Apple
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Apple TV gains full HD
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iTunes customers can now rent and buy films and TV shows in full 1080p HD to enjoy on their TVs. The company has announced a new version of its Apple TV product, adding a new interface as well as iCloud support for movie purchases. Apple says the new user interface offers “a simpler, refined user…
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Apple highlights Siri in new TV ads
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Siri, the iPhone 4S virtual assistant, takes centre stage in two new TV ads released by Apple this week. The ads showcase Siri’s ability (within the US at least, some features are not available globally) to find directions, restaurants, or send SMS text messages. Last month it was reported Apple’s US iPhone sales are dominated…
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Apple announces record quarterly profit
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Apple sold more than 37m iPhones in its last financial quarter, 128 percent up on the same quarter last year. The period, which covers the 14 weeks to December 31, 2011, earned Apple $46.33 billion in revenue and a net profit of $13.06 billion, a record for the company. Almost 15.5m iPads, 5.2 million Macs…
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UK gets Apple TV shows and iTunes Match
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Overnight Apple has rolled out its iTunes Match service to the UK and added the ability to watch TV shows purchased from iTunes to the Apple TV. The iTunes Match allows users to access to their entire music library via Apple’s iCloud system in return for a yearly fee of £21.99. Instead of moving tracks…
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Apple’s iBooks joins the Royal Wedding hype
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iPad owners looking to share some of the Royal Wedding experience can download a free copy the official Royal Wedding programme. The programme contains the full Order of Service as well as a “never before seen” photo of Prince William and Catherine Middleton as well as their official Coats of Arms.
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Apple reported to be tightening rules on ebook purchases
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Following news of Apple’s rejection of Sony’s eReader app for the iPad, the company has reportedly set a March 31st deadline for other apps to make available any content for purchase within the app.