iOS 9 preview during WWDC 2015 gave us a sneak preview of the upcoming software update for Apple’s mobile devices. The next major update for iOS offers many new features and performance enhancement. On the other hand, iOS 9 and iOS 8.4 also take on challenging third-party developers who currently offer apps in 5 thriving app store categories. Many developers behind the apps in … Read More
HBO GO Adds Apple TV Support Via AirPlay, Working on Native App
HBO has made a move into yet another one of Apple’s products, allowing customers of its HBO GO streaming service to stream shows and movies on their Apple TV devices. On Tuesday, during the AllThingsD Dive Into Media Conference, Eric Kessler of HBO announced that the company will be adding support for its users to stream to their Apple TV … Read More
Apple TV Adds Movie Streaming and TV Service Watchever in Germany
According to The Next Web, Apple has added yet another service to its Apple TV device, a movie streaming and TV service called Watchever. Watchever is a Hulu Plus type streaming service that requires a subscription and allows users to log into the application on their Apple TV and stream movies and TV shows on their HD televisions. The service … Read More
Publishers Initial Response to Apple’s App Store Subscriptions Packages… Muted.
Depending on which side of a magical divide you fall, you will apparently either love or hate Apple’s new subscription packages. The general consensus is that if you like the deal then you are either drinking Apple’s Cool Aid, or taking the view of a long disparaged, and abused consumer. However, if you don’t like the deal you are most … Read More
Apple (AAPL) Purchased Facial Recognition Firm Polar Rose [Confirmed]
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has apparently paid close to $26 Million for Polar Rose, and when one considers their current direction with Facetime, mobile Financial Transactions and more complex mobile devices it is easy to come up with any number of ways that this technology is attractive to Apple. Polar Rose are the company behind the facial recognition technology that was built into … Read More
Apple iTunes Cloud Service Roll Out To Be Limited At First
Sources that are speaking to cnet news are giving the impression that Apple’s cloud music service, which is supposed to be a marriage of Lala and iTunes, is not any where near ready. And that when it does roll out it may be limited in scope, and more movie centric than music centric. It is very clear that Apple is closely … Read More
Rhapsody V2 Adds Offline Playback to Apple’s iPhone, iPad App
Rhapsody, the popular music streaming service recently updated their blog with information about the latest update to their iPhone, iPod touch and iPad app. The latest version 2.0 adds ‘offline caching’ functionality and enables caching of playlist which can then be played without an active WiFi or 3G connection. In the earlier version of Rhapsody for iPhone users could only stream music when … Read More