CNET takes a visual look at Apple’s tablet plans and the brewing Cocktail for creating new formats for future album sales…
Posted August 3rd, 2009 by Jonny
Posted August 3rd, 2009 by Jonny
In a new first, NME Radio has introduced an iPhone application linked to iTunes which allows radio listeners to instantly buy music they like that’s being played on the station.
The magazine says the application implements up-to-the-minute audio compression technology that’s designed to make for smooth listening of the radio streams.
Posted August 3rd, 2009 by Jonny
Reuters has unearthed more information regarding Apple’s in-development Cocktail project, suggesting the project will see future music albums sold as applications through the App Store.
The report suggests that the aim of the game is to offer existing music purchasers their albums in a more interactive – and more expensive – format. Consumers will get the music they’re after along with other elements to boost the value of the digital deal, including photos, videos, lyrics and more.
Posted August 3rd, 2009 by Jonny
UK online music service, 7digital, revealed a new pan-European deal with Warner Music this morning. Under the deal the online music service will now offer Warner Music’s MP3 catalogue across all its European outlets – that’s significant because it is in fact the first time a major has agreed a pan-European MP3 deal of this kind.
The UK-based service observes that this one deal makes it Europe’s largest MP3 retailer, in the sense that it offers tracks in more European countries than iTunes or Amazon.
Posted August 3rd, 2009 by Jonny
Arts Council England has published findings from two new pieces of digital research. The research is part of the first phase of the organisation’s three year programme to help the arts world seize the digital opportunity.
The first study explores the public’s understanding of and engagement with art in the digital space.
Key findings of this research included:
- arts attendees are likely to explore digital space as a complement to existing arts activity, with the potential for deeper and more fulfilling experiences as a result
- the public feel that digital cannot replace the atmosphere, sociability or immediacy of the live experience
- most people believe that digital can come into its own when providing context for the live experience in areas such as education and information.
Posted August 2nd, 2009 by Jonny
Here we go.
From the windows mobile team blog:
“Hello, my name is Constanze Roman and I’m a Community PM with the Windows Mobile Community Team. If you’ve been curious about porting an iPhone app to the Windows Mobile platform, then I have exciting news for you! We have just published a new technical article on MSDN titled Porting the Amplitude Application from the iPhone to a Windows Mobile Device – a Case Study which outlines the real-world experiences of a developer who ported the popular Amplitude application.”
Skipping the invective, is this jaw-jaw or war-war?
Posted August 2nd, 2009 by Jonny
Nuclear O’ Reilly (the music-making pseudonym for Jared DiDomenico and Brad Naprixas) produces the world’s first album done entirely on the Apple iPhone. The album, entitled “Phoning It In,” was created from start to finish on the iPhone app Beatmaker by Intua Software.
Posted August 2nd, 2009 by Jonny
Here’s a vaguely interesting, somewhat frustrating interview with Robbie Bach, head of Microsoft’s entertainment and devices unit.
