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Cloud alliance sides with Optus on copyright

OzHub, the Macquarie Telecom-led cloud computing alliance, has come down firmly on the side of Optus over the copyright controversy surrounding Optus TV Now, warning that any moves to change the law "risk branding Australia a global luddite state."

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Pocket Cinema app a 'box office' success

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An iPhone/iPad app that identifies where and when movies are screening has racked up an audience of over 300,000.


The free Pocket Cinema for iPhone and iPad allows users to movie-lovers track down what is showing, where to see it, watch a trailer and buy a ticket.

Developer Event Cinemas claims the app has been downloaded over 300,000 times, with a current rate of more than 30,000 downloads monthly. These figures have taken it into the global top 25 apps in the entertainment category.

Other features include seat selection, "Where is this playing?", directions to cinemas via Google maps, and movie synopses. The app covers cinemas around Australia and New Zealand.

 

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