Archives: April 2004
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Thurrott on Apple iTunes’ new ‘WMA to AAC’ import feature
Apple today released iTunes 4.5, which allows you to convert WMA songs to AAC format so they’ll play on the iPod…
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Use Apple iTunes’ new iMix feature to share your playlists with the world
Now you can tell your friends in an instant, and share your good taste with the rest of the world, too, with an iMix…
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New ‘Apple Lossless’ encoder in iTunes 4.5 gives CD-quality audio in half the space
iTunes 4.5 users can choose to use different audio formats for any track that you import from CD. iTunes lets you convert…
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The Register: ‘Apple misses iTunes sales target by 30%’
Apple undershot its first-year iTunes Music Store download target by 30 million songs, the company admitted…
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BBC News: Apple iTunes Music Store has major impact on music industry
When Apple launched its online music store in the US on 28 April 2003, few could have predicted the impact…
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Apple posts iPod and iPod mini Update
Apple has released iPod Update 2004-04-28 which supports all models of iPod and iPod mini introduced before…
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Apple launches 3G iTunes Music Store; sold over 70 million songs in first year; adds auto WMA to AAC
Apple today celebrates the first anniversary of its iTunesMusic Store. Launched one year ago today, the iTunes Music Store…
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BusinessWeek: IBM close to ironing out Apple G5 production kinks
When IBM sneezes, Apple catches a cold, goes one variation on the old saw. As the maker of the PowerPC…
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Charles Arthur: Microsoft’s definition of ‘innovation’ different from everyone else’s
There are signs, if you look closely enough, that the Windows licensing engine is starting to make Microsoft a bit, well, sclerotic…
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RUMOR: Apple prepping 4G iPod with color screen, 50GB drive
Apple Computer is preparing to unveil the 4th-generation of its flagship iPod music player, reliable sources told AppleInsider…
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Apple’s New Zealand online store running Microsoft IIS server
Apple’s New Zealand online store is up and running on a Microsoft IIS server rather than Apple’s own Mac OS X…
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Report: Apple iTunes gaining traction
The Pew Internet & American Life Project ran a survey among 1371 Internet users, according to Macworld UK…
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Bush-Cheney ‘04 Re-election website adds QuickTime multimedia choice
According to the Bush-Cheney ’04 campaign, “Bush-Cheney ’04 released a new television ad that will begin running…
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Apple iPod’s ‘Halo Effect’ on Mac market share too early to measure
Apple Computer Inc.’s strategy of getting iPod buyers to also buy Apple desktop computers doesn’t seem to be working…
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Apple releases AirPort Update 3.4.1
Apple has released AirPort Update 3.4.1 which supports both AirPort Extreme and AirPort products…
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs to hold special iTunes Anniversary conference call on Wednesday
Apple has announced that it hold a special iTunes Anniversary conference call on Wednesday, April 28, 2004…
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Analysts: Apple iTunes Music Store’s second year ‘may not be as rosy as the first’
A year ago this week, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced an online music store that promised to make buying and playing…
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President Bush calls for ban on broadband Internet tax (updated)
US President George W. Bush has urged Congress to slap a permanent ban on the taxes consumers pay…
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President Bush calls for ban on broadband Internet tax (updated)
US President George W. Bush has urged Congress to slap a permanent ban on the taxes consumers pay…
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No need to ‘open iPod’ if Apple keeps pricing in line
To longtime tech watchers, Apple Computer’s dilemma over whether to “open up” its wildly successful iPod/iTunes strategy…
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FairTunes freeware Cocoa application strips iTunes Music Store Fairplay DRM
FairTunes is a new application that strips the digital rights management (DRM) protection from songs purchased…
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CNET launches free music download service
Online technology company CNET Networks Inc. on Monday launched a free digital music service, allowing users…
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Microsoft manager: people will get frustrated with ‘closed ecosystem’ of Apple iTunes
Though Apple has been the undisputed leader in the market–and has done better than some would have thought…
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Scripps Howard: Windows vs. Mac? ‘Apple is the most elegant choice, their stuff just feels better’’
PC or Mac? Nothing is more of a divisive issue in computing today. But Mac users actively advocate their choice…
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NY Times: Real’s Glaser was close to having iPod before Apple, but let it slip through his fingers
Stroll the corridors and the atriums on Apple Computer’s corporate campus these days and you will notice that something is missing…
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