is […]
Apr 9 2012 | Posted in
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The switching process is another incentive to those who want to move to Windows platform. With GBs of music, photos and videos stored on iPhones, iPads, iPods and iCloud, it is hard to sync an Android device to the iTunes but the Windows surely has an easy way to transfer those files, though it may […]
Apr 9 2012 | Posted in
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The start of the New Year made way for more Apple rumours and the company has been targeted on numerous fronts. First prediction is regarding the Consumer Electronic Show 2012 that starts this Monday, January 9, and Apple is rumoured to showcase some new products and services at the event. The Cupertino-based outfit is expected […]
Jan 7 2012 | Posted in
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Although the company has already built a set-top box called the Apple TV that can be connected to any digital TV. The device connects the television to the unlimited possibilities on internet and iCloud in addition to an iPad, iPhone and iPod. However, that is now considered only a step forward to the development of […]
Jan 7 2012 | Posted in
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5. Connecting iPad to a television The iPad is compatible with a number of TVs with different cables and modes. However, the external display to TVs is limited for some unknown reason. Following are modes that can be used to extend the display to an external display like a television. The modern televisions that support […]
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