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• Steve Wozniak on the iPod

  The Telegraph’s recent interview with Steve Wozniak has gotten a lot of play online today for some reason. I don’t see what the big deal is. He predicts the imminent death of the company's most popular product, the iPod. "The iPod has sort of... Posted Oct 08 2008, 05:22 PM by pthurrott with | with 13 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Zune, Windows Mobile, iPod, Digital media, Commentary

• Credit where credit is due (Apple edition)

  So I'm quick to point out flaws in Apple products, mostly because the rest of the world, including the tech and mainstream press, just gives them a pass. I have, however, had a few notable and positive Apple-related experiences in recent days. And... Posted Sep 16 2008, 12:36 PM by pthurrott with | with 41 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, iTunes, iPod, Digital media, Cloud computing, Commentary

• Quickie, off-the-cuff reaction to today's iPod/iTunes announcements

  It's been a long day, and I still have to head out to see some folks for dinner, so I won't have time for a long write-up until tomorrow at the earliest. But here are some early reactions to what Apple announced today. Dominant. Apple controls... Posted Sep 09 2008, 09:40 PM by pthurrott with | with 137 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, iTunes, iPod, Alt. Windows, Digital media, Commentary

• MobileMe photo upload finally fixed on Windows

  I check almost every single day to see whether it’s finally possible for Windows users to upload photos to MobileMe using a Web browser. It’s never worked right. But as of today, it actually works. To be a bit more clear, it “sort of worked” before in... Posted Jul 29 2008, 04:26 AM by pthurrott with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, XP, Alt. Windows, Digital media, Mobile, Cloud computing, Vista

• Starbucks Dumping CDs, iTunes Gift Cards

  I've discussed the horror show that is Starbucks before, and it seems like the company is continuing its slow retreat back to a pure-play café experience. I think I'm OK with that: Starbucks, which has been scaling back its once-grand ambitions... Posted Jun 25 2008, 02:41 PM by pthurrott with | with 12 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, iPod, Digital media, Mobile

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Traveling with iPods

  On my return flight from Denver, I was amused to discover that the guy across the aisle and one row up from me was a proto-geek, and, frankly, kind of a pain in the ass: He placed his laptop in the seat pocket after we were told we couldn't do so... Posted Feb 08 2008, 02:38 PM by pthurrott with | with 16 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, iPod, Digital media, Cloud computing

• 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

• Macworld 2008 keynote: Initial thoughts

  Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Note that these are initial thoughts only. I'm guessing there will be a lot more to say about this later. Leopard update Apple sold 5 million copies of Leopard in 2007, "the... Posted Jan 15 2008, 12:41 PM by pthurrott with | with 19 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, iPod, Digital media, Cloud computing, Content, Apple TV

• Liberating content from an iPod

  Jerry Pournelle, who I happen to believe is, in fact, the tech world's original blogger, is fond of saying that he makes mistakes so his readers don't have to. I aspire to this position, but the reality is, I make mistakes because I'm an idiot... Posted Oct 16 2007, 09:50 AM by pthurrott with | with 364 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, iTunes, iPod, Digital media

• Some thoughts on Zune 2.0

  So I wrote up a pretty thorough update on the new Zune devices last night but I'd like to chime in with some off-the-cuff thoughts this morning that are based solely on a single Microsoft briefing and some press packet photographs. I like what they're... Posted Oct 03 2007, 08:56 AM by pthurrott with | with 41 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, Zune, iTunes, iPod, Digital media, Media Center