We confirmed with an Apple spokesperson that the maximum HD resolution of the Apple TV is 720p, consistent with recent rumors. Additionally, there will be no software update to bring the new features to older Apple TVs. Older Apple TVs will continue to work as they have been working up to this point, and they will continue to be able to purchase movies and TV shows even though the new Apple TV is rental-only.
Are you disappointed that there is not (more…)

iOS 4.1 will also include the following new features:
Steve Jobs explained that HDR photos are created using 3 photos taken in rapid succession: one normal, one under exposed, and one under exposed. The photos are then combined using some pretty sophisticated algorithms to create an enhanced composite photo.
Steve Jobs showed some HDR photos taken using iPhone 4 and they looked pretty good.
iOS 4.1 will be available next week for iPhone and (more…)

Apple Inc., preparing to announce a new set-top box that delivers TV to consumers, will include movies from Netflix Inc., according to three people with knowledge of the plans.
The streaming service would be available on the revamped version of Apple TV, due to be introduced tomorrow in San Francisco, said two of the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans haven’t been made public. Users would pay a subscription fee to Netflix (more…)

The new Apple TV is considerably smaller than the older model and measures just one-fourth of its size. As speculated, the new model will run on Apple ‘s
and is equipped to handle HDMI output for 720p HD video and 5.1 audio. However,
, the Apple TV has not been rebranded as iTV and will not be integrated to the
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Apple ‘s new set-top box is extremely small and only measures 0.9″ x 3.9″ x 3.9″. The device weighs around 0.6 pounds. According to (more…)

However, Ping in its current form could turn out to be a haven for impostors and spammers.
points out that the new music social networking service already has fake accounts in the name of Mark Zuckerberg and The Beatles. Considering the lucrative opportunity involved in selling music to followers,
notes that Ping is likely to invite spammers to create fake accounts of popular music bands to sell their music. The issue could be sorted out through (more…)

• Music search by Artist, Track or Album
You can also browse through the Tag charts to discover music that other users have discovered using the app.
Shazam was initially launched as a free iPhone app but it has released Shazam Encore last year, which is the paid version of the app that is available for $4.99 (for Lifetime) or $2.99 (for 1 year) via In-app purchase. You can tag only 5 songs per month with the free version of the app.
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” of the media event will revolve around the enhancements made in the iTunes space. However, Apple will not make any announcements with respect to the
since the necessary agreements are still not in place.
With less than 24 hours to go for the media event, we have been hearing a lot of rumors and speculations with respect to the upcoming announcements.
. There were reports last week that suggested that the new iPod nano will have a squared design (more…)

In iTunes, right click on the song you are going to make into a ringer and select “Get Info.”
Go to the options tab and go down to the “Start Time” and “Stop Time” check boxes. Check both boxes and input the time you want your ringtone to start/stop (it should not be more than 30 seconds). Click OK when you’re done.
Right click on your newly “clipped” song and select “Convert Selection to AAC.” The song will be re-encoded (more…)

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or iPod Touch or an OS X 10.6 Mac. You can watch the streaming video live
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Updates will be posted from top to bottom (bottom newest) so stay tuned (hit refresh to get the latest).
that we've reported so far leading up to the event.
The next generation iPod Touch will be slightly thinner than the current iPod Touch model (Hmm, we thought that is expected).
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The new products that will be unveiled today will not be shipping immediately, (more…)

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that supports HD video recording too is not ruled out.
A new high resolution display is on the cards. Apple is expected to bring the new iPhone 's popular
to the upcoming version of iPod Touch.
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iPod Touch model.
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Full HD video streaming may not be enabled. Instead, Apple TV could render video at 720p resolution.
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. Speculations are rife that this monthly subscription could give users unlimited access to any particular (more…)