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Apple unveils new iPod models, latest version of iTunes
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has unveiled a series of updates and additions to its evergreen series of iPods (184 million sold and counting) at the company's Let's Rock press event in San Francisco.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsGnarls Barkley records five-song EP at Apple Store
Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo aren't often (or ever, really) described as musical minimalists. Apple is more or less the gold standard in simplicity. So when the Gnarls Barkley pair recorded a live five-song EP at the Apple store in SoHo, it could have resulted in almost anything.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsApple talks to labels about unlimited music access
A new deal between Apple and the music industry may make entire music libraries of record labels accessible for a flat-rate fee. In the “all you can eat” models proposed to the music industry, users would pay either a one-time or a monthly fee to access every song by a major-label artist through the iTunes Store. According to music industry executives, this deal hinges on the price Apple will charge for access to the labels’ libraries. While Nokia offers a one-time fee program with their cellphones at about $80 per handset for unlimited access, two industry executives said Apple has... read more
Found in: Music, NewsApple, Starbucks partner up for WiFi IPod
As anticipated by various news organizations, Steve Jobs has announced that the new generation of iPods includes a wide-screen Nano with greater storage capabilities and a touchscreen iPod with wireless internet that will allow users to access the iTunes store directly as well as sample and buy digital tracks from Starbucks stores across the U.S. According to the Associated Press, beginning October 2., "the Starbucks icon will light up on the iPod Touch whenever a user nears a Starbucks coffee shop that has Wi-Fi access. Users can then download the song that's playing in the shop or get a list... read more
Found in: Music, NewsiPod rumors build as Apple convention draws near
"Hold onto your butts." - Samuel L. Jackson as Ray Arnold The possibility of a new iPod generation. Internet forums (and the stock market, apparently) react to this kind of information with Jurrassic Park-level intensity, crossing the fingers they hope will soon grace a touchscreen. Why putting ones greasy digits to a slick, easily-smearable surface is considered brilliant, I don't know, since mall shoe stores have had a handle on such technology since the '80s. "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should." - Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Ian... read more
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