Next week Wednesday is when Apple will host its traditional iPod media event. At least, that's what everyone's assuming from the "It's Only Rock'N'Roll, But We Like It" tagline Apple chose. As usual there's a bunch of swirling rumors, ...READ»
The Apple Tablet/ iReader has been subject to speculation for the past 2 years, following MacAir, the iPhone and the success of the eBooks… The question is really if Apple will take the leap this February and bring to market this ...READ»
Palm's Chairman, speaking at the D7 conference yesterday, confirmed that the Palm Pre has a neat trick: It syncs with iTunes just like an iPod would. While that's handy, Apple isn't likely to tolerate the situation for too ...READ»
My well loved, well used laptop died last week. I purchase a new one and as I was getting it back to a usable state, I opened a list of software I install after purchasing a new PC for my friends and family. After getting ...READ»
The complex European rules that prevent iTunes from opening its doors everywhere--French members buying music from the German iTunes, for example--may be getting overhauled. That's if Europe's Competition Commissioner gets her ...READ»
Today Steve Jobs made a grand reappearance on the Apple stage to
introduce iTunes 9 at Apple's Rock 'n Roll event in San Francisco. So
what's new?
1) iTunes LP is a new incentive for full-album purchases: you get
images, ...READ»
New data released last night by ComScore shows that we might be waiting a while for the much speculated about mobile version of iTunes (or else, it'll pop up in Vietnam). Consumers, it seems, are continuing to manage their media ...READ»
The Palm Pre's ability to sync with iTunes led to speculation that Apple would drop the legal hammer on its competitor. But it turns out there are plenty of reasons for Apple to just look the other way.READ»
This week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Eric Rochow, the creator and producer of Gardenfork.tv, his "internet show" or "videoblog".
What is Gardenfork?
Gardenfork is an internet video show - iTunes video podcast about ...READ»
If you're an iPhone user, you watched the announcement of iPhone OS 3.0 with lip-smacking enthusiasm. But Apple wants you to wait until June 17th to download the new software--an unbearable seven days away. Why not get the new ...READ»
The Interwebs are ablaze about Apple's plans to acquire Lala. Among the rampant speculation, there's one amazingly important nugget of information: iTunes might be cloud-bound. It's the future of digital music.READ»
There's an intriguing rumor ahead of today's Apple keynote at Macworld: The company has successfully negotiated with the major record labels to drop DRM copy protection from all tracks in iTunes. And, as a major bonus, it's likely to ...READ»
Yesterday in San Fransisco, Apple [NASDAQ:AAPL] announced a slew of music-related device and software updates for the iPod and Macintosh. Some are big and some are small, but as a collective whole, the updates are an effective ...READ»
This morning's rumors were almost exactly bang on. As a surprise "one more one more thing" at the end of his Macworld Keynote, Phil Schiller dropped the news that iTunes was going to drop digital rights management for its music track ...READ»
Apple's dropping of DRM in iTunes means full freedom of choice for music fans to do what they wish with their MP3s. But SanDisk's newest SlotRadio device just doesn't work like that: It comes pre-loaded with 1,000 songs...which you ...READ»
Where do you get your news? CNN, ABC, FOX, Comedy Central? As American maintain loyalty to these mainstream news outlets, there is a growing audience (19% online political news consumers) of younger audience that seek their news from ...READ»
1. DeAndre "Soulja Boy Tell'em" Way, rapper/producer
The 18-year-old Web wunderkind took a crazy song and dance, and propelled it via YouTube and MySpace fame into an Interscope recording contract and platinum ...READ»
There have been a couple of examples recently of people and companies launching marketing initiatives with the best of intentions -- only to have their efforts stumble and struggle because of an unconsidered extra element. Case in ...READ»
Spotify, purveyors of music streaming to discerning Europeans, has just slashed its subscription prices by 50%. It's introducing a couple of new tariffs: Spotify Unlimited, at half the cost of Spotify Premium, giving users ad-free ...READ»
Plenty of people have already written eulogies for the compact disc now that iTunes is the number one U.S. music retailer, and CD sales are in a death spiral. But U2 is making an excellent case for old-fashioned physical, ...READ»
Fresh albums and music festivals are but a thin slice of what's happening in the aural soundscape. At FastCompany.com, we cover everything from music-inspired design to technology-boosted beats to brand campaigns built on rock stars.READ»
