Topic: Apple iTunes

David H. Lawrence's Rehearsal App Revolutionizes Auditions for Actors

David H. Lawrence built the Rehearsal app to help Hollywood actors -- including himself -- prepare for roles and auditions. READ»

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Portrait of the Rapper as a Young Marketer: How K'naan Delivered on Coca-Cola's $300 Million Bet

Coca-Cola bet that an unknown Somali rapper could support its biggest marketing campaign ever. The company was right, and it may have launched a new star. Or not.READ»

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The New Faces of Social Media

From YouTube celebrities to chief social-media officers, these unexpected players exert outsize impact and power online -- offering new channels of communication that businesses can't afford to ignore.READ»

Starbucks Digital Network Brews Up Curated Web Content

The folks who brought you CDs, books, and even DVDs while you wait in line for coffee now want to bring you content online as well.READ»

Mac Rumor Roundup: Lion on the Prowl?

In advance of Apple's super-secret announcement in Cupertino tomorrow, we serve up the gossip and rate its likelihood.READ»

Jobs Takes a Swing at Android, BlackBerry

Last week, Google's Eric Schmidt touted the virtues of Android's "open" system over the "closed" Apple iOS. Today Steve Jobs hit back, arguing those terms are just a "smokescreen" clouding the "real issue." Jobs had some unkind words for RIM, too.READ»

Smartphones Make More Money From Streaming Music Than Downloads: Study

According to a new study, mobile operators should quit pushing their own music download stores on users and instead partner with music streaming services to increase revenues. READ»

Should Albums Cost $1.50?

A top record label exec says radically slashing album prices could drive sales of 200 million copies for major releases.READ»

Have a Cigar

A parallel has been drawn between travel distribution and music distribution. Specifically, as to how the music distribution business has undergone changes that have decimated many of the industry leaders. This change seemed bad at first--that is, until Apple stamped it with a brand new spin and gee-whizzed some not terribly creative ways to make a buck at it.READ»

Apple Throws the Rule Book at Music Stars

Rockstars are notoriously hard to control. Which makes it especially odd that Apple, for its new music social network Ping, would release a nine-page book of guidelines for artists planning to join the service. READ»

How an Apple Subscription Model Could Damn Streaming Services [Updated]

What does this mean for streaming services like Rhapsody or the much-anticipated Swedish import Spotify?READ»

Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber's Billion-View Spree

The pop provocateur and the teen heartthrob are each closing in on a record-breaking one billion total views on YouTube, with Gaga set to win. They have little in common--except their mastery of social media.READ»

How a Team at Apple Made the iPod Dream a Reality

In this excerpt from "The Orange Revolution: How One Great Team Can Transform an Entire Organization," authors Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton look at the team that created the iPod, and how the vision of a revolutionary music player motivated them to innovate.READ»

Apple TV Is Ripe for Hacking: A Secret Plan to Bring Apps to Your TV

Apple TV is out, and it's already been sliced and filleted, revealing Apple's long-term secret plan to get its app store onto your TV and beat the set-top-box brigade.READ»

BMW Rolls Out iPhone Friendly Mini EV Scooter [Video]

BMW is set to debut three new electric-powered scooters at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. The Mini Scooter E is a two-wheeled two-seater, with its electric motor housed back with the rear wheel.READ»

The Palestinian Conflict, Settled on Your iPhone

A new app called Facts on the Ground lets users track settlements in the West Bank -- and pushes the app world into political advocacy.READ»

Backstage at Apple's Ping Launch, No Record Labels Allowed

Apple negotiated with Facebook for more than 18 months to launch Ping, its new social network. How much heads up did they give to record labels? Absolutely none.READ»

iFive: HP Re-Friends Oracle, iPad Mini Rumors, Ivi TV Fight, VLC on iPad, Unwanted Facebook Party

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift--that's why the call it the present. And here's our gift to you: The early news, digested.READ»

iFive: Amazon Loves Lovefilm, RIAA Hacked, Linux Loophole, Google Security Bump, Napster Completes the Circle

Welcome to another week of work folks! Here's today's early news digested for your groggy post-weekend head:READ»

Apple TV: More Powerful Than You May Imagine

Apple's refreshed TV product hasn't yet hit the stores, and though it revealed some of its details, Apple's been quiet about the tech potential inside the tiny box. Now its secrets are leaking, and it looks promising.READ»

iTunes Goes Instant, Thanks to 15-Year-Old

Google Instant is not necessarily the first to do what it does. But it has inspired a clutch of copycat applications from passionate coders. The latest, courtesy of a 15-year-old coder, is iTunes Instant. What's next?READ»

Rumor: Apple Subscriptions to Digital Newspapers In-Bound

Is Apple about to re-jig the newspaper business and announce a subscription service for its iDevices? A hot new rumor suggests as much, and we almost believe it.READ»

Only 13% of Adults Pay for Apps

A new study offers insight into how unpopular the app market is for adult cell phone owners.READ»

2010 Internet-TV Election: Fringe Candidate Boxee Box Challenges Apple, Google

This fall, one election really matters: Which set-top box will connect your TV to the Internet? Apple TV and Google TV have all the money, but fringe candidate Boxee Box, with its radical open-source philosophy, deserves a closer look.READ»

iTunes Costs Apple $1 Billion to Run

Is a $1 billion operation budget for iTunes too much for Apple?READ»