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Apple TV now offers Genius recommendations for movies, TV shows

by Chris Rawson (Feb 3rd, 2012)

A silent update to the backend has introduced Genius recommendations for movies and TV shows to the Apple TV. No user action is required to access the new feature, as it's not part of a device firmware update. Instead, Apple has updated its own servers to send this information to the Apple TV from ...

TUAW on SOPA and PIPA: What they are and why we're against them

by Chris Rawson (Jan 18th, 2012)

By now, news about two bills making their way through the US legislative approval process, Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT IP Act (PIPA), has spread like wildfire across the Internet, along with widespread criticism of both bills. As part of that criticism, if you're reading this on ...

Daily iPad App: Paramount100

by Mel Martin (Jan 10th, 2012)

2012 marks the 100th anniversary of Paramount Pictures, the company that brought you The Ten Commandments, Saturday Night Fever, the new Mission Impossible movie and hundreds of other cinematic treats. In recognition of this milestone, Paramount100 has arrived on the App Store. P100 is a free, ...

Holiday Gift Guide: iPad apps for the home

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 15th, 2011)

Welcome to TUAW's 2011 Holiday Gift Guide! We're here to help you choose the best gifts this holiday season, and once you've received your gifts we'll tell you what apps and accessories we think are best for your new Apple gear. Stay tuned every weekday from now until the end of the year for ...

iTunes Music, Movies stores arrive in Latin America

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 13th, 2011)

The iOS App Store and the Mac App Store have been getting a lot of press lately. Now it's time to for the iTunes music store to share the spotlight. Starting this week, iTunes music and movies are available in Brazil and 15 other Latin American countries including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, ...

Apple posts iTunes Rewind 2011, chooses App Store favorites for the year

by Mike Schramm (Dec 8th, 2011)

Apple has posted its iTunes Rewind 2011 page, where it has spotlighted the best and most popular content on the App Store. Singer Adele has won Apple's best artist of the year, while the Foo Fighters picked up the spot for best album on the store. Modern Family, Breaking Bad, Parks and ...

The Criterion Collection comes to iTunes

by Michael Grothaus (Nov 9th, 2011)

With virtually no fanfare -- or even a press release -- The Criterion Collection has made 46 of its 680 films available on iTunes. Among the films released are art house classics any lovers of cinema will recognize, including The Seventh Seal by Ingmar Bergman, Seven Samurai by Akira Kurosawa, ...

WSJ: Apple negotiating for streaming movies on iTunes Store

by Chris Rawson (Oct 12th, 2011)

The Wall Street Journal suggests that Apple and major film studios are currently negotiating for the right to offer streaming movies from the iTunes Store. According to "people familiar with the matter," the deal would allow users to stream movies they've bought from iTunes to portable devices ...

Miramax CEO says Apple is a threat to the music industry

by Michael Grothaus (Oct 5th, 2011)

Miramax CEO Mike Lang told the audience at MIPCOM that Apple is a bigger threat to the music industry than piracy. Miramax was a Disney property (of which Steve Jobs is the largest shareholder) until it was sold last year. Lang told the packed audience that "Apple is the strongest company in ...

LOVEFiLM comes to iPad

by Michael Grothaus (Sep 29th, 2011)

It's rare that an iOS movie-streaming app receives little notice, but earlier this week, Amazon released the LOVEFiLM Player for iPad without fanfare. LOVEFiLM is the UK equivalent of Netflix, which allows users to rent DVDs and Blu-ray discs by post or stream them online. In January of this ...

Dreamworks animated films now available on iTunes

by Mike Schramm (Sep 1st, 2011)

After quite a wait, Dreamworks Animation has finally relented to allowing its movies on iTunes, which means the company's catalog is more or less up for grabs. Kung Fu Panda is one title customers have been waiting for, and Monsters vs. Aliens, Bee Movie, and Madagascar 2 are available as well. ...

HTML5 game running on Apple TV

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 8th, 2011)

The Apple TV 2 could become a new platform for playing HTML5-based games and applications. A hacker installed the Couch Surfer browser on a jailbroken Apple TV and used it to play an HTML5 version of BlackJack. The game is rudimentary, but it's a sign that the Apple TV is capable of more than ...

Apple reportedly readying Replay service for streaming iTunes purchase history

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 3rd, 2011)

According to AppAdvice, Apple may be prepping a new re-downloading and streaming service called iTunes Replay. The service would let you re-download select movies and TV shows from iTunes and stream that content to a variety of iOS devices. The Replay service will supposedly let you access ...

Blu-ray playback comes to OS X, but not from Apple

by Mel Martin (Jul 6th, 2011)

We all know Steve Jobs does not want Blu-ray to be on Macs. He famously referred to the licensing rules for Sony's format as a "bag of hurt." Nevertheless, people do want to play movies on their Macs, and not be ripping DVDs or going to the iTunes store. With Blu-ray disks getting more popular, ...

Academy members get screeners through iTunes

by Mike Schramm (Apr 26th, 2011)

Here's an interesting note that's not exactly new, but might be news to a lot of movie fans anyway: Apple has apparently been passing out movie screeners for Oscar voters via iTunes. That fact came to light in an FBI raid earlier this week when chasing down a man who allegedly uploaded illegal ...