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"Last month at a meeting in Hollywood, it was time to plot out the sequel to "Star Trek," last year's blockbuster reboot of the sci-fi franchise. The attendees all brought smartphones - gadgets far more powerful than the videophones imagined by the "Star Trek" writers 40 years ago. Bob Orci brought something the writers back then could only dream of: an iPad."

Script revisions show up digitally, saving lots of paper when script writers come up with new ideas, just one way some actors are utilizing the iPad. There is also an app (free no less) called "Rehearsal" available for the iPad, as well as the iPhone, that lets actors practice their lines. And with approximately 2,500 sightings of Apple products this year on TV alone, you could say that Apple products are beloved by those in the TV and film industry. Who can blame them right?

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One of the most popular and controversial things ever written by Steve Jobs was his "Thoughts on Music" letter shown to everyone and directed at the music industry. In it he laid out his vision for a DRM-free music marketplace and its implications for the industry and for consumers. Many took this as a signal that Jobs was about to move iTunes into a DRM free monster, but the record industry hasn't cooperated as planned, and despite the bravado of Jobs, he has continued to allow their music to stay in the store whether it's DRM free or and now we're finding out that Apple has gotten even further into bed with the entertainment industry, but instead of the music industry, it's Hollywood. Read more...