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Indie labels can not afford to iTunes LP

In early September, Apple made a presentation It’s Only Rock and Roll, where in addition to the new iPod was announced format album iTunes LP. In addition to it, in fact, the tracks include lyrics, videos, arts and other content. According to the plan record companies and Apple, the format should engage users so that [...]


Apple will open the FM-radio to iPhone and iPod touch?

It’s no secret that the iPhone and iPod touch has a FM-radio, closed programmatically. In the most recent rumors, Apple is close to that to allow the owners of sensory devices to listen to favorite radio stations as do users of iPod nano 5G.


Dock for iPod in the form of dynamic-slider

The desire to manufacturers of portable players to reduce the size and thickness of the devices affected by the fact that almost none of the modern models of players is not equipped with built-in speakers. In this sense, even mobile phones, where such dynamics are always there, look preferable. Exceptions, such as media player in [...]


Apple changed the status of free software in the App Store

Apple alerted software developers for the iPhone and iPod touch on the important policy App Store. Henceforth, in the free software authorized the sale of additional content.

Previously, the so-called «in-app» purchase were available for applications at a price of $ 0.99. The new rule could save vendors from the need to create Lite-version with limited [...]


Apple completed the most profitable quarter

Fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009 went to Apple by the end of September 26. The period under review was the most profitable - $ 9.87 billion in net profit of $ 1.67 billion
A year earlier, Apple reported on sales of $ 7.9 billion and net income of about $ 1.14 billion Gross margin also [...]


J. River Media Center 14.0.84: all multimedia content

The new version of the program, which is a multimedia center for working with photos, video and audio recordings. Using the program, you can connect your PC to your TV, digital camera, stereo, scanner, MP3-player. J. River Media Center also supports remote control. The program is a tool for organizing your files for transfer to [...]


Products Apple, which can only dream

Devices Apple noteworthy that appear clear evidence of what can be achieved in the development of electronic products for the average consumer market. Of course, iPhone, iMac or MacBook bit more expensive than average statistical consumer goods (which now can be safely attributed desktops and even laptops), but quite in line with the definition of [...]


Dining table, it is a docking station for iPod

Most of the lucky owners of iPod music players use a variety of docking systems in order to charge the device and listen to music at home through the speakers and not through the headphones. But why need a docking station, which takes place at the table, if its function can successfully [...]


Evolution of MP3-players in Pictures-8

If equipped with hard disk players in 2005, the presence of a color screen was the standard, then the device’s flash memory has another advantage - the relative cheapness and compactness. iPod Shuffle


Evolution of MP3-players in Pictures-6

In 2003, experiments with the design of players continued. Rio Karma had a 20-GB drive and has won fans by playing music without pauses. And Sony NW-MS70D was one of the most compact in its time. In addition to its 256 MB could use 128-MB memory card. One battery charge sufficient for 40 hours, and [...]