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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 they bear some discussion. iPhone 2.1 software update...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-16-2008
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 may see a blue screen error message when connecting...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-12-2008
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 73.4 percent of the market for MP3 players in the...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-09-2008
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 that hi-res shot I was looking for.) To be clear...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-09-2008
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 million songs. Also, iTunes customers are now...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 06-19-2008
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 has a little iPod problem. And it is doing an amazing...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 04-25-2008
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 in a version with closed captioning from the iTunes...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 02-13-2008
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 everyone's cable box sort of makes this redundant...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 12-27-2007
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 offerings. Amazon.com Inc., which opened its...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-16-2007
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 doing. As a reviewer, I feel like I'm...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-03-2007

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