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Apple starts the countdown to 10 billion downloaded songs on iTunes
Apple today on iTunes hoisted up a new contest called “Countdown to 10 Billion Songs”, the winner of which will receive a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card. The prize will be awarded for the entry (either through a song download or through the non-purchase online entry) sent immediately following the download of the 9,999,999,999th song. The […]
Continue reading...Warner Music pulls their songs from all online streaming sites
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
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Well this certainly sucks. Warner Music announced today that it will no longer license its catalogue of music for use on an assortment of music streaming sites, from Spotify to Last.fm, and of course, the ever popular Pandora. Explaining the decision, Warner Music CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. stated, “Free streaming services are clearly not a […]
Continue reading...The first songs ever played on an iPod
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
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Steve Jobs announced the first iPod on October 23, 2001. Though famously lampooned at first, the iPod went on to become Apple’s most iconic product. So on a slow news day, we thought we’d go back and look at the first songs ever played on an iPod in public. The first song demoed by Steve […]
Continue reading...iTunes music sales contract in face of variable pricing
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
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When Steve Jobs and Apple first struck deals to sell music on iTunes, the music was shrouded in DRM and was only playable on the iPod, which at the time, was a Mac only device. At the time, the music labels were willing to get into bed with Apple because even if the venture proved […]
Continue reading...Stephen Colbert shows off iPad at 2010 Grammy’s
Sunday, January 31, 2010
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If you can raise your hand and say you’ve held an iPad before, odds are that you either witnessed Steve Jobs’ announcement this past week or you happen to be Stephen Colbert. Comedian Stephen Colbert is currently hosting (this is in real-time people!) the 52nd Annual Grammy’s and surprised everyone when he whipped out an […]
Continue reading...Music Exec claims LaLa will play key role in upcoming Tablet
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
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Writing for TechCrunch, MP3.com founder Michael Robertson opines that Apple’s recent acquisition of the LaLa streaming service will be a key factor in the upcoming Apple Tablet and will enable users to access their media content from anywhere via the cloud. An upcoming major revision of iTunes will copy each user’s catalog to the net making […]
Continue reading...When Steve Wozniak put together a US Music Festival
Monday, December 21, 2009
Check out this photo of Steve Wozniak hangin’ out with Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth at the 1983 US Festival in California, a badass music festival which attracted hundreds of thousands of music fans and was sponsored and funded by Woz himself. Yep, you read that correctly – Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak actually put […]
Continue reading...Creating a song in GarageBand using OS X system sounds
Monday, December 14, 2009
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This video has been around the block before, but in case you haven’t seen it, it’s well worth checking out. It’s a song comprised in GarageBand using system sounds from OS X. Not too shabby.
Continue reading...Report: Google was in serious talks to acquire Lala before Apple pulled the trigger
Thursday, December 10, 2009
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Last week, Apple purchased Lala, a company that allows users to purchase and download songs or stream them from the web for just $.10 per song. Apple’s purchase of the online music site, in conjunction with the massive data center it’s planning to build in North Carolina, seems to suggest that Apple is planning to […]
Continue reading...Microsoft’s attempt at a viral video is comically bad
Thursday, November 19, 2009
In attempt to create a viral video and generate buzz for its new line of retail stores, Microsoft employees in the Mission Viejo, California store recently began clapping in unison, only to follow it up with some choreographed line dancing set to the musical stylings of the Black Eyed Peas. I’m sorry, but the whole […]
Continue reading...Lady Gaga set to release iPhone Kareoke app
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
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Lady Gaga has teamed up with iOki to develop a new iPhone kareoke app featuring a selection of her more popular songs. The app is scheduled to drop on November 23, in conjunction with the release of her upcoming album. via TechCrunch
Continue reading...Shazam set to limit free iPhone app to 5 songs per month
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Shazam, if you’re unaware, is an ultra-cool iPhone and iPod Touch app that allows users to identify songs simply by holding up their device next to a radio or whatever happens to be playing music. For someone who’s never seen the app before, a first time demonstration is always a fun thing to do, and […]
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
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