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First music video shot entirely with an iPhone 3GS [Video]
Check out the first music video shot entirely with an iPhone 3GS, Technologic Overkill by XFYA. Not too shabby.
Continue reading...Using iPhone music apps to create awesome cover songs
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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From PocketGuitar to Ocarina, the iTunes App Store has transformed the iPhone/iPod Touch from a device that can play music into a device that can create music as well. By themselves, many of the music creation apps on iTunes can hold their own, but when paired together with other apps or other instruments, music creation […]
Continue reading...In wake of untimely passing, Michael Jackson’s albums and singles take over iTunes
Saturday, June 27, 2009
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In the wake of Michael Jackson’s untimely passing, sales of his albums have skyrocketed, and now occupy 9 of the top 10 spots on iTunes. Similarly, 7 out of the top 10 singles on iTunes are Michael Jackson tracks with the top selling music videos also belonging to the King of Pop. 9to5Mac observes: No […]
Continue reading...Variable pricing on iTunes already generating more revenue for record labels
Monday, June 22, 2009
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At Macworld 2009, Phil Schiller announced that Apple would for the first time allow record labels to begin implementing variable pricing on the iTunes Music Store. Instead of a blanket 99 cent price point, record labels would now have the option to charge $1.29 for more popular songs and $0.69 for less popular tracks. Variable […]
Continue reading...Thursday Night Links, Homie
Thursday, June 18, 2009
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On the off chance that you’re staying up all-night so that you can be first in line to pick up an iPhone 3G S tomorrow, why not pass the night away plowing through these links? First Example of In-App Purchasing Doesn’t Bode Well – The Apple Blog iPhone 3.0 excels at Wi-Fi hotspots – Macworld […]
Continue reading...Using the iPhone to market Music, Movies, and Comedians
Monday, June 15, 2009
Branded iPhone apps are quickly becoming a popular way for entertainers, recording artists, and Hollywood Studios to connect directly with fans, generate hype, and ideally increase sales for upcoming movies, albums, and even comedy tours. Music Seeing as the iPhone doubles as an iPod, it makes sense that recording artists were the first entertainers to […]
Continue reading...Apple explores selling iTunes music to all EU nations
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
It’s easy to take for granted how easy it’s become to download music files via iTunes these days. But for some countries, its not that simple. Countries such as Poland and Bulgaria still lack the ability to download song files on iTunes due to a complex European licensing system which precludes Apple from making a […]
Continue reading...Sony CEO: We could have beaten Apple in Digital Media had we embraced open technology
Monday, May 25, 2009
In a recent interview with TechOn, Sony chairman and CEO Howard Stringer had some interesting things to say about Sony’s past failures and achievements, in addition to laying down a noteworthy tidbit about DRM and Sony’s failure to successfully take on Apple. On Sony’s failed CONNECT music download service: Sony hasn’t taken open technology very […]
Continue reading...Microsoft attacks iTunes on price, touts subscription model of Zune Pass
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Microsoft’s series of “Laptop Hunter” ads have highlighted the price difference between Macs and their PC counterparts. Now, Microsoft is taking its “Apple is more expensive!” message one step further, this time via a web advert which purports to show how much more expensive it is to download songs via iTunes than it is to […]
Continue reading...Apple profiles iPhone developers ahead of WWDC
Monday, May 11, 2009
With Apple’s WWDC just around the corner, Apple has posted some interesting video profiles of prominent iPhone app developers and their experiences developing for the iPhone. The featured developers include Dr. Ge Wang of Ocarina fame, Werner Jainek, a developer who worked on Things, Steve Demeter who was the brain behind Trism, and Christina Wick […]
Continue reading...Apple approves NIN iPhone App
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Apple created quite a stir in the blogosphere when it recently rejected an update to NIN’s iPhone app due to “objectionable content.”
Continue reading...AT&T releases its first iPhone App, lets you view and pay bills wirelessly
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
In what was probably a long time coming, AT&T finally released their first iPhone app today. It’s called AT&T myWireless Mobile (yikes!) and it allows AT&T customers to manage and edit their wireless account right from their iPhone. Some of the touted features include: Viewing and paying your bill Viewing voice minutes and data usage […]
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Thursday, July 2, 2009
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