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APPLE-POLISHING TIME FOR STUDIOS Wednesday, January 16 2008 
Each
of
the
major
studios
has
agreed
to
provide
movies
for
Apple's
iTunes
movie
rental
service,
Apple
chief
Steve
Jobs
announced
at
the
MacWorld
conference
in
San
Francisco
Tuesday.
The
inclusion
of
Universal
and
Sony
were
major
surprises
since
each
had
indicated
it
would
launch
a
similar
service.
Moreover,
Jobs
said,
the
films
could
be
downloaded
and
viewed
on
ordinary
or
high-definition
TV
sets
via
Apple's
settop
box
--
without
the
use
of
a
computer.
(more)APPLE DUE TO UNVEIL RENTAL SERVICE TODAY Tuesday, January 15 2008 
Apple
chief
Steve
Jobs
is
expected
to
announce
today
(Tuesday)
that
thousands
of
films
from
some
of
Hollywood's
top
studios
will
become
available
for
"rent"
via
Apple's
iTunes
store
on
the
same
day
that
their
DVDs
hit
the
shelves.
Most
analysts
expect
that
the
movies
will
be
priced
at
$3.99.
Apple
will
reportedly
employ
technology
that
will
enable
renters
to
view
the
movies
in
high
definition
via
their
video
iPods
or
iPhones,
their
computers,
or
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