Movies added to iTunes Store in Australia

Movies from major film studios are now available for both rental and purchase on the iTunes Store in Australia. Over 700 films from 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., MGM, Sony Pictures Television International and Lionsgate are now available, and new release titles will be available for purchase on the same day as their DVD release.

Pricing in Australia starts at A$9.99 for catalog title purchases, A$17.99 for recent releases and A$24.99 for new releases. Rentals are priced at A$3.99 for library title rentals and A$5.99 for new releases, with high definition versions costing one dollar more.

“Movie fans in Australia and New Zealand can choose from a great selection of over 700 films for purchase and rent on the iTunes Store,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of Internet Services. “iTunes provides an incredibly easy and fun way for people to discover and enjoy movies, and has quickly become the world’s most popular online movie store with customers renting and purchasing over 50,000 movies everyday.”

Posted by Mark Griffin Posted in: Tech and Gadgets No Comments » August 2008

N95 8GB sync with iTunes

My current weapon of choice is a Nokia N95 8GB which Ive had since Jan 2008. I love the phone still and find all the onboard features fit my daily needs and really that’s what is important. Like cars these days most phones are much the same, with some better than others depending on your price bracket. I’m a fan of the iPhone 3G but as in previous posts I’m disappointed by the plans offered currently and so have decided to hold off for a while.

For me the Nokia good points are

• 8GB on board storage
• Wi-Fi, GPS
• 5-megapixel camera
• Great build quality
• Nokia menu usability
• great onboard speakers
• excellent reception and call quality
• good screen size and display quality
• Bluetooth and default connections

I now use this as a point and shoot when a quick pick is needed on the fly, a well as listening to music and podcasts. Ive downloaded the typical few games and Google maps to compliment the bundled Nokia maps which is great for turn by turn navigation with the GPS.

The one think I have wanted to do is sync it with my iTunes and then my Nano could be left behind at times when i just want the 1 device.

After some research and thinking about what was the best way i decided on using iTunes Sync to handle the task.

1. Pretty easy just download and install iTunes Sync and then configure it to work with my N95.
2. Connect the USB connector from the phone to the laptop and select data transfer
3. Make sure iTunes is open and open iTunes Sync
4. Configure the phone as a device and I created a new playlist in iTunes which is what i use to sync with the phone. [help files are easy]
5. Then sync
6. All my video and audio podcasts as well as music files were transferred and filed correctly in videos, podcasts and music.

The software will work with MP3 players and id guess most phones.

Posted by Mark Griffin Posted in: Griffs View, Tech and Gadgets 1 Comment » July 2008