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Reports: Apple close to a deal for Beatles catalog

Reports: Apple close to a deal for Beatles catalogCan't Michael Jackson keep it?Or is the ex wantin' more money?The Beatles have already missed outThey could have been on iTunes a long time ago and been receiving their monthly royalties. They simply failed to follow the money, which is a...

Tags: Beatles, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-03-10

Report: Paul McCartney, Apple seal deal to bring Beatles catalog to iTunes

Report: Paul McCartney, Apple seal deal to bring Beatles catalog to iTunesBeatles on itunesThat's great but I've been a fan since 1964 and have all their music on CD's which I've loaded onto my ipod a long time ago. I don't see Apple making any money off me on this...

Tags: Apple iTunes, Beatles, Paul McCartney, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-03-09

Report: Paul McCartney, Apple seal deal to bring Beatles catalog to iTunes

The Beatles may be coming to iTunes. According to a report in the U.K.'s Telegraph, Paul McCartney is expected to deliver the Beatles back catalog for download on Apple's iTunes. The value of the deal could be worth as much as 300 million pounds. That translates into...

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Beatles, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-03-09

Sources: Apple, EMI in deal, but Beatles not included

Sources: Apple, EMI in deal, but Beatles not includedFinally![i]Executives at several rival record companies said they expected EMI to drop DRM but questioned whether EMI had done sufficient market research to justify the move. "It's problematic," said one executive. "EMI haven't tested it enough so they don't know what the...

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, music industry, Apple Inc., EMI Group Plc., Beatles

Discussion threads 2007-04-02

Apple Corps Ltd: Beatles ready for downloading

Apple Corps Ltd: Beatles ready for downloadingIt's a pity Apple can't compete on meritInstead, they have to sign exclusive deals with record companies in order to lock their competition out of the market and create yet more artificial barriers to entry. This convicted monopolist needs to be broken up now!...

Tags: Sales strategy, Digital music, Digital media, Beatles, music, Apple Inc., record company, pity

Discussion threads 2007-02-13

Apple, Beatles label strike deal over name conflict

Apple, Beatles label strike deal over name conflictunquestionable sinceretyby Jobs. In a statement, Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs said that "we love The Beatles, and it has been painful being at odds with them over these trademarks." Jobs added that "it feels great to resolve this in a positive manner,...

Tags: Digital music, PRODUCTIVITY, Digital media, Apple Inc., Beatles

Discussion threads 2007-02-05

Report: The Beatles coming to iTunes

Report: The Beatles coming to iTuneslovelyLovely Rita, meter maid ... looking forward to the possibility.My theoryThe deal is already in place, and it's an exclusive one. Apple is sitting on it until the monopoly lawsuit goes away, as it would just add more fuel to the fire.Would I buy...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Crippled CD, Beatles, Apple iTunes, CD, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-01-17

Apple wins Beatles battle

Apple wins Beatles battleI don't know about the better lawyers thing.How stupid would that be if every technology company out there except Apple Computers could and would/will take advantage of this new use of technology to make money and Apple would have too sit on the sidelines because Apple Corps...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Eden, Apple Inc., Beatles, Ohhhh

Discussion threads 2006-05-08

Beatles tunes being prepped for download

Beatles tunes being prepped for downloadMaybe Disney should just buy Apple Corpsthen Steve can do whatever he wants to!Unbelievable how slow they are to the party at Apple Corps.Will it be on iTunes?Hard to say when the lawsuit is awaiting the judges decision. Tghe Beatles will have the choice...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Yoko Ono, Apple Inc., Beatles, Apple Corps

Discussion threads 2006-04-13

The Beatles in court (again) with Apple

The Beatles in court again with AppleApple Computer made an agreement,they should be forced to live by it.Apple vs. AppleIf Paul McCartney had signed up with Itunes, he could have possibly negotiated a deal where a penny of two from each Beatles down load would have gone to his and...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Apple iTunes, Beatles, Apple Inc., Apple Corps

Discussion threads 2006-03-31

Apple Corps: Let it be...

Apple Corps: Let it be...Let it be...Geez my thoughts exactly!As much as I once liked the Beatles, I haven't purchased a single tune from 1978 to the present. No singles from Paul or the rest after the split.Just think how much money I saved? I bought quite a few Apple...

Tags: Apple Inc., Beatles, music

Discussion threads 2006-03-30

The Beatles, Apple face off in court

The Beatles, Apple face off in courtCorrect me if I'm wrong...Correct me if I'm wrong, but I had always heard that Michael Jackson had bought up the rights to most of the Beatles music. I didn't think that Apple owned any of it anymore.Maybe this was just some strange rumor?Apple...

Tags: Apple Computers, Apple iTunes, Apple Inc., Beatles, music, Paul McCartney

Discussion threads 2006-03-29

Beatles group sues Apple over trademark

Beatles group sues Apple over trademarkreallyWhat have the Beatles done for us lately? I'm pulling for Apple and iTunes.

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Beatles, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2005-12-01

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A 1968 computer demo that changed people's lives

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Netbooks dominate Cyber Monday sales

Netbooks dominated the Computers & PC hardware bestsellers list on Amazon this Cyber Monday, the biggest online shopping day of the year in the U.S. Netbooks FTW! Chalk it up to a small form factor (7-10 in., about 3 lbs.) and an even smaller...

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Blog posts 2008-12-02

iPhone clouds true Smartphone snapshot

Can Apple, specifically its iPhone, save an entire industry? The iPhone - now ranked the second most popular smartphone - saw strong enough adoption in the quarter ending Sept. 30 to mask the sluggishness of the overall smartphone market this past summer, according to a report by...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Smart Phone, Smartphone, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-02

Why Amazon needs Kindle 2.0

Kindle-mania has arrived this holiday season -- but will it stay for good? In a recent article on Forbes.com, Andy Greenberg writes that Amazon's next e-reader won't be a game-changer, but it will keep killing the competition -- and that's why Amazon needn't upgrade its fabled gadget....

Tags: Sony Corp., Apple iPod, Amazon.com Inc., Kindle-mania, Greenberg, Kindle, Digital Music, Digital Media, Wireless, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-12-02

Apple Confuses Speech with a DMCA Violation

Apple recently sent a "cease and desist" email to bluwiki demanding the removal of postings by users who are trying to figure out how to write software that can sync media to the latest versions of the iPhone and iPod touch. According to the EFF: Apple doesn't...

Tags: Apple iPod, DMCA, Apple Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-12-02

Who put the 'crap' in 'Crapintosh'?

Zack Whittaker has taken a few days off to "get his head together", so in the meantime his best friend, Elliot Harrison, has stepped up to the firing squad to cover this week. The hate campaign certain Windows users have against Macintosh users must ...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Zack Whittaker, Desktops, Hardware

Blog posts 2008-12-02

News to know: Apple and anti-virus; Vista SP2; Kumo; Palm; Linux

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Christopher Dawson: Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 2)? Ryan Naraine: Apple: Mac users should run multiple anti-virus Breaking...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Nokia Corp., Antivirus, Service Pack 2, Palm Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Security, Viruses And Worms, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-02