Friday, April 8, 2005
News
Apple May Skew UK Music Business
Indpendent labels in the UK feel threatened by the imminent combination of the physical and download single sales charts on April 17. They believe that merging the charts at this stage will skew the charts in favour of artists represented on Apple's iTunes service.
Wall Street Swoons To iPod Love
Apple remains in positive light with analysts at First Albany and Piper Jaffray issuing positive assessments on the company's second quarter performance in the week before its financial announcements due.
Apple Hopes Users Will Grab Tiger By The Tail
Forbes: Apple 442nd Bigggest Company In The World
Apple has moved up from 762 in 2004 to 442 in 2005 in the Forbes' ranking of the world's largest companies.
More Awards For iPod Silhouette Ads
The iPod campaign won Global EFFIEs, which recognize campaigns that have proven effective in six or more countries across two or more regions, as well as regular EFFIEs.
Apple Is No-Show At Music Compatibility Hearing
Apple failed to show up for a hearing in which the music industry fought a proposal by US Congress that by law all music files should be compatible.
Opinion
Apple Versus The Free Press
For Apple, the company may be biting the hand that feeds it but it's identified that there's a clear definition between healthy speculation and company secrets. And it's indicated how prepared it is to protect the latter — even if it does lose a few friends along the way.
Are Bloggers Journalists? Let's Ask Thomas Jefferson
Anyone who engages in reporting — whether for newspapers, magazines, radio, television, or blogs — deserves equal protection under those laws, whether the news is delivered with a quill pen or a computer.
How Apple Can Weather Mounting iPod Threats
Wasting your time and energy on comparatively trivial lawsuits and threats is beneath such a great company, especially when there's a world waiting to be conquered.
Apple Work With Microsoft? Let The People Decide
It's down to the public, not the government, to decide whether Microsoft and Apple interoperate.
Review
Apple iPod Shuffle Battery Pack
The iPod shuffle Battery Pack's single purpose is to extend your music playback life, and for that, it works and works well. Whether you'll really need it is another question.
Spring Buyer's Guide: PC Prices Get Cheaper, But Complexity Grows
Numeric iPod Battery Display
Although the little battery icon in the upper right corner of your iPod's screen is cute, it provides only a very general idea of the iPod's remaining battery charge. Dock connector iPods (exclusing the iPod photo) can also display a numeric readout of remaining battery life.
Sidetrack
Cool, yet another Mac-verus-PC religious war is breaking out, this time over the behavior of Finder/Explorer in replacing/merging folders.
