Video industry plans escape from iTunes with 'open' standard Afraid that Apple will gain the sort of lock on downloadable video that it did with music, Sony and a group of video business heavyweights are planning a new standard that would let copy protected movies and TV from any participating service work with many devices.. Aidan Malley 17 years ago 85
Apple will replace 'exploding' first-run iPod nanos After instances where first-generation iPod nanos' power has triggered minor but device-killing fires, Apple has agreed to replace for free any more of the music players that suffer the same problem. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 9
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 now fuller rivals to Apple TV Microsoft and Sony maneuvers at the Electronic Entertainment Expo now turn their respective Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles into stronger media hubs , and more direct challengers to Apple TV. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 126
BBC preps iPlayer beta for iPhone; Sony plans Apple TV rival BBC appears posed to begin offering UK residents a Web-based beta of its iPlayer for Apple Inc.'s iPhone, and may also be working on a native version of the software. Meanwhile, Sony has revealed that it's hard at work on a Blu-ray based competitor to Apple TV. AppleInsider Staff 18 years ago 14
Reports: Apple and NBC mending fences Apple Inc. and video content provider NBC Universal are working to bury the hatchet, according to reports, which suggest that it's only a matter of time before the network's catalog of television programming returns to the digital shelves of the iTunes Store. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 66
New report claims 24-hour, variable price iTunes rentals Adding to the media frenzy surrounding possible iTunes movie rentals, a Hollywood magazine alleges that Apple's rentals will only last for short stretches of time and will use a flexible price structure. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 86
