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Do you consider iPhone "crippled?"

A couple of colleagues and I have been having a discussion about whether or not the iPhone is crippled. So, is the iPhone "crippled" by AT&T, as are most handsets?Well, yes and no. Yes, iPhone's kind of crippled now, but we'll have to wait to see what Apple updates in...

Tags: Smartphone, Mobile phone, iTunes Store, iTunes, iPhone Diary, iPhone, Hardware, Hack

Blog posts 2007-07-18

How to get video onto your iPhone (and iPod)

One thing that I've been remiss at using on iPhone is video. With the exception of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (which I purchased for "reaserch" when the iTunes Store began selling movies) and an episode each of 30 Rock and The Dave Chappelle Show my iPods and...

Tags: Video, iTunes Store, iTunes, iPod, iPhone Diary, iPhone

Blog posts 2007-07-13

Apple and Universal at loggerheads over iTunes

Universal may not renew their contract with Apple to sell their artist's music on the iTunes Store according to The New York Times' Jeff in Apple Faces Rebellion Over iTunes:The Universal Music Group of Vivendi, the world's biggest music corporation, last week notified Apple that it will not renew its...

Tags: Music, iTunes Store, iTunes

Blog posts 2007-07-02

iTunes 7.3 released, required for iPhone activation

Apple just released iTunes 7.3 (34MB) which is required to activate iPhone service:With iTunes 7.3, you can now activate iPhone service and sync it with your music, TV shows, movies and more. Also, you can now wirelessly share and enjoy your favorite digital photos from any computer in your home...

Tags: Software Update, Software, iTunes Store, iTunes, iPhone, Apple TV

Blog posts 2007-06-29

iTunes Plus tracks contain user info

People that were hoping to be able to freely trade iTunes' new DRM-free tracks from EMI will be in for a surprise – the tracks are embedded with your iTunes user name. TUAW has posted a grep command that allows you to view the user name tag via terminal. Wired's...

Tags: Music, iTunes Store, iTunes, DRM

Blog posts 2007-06-04

Apple releases iTunes 7.2 with iTunes Plus

Apple yesterday released iTunes 7.2 (build 34) which includes the foundation for "iTunes Plus," the apparent name for what Apple is calling the new DRM-free (US$1.29) music tracks they announced in April with EMI.No word on what else is included in the 29.2MB download but who wants to bet that...

Tags: DRM, iTunes, iTunes Store, Music, QuickTime, Security, Software, Software Update

Blog posts 2007-05-30

iTunes 7 DRM cracked

Hymn, short for Hear Your Music aNywhere has a link to an updated version of QTFairUse6 (version 2.5) that can remove the DRM from music purchased from the iTunes Store. QTFairUse6, created by IgorSK, is the only working solution for decrypting iTunes music. The software is useful for people that...

Tags: DRM, iTunes, iTunes Store

Blog posts 2007-05-14

Jobs dismisses iTune subscription model

Despite all their talk in the Q2 2007 conference call about moving to "subscription-based accounting" for iTunes and Apple TV, head honcho Steve Jobs has once again dismissed the idea of Apple offering an iTunes subscription service.The latest denial comes in the form of a statement Jobs gave to Reuters...

Tags: General, iTunes, iTunes Store, Movies, Music

Blog posts 2007-04-27

Apple TV quality, not up to snuff?

Theres been a lot of talk about all the Apple TV hacks of late (who wants to read RSS feeds on their TV anyway?) but another less sensational topic is starting to bubble up to the top - poor picture quality. I first covered this when PowerPage contributor and video...

Tags: Video, Apple TV, iTunes Store, Hardware

Blog posts 2007-04-09

Jobs talks about new iTunes functionality

Yesterday, Apple chief Steve Jobs made the monumental announcement that it will begin selling DRM-free tracks from EMI next month via the iTunes store. After the media event in the UK Jobs and EMI Group chief executive Eric Nicoli held an enlightening Q&A session with attendees.AppleInsider has posted a transcript,...

Tags: iTunes Store, iTunes

Blog posts 2007-04-03

WSJ: EMI to drop DRM from digital music

Its Steve Jobs dream come true. The countrys third-largest record labels, EMI, may be dropping DRM from the digital music that they sell. The Wall Street Journal subscription required is reporting that the record label will announce just that at a press conference today: In a major reversal of the...

Tags: Music, iTunes Store, iTunes, DRM

Blog posts 2007-04-02

Windows users can't search in iTunes 7.1.1

Thousands, if not more, of Windows users cannot search for music in the iTunes store since the latest upgrade. Apple has not responded to requests for help and is instead blaming each individual user.From a spirited thread on Apples discussion forums: Im unable to successfully use the iTunes Store. The...

Tags: Software, iTunes Store, iTunes

Blog posts 2007-03-30

Apple releases iTunes purchases patch for Vista

Windows users upgrading to Vista were shocked to discover that music purchased from the iTunes store wouldnt play after upgrading to Redmonds latest OS. In response to the problem Apple yesterday released The iTunes Repair Tool for Vista 1.0 (Download ID: sd12872) - which allows music purchased from the...

Tags: Software, iTunes, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Windows Vista

Blog posts 2007-02-02

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News to know: IDF; Windows 7 wishes; IE 8; Salesforce.com

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Salesforce acquires InStranet; Will take it SaaS and better target call centers Ed Bott: My Windows 7 wish list ...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Jason O'Grady, Apple Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Intel Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Security, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Marketing

Blog posts 2008-08-20

Has Intel's Craig Barrett taken over Bill Gates' role as the chief ambassador of IT?

At the Intel Developer Forum on Tuesday, Intel Chairman Craig Barrett launched the $400,000 Inspire-Empower Challenge for solving world problems with technology. Barrett is increasingly taking a leading role as a key ambassador of the IT industry to the United Nations and the rest of the world. by Jason Hiner

Tags: Information Technology, Craig Barrett, Bill Gates, Intel Corp., Leadership, Research & Development, Strategy, Management, Business Operations, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2008-08-19

Dell to offer one year warranty extension on GeForce 8600M GT

On 8 August 2008 I reported that some MacBook Pros with the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT GPUs were failing prematurely. Today Dell extended the warranty on their notebooks that use the chip. According to a post on setteB.IT (Italian | English translation): Dell will offer 12-month...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-08-19

Apple releases iPhone 2.0.2, as usual, sans changelog

Apple today release firmware 2.0.2 for iPhone and the iPod touch. Yipee. But, once again, Apple is completely lame in the software update department. This screen is a perfect example: Apple needs to begin implementing a real changelog with its software updates. It's pretty...

Tags: Software, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Software Update, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-08-19

Google revs Android SDK

Speaking of Android, Google released a new SDK (sdk v0.9_r1) a few hours ago. Some features that caught reader plusminus' eye include: The new Desktop-Style Home-Screen (moveable and customizable shortcuts. Completely slideable once to left and right!) StreetView (awesome implementation, can use Compass if available! Feels...

Tags: Google Inc., SDK, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-08-19

PitchEngine revs up public beta, puts the social in PR

Last week I wrote about how bloggers could better work with public relations folks. While I won't to get into the habit of writing about PR I think we'd all agree that, like it or not, there's a direct correlation between it and social media, especially when we're talking...

Tags: Brand, Public Beta, Media, Social Media, PitchEngine, SMR, PitchEngine SMR, Newsroom, Public Relations, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-08-19

Tom Bihn announces first "Checkpoint Friendly" bag

On Friday 16 August 2008 the U.S. Transportation Security Administration TSA launched their new "checkpoint-friendly" bag policy. The policy allows notebook computers in "checkpoint-friendly" bags to remain in their case while being scanned, sort of. In order to qualify under the program the bag must have a...

Tags: Tom Bihn, Checkpoint Flyer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-08-19