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Beatles go digital with an apple USB drive, but not on iTunes
The Beatles on iTunes is a rumor that surfaces every year, and much like the Cubs winning the World Series, it never seems to actually happen. But in a step forward at least, the entire Beatles catalogue of music is now available in digital form for the first time, albeit not on iTunes. On December 8th, […]
Continue reading...Apple makes push into music themed movies on iTunes
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
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Billboard reports that Apple is launching a “new marketing and promotional effort designed to drive music buyers to music-themed movies in its video store.” “The most visible change to the iTunes service,” Billboard writes, “will be a Music Movies landing page dedicated to music films such as concert movies, documentaries and music-focused feature films Additionally, Apple […]
Continue reading...Robot plays “Rock Band” on the iPhone [Video]
Monday, November 2, 2009
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Behold! A new level in nerdity as someone configured a robot to play the iPhone version of “Rock Band”. I guess this means you should be a tad suspicious when a buddy of yours claims to have gotten an all-time high score on the game. The contraption, created by Joe Bowers, uses ambient light sensors […]
Continue reading...Apple fanboy spoofs Verizon’s anti-iPhone commercial [Video]
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Round 1: About a week ago, Verizon launched a commercial pointing out all the features that the iPhone doesn’t have but that the upcoming Motorola Droid will have, such as a 5 megapixel camera and “widgets”, whatever that means. And adding insult to injury, if you want to call it that, Verizon laced their commercial […]
Continue reading...Rock Band for the iPhone fails to impress for $9.99
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
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Not too long ago, we reported that EA Mobile was on the verge of releasing an iPhone version of the popular console and music oriented video game, Rock Band. Well that day has finally arrived, and despite offering a plethora of good and varied music (indlucing songs from the Beastie Boys, Blink 182, Blondie, and The […]
Continue reading...Upcoming music service from Google to compete against iTunes?
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
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TechCrunch reports: Google will soon launch a music service, we’ve heard from multiple sources, and the company has spent the last several weeks securing content for the launch of the service from the major music labels. One source has referred to the new service as Google Audio. We’re still gathering details, but our understanding is […]
Continue reading...Shazam gets some increased funding from the iFund, planning to roll out new features
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
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The New York Times reportsthat the popular mobile music recognition app Shazam was recently infused with an undisclosed amount of capital from iFund, which if you recall is the venture capital firm that was established with the express goal to invest in unique and compelling iPhone applications. Shazam, which has already been downloaded well over 10 […]
Continue reading...RockBand coming to the iPhone courtesy of EA Mobile
Friday, October 9, 2009
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EA Mobile will soon be releasing an iPhone version of RockBand, the hit music simulation video game popular on both the Xbox and Sony Playstation consoles. Much like the console version, the mobile version will allow users to play either the drums, the guitar, the bass, or sing vocals. Interestingly, though, the singing portion of […]
Continue reading...Microsoft considering making Zune services available for Apple users
Friday, October 9, 2009
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For all you Apple fans out there who prefer listening to music on a subscription basis, there just maybe hope for you yet. Microsoft is reportedly toying with the idea of making Zune software and services compatible with Apple products. ZDNET has the full scoop over here.
Continue reading...Lil Jon app coming to the iPhone, fails to impress
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Sorry Lil Jon, but this soundboard app you have in the works ain’t got nothin’ on the “I am T-Pain” app. If anything, it’s kind of annoying. Ya heard?! Check out the video after the break.
Continue reading...Obama on autotune using the “I am T-Pain” app [Video]
Sunday, October 4, 2009
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Check out this great clip from Jimmy Kimmel Live! showing what happens when you combine soundbytes from Obama’s speeches and the “I am T-Pain” iPhone app.
Continue reading...Eminem’s music publisher and Apple settle in Court
Friday, October 2, 2009
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After one week in court, Apple and Eminem’s music publisher, Eight Mile Style LLC, were able to reach a settlement agreement stemming from a lawsuit alleging that Apple was never authorized to digitally sell 93 of Eminem’s songs on iTunes. Apple asserted that it had struck a deal with Aftermath Records, which owns the rights […]
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009
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