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• 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

• Apple fixes BSOD problem it caused with iTunes 8

  I love the advice on this one: " If you installed iTunes 8 on Windows Vista and if you experienced a blue screen of death (BSOD) crash, then you may want this update . Yeah, you might. :) Symptoms After installing iTunes 8 for Windows, some users... Posted Sep 12 2008, 08:19 AM by pthurrott with | with 37 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, iTunes, iPod, x64, Vista

• 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

• About the Zune update, today's Apple news

  So I'm in Redmond this week, as you may know. Yesterday, Microsoft was forced to prematurely announce the details of its upcoming Zune 3 platform when Fry's Electronics leaked details about the new devices and software features. (And here's... Posted Sep 09 2008, 11:06 AM by pthurrott with | with 167 comment(s) Filed under: Apple, Zune, iTunes, iPod, Digital media

• 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

• How Apple Is Preparing for an iPod Slump

  Saul Hansell at The New York Times is turning into one of my must-read bloggers. Which is to say, he might very well be the first of my must-read bloggers as I don't actually have any yet. That said, this post is open to an interesting debate: Apple... Posted Apr 25 2008, 10:19 AM by pthurrott with | with 69 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, Mac, iTunes, iPod, Vista, Commentary

• 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

• Apple to (finally) start movie rentals

  Often seen as an innovator, Apple is behind the PC industry on digital movie rentals by, oh, 8 years or so. But something tells me they'll do a good job, though more recent services like Amazon Unbox and, of course, the On Demand functionality on... Posted Dec 27 2007, 06:43 AM by pthurrott with | with 13 comment(s) Filed under: Apple, iTunes, iPod

• Apple lowers price of DRM-free songs

  Associated Press : Apple Inc. is lowering the prices of songs it sells online without copy-protection to 99 cents from $1.29, a company spokeswoman said Tuesday. The reduction, which started appearing on songs Tuesday, puts Apple closer in line with rival... Posted Oct 16 2007, 04:12 PM by pthurrott with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, iTunes, iPod

• 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

• Starbucks to Give Away Free ITunes Songs

  Hey, it worked for Pepsi. I think. AP reports : Starbucks Corp. plans to give away 50 million free digital songs to customers in all of its domestic coffee houses to promote a new wireless iTunes music service that's about to debut in select markets... Posted Sep 24 2007, 09:34 AM by pthurrott with | with no comments Filed under: iPhone, Apple, iTunes, iPod, Alt. Windows, Digital media