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More Evidence Apple Readying iTunes Video Rentals

iPhone developer Pumpkin plugged "rental" into a string search of the iPhone's lockdown daemon file—which authorizes the iPhone for services—returning a curious set of hits:
pumpkin:~ pumpkin$ strings /usr/local/share/iphone-filesystem/usr/libexec/lockdownd | grep -i rental
trigger_rental_bag_verification: Could not retrieve FairPlayID
trigger_rental_bag_verification: Could not initialize FairPlay context
trigger_rental_bag_verification: Could not verify the rental bag response: %d
load_rental_bag_request: Could not retrieve FairPlayID
load_rental_bag_request: Could not initialize FairPlay context
load_rental_bag_request: Could not generate rental bag request
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There's some code there, so where's the goods? More »

5:10 PM on Wed Nov 21 2007
By Matt Buchanan
2,780 views, 9 comments

Latest by adrunkenmonkey: nice job on the carnivorous apple....Apple, unless its 720p don't waste my time. more »

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Rumor Battered: Hollywood Poo-Poos on Apple's Movie Rental Plan

The briefly ballyhooed iTunes movie rental store did sound a bit too good to be true. While multiple sources confirm Apple's feeler, the flipside is that the movie studios aren't exactly smitten, according to Reuters. $2.99 for 30 days? Preposterous, sneers Hollywood. Easy portability to your iPod or iPhone? Poppycock. More »

8:15 PM on Mon Jun 11 2007
By Matt Buchanan
5,917 views, 18 comments

Latest by marvenp: Wow! I think you guys are missing a very important point here. This deals shows once again how Apple is more »

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Breaking: Apple Launching Online Video Rental Store

Financial Times is reporting that Apple is in "advanced talks with Hollywood's largest movie studios" to launch an online video rental service. Flicks will cost $3 to rent for 30 days and can be moved to at least one other device, such as an iPod or iPhone. More »

10:30 PM on Sun Jun 10 2007
By Matt Buchanan
5,932 views, 24 comments

Latest by N/A: the idea of movie rent can't compete with chepa movie downloads. tpday you can find many websites that offer you more »