Apple May Offer TV Show Access for $0.99/Month?

It's just a couple of days ago when we heard a rumor saying that Apple is going to offer $.99 TV show rental. Today, Cult of Mac reporting that Apple may be offering access to all the episodes of a TV Show for $.99/month rather then the previously rumored $.99/episode rental charge.

Instead of renting individual TV shows for $1, customers will pay $1 a month for ALL EPISODES of that show. In other words, fans of CBS’ “Big Bang Theory” can get all episodes of the show as long as they continue to pay the $1-a-month access fee. It would cost $12 to watch the show for the whole year. The tip comes from someone with connections inside Apple.

If you thought about it, it's much better! To access to the entire show library for an entire year it would cost you $12 ONLY. In the old rumors if you signed up for 10 individual shows, it would cost you $120 to gain access for an entire year.

When we look closer to the next Apple's event on September 1st, we can say that Steve may be hiding another event behind it's musical guitar. In brief, Apple may announce with both Apple's iTV with ARM Processor and Access to App Store and iPod Touch 4G with front FaceTime camera in this event.
Update 1: You can check the full summary of the Apple Special Event here.

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Microsoft Co-founder Sues Apple, Google and Facebook

Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates, sues Apple, Google, Facebook and eight other companies including YouTube, Netflix and AOL saying that they are using technology developed about a decade ago at his now-defunct Silicon Valley laboratory.

"This lawsuit against some of America's most innovative companies reflects an unfortunate trend of people trying to compete in the courtroom instead of the marketplace," a Google spokesman said

Microsoft Co-founder Paul Allen is a pioneer of computer software, he didn't develop any of the technology himself but owns the patents. We'll keep updating the post with more information as soon as we know! [via WSJ]

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What Should we Expect from Apple in September 1st Event?

It's only two days ago when Apple started to sent invitations for a special Apple musical event. Today, Apple Dressed The Yerba Buena Center For The Event Of September 1st. But people wondering about what should be expected there? can there be an iOS 4.1 announcement? Well, here's my thoughts.

Absolutely, it's a next generation iPod Touch event as Apple dressed the Yerba Buena again in San Francisco with a big guitar that indicates to a musical event. Also expected a new iTunes rental option for TV episodes, TV shows are available for purchase at US $1.99 each. Bloomberg said that Apple will add the rental option for $0.99 just 24 hours after their event.

What about iTV and iOS 4.1? Musical event doesn't refer to an iTV event or iOS 4.1 announcement but who knows, Perhaps Steve has one more thing behind his guitar. Anyway, come back to CoveringWeb on September 1st.
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Apple Plans to Offer a 7-inch iPad, "Mini iPad"

According to DigiTimes, Apple could be planning to offer a new, smaller iPad with a screen size of 7 inches. Reports say that Samsung plans to unveil its new tablet PC with Android 2.2 operating system in September but Samsung skipped the 10-inc model and decided to make a 7-inch tablet PC to compete the new mini iPad.

Since Samsung skipped the 10-inch panel format and jumped directly to 7-inch panel, the sources believe the company is actually aiming at Apple's upcoming 7-inch iPad for competition and not the current model

Also, according to reports from UDN (Google Translated), There will be a new 6 to 7 inch mini iPad. According to reports, Apple should unviel this smaller-size iPad as soon as the first quarter of 2011.

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Google Launches "Google Beat", A Video Series About Hottest Searches on Google

Google has just launched a new weekly video series called "Google Beat". It's a series of videos telling you the hottest searches on Google in U.S. The series will run on it's own Youtube Channel. The feature uses data from Google Trends, Google Insights for Search and other Google analytics tools.

Every day, there are more than a billion searches for information on Google. Have you ever wondered what those searches are about—or whether what you’re searching for also happens to be on the minds of millions of others across the country? We’re introducing a new way to find out—a regular video series called the Google Beat that highlights some of the hottest searches on Google in the U.S.

Here's a small episode of the Google Beat:

[via GoogleBlog]

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Youtube Launches New Movies Section With 400 Full Length Films

Youtube has launched a new Movies section on it's website carrying about 400 full length films, free of charge. It comes courtesy of deals the Google company struck with U.S. studios like Lionsgate, MGM and Sony Pictures and UK service Blinkbox.

When you get in there, you will find a collection of about 80 - 90 minutes length, a bunch of action movies, some cartoons for kids, also horror movies for strong hearted people!

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Google is Testing Centered Layout?

According to Google System blog post, users are reporting that they begun to see a centered Google layout for search results pages, the same as Yahoo but with a top navigation bar and better search results!

This tests may be related to Google live search results know by "As You Type" that adjusts the results as you type your keyword in the search box.

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