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Apple to Open Stores at Target: Report

Saturday, January 7, 2012

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CUPERTINO, Calif. (TheStreet) -- Apple is looking to open a store-within-a-store presence at more than two dozen branches of Target, according to a media report. Citing a source familiar with Apple's plans, the Apple Insider Web site reports that the tech giant plans to operate Apple-branded areas within 25 Target stores by the end of this year.

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With Home Entertainment Sales Spiraling Downward, Movie Studios Turn to UltraViolet

Saturday, December 24, 2011

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Warner Home Video's launch of the first UltraViolet-enabled Blu-ray Disc (BD) titles sounds the starting gun for the studios' bid to resuscitate the health of their flagging video retail business by enhancing the value of physical media through the addition of enhanced digital access, which buyers can use to play the content on their computers, ...

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Apple rolls out deals for Black Friday

Saturday, November 26, 2011

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Apple has rolled out a selection of deals for this year’s Black Friday retailer extravaganza, lowering prices on iPads, the iPod touch, and iPod media players, as well as Mac computers and accessories. Although the deals aren’t the kind of door-busters many consumers have come to expect from Black Friday, they basically represent Apple’s only real nod to discounting: the company is famous for ...

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Apple, with eye on media, names Disney’s Iger to board

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

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(Reuters) - Apple Inc moved to shore up its board after the death of Silicon Valley legend Steve Jobs, appointing Walt Disney Co chief executive Bob Iger to its board to propel its media ambitions.

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Opinion: Amazon burns up Apple’s iPad model with the Kindle Fire

Saturday, November 12, 2011

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The iPad is actually the first PC-like product that Apple has aggressively priced since Steve Jobs turned Apple around.

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Wireless Technology Drives Advances in Hearing Aid Design and Accessories

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

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PLYMOUTH, MN-- - Technology plays a central role in the lives of most people. It connects people to each other, to the news, to their jobs, to their families and more through smart phones, social media ...

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London 2012 organizers say technology in place can withstand danger of cyber attacks

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

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LONDON — Olympic organizers say the technology systems for next year’s games have tested well and can withstand the danger of cyber attacks.

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Universal Pictures UK Named Home Entertainment Partner For Rastamouse

Thursday, September 1, 2011

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Toronto, London 1 September 2011. DHX Media, a leading international producer and distributor of television programming and interactive content, has appointed Universal Pictures UK as home entertainment partner for Rastamouse, the CBeebies stop-motion animated series, which is scoring high ratings on the UK channel and BBC iPlayer.

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Where Is Apple’s Social Purpose?

Saturday, August 13, 2011

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Apple Inc., the one-time computer also-ran that changed the way the world listens to music, is now the most valuable company in the world. (See "Apple becomes world's most valuable company," The Globe and Mail.)There's no question that Apple is a remarkable company

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Kids & Technology: The Developmental Health Debate

Thursday, August 11, 2011

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How much screen time is appropriate for children? Should young kids be exposed to tech for any extended periods of time?

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Apple: Analyst Ups Price Target To $540 On App Store, IPad Strength

Sunday, August 7, 2011

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Suddenly, Apple is a software distribution powerhouse.The thriving software and media ecosystem Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs has built around iTunes led Needham & Company analyst Charlie Wolf to raise his price target on Apple shares to $540 from $450 Friday.The piece of Apple's business Wolf is most bullish on: software distribution. Wolf upped the contribution he sees iTunes making to ...

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Apple’s iCloud Gets Ready for Prime Time

Friday, August 5, 2011

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In September, Apple is expected to launch iCloud, which will allow for the storage of e-books, music files and other media via the Internet.Actually, it's kind of late to the game. After all, the "cloud" has been a big trend for some time

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Home Media Magazine Celebrates 40 Executives Under 40

Friday, July 15, 2011

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The nomination process now is open for Home Media Magazine’s “40 Under 40,” profiling young executives in the home entertainment industry.

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Relativity Teams With Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Sunday, March 13, 2011

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Relativity Media, LLC announced today it has forged a multi-year distribution deal with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment that will cover the marketing and distribution of Relativity's films on DVD and Blu-ray. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release upcoming titles on Relativity's schedule including Limitless, Immortals and their untitled Snow White film.

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Your Atrix 4G as a Home Entertainment Center

Monday, February 21, 2011

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Contributor Gary Krakow tries Motorola's new Dock package, which turns the Atrix 4G smartphone into a HD multimedia system.

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