Tag Archive | "iTunes"
Apple and China Mobile clash over control of iTunes App Store
In the latest round of negotiations between Apple and China Mobile, control over the iTunes App Store has proven to be the most recent sticking point between the two companies. According to TMT China, China Mobile wants to be a co-administrator of sorts over the app store. The third and final round of negotiations also […]
Continue reading...Norway drops legal case against Apple over iTunes DRM
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
A consumer advocate group in Norway that initiated legal proceedings against Apple for failing top open up its iTunes store to other music players has dropped its legal case in light of Apple’s recent announcment that iTunes would be going DRM free. ArsTechnica has more on the story overe here.
Continue reading...Steve Jobs argues with Sony over tiered pricing on iTunes
Monday, February 2, 2009
The New York Times has an interesting article detailing a heated disagreement between Sony and Apple over tiered pricing. Two things are apparent from this article: Apple still has a lot of negotiating power, and Sony still doesn’t get this whole music downloading thing. It’s well-known that record labels have wanted to experiment with tiered […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs Interview in Rolling Stone – 6 years later
Sunday, February 1, 2009
We recently posted a link to a great interview Steve Jobs did with Playboy in 1985. In keeping with the trend, we thought we’d post a link to an interview Steve Jobs did with Rolling Stone in 2003, right as the iPod was starting to become a pop culture icon. As usual, the interview is […]
Continue reading...iTunes now lets users decide which tracks they want to upgrade to DRM Free
Thursday, January 29, 2009
When Apple recently announced that its entire iTunes Store would soon be going DRM free, users had the option to upgrade their previously purchased and DRM laden music for 30 cents a song. There was sort of a backlash, though, as customers complained that they either had to upgrade their entire library, or not upgrade […]
Continue reading...Podcaster now available in the App Store
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
A few months ago, in September to be exact, there was a tiny bit of controversy regarding Apple’s decision not to accept an application known as ‘Podcaster’ into the iTunes App Store. Podcaster allowed users to stream and download podcasts over an Internet connection without having to access them via iTunes. This proved to be […]
Continue reading...10 Free Short Films from Sundance on iTunes
Monday, January 19, 2009
For a limited time only, you can download 10 Sundance Film Festival movies from iTunes for free. Acting for the Camera -An acting class. Today’s scene: the orgasm from ‘When Harry Met Sally.’ Countertransference -A comedy about an awkward woman with assertiveness problems who seeks the questionable help of a therapist. HUG-Drew is a musician […]
Continue reading...Wednesday Morning Link Roundup
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Schedule DirectTV Recording directly from your iPhone – TUAW 5 Reasons to continue to use iTunes over Songbird – SmokingApples Colleges now offering iPhone App making courses – iPhoneSpies Chipotle App comes to the iPhone, and then it leaves – MacRumors Apple’s mini connector set to be part of DisplayPort standard – AppleInsider Mr. T […]
Continue reading...Does Apple have anything to fear from the Palm Pre?
Monday, January 12, 2009
With CES behind us, one of the biggest surprises was the announcement of the Palm Pre, Palm’s latest entry in the smartphone market. Designed in part by Jon Rubenstein, a former Apple executive, the Palm Pre is a multi-touch screen phone with a pull out QWERTY keyboard that some pundits think has the best chance […]
Continue reading...No DRM is great, but people are over-reacting
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Phil Schiller recently announced that the iTunes store was going fully DRM-free, and for whatever reason, people are still finding something to complain about. First off, Apple is charging 30 cents a song to upgrade to a DRM-free library. Does it suck? Is it annoying? Sure, but people need to calm the f down. I […]
Continue reading...It’s Official: iTunes going DRM Free, some songs for $0.69
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Phil Schiller just announced that iTunes will be going entirely DRM free along with the introduction of a three tiered system for songs, ranging from 69 cents, to 99 cents, and up to $1.29. Apparently, songs between 0-6 years old will stay priced at 99 cents, and older songs will fall into the aforementioned tiered system. It seems that […]
Continue reading...Pre Macworld Rumor Roundup: iTunes to go DRM Free? iPhone Tethering?
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
CNET is reporting that Apple has struck a deal with Sony, Warner, and Universal to add DRM-free tracks from their catalogues to iTunes. Currently, EMI is the only major record label that offers DRM free songs on the iTunes Store – those songs cost $1.29 and are available via iTunes Plus. According to the report, […]
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009
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