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more about #itunes more comments → Lizard_King: My local CD/Record store closed it's doors last week - over the course of the past 5 years I've been going there, I estimate I got about 250 CDs. I w... more » Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach: I like having CDs, when I can. No worries about compatibility or having them magically unable to be played. #retailmusic more » Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo: I still buy some CDs, but I used to buy so much more before my two local music stores closed. #retailmusic more » navogel: I burn MP3s to a data CD for car listening. Best of both worlds? Yes. more » dark42: I prefer CDs because I can rip them into whatever format I want and because if my hard drive dies I can re-rip it. Until iTunes lets me re-download mu... more » Kaiser-Machead: CD purchases are very rare for me, because I will only buy a CD if I actually like the majority, if not all of the songs in an album. If I like only 2... more » robotwaste: On my block, one out of every three houses has a computer. For those who do have a computer, one one out of three has internet service. For those who... more » Digo: I don't feel like I own something unless I have it physically. If I only own it digitally I feel like it's too fragile and I can easily lose it. Look ... more » Cameron Barker: Let's face it, with CDs you can rip the music at whatever quality/encoding you want. With digital purchases you're stuck with whatever they decide. S... more » VenomIreland: I buy CD's because of higher quality, I can rip them to whatever I want and I like physical copies of whatever I buy. #retailmusic more » -
#data
It's Almost 2010 and CDs Are Not Dead Yet?
I've started to buy vinyl records again. It's not because of the sound. It's the touch and the pretty pictures. Obviously, vinyl is not why CDs are dying. Zoom-zoom in, digital boys and girls. More » -
#rumor
Apple Wants iTunes to Replace Your Cable Box for 30 Bucks a Month
Apple's apparently pitching to networks a subscription plan that would deliver all your TV shows through iTunes for $30 a month, with the goal of launching it next year. More » -
#itunes
Apple and Palm: The iTunes Syncing Fight Is Officially Dumb
OK Palm, it was cute the first time you cracked iTunes to sync with the Pre. And Apple, I guess I can understand why you'd want to keep control over your software. But really guys? Still? You look silly. More » -
#apple
iTunes 9.0.2 Is Here With Apple TV 3.0 Love and Not Much Else
As if you didn't see this coming, iTunes 9.0.2 is here, just in time for Apple TV 3.0 (the third strike?). The other changes are just iTunes 9 additions, padding out the otherwise boring list: More » -
#unconfirmed
Apple TV 3.0 Can Play iTunes LP and Extras Like a Real Video Box
The updated iTunes terms & conditions has a new paragraph under the iTunes LP section spilling Apple TV 3.0—namely, that it'll finally support iTunes LP and Extras viewing. More » -
#iphoneapps
100,000 iPhone Apps and Counting
iPhone app tracking site AppShopper—from Arn of MacRumors—now counts over 100,000 apps approved by Apple. 101,843 apps at this moment, to be precise. More » -
#google
How Will Google's Rumored Music Service Work? (Updated: Oh, Like This)
Earlier this year, Google launched an iTunes-style music download service in China. The twist? All the music was free. Now, Techcrunch says a US launch of a Google music service is imminent. Could it be free, too? Doubtful. More » -
#iphoneapps
The App Store Effect: Are iPhone Apps Headed for Oblivion?
It's uncanny. When known software gets repackaged for iPhones and iPod Touches and passes through the hallowed gates of the App Store, something happens: Almost invariably, it gets cheaper. Waaay cheaper. Good right? Well, not always. More » -
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#itunes
Apple to Indie Labels: iTunes LP Is Out of Your League
With a higher price than regular albums, no lossless audio and virtually no device support, iTunes LP seems like a hard sell. Turns out, it might be lame for musicians too—at least, the ones without platinum records. Updated More » -
#software
DoubleTwist's Amazon MP3 Store: One Less Reason to Bother With iTunes
It's impossible not to love the concept of doubleTwist, the all-devices-welcome quasi-iTunes music manager, but up to this point the software has been pretty barebones. Now, things are gettin' ser-i-ous: doubleTwist has a built-in music store, courtesy of Amazon. More » -
#apple
Apple and Eminem's Music Publisher Settle iTunes Lawsuit
Eminem's music publisher have settled their lawsuit against Apple. They claimed that the record label didn't have a right to strike a deal with Apple. Or something like that. Whatever. Please, insert Kayne West joke about Eminem being a bigger douche than Steve Jobs here. Thanks. [USAToday] -
#software
Spotify Adds Offline Music Caching to Its Desktop Player, Makes iTunes Look Prudish
Not being allowed to have music subscription service Spotify is now officially the worst thing about being an American: Subscribers will soon be able to listen to unlimited music offline, just like in the murders-everything-else Spotify iPhone app. More » -
#apple
iTunes Apps Reach 2 Billion Downloads
Wow. Apparently the App Store is as popular as McDonald's as it's now topped 2 billion iPhone/iPod touch application downloads. Apple adopting the mantra "billions and billions served" seems just months away. More » -
#rumor
Palm Pre App Catalog Update Delayed, But iTunes Syncing Is Coming Back
Yesterday: A steady slog of disappointment for Pre owners, who glumly looked on as their Pres received exactly no updates, no paid apps, and no influx of App Catalog listings—all of which they'd been expecting. What gives? More » -
#itunes
How to Sync Your Pre With iTunes When iTunes Sync Goes Down
What does it mean for you when the USB Implementer's Forum tells Palm that they should stop spoofing an iPod in order to get their Palm Pre to sync with iTunes? What should you do now? A couple things. More » -
#palmvsapple
Apple 1 - Palm 0 On iTunes Synchronization War
Bad news for Palm. They have been trying to plug into the iPod/iPhone ecosystem by forging the Pre's USB identification number, with Apple smashing their efforts with each iTunes update. Now, the USB Implementers Forum says that they should stop. More » -
#itunes
iTunes 9.0.1 Update Now Available
A couple of weeks after releasing iTunes 9, Apple has released the 9.0.1 update to work out some of the kinks. More » -
#storage
Netgear Stora NAS Shares Your Files...on the Web!
Netgear's Stora is, on one hand, a typical 2-bay NAS. For $230, you get a 1TB of storage along with an extra bay for expansion for automatic RAID mirroring. But it's the easy online file sharing that's special. More » -
#howto
How To: Rip Your Music Like a Pro
For most people, dropping a CD into their disc drive and clicking "Import" in iTunes is good enough. For music freaks, though, it's not—and with good reason. Here's how to digitize your tunes, the right way. More » -
#itunes
There, I Fixed It: iTunes 9 Color Scheme Edition
I'm still on the fence about iTunes' blindingly bright new new color scheme, but a lot of people, uhh, don't care for it at all. More » -
#itunes
The Secrets of iTunes LP
You're never gonna buy an iTunes LP, but you wanna know what's inside those flashy 600MB attempts to revive albums, right? Spoiler, from Jay Robinson: A bunch of HTML and PNG files in a custom archive format. But no DRM. More » -
#appleroundup
Apple Roundup: iPod Nano Review, iTunes 9 Walkthrough, Jobs on Stage
...And iPod Touch gets screwed! Yesterday Apple unveiled a few new toys. Best of the lot was the new Nano, now with built-in camcorder, and iTunes 9, with media sharing, iPhone app management and a store makeover. More » -
#itunes
iTunes LPs Should Be Lossless
The iTunes LP is Apple's attempt to recreate the "feel" of buying a physical record in an intangible format. Without lossless audio as a part of the package, though, iTunes LPs are much less than an album. More » -
#itunes
News Flash: Palm Pre Syncing Borked by iTunes 9
Another iTunes release, another spiteful compatibility break from Apple. It's doubly irritating this time around though, since iTunes 9 is actually worth downloading. This Pre syncing fight? It's getting old, guys. [PreCentral] -
#apple
Hands On: The iPod Nano Video Interface Is Smooooooth
It's cheap and it's small. But how does the new iPod nano's video actually work? Check out our interface clip here. More » -
#apple
iPhone OS 3.1 Is Live: iTunes App Management, MMS, Better Syncing
It's not a huge release by any means, but if you want bask in the myriad joys of iTunes 9, you need it. iPhone OS 3.1 is live in iTunes right now, along with iPod OS 3.1.1, so have at it folks. More » -
#apple
Download iTunes 9 Right Now
The download page is live for PC and Mac versions of the new iTunes—and here's why you should definitely get it. -
#apple
New iPod Nano Hands On
Here's the new iPod Nano. The paint is less matte, more shiny. The corners seem less sharp (a previous complaint of mine). But physically, it's about the same. The differences are inside. More » -
#apple
The New iPod Nano Shoots Video, Plays Radio
As well-documented by the "word on the street," the fifth generation iPod nano is also a video camera...and radio and a pedometer and a voice recorder too...and it's available today. Details: More » -
#apple
iPod Classic Gets More Storage, Shuffle Gets Colors and a Special Edition
The iPod Classic just got bumped up to 160GB for the old price of $250. The Shuffles are now at $59 for 2GB, $79 for 4GB and come in black, silver, pink, green and blue. They're all shipping today. Updated More » -
#apple
Apple It's Only Rock And Roll Liveblog: Now Live
Oh Hello! Apple's iPod event starts at 10AM PST. We've got our autorefreshing liveblog and a new livepoll so you can share your thoughts with us. So, what do you think will happen today? Update: Fixed technical problems. [live.gizmodo.com] -
#apple
iTunes 9: Everything You Need to Know
Those reports about a new scheme to "stimulate sales of CD-length music" were true, and then some: Along with extras for albums and movies, iTunes 9 comes with media sharing (!) and iPhone app management. Updated with walkthrough gallery. More » -
#rumor
Apple Part Numbers Confirm New iPod Classic, Nano, and Shuffles In Colors
AppleInsider is claiming that these are the part numbers for the new iPod line up. There's no mention of the iPod touch. Otherwise it will be an even more boring event than expected. More » -
#itunes
Extra Confirmed: EMI Says No Beatles On ITunes Tomorrow
EMI global catalog chief Ernesto Schmitt confirms to the Financial Times what we suspected at the Rolling Stones-inflected iPod event: The Beatles won't be making their grand iTunes Music Store debut tomorrow. More » -
#cellphones
Nokia Delays U.S. Free Unlimited Music Downloads
The 'Comes With Music' service lets users download an unlimited number of copy-protected tracks for 12-18 months after buying selected Nokia phones. But though its live in the U.K, Germany and Mexico, the U.S arrival has been pushed into 2010. More » -
#iphoneapps
Apple Actually Approves Awesome Streaming Service Spotify's iPhone App
The internet has basically been daring Apple to approve the iPhone app for Spotify, the frankly amazing streaming music app that seems like an obvious threat to iTunes, since you can cache tracks and create fully customized playlists. More » -
#divx
Hollywood Studios Strike DivX Deal for Download-to-Own Movies
There are a ton of devices that support DivX playback (the PS3, DVD and Blu-ray players, etc), so news of Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, and Warner Bros agreeing for their movies to be downloaded in DivX for the first time is actually pretty interesting. And any added competition for iTunes and Cinema Now is only going to help keep them on their toes, right? More » -
#psp
PSP Gets Mini, App-Store-Like Games
Sony has confirmed rumors that the PlayStation Store will be offering smaller titles called Minis for download on the PSP, similar to Apple's App Store. These games will be limited to1MB—yes, 1MB,100MB. Among other titles, PSP owners will score Fieldrunners, which is probably the best game on the iPhone to date anyway. [Kotaku] -
#iphoneapps
The Week In iPhone Apps: FCC Inquiry Edition
Let's take our minds off all this nasty Google Voice business for a minute, and focus on the apps that we do have. Google may not make an appearance this week, but how about Wikipedia? NPR? The Discovery Channel? Simplify? More »
