/ Technology

Apple site goes down for three hours in wake of new iPhone release

Apple’s retail web site, Store.Apple.com, was unavailable for more than three hours yesterday as consumers flocked to the site following the release of a new version of the iPhone and a major discount offer on the older iPhone, an industry source says.

Posted 06/09/2009Katie DeatschPost a comment

/ Technology

Netflix service delivers movie fans’ favorite flicks directly to their TVs

Netflix customers who can’t wait for the postman to deliver their favorite flick can now have movies sent instantly to their TVs. Netflix has introduced the Netflix Player by Roku, which allows users to view movies and shows directly from the web.

Posted 05/21/2008Mark BrohanPost a comment

/ E-Retailers

Apple begins same-day online service for movies released on DVD

Movie fans waiting for DVD versions of new titles now can download many of them from Apple’s iTunes.com digital entertainment site.

Posted 05/07/2008Bill BriggsPost a comment

/ Technology

iTunes and iPhones make sweet financial music for Apple

Online music sales rose 33% for Apple in the third quarter and iPhone sales are on a roll. Apple expects to sell 10 million iPhone units in 2008, COO Timothy Cook told Wall Street analysts.

Posted 08/01/2007Mark BrohanPost a comment

/ Technology

Sports collectibles retailer targets iPhone as online sales channel

Starting today, customers of Collectible Concepts Group can buy the retailer’s household and collectible items by clicking the video screen on their Apple iPhones and iPods, the retailer says, adding that it hopes to attract more youthful customers.

Posted 07/05/2007Paul DemeryPost a comment

/ Technology

Netflix to deliver rental films electronically to PCs--but not yet to TVs

Netflix’s new “instant watching” feature uses real-time playback technology that allows subscribers to view a rental film on a PC screen almost as soon as it’s delivered. It will debut the service with 1,000 films.

Posted 01/16/2007Kurt PetersPost a comment

Apple’s iPhone could push consumers to mobile commerce

With much fanfare, Steve Jobs unveiled Apple’s long awaited iPhone Tuesday–a device that may spur the widespread use of mobile commerce. But before mobile commerce becomes more mainstream, at least one analyst says there are intervening steps.

Posted 01/10/2007Bill BriggsPost a comment

/ Technology

Apple launches more Latino content on iTunes

Apple Computer Corp. has launched iTunes Latino, a dedicated area within the U.S. iTunes store.

Posted 11/15/2006Mark BrohanPost a comment