iPod, iPhone and Mac appearances in films made Apple the biggest tech brand. An iPod or Mac made an appearance in 18 of the 44 films that topped the US box office in 2009. That figure doesn’t take into account the host of other films that featured Apple cameos but didn’t hit the top spot. Is Apple tech’s biggest film star?
The Ovi Store, Nokia’s app and entertainment store, could be getting full length movie downloads, letting you check out Hollywood flicks on your phone without the need for third party apps. How do we know? Nokia told us it’s considering an Ovi Store for movies, and is even in the first stages of testing it out right now.
Youtube’s getting set to show live sport and already has full TV shows. But now it’s dabbling with a movie rental service. The small scale experiment teams Youtube with the Sundance Film Festival but could be the beginning of a much bigger move…
Netflix has been an ace in up Microsoft’s sleeve since November, eclipsing Sony’s rival video download service with the huge library of Netflix streaming titles, but it could be about to lose that particular position if Netflix and Nintendo cosy up. The movie rental service has been sending round a survey asking Wii owners if they’d consider paying a one off, $10 fee to get movie streaming direct to their console.
The Nintendo Wii could get a movie and TV streaming service as early as this year, according to Curt Marvis, president of digital media for Lionsgate.
The slim PS3 deserves credit for flexibility in how you get online
Red Dead Redemption has been delayed until May but Rockstar has released a Red Dead Redemption gameplay video to keep you hungry for its Wild West adventures. Read on for some new Red Dead Redemption gameplay secrets…
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