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Apple releases iOS 6.0 update

The wait is over. On Wednesday, Apple released its long-anticipated iOS 6.0 update. The new operating system, a 912 megabyte update available through iTunes, adds the following fixes and changes: Maps: – Apple designed vector based maps. – Turn-by-turn navigation with spoken directions on iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular (2nd and 3rd […]

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Apple, Universal Studios reach accord, Universal Studios films now available via iTunes/iCloud

It took some finagling of contracts, but movies from Universal Pictures purchased on iTunes can now be re-downloaded through the iCloud service. Per MacRumors, Universal and Fox were initially absent from iCloud as a result of content deals with premium cable network HBO, though those issues were resolved last month. Universal Pictures films became available […]

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Apple releases iTunes 10.6 update, adds support for 1080p video, other fixes

It’s an update day. And that’s kind of nifty. Following its iPad 3 press event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, Apple released version 10.6 of its iTunes multimedia/jukebox application. The new version, an 81.4 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – iTunes 10.6 adds the ability to […]

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Comcast releases AnyPlay functionality for iPad, allows live TV streaming to devices

This could be nifty. Per AppleInsider, Comcast on Tuesday began to roll out its new “AnyPlay” functionality for iPad, allowing subscribers to stream live TV to Apple’s tablet. Comcast’s Xfinity HD Triple Play customers in Denver and Nashville can now access live streaming TV on their iPad over Wi-Fi at no additional charge. The cable […]

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Rumor: Apple in talks with studios to begin streaming movies to iCloud

Additional movies: They’re never a bad thing. Per the Wall Street Journal, Apple is said to be involved in negotiations with Hollywood movie studios in an effort to give customers the ability to stream movies they own to devices like an iPhone, iPad or Apple TV. Citing sources close to the story, The Wall Street […]