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Daily Update for May 15, 2013

by Steven Sande (May 15th, 2013)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player (requires ...

ABC to add live streaming to iPad app this week, for a few and with a catch

by Michael Rose (May 12th, 2013)

Update: The new WATCH ABC app is live in the US store. As expected, streaming is available for NYC and Philadelphia residents only. After July 1, you'll have to verify that you subscribe to a TV provider to get live video, and "programming substitution may apply." Ahead of ABC's spring upfront ...

Daily Update for March 19, 2013

by Steven Sande (Mar 19th, 2013)

ABC has live-streaming mobile app in the works

by Steven Sande (Mar 19th, 2013)

The New York Times is reporting that ABC is working on an app to stream live ABC programming to the iPhones and iPads of cable and satellite TV subscribers. ABC, which is a subsidiary of Disney, would become the first American broadcaster to provide a live internet stream of both national and ...

ABC's Nightline looks at AAPL

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 9th, 2012)

After a botched Maps launch and limited supplies of its flagship iPhone 5, Apple's stock has sunk to a five-month low, and the company has lost almost US$130B in market value since September. A piece on ABC's Nightline profiles this drop in Apple's stock and offers its take on why AAPL is not ...

Factory workers claim Foxconn hid underage employees prior to inspection

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 22nd, 2012)

No doubt you watched Nightline's special edition about Shenzhen's Foxconn factory where workers assemble iPhones, iPads and Macs. If you missed it, you can watch it online at ABC's website (US only). As we noted last night, the documentary showed a rather clean Foxconn factory filled with young, ...

ABC's iFactory report shows life at Foxconn

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Feb 22nd, 2012)

Update: You can now watch this full episode on ABC.com. (US only, of course) I just finished watching the ABC Nightline report cleverly named iFactory: Inside Apple. ABC's Bill Weir was given unprecedented access to Foxconn, where iPhones, iPads and Macs are assembled. If you've been following ...

Netflix/ABC/Disney streaming deal will bring TV all-you-can-eat to Apple TV

by Steven Sande (Dec 9th, 2010)

If the cheap $99 price tag of the Apple TV hasn't persuaded you to buy one of the tiny media centers yet, perhaps this news of a new deal between Netflix and The Walt Disney Company will make you reconsider. Netflix is one of the content providers for the Apple TV, streaming a growing library of old ...

Video demo of ABC's My Generation synchronized app

by Keith M (Sep 16th, 2010)

As Dave reported earlier, ABC and Nielsen have teamed up to develop an iPad app that supports the new series My Generation. Users run the app while watching the show -- either live or recorded -- and it will stay synced with the section of the episode you're watching by "listening" to the audio ...

ABC iPad app syncs with My Generation via audio cues

by Dave Caolo (Sep 16th, 2010)

The merger of iPad and television took another step forward with the release of ABC's My Generation Sync, which is the first iOS app to synchronize live with a TV show -- specifically, My Generation, coming this fall from the network that's owned by the company with Steve Jobs as its biggest ...

Jimmy Kimmel films entire show with iSight, conspiracy theorists raise an eyebrow

by Michael Rose (Jun 22nd, 2010)

I hate to be the one to point this out... but Jimmy's network, ABC, is a Disney division. Disney, in turn, owns Pixar; naturally, Pixar's chairman sits on Disney's board and happens to be the largest single shareholder in the entertainment mega-conglomerate. Yes, folks, both Mickey Mouse and Jimmy ...

26% of Web video is ready for the iPad

by Mike Schramm (May 14th, 2010)

Here's an interesting stat -- 26% of the video on the Web is iPad-ready, according to Mefeedia, a firm that supposedly monitors online video around the Internet. You may think that's low (that means 74% of the web can't be seen on the iPad), but that number actually represents a good amount of ...

CBS will roll out HTML5 compliant portal for iPad

by Dave Caolo (May 11th, 2010)

Watching TV on an iPad is a joy. Prop it up, plug in some speakers, turn it on its side and sit back. You can carry it with you as you move about and the epic battery life permits episode after episode. The only drawback right now is the lack of content (I'm looking at you, Hulu). Fortunately, ...

Official Netflix app will stream to iPad

by Dave Caolo (Apr 1st, 2010)

Many iPad owners will use their devices to watch television shows and movies. Netflix and ABC want to make that easy with their official iPad apps. And no, this is not an April Fools prank. Appadvice has posted screenshots and details of how the subscription will work. The app will be free and ...

iPad the star of Modern Family

by Dave Caolo (Mar 31st, 2010)

Warning: This post contains spoilers about the latest episode of Modern Family. You have been warned. One of my favorite TV shows, Modern Family, was all about the iPad tonight, just days before the big release. The main character, Phil Dunphy, is thrilled at the prospect of receiving an ...