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10 things worth knowing about Ping
ReadWriteWeb has a nice list of 10 things about Ping you might wanna be aware of.
Continue reading...John Mellencamp goes off on the iPod, compares the Internet to the Atom Bomb
Friday, August 20, 2010
Ain’t that America. Straight from the heartland, John Mellencamp, or is it Cougar?, recently lambasted the current state of digital music, and even went so far as to compare the Internet to the Atom Bomb. Speaking at a public seminar at the Grammy Museum, The Globe and Mail relays how Mellencamp conceded that while the Internet is [...]
Continue reading...The best songs ever used in iPod commercials
Thursday, August 12, 2010
With the iPad and iPhone now at the forefront of Apple’s marketing push, the iPod isn’t getting much commercial love these days. In fact, the last commercial focusing exclusively on the iPod was released back in September 2009, and while the bulk of iPod commercials have centered on music, those campaigns soon gave way to [...]
Continue reading...Apple scales back plans for iTunes streaming from the cloud
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Ever since Apple acquired the music streaming site LaLa last December, there have been no shortage of rumors detailing a supposed Apple initiative that would allow users to stream purchased iTunes content from the cloud. Coupled with Apple’s expansive 500,000 square ft. data center in North Carolina, the only thing missing, assuming Apple was interested, [...]
Continue reading...Google Music moves ahead, November launch possible
Monday, July 26, 2010
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The NY Post writes: Google’s plan to challenge Apple’s dominance in the music marketplace is advancing more rapidly than expected, say music industry sources. The search giant’s Android whiz, VP Andy Rubin, is said to be having “accelerated” talks with a music-industry group publishing firm in hopes of gaining digital publishing rights to as many songs as [...]
Continue reading...Maroon 5 puts on surprise concert at Apple campus [Video]
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
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Last Friday, Apple had a special treat lined up for its employees - a free and live performance from Maroon 5, not to mention some free brewskies to boot. The event took place at Apple’s campus, and here’s what 1 Infinite Loop looked like just a few days ago. Here’s Maroon 5 singing “Harder to Breathe.” And [...]
Continue reading...iTunes streaming from the cloud? Not so fast. Licensing issues persist
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Last week, Boy Genius Report wrote that Apple was prepping a significant iTunes update that would add a bevy of cloud computing functionality to Apple’s music player. Some of the features allegedly in the works include wireless iTunes syncing and the ability to stream music and video content down from the cloud to any number [...]
Continue reading...HP purchases music streaming site Melodeo for $30 million
Thursday, July 1, 2010
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TechCrunch reports: After snapping up the beleaguered Palm for $1.2 billion, Hewlett-Packard has purchased Melodeo, a Lala competitor, for roughly $30 to $35 million, according to a source familiar with the deal. The acquisition, which was signed this month, may seem inconsequential for a behemoth like HP, but it represents a major shift in strategy for the laptop-maker. With Melodeo in [...]
Continue reading...iPhone girl Kim Yeo-hee releases first single, “My Music”
Monday, June 28, 2010
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22-year old Kim Yeo-hee is best known for using an assortment of music-based iPhone apps to sing renditions of Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” and “Irresistible” by Beyonce. After both videos went viral, Yeo-hee was able to parlay her online success into an actual record deal. And on June 17th, she released the first single off her [...]
Continue reading...What an iPod ad in 1977 would have looked like
Monday, June 28, 2010
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What would an iPod ad have looked like back in 1977? Alex Varanese answers that question with this striking ad for a Pocket Hi-Fi. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Varanese has an entire series of artwork dedicated to retro style ads which showcase how modern technologies might have been advertised back in 1977. [...]
Continue reading...“Poker Face” iPhone musician from South Korea lands record deal
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
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Remember this 22 year old South Korean amateur singer/iPhone enthusiast who made waves singing Lady Gaga’s Poker Face using only a collection of iPhone apps? The cute singer with the impressive voice is named Kim Yeo-hee, and the youngster soon found herself a web celebrity thanks to the popularity of the above video (which generated over [...]
Continue reading...Wasting no time, Pandora update adds multitasking support
Monday, June 21, 2010
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Well that was quick. iOS 4 is barely hot off the press and Pandora has already issued an update to its popular music streaming app with support for multitasking. Pandora keeps playing after you press press the home button. You can go surf the web or use Facebook and the music won’t stop. (Available only on [...]
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Thursday, September 2, 2010
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