Year: 2010

Apple/Rovi deal points toward future Apple TVs — and an Apple television

Apple/Rovi deal points toward future Apple TVs — and an Apple television

Posted by | Sep 20, 2010 | , |

On Monday it was announced that Apple made a deal with a company called Rovi that could potentially see the firm’s TV listings guide make its way to the Apple TV, according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster.

Per a filing with the US Security and Exchange commission, Rovi Corp. — a company that specializes in digital entertainment services — has entered into a multi-year agreement with Apple whereby Apple shall license intellectual property from Rovi.  The specific terms of the license agreement are confidential.

According to claims at the Rovi web site:

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Macsimum Poll: which iPod will you buy?


Posted by | Sep 20, 2010 | |

Recently, Apple revamped its iPod line-up. In this week’s poll, we want to know which model (if any) you plan to buy. The poll can be found at the right hand side of our home page, below the Macsimum Opinion column.

In our last poll, we asked if you planned on buying the new Apple TV. Fifty-nine percent of you said “yes,” and 41% said “no.”

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iPhone/iPod/iPad apps for Sept. 20

iPhone/iPod/iPad apps for Sept. 20

Posted by | Sep 20, 2010 | |

Here are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find ’em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).

Andrew & Alexa has announced Ruler, an US$0.99 iPhone/iPod touch innovation of the universal tool. While conventional rulers involve mentally discerning measurements from small markings, using Ruler is just a matter of aligning the pointer, according to the folks at Andrew & Alexa.

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Apple posts Security Update for Snow Leopard

Posted by | Sep 20, 2010 | , |

Apple has released Security Update 2010-006 Snow Leopard (http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1105). The company says it’s recommended for all users and improves the security of Mac OS X.

Security Update 2010-006 Snow Leopard is a 1.93MB download that requires Mac OS X 10.6.4. You can obtain it via the Software Update component of the Mac OS X Systems Preferences app.

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Apple licensing intellectual property from Rovi

Apple licensing intellectual property from Rovi

Posted by | Sep 20, 2010 | , |

According to a filing with the US Security and Exchange commission (http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1424454/000142445410000030/form8-k0920.htm) Rovi Corp. (http://www.rovicorp.com) — a company that specializes in digital entertainment services — has entered into a multi-year agreement with Apple whereby Apple shall license intellectual property from Rovi.  The specific terms of the license agreement are confidential.

According to claims at the Rovi web site:

° Approximately 111 million subscribers and 91 million CE devices worldwide use their guidance technology.

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