Archive for October 2nd, 2008
Apple Threatens to Shut Down iTunes!
Apple Threatens to Shut Down iTunes! Posted by at October 3, 2008 Apple is not pleased. The Copyright Royalty Board in Washington, D.C. is considering a motion to increase the royalty rate paid by Apple to music publishers and the record labels from 9 cents to 15 cents. The big tech company has threatened to shut iTunes down as early as today, Thursday, should they be forced to pay this increased rate. Apple said the increase could force it to raise its song price of 99 cents, somet
NEW iPod Range Launched Including Nano Chromatic
Apple Have Released A NEW Range of iPods, Including a Sexy New iPod Nano Chromatic
Four Ways Amazon Could Make Kindle 2.0 a Best Seller
wwwade, e-books, publishing Wade Roush wrote: I wanted to love the Amazon Kindle. I’ve been a believer in the future of e-books ever since the late 1990s, when I briefly worked for NuvoMedia, the company that introduced the Rocket eBook. I was thrilled when I first heard that Jeff Bezos had decided to get serious about the technology, figuring that he was sure to have a better understanding of what makes for a great reading experience than Sony, whose PRS-500 reader, released in 2006, was a di
Apple releases iTunes 8.0.1 to address HDTV episode bug
The 58.5MB download, available through Software Update, primarily addresses a flaw in iTunes TV episode downloads which would inadvertently overwrite the HD versions of shows with the additional standard-definition copy meant for transfer to iPhones and iPods.
Companies Hit Hardest By Credit Crisis (AAPL)(SIRI)(CC)(DIS)(WMT)(MCD)
Not all companies and industries will be hit equally hard by the consumer credit crisis. Operations such as Procter & Gamble (PG), McDonald's (MCD), and Wal-Mart (WMT) may be safe. They either sell things people can't do without or offer inexpensive goods and services that consumers can afford during a tough period. If the credit crisis gets substantially worse and only the most stable companies with the highest credit ratings have access to cash, some will not be able to maintain inven
Apple Defeats Royalty Hike, So iTunes Store Remains Open (MTV Music Television)
Apple defeated a proposed royalty hike, so the iTunes music store will remain open.
The Music labels Explained
In a nutshell, this comment at the end of a story about royalty rates on digital sales explains how far removed from reality the record labels are: Israelite said he opposed any attempt by companies like Apple and its record label allies to do away with the fixed royalty rate. "Apple may want to sell songs cheaply to sell iPods," he said. "We don't make a penny on the sale of an iPod." I have a simple explanation for that bozo: he doesn't get a penny for iPod sales because the leaches he repre
Nokia Dives Into Touchscreen Melee With XpressMusic Handset
Nokia introduced its first big touchscreen phone in London Thursday: the 5800 XpressMusic, formerly known as the “Tube.” While Nokia isn’t positioning the phone outright as an iPhone killer, it certainly shares some similarities of the popular Apple device — and one that really jabs at Apple’s strength: music. While Apple has iTunes and its easy integration with iPhone and iPods, Nokia’s 5800 will rock with the company’s Comes With Music service, which will offer one year of unlimited access
Apple defeats music rate hike (CNN Money)
It looks like Apple won't be closing the iTunes store because of a dispute with music publishers over royalties on downloaded songs.
Nintendo to Launch Camera, Music-Ready DS in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd will launch a DS machine that can take pictures and play music, hoping to cement its lead over Sony's PlayStation and encroach into the territory of Apple Inc's iPod and iPhone.