With the Democratic party lining up for what is most likely going to be a colossal ass-kicking in November, Jann Wenner’s left-leaning Rolling Stone decided the time was right to drag out a cover story on President Obama.
The interview covers the usual political/social issues, but, lucky for us, we are treated to yet another breakdown of what the President listens to on his iPod.
Apple is planning a music-themed event in San Francisco next Wednesday, which means updated iPods or possibly a new cloud-based version of iTunes could be in the works.
The Cupertino, Calif.-based company emailed reporters a special invitation featuring an acoustic guitar with the Apple logo for the Sept. 1. event; Apple usually reserves time in September to unveil updates to its iPod and iTunes products.
This news post is directed at you, iPhone-carrying-R.E.M. fan. That’s right, if you own an iPhone and you love all things R.E.M., check this out. The band have launched a new iPhone/iPod Touch application that’s available free of charge.
The iPhone App allows fans instant access to R.E.M. music and online content direct from the band’s headquarters in Athens, GA.
The iPod touch has upgraded to a new level of fun — for less. If you’re a music-lover like us then you probably already have some type of MP3 player sitting around in your room, and for all of you Apple-savvy people, here’s a deal you’re going to want to hear. The already great iPod Touch has new 3.1 software, which means you get more GB space, more web and email access, as well the enjoyment of games and movies whenever you want. You know what the best part of this is? It’s only $199!
Yesterday was a big day for Apple. The iPod Nano got outfitted with video, the iPod Touch doubled in size, and most importantly, Steve Jobs was back from his liver transplant and in full fighting force. While there was no official announcement of The Beatles coming to iTunes, there was still plenty of excitement, and thanks to Wired we have the whole rundown.
After all the rumors, we finally have a confirmed date for the Apple event, September 9, according to an article on Crunch Gear. The event has a musical theme based after the Rolling Stones song “It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll (But I Like It)”. When it comes to Apple events, the music theme means only one thing, new iPods.
According to the rumors, the new line of iPods will be adding cameras to their feature list. I know, I know, the touch already has one but the classic and nano will be getting them as well, according to Electricpig. The digital imaging specialists OmniVision singed a deal that will make them the sole suppliers of the 3.2 megapixel CMOS imaging sensor for the new iPod lineup, says Digitimes.
If that’s not enough evidence for you, insiders at Apple Authorized Resellers have told Ars Technica that current iPod stock is running low and the 08-09 models have been discontinued. Now that truly means only one thing (unless Apple has decided to give up on the most ubiquitous media player one the market,) new iPods.
Will you buy into the new round of iPods?
According to “multiple music industry sources,” MediaMemo reports that Apple is planning a music-centric keynote event for the week of Sept. 7, possibly to debut the new “Cocktail” format that Apple has been working on, which bundles full-length albums with special features and interactive content like album covers and liner notes.
That Apple floated the ‘news’ to music industry executives has rumors swirling about what the tech company might be unveiling.
You would think that Apple would give you a refund if your iPod exploded and gave you burn scars. Well, that’s not really what Ken Stanborough (in Liverpool) and his daughter, Ellie (pictured above with the deceiving iPod) got. Instead, what they got was a gagging order.
What does that exactly mean? This means that Apple tried to give them their money back ONLY if they were to stay hush-hush about the incident. Gagging orders can be seen as another form of blackmail if you think about it and there are sure a lot of companies that try to get away with it in order to save their good name. However, when people are getting scars from one of their devices which burst into flames and burn their skin, people will just not stay silent.
Sony is jumping into the online music distribution market, as sources told CNET that Sony is attempting to deal with other major recording companies to provide music downloads through the PlayStation Network.
This comes after Sir Howard Stringer, Sony Chairman, President and CEO, said that the company can compete with iTunes by providing “something that Apple can’t” and will “grab that opportunity before Apple begins to provide support for other hardware and blocks [Sony] out.” Digital music served on the Playstation Network seems to be the answer.
