Movie Rental
NEW YORK - Apple is a pioneer in many fields, but in the race to connect our TV sets to the Internet, it's been lagging badly.
SAN FRANCISCO - Blockbuster video stores used to be the town square for home entertainment, bustling with people roaming the aisles in search of a movie that the whole family could enjoy in their living room for just a few bucks.
TV TRY: Apple Inc. has unveiled a smaller, cheaper Apple TV set-top box that can show rented movies and TV shows and stream content from Netflix and other online services.
Apple Inc. refreshed its iPod media player lineup and unveiled software updates Wednesday:
- Apple TV.
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc. is refining its plans to annex the living room into its entertainment empire.
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