Cinemanow Offers Digital Copies
Cinemanow Canada has partnered with Universal and is now offering digital copies of certain films though Future Shop and Best Buy Canada.
The Jaws Blu-Ray combo packs that is due for release on August 14th will include codes to download digital copies of the film from Cinemanow Canada.
The company is also planning on allowing the purchase and rental of films up to two weeks before the official release of these films on DVD and Blu-ray
iOS 6 Minus Youtube App
The Verge reported that the new iOS 6 operating system for Apple products will not include an app to view Youtube videos because their license expired.
Google is currently working on a standalone version so Apple users will be able to view Youtube videos on the new operating system.
Cloud Service Updates
Amazon.com has updated their Cloud service with a new system that scans and matches a person’s iTunes
and Windows Media Player music library.
This enables users of their Cloud service to listen to music they have in their library though the service for $25 per year, without the inconvenience of uploading. But this service in unfortunately not yet available to Canadians.
iTunes, on the other hand, has expanded their American Match service to include films. And like Amazon.com
they will likely need to negotiate with the film companies to obtain the rights to offer the service to Canadians.
Future Shop DVD Trade In Offers
Following its sister chain’s lead, Future Shop is also offering to take your old DVD off of your hands in exchange for discounts on a few selected Blu-Ray titles.
This offer will expire on August 16th. But unlike the Best Buy Canada offer several 3D Blu-Ray titles have also been made available at a $10 discount.
Windows 8 & Microsoft Tablet Due Oct. 26th
The Windows 8 operating system and Surface tablet from Microsoft will be released on October 26th, 2012 according to Supersite For Windows.