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Apple still not on board with Blu-Ray, Jobs likens BR association to Mafia
HardMac reports: Last but not least, we obtained some reports about Steve’s thoughts on Blu-ray, following an internal meeting. Steve did not change his mind and still think that BD DRM are just inacceptable for mass and consumer market due to restrictions that make advantages look like non competitive. He admitted that retrospectively he feels […]
Continue reading...Chairman of Blu-Ray Disc Association takes umbrage with Jobs’ stance on the technology
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
From iPhone 4 antenna issues to Apple’s stance on Mac development, Steve Jobs has been on an email tear as of late. In one particular email exchange, Jobs all but dashed any hope that upcoming Macs will come equipped with Blu-Ray players. When specifically asked why the recent Mac Mini refresh didn’t include Blu-Ray support, […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs implies that Blu-Ray for the Mac isn’t on Apple’s radar
Thursday, July 1, 2010
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For a brief moment in time, Blu-Ray on the Mac seemed like a real possibility. Though Steve Jobs had in the past called Blu-Ray licensing a “bag of hurt”, the licensing scheme was simplified back in early 2009. Whereas companies looking to manufacture Blu-Ray players had previously needed to attain 18 distinct licenses from an […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs calls Adobe lazy, says Google’s “Don’t be evil” mantra is BS, and promises A+ upgrade for the iPhone
Sunday, January 31, 2010
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Last week, Apple held an informal town-hall style meeting where company employees engaged in a Q&A session with CEO Steve Jobs. Wired, citing an anonymous person who was there, yet not authorized to speak publicly on the matter, writes that Jobs addressed a bevy of issues, including Apple’s stance on flash, the next-gen iPhone, and […]
Continue reading...Report: New iMacs won’t support Blu-Ray
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Citing sources close to Apple, AppleInsider is reporting that Apple has backtracked on earlier plans to revamp its iMac line with built in Blu-Ray players. This echoes a similar report from DaringFireball which noted last week that Apple had initially included Blu-Ray support in its new line of iMacs, but decided to remove the feature at […]
Continue reading...iTunes 9 rumored to include Blu-Ray support and iPhone app re-organization
Saturday, August 8, 2009
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Hot on the heels of a report that the next iMac refresh will include 2 compelling new features, comes news that iTunes 9 will at long last include support for Blu-Ray video. Citing a reliable source, Boy Genius Report writes that in addition to Blu-Ray support, iTunes 9 will also enable users to “visually organize […]
Continue reading...Upcoming iMacs rumored to include “compelling new features”
Friday, August 7, 2009
Looking at the Apple’s current line up of iMacs, it’s hard to imagine what Apple could do to improve on what seems like an already perfect machine. The iMac is powerful, quiet, sleek as all hell, takes up no room, and has a large and beautiful screen. The iMac is arguably the desktop computer perfected, […]
Continue reading...Blu-Ray movies to include special features via new iPhone and iPod Touch app
Monday, July 20, 2009
Universal Studios announced today plans to integrate upcoming Blu-Ray movies with a free app for both the iPhone and iPod Touch that will allow users to control the on-screen action in addition to giving them special movie related information and interactive features. The first movie to support this feature will be the July 28th release […]
Continue reading...Report: Snow Leopard won’t be ready before September, will support Blu-ray?
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Hardmac is reporting that Snow Leopard will most likely see a release date sometime in September at the earliest. They note that Apple still has a considerable amount of fine tuning left to do on underlying core technologies such as Quicktime X, Open CL, and Grand Central. The public at large will most likely get […]
Continue reading...Blu-Ray licensing gets easier, will Apple be tempted?
Friday, February 27, 2009
Sony, Philips, and Panasonic announced on Thursday that companies wishing to manufacture Blu-ray devices will now only need to attain a single license in order to do so. That’s a pretty big deal considering that 18 separate companies currently hold Blu-ray patents. This new licensing arrangement will undoubtedly speed up the licensing process, and more […]
Continue reading...5 Apple rumors that never came true
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Did you hear that Steve Jobs is starting a band and is going to force all iTunes users to download his bands’ songs? I just hope that I can catch them on tour before Steve Jobs is rushed to the hospital for an emergency voice box transplant! Everyone loves a good Apple rumor, but hindsight […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs hates Blu-Ray, Apple’s secret weapon to fight Hackintosh boxes, and more
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
An interesting article over at ThePulpit talks about Steve Jobs wish for Blu-Ray to die, H.264 in Snow Leopard, HD content distribution via iTunes, and how Apple is positioning itself for future battles against clone makers such as Psystar. Excerpt from the article: “Turning to Nvidia isn’t the same as doing the chipset itself, but […]
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011
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