Netflix kills Qwikster after customers bash spinoff of DVD service
Three weeks ago, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said his company would split its DVD-by-mail service into a new site called Qwikster while keeping video streaming at Netflix.com. The change seemed needlessly drastic and complicated fo...
Steve Jobs and the continuing disruption of media
The products created by Apple and its founder Steve Jobs have revolutionized a host of different industries in the past couple of decades, from personal computing to mobile telephony. But they have also had a substantial impact on the way we consume media of all kinds.
Netflix expects a million fewer subscribers in wake of plan change
Netflix has cut its subscriber projections by one million members in the face of its decision to split up its streaming and DVD plans, the company announced today. The Netflix exodus is expected to occur by the end of...
Turntable.fm Brings Highly Acclaimed Music Service to iPhone With New App
The music options on the iPhone have sure gotten exciting over the last few months. First Apple unveiled iTunes Match, then Spotify launched their app in the US, and now Turntable.fm has brought their amazing social music experience to the iPhone. Earlier this morning...Poll Technica: would you sign up for Amazon e-book subscriptions?
Kindle users: how many of you would whip out your credit cards right now for a subscription-based service that allowed you to access an entire library of Amazon books for a flat fee? If you're anything like us at...
Saks 5th Ave. Storefront Features 64 iPads
Saks 5th Ave. Storefront Features 64 iPads Jim Dalrymple at The Loop: To celebrate Fashion’s Night Out, Saks and Stylelist.com have partnered to create an interactive storefront at Saks’ flagship 5th Avenue store. Designed, developed and built by Gin Lane Media the three-window display features 64 iPad 2s in the center window and nine 27-inch...
iOS 5 Newsstand could see influx of content thanks to Adobe tools
Adobe has decided to embrace the new Newsstand feature coming to iOS devices as part of the iOS 5 update. Adobe's Digital Publishing Suite will be capable of generating applications and subscription content that fully integ...
When Is the iPhone 5 Coming Out? October 7th. Here’s The Complete Release Timeline [Predictions]
Over the past few months, not a day has gone by that our Twitter feed hasn’t been been bombarded by a consistent string of questions that millions of hungry Apple fans are just clamoring to have answered: When will Apple announced the iPhone 5?...Dreamworks animated films now available on iTunes
After quite a wait, Dreamworks Animation has finally relented to allowing its movies on iTunes, which means the company's catalog is more or less up for grabs. Kung Fu Panda is one title customers have been waiting for, and Monsters vs. Aliens, Be...
Spotify offers API to iOS devs, opens streaming to any app
Popular streaming music service Spotify, which recently launched in the US, has added iOS support for its libspotify API. With the API, developers can add Spotify streaming to practically any iPhone or iPad app.
Spotify's API ma...
Apple explains: iTunes Match beta "streaming" isn’t streaming at all
UPDATE: An Apple spokesperson told All Things Digital on Tuesday that what appears to be iCloud streaming—described in the original article below—is in fact a " simultaneous listen and download." Sadly, it appea...
