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Apple Gets Ready to Bow Airplay2
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 12, 2017
917applebow.jpgApple will take the wraps off a new version of AirPlay in December as part of the forthcoming iOS 11. AirPlay 2 goes multi-room by including a multiple-speaker function that enables you to pick speakers throughout the home. You might send different songs to different rooms. Multiple users can contribute songs to a playlist. AirPlay 2 can also reach Apple TV devices, thanks to the tvOS 11 update, and it integrates with Apple HomeKit smart home devices.
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Apple Goes Hollywood- And Streams It To Your Living Room
 |  Sep 21, 2006  |  First Published: Sep 22, 2006

OK, I know this is remedial reading, but Apple's introduction of movie downloads through the iTunes Store and the coincident unveiling of its iTV player is clearly the biggest news that happened last week outside of the <a href="http://blog.ultimateavmag.com/cedia2006/">CEDIA Expo</a> in Denver.

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Apple HomePod Gets Multiroom and Stereo Updates
SV Staff  |  May 30, 2018
Apple has made good on its promise to add stereo and multiroom capability to the HomePod smart speaker it introduced in February.
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Apple iCloud Nears
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 01, 2011
Apple now confirms that iCloud will be the name of its soon-to-be-launched cloud-based content locker. And content-wise, it looks as though all the pieces are falling into place.

Apple reportedly expects to sign up the Universal Music Group this week, reports The Wall Street Journal. That would make it the last of the four major music labels to participate, along with EMI, Sony, and Warner.

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Apple iPad: Overpriced or visionary?
SV Staff  |  Jan 27, 2010
You didn't think we'd go all day without addressing Apple's new announcement, did you? The Apple iPad is on its way, and pretty much everyone who ever googled "electronics" has heard about it. In summary: it's a 10-inch iPod Touch. Seriously,...
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Apple Issues HomePod Updates, Then Pulls Back
SV Staff  |  Oct 30, 2019
Apple started rolling out a series of software updates for its HomePod smart speaker that adds cool features and capabilities but put a hold on them yesterday because speakers running the new iOS 13.2 operating system stopped working.
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Apple iTunes Video Could Get Streaming - iTunes Replay
SV Staff  |  Feb 13, 2009
It's great that iTunes has so many great selections for entertainment. The problem is, how do you store all this material once you've downloaded it. A high-def video file is huge, and even if you don't buy it, renting requires you to...
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Apple Launches Trade-In/Recycling Program
SV Staff  |  Apr 20, 2018
In advance of the annual Earth Day celebration on Sunday, Apple has announced a GiveBack program that lets you trade in eligible devices for an Apple Store gift card or recycle them if they’re not eligible for credit.
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Apple Making Its First Forays Into The Digital Living Room
 |  Mar 02, 2006

On Tuesday Apple introduced the iPod Hi-Fi and two new Intel-based Mac Mini computers, each orders of magnitude faster than their predecessors. Of course, the iPod Hi-Fi stole the headlines, but it was one of Mac Mini's new features, Front Row with Bonjour, that offered the best and clearest glimpse of what an Apple-powered digital living room might look and feel like.

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Apple May Rent Movies
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 21, 2007
Would you like to rent a movie from Apple? The company is in "advanced talks" with studios over a new scheme that would offer 30-day download rentals for $2.99 via iTunes, according to the Financial Times.
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Apple Music & Siri-Enabled Devices Get TuneIn Radio
SV Staff  |  Sep 25, 2019
TuneIn, the global internet-radio platform with more than 75 million users, today announced that owners of Siri-enabled Apple devices and users of the Apple Music streaming service will soon have access to a diverse lineup of more than 100,000 radio stations from around the world.
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Apple Music Adds Atmos, Lossless Audio in Sound Quality Makeover
Bob Ankosko  |  May 17, 2021
Apple today announced a sound quality makeover for its subscription-based Apple Music streaming service that expands its Spatial Audio surround-sound platform with support for Dolby Atmos and brings lossless audio to its music catalog.
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Apple Music Hits 11 Million Subs
SV Staff  |  Feb 15, 2016
It’s been less than eight months since the Apple Music streaming came online—and less than six months since it moved out of its beta phase—and the service has already signed up more than 11 million subscribers.
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Apple patent points to potential portable DVR
SV Staff  |  Jan 15, 2010
Apple has been both incredibly slow to adopt new features, and yet cutting edge with new ideas for its portable media players. It took forever for the iPhone to get stereo Bluetooth support, but there's an app for darn near everything. It took...
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Apple patents a photo frame HDTV system
SV Staff  |  Sep 09, 2010
Apple may not be actively pursuing a foothold in the HDTV market outside of its Apple TV set-top box, but it doesn't mean the company isn't still considering how to improve on HDTV technology. According to Patently Apple, Apple has received a...
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