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• RealNetworks goes DRM-free

  So RealNetwork announced this morning that it is just the latest online music service to offer DRM-free MP3 tracks. What's interesting about this is the press they're getting: Apparently no one realizes that the Rhapsody subscriptions still use... Posted Jun 30 2008, 11:50 AM by pthurrott with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: Windows Media, iTunes, iPod, Digital media, Content

• Apple sells over 5 billion songs via iTunes Store

  From Apple PR : Apple today announced that music fans have purchased and downloaded over five billion songs from the iTunes Store ( www.itunes.com ). iTunes is the number one music retailer in the US and features the largest music catalog with over eight... Posted Jun 19 2008, 05:46 PM by pthurrott with | with 28 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, iTunes, iPod, Digital media, Content, Apple TV

• Napster Launches World’s Largest MP3 Store Featuring 6 Million Tracks

  Napster becomes the second online music service (after Amazon MP3) to offer DRM-free tracks from all of the major recording companies: Napster, the pioneer of digital music, today announced the launch of the world’s largest and most comprehensive... Posted May 20 2008, 11:46 AM by pthurrott with | with 16 comment(s) Filed under: Zune, iTunes, iPod, Digital media, Content

• HBO heads to iTunes

  Can we finally put the "no variable pricing on iTunes" baloney to the side. It's never really been true and it's pretty clear that Apple will actually bend over backwards for content providers if the company feels it's important... Posted May 13 2008, 10:32 AM by pthurrott with | with 11 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, iTunes, iPod, Digital media, Content

• What they're not telling you about Apple's 'same day as DVD' deal

  I first wrote about this last week in WinInfo Short Takes, but an article by David Carr in today's New York Times once again blurs the lines of reality when it comes to Apple's recent deal with movie companies. In this deal, Apple gets the right... Posted May 05 2008, 04:05 PM by pthurrott with | with 13 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, iTunes, iPod, Digital media, Content, Apple TV

• Purchase New Movies on iTunes Same Day as DVD Release

  Apple PR : Apple today announced that new movie releases from major film studios and premier independent studios are available for purchase on the iTunes Store on the same day as their DVD release. New releases and catalog titles will be available from... Posted May 01 2008, 02:25 PM by pthurrott with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, iTunes, iPod, Digital media, Content, Apple TV

• Amazon Gains Share of Shrinking Paid Music Market

  NYT's Saul Hansell writes another great blog post , this time about Amazon's recent gains in the digital music market: NPD’s annual survey of Internet users found that 10 percent of the music they acquired last year came from paid downloads... Posted Apr 18 2008, 10:30 AM by pthurrott with | with 20 comment(s) Filed under: Zune, iTunes, iPod, Digital media, Content

• Amazon takes on Apple with copy-protection-free music

  USA Today : Amazon's MP3 store — which sells only songs without copy protection — has quietly become No. 2 in digital sales since opening nearly six months ago. That's even though Apple dominates digital music with its iTunes Store... Posted Mar 26 2008, 11:55 AM by pthurrott with | with 11 comment(s) Filed under: iTunes, Digital media, Content

• Apple in talks with music companies

  The Financial Times reports that Apple is, indeed, discussing subscription music with the record industry. I've long argued that subscription services were the way to go, so I'm sure the Apple fanatics who dismissed this idea immediately will... Posted Mar 19 2008, 11:59 AM by pthurrott with | with 23 comment(s) Filed under: iTunes, Digital media, Content

• Associated Press jumps into Apple TV movie lies fracas

  Although, being the AP, they're just noting that Apple has fallen " short of movie rental goal." I didn't read their claim as a "goal," but rather as a pronouncement. Apple has fallen substantially short of its target of having... Posted Mar 06 2008, 11:26 AM by pthurrott with | with 11 comment(s) Filed under: Apple, iTunes, Content, Apple TV

• Even Macworld is noticing Apple's lies

  I've been a consumer watchdog of sorts when it comes to Apple: They announce release dates and miss them, constantly. They make bogus claims, endlessly. Fastest/biggest/smallest/thinnest whatever in the world. Market share figures. The closed captioning... Posted Mar 03 2008, 08:50 AM by pthurrott with | with 75 comment(s) Filed under: Apple, iTunes, Content

• iTunes Now Number Two Music Retailer in the US

  Apple continues its relentless march to the top of an ever-decreasing heap: Apple today announced that iTunes (www.itunes.com) is now the number two music retailer in the US, behind only Wal-Mart, based on the latest data from the NPD Group. Apple also... Posted Feb 26 2008, 02:55 PM by pthurrott with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: iTunes, Content

• DVD Jon goes legit (sort of) with doubleTwist

  doubleTwist : doubleTwist desktop enables you to easily share media with friends and sync with popular devices. doubleTwist’s mission is to enable consumers to enjoy their digital media on the widest possible range of devices. Although the explosive adoption... Posted Feb 19 2008, 10:24 AM by pthurrott with | with 13 comment(s) Filed under: Windows Media, iTunes, Digital media, Content

• Apple is STILL lying about closed captioning in Ratatouille

  Last month, I pointed out Apple's surreal use of the movie "Ratatouille" as an example of Closed Captioning support in iTunes during the teve Jobs keynote. It's surreal because Ratatouille, wasn't--and still isn't--available... Posted Feb 13 2008, 08:06 PM by pthurrott with | with 53 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, iTunes, iPod, Digital media, Content, Apple TV

• Subtitles and alternate language tracks in iTunes movies: A lie?

  Jump ahead to 19:25 in the MacWorld 2008 keynote video and you can see and hear Apple CEO Steve Jobs discuss a new feature in iPhone/iPod touch 1.3.1. "When I'm watching films now, I've got two buttons here ( Figure )," he says. "One... Posted Jan 23 2008, 04:06 PM by pthurrott with | with 22 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, iTunes, iPod, Digital media, Content