Apple confirms Sept 5th special event
The new iPod ? With coverflow ? With OS X ?
Find out on the 5th at 6pm UK time
Apple Release TV Shows on iTunes in the UK (AT LAST!)
“We’re thrilled to bring TV programming to the iTunes Store in the UK,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of iTunes. “We’ve got 28 shows and expect to continue to add more great programming.”
The complete list of television programming on the iTunes Store in the UK includes:
• Disney’s ABC Studios’ dramas and comedy-dramas “Lost,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Ugly Betty,” “Commander in Chief” and “Nightstalker;”
• Disney Channel’s renowned children’s programming including “Jake Long: American Dragon,” “Kim Possible,” “That’s So Raven,” “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody” and Playhouse Disney titles “Handy Manny,” “Little Einsteins” and “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse;”
• MTV’s reality favourites “Pimp My Ride,” “Barrio 19,” “Bam’s Unholy Union,” “Laguna Beach,” and “My Sweet Sixteen;”
• Nickelodeon children’s programming “Avatar: The Legend of Aang,” “Drake and Josh,” “Dora the Explorer,” “Genie in the House” and “SpongeBob SquarePants;” and
• Paramount Comedy hits “South Park,” “Comedy Blue,” “Jongleurs Unleashed: Part I,” “That 70’s Show” and “The World Stands Up.”
With Apple’s legendary ease of use, pioneering features such as Cover Flow, integrated podcasting support, iMix playlist sharing, seamless integration with iPod and iPhone™* and the ability to turn previously purchased songs into completed albums at reduced prices, the iTunes Store is the best way for PC and Mac users to legally discover, purchase and download music and video online.
Pricing & Availability
iTunes 7 for Mac and Windows includes the iTunes Store and is available as a free download from www.apple.com/uk/itunes/. Purchase and download of songs and videos from the iTunes Store requires a valid credit card from a financial institution in the country of purchase. Television shows are available in the US and UK only, and video availability varies by country. Television shows are £1.89 per episode in the UK. TV shows from the iTunes Store are downloaded in near-DVD quality at a resolution of 640x480 (up to 480, depending on the aspect ratio) and can be viewed on a computer, fifth generation iPod or widescreen TV with Apple TV.
September, the month of announcements
Also, rumours of an Apple event on the 5th Sept are circulating, this time for the new iPod. Expect the new iPod to be running OS X (like the iPhone) and maybe up to a 160gb hard disk.
£20,000 iPod Shuffle !
Yes indeed, a blinged out Shuffle, made in gold, platinum and diamonds.
iPhone Ringtone
You either love it or hate it, but the iPhone ringtone is certainly distinctive.
Can't wait for the iPhone.
Download it here (mp3 format) iPhone
Flash to support H264
Named Moviestar, it supports the playback of video encoded using the H.264 standard, which allows for greater compression of video files than previous standards while maintaining quality. Adobe already supports H.264 encoding in products such as Premiere Pro and the After Effects video editing software. Moviestar also includes High-Efficiency AAC support, an improved audio compression technology.
Currently in beta format. The finished version will be ready by the end of the year.
Been a long time
Its been a hectic quarter for Apple.
The iPhone launched in the states, selling in the region of 700,000 in the opening weekend. Speculation of who the UK provider is going to be is doing the rounds on the internet. Remember that until Apple do a press release, everything is just speculation. ( I do hope Vodafone get it
)
The Mac Pro tower range got speed bumped and now the flagship model has 8 cores. Now thats processing power !
Last week saw the release of the new iMac range. Super slim, glass scratch resistant gloss screens, speed increases. These machines are great !
And the new super sleek keyboard.
And there is more to come too.
The ultra thin laptop is rumored, as is a new iPod (maybe based on the iPhone design) an also an iPhone Nano