Ping: Advertising Shill

September 1, 2010
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As someone who frigging loves music, I was (overly) excited by Apple’s Ping announcement, their foray into music social networking. With 160M registered credit cards all set to 1-click purchase, that’s an impressive base for starting a social networking site. Sure, most people won’t give a shit, but out of 160M people, even if [...]

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SimplifyMedia

May 14, 2010

We talked about SimplifyMedia as an alternative to iTunes in the cloud during yesterday’s podcast and Dave asked me to update the thread with information about the application. So, I went to SimplifyMedia’s website and found this:

After developing the technology behind Simplify Media for over 4 years, it is time for us [...]

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WiFi Sync is Now Available

May 14, 2010

As we predicted, Apple has rejected Greg Hughes’s WiFi Sync, a program that lets you sync your music between your iPhone/iPad and your computer using your WiFi network. And, true to his word, Greg has released the program on Cydia for $9.99.

So, if you have a jailbroken iPhone or iPad, WiFi Sync is now [...]

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iTunes in the Cloud

May 4, 2010

There’s a bit of confusion about whether Apple will push iTunes in the cloud, making your music available to you anywhere. AppleInsider reports that it’s coming this year.

In a guest column on TechCrunch, Michael Robertson, a 12-year veteran of the digital music business, former CEO of MP3. com and current CEO of MP3tunes, [...]

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Illinois governor Pat Quinn is proposing a 5% “iTunes tax”

April 28, 2010

Illinois governor Pat Quinn is proposing a 5% “iTunes tax” on digital downloads. 19 other states have similar taxes, and Apple already collects 7.25% sales tax on iPhone apps:

Illinois governor Pat Quinn is proposing a 5% ‘iTunes tax’ on digital downloads. 19 other states have similar taxes, and Apple already collects 7.25% sales [...]

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WiFi Sync WTF?

April 26, 2010

According to AppleInsder, WiFi Sync, while requiring separate desktop software, will allow you to sync your iPhone/iPad over a wireless network. You can see a video here.

My prediction is that this app gets rejected, so look for it on Cydia in the near future. This will be a must-have app.

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Pink Floyd, EMI and a Possible Use for iTunes LP?

March 11, 2010

So, Pink Floyd just gave EMI a beat-down in court. Apparently Pink Floyd’s contract with EMI states that EMI could not unbundle individual songs from their original album settings. Confusingly, given the record label’s deep care and concern for its artists, EMI has been making Pink Floyd songs available for individual purchase from places such [...]

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iTunes LP is a Turd

March 9, 2010

Hey, remember iTunes LP? Yeah, I forgot all about it, too. At the time, and even today, it makes no sense and when we discussed it six months ago on the podcast, I said as much. Why the hell would Apple do this?

Well, Paul Bonanos over at GigaOM has revisited the iTunes LP and, according [...]

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