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Apple has updated its iTunes Movie Trailers app to add support for the new iPad’s Retina Display with high resolution video.
Apple released an iTunes Movie Trailers app last year. The free app lets users browse hundreds of HD clips, trailers, and photos from upcoming films, find out when upcoming movies are going to be released in theatres, and purchase tickets directly on iPad.
In the updated version, all movie posters and other images, along with the actual trailers, have been optimized for the new iPad’s Retina display at a higher resolution …
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It’s a BLOCKBUSTER!
Yes, the Apple Inc company said it has sold 3 million of the new iPad devices since launching on Friday in more than a dozen countries. That number does not include preorders of the device, which went live the day the product was announced.
“The new iPad is a blockbuster with three million sold―the strongest iPad launch yet,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “Customers areloving the incredible new features of iPad, including the stunning Retina display, and we can’t wait to get it into …
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Apple expands of its iTunes in the Cloud service to add Movies from the iTunes Store. Movies purchased through Apple’s iTunes Store will be accessible via the technology giant’s iCloud service from any of its devices, including the iPad,iPhone and Apple TV.
In addition to new purchases, the iCloud service will store any movies that users have already bought from iTunes. Previously, Apple customers had to store movies they bought on the hard drive of their computer or other device.Now you can re-download some movies purchased from the iTunes Store to …
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Apple’s new iPad has been unveiled. That’s right, no iPad 3, no iPad HD. Not yet. Just the New iPad.
The New iPad’s biggest improvement is in the display—a Retina display, similar to what’s on the iPhone 4S, but with a 2048 x 1539 pixel resolution. That’s a higher resolution than on a 1080p TV. Yes, the 120 inch home theater screen in your basement powered by a $10,000 projector puts out less pixels than the New iPad.
The New iPad also comes with a greatly improved rear-panel iSight camera (also similar …
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We all know Apple is going to be launching the next-generation iPad, that, as of right now, is being called the iPad 3. That name though, may not end up being the final name and it appears that iPad HD has joined the mix as well. With the Retina display all-but a certainty, some sources now suggest the Cupertino’s third tablet installment will be called iPad HD.
It would, of course, make little sense being called the iPad HD since although the resolution of the first two iPads haven’t exactly left …
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Apple looks set to launch the next iPad 3 in the early days of this month, but a faster processor and better display resolution may well take a backseat to a revolutionary new audio format. If an insider source is to be believed, Apple may be in the process of developing a new HD audio format for its iCloud streaming service.
According to The Guardian, the format will significantly improve streaming, while offering “high-definition” quality for users who have access to more bandwidth and storage available on their iPad, iPhone or …
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The new Vimeo 2.0 brings with it support of Apple’s iPad with a specially tailor made iPad user interface, and brings with it a number of great new features for iOS owners.
Featuring a built-in full-screen video editor, Vimeo is aiming to take advantage of the growing number of people who shoot video on their iPad by offering them the ability to not only view and upload videos from their iPad but also provides integrated video capture and advanced editing features including the ability to add transitions, titles and effects, layer …
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It’s that magical time of year again, when everyone expects Apple’s third generation iPad 3 to be right around the corner. Recently lots of new iPad 3 rumors spreading has been rather interesting for Apple and the Apple community, but sometimes it can be difficult to cut through all the noise about the iPad 3 and find out which are the most relevant and important news and rumors, so here we’d give you the latest news update about the upcoming iPad 3.
Apple confirms iPad 3 event for March 7
Apple has …
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Whether you consider yourself to be a hard-core audiophile or just like to listen to the occasional song, you may be pleased by this news from Apple. They just released a new program called “Mastered for iTunes”, which includes tracks specifically mastered to sound good at low bitrates – no matter what kind of audio equipment you’re using.
Apple currently makes use of the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) codec for music compression. Most modern music tracks are recorded using 24-bit samples at 96 kHz or 192 kHz, depending on the processing …
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My favorite free, open-source media player just got a major update. VLC Player is now up to version 2. This update includes thousands of big fixes, reworked interfaces, iOS audio output support, and the ability to play Blu-ray discs. Also, it is touted to have a new rendering pipeline for video, with higher quality subtitles, and new video filters to enhance your videos.
I’ve long used VLC as my DVD player since it gives me the ability to play discs from any region and skip the FBI warning and other crap …





