Apple has finally removed the DRM from its entire iTunes Store music catalogue. Copy protection has been the one serious bugbear with iTunes: it’s easy to buy and organise music, but whenever you swap it between Macs or to a different iPod, you risk a snippy alert saying some tracks aren’t authorised to play on that device. Well, no more. continue
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The freeconomics of Fantasy Island
on 13 February 2009
To Cannes for the Midem 2009 music business conference. Oh all right, we didn’t actually go. continue
For Big Blue eyes only
on 5 December 2008
So Apple’s new head of engineering for the iPhone and iPod – or iBoss, as he’ll presumably be known – has been sent on gardening leave after his previous employer, IBM, invoked a ‘no compete’ clause in his contract. continue
It’s quiet, Carruthers… Too quiet
on 23 May 2008
Remember, you read it here first. Apple is working on something. It’s very, very secret. And it’s going to be very, very big. How do I know this? Read on. continue
Blink and you’ll miss it
on 28 March 2008
Great excitement this month at the latest Apple hardware announcements. Not the brand new MacBooks that are exactly the same as before but with a marginally faster processor and a bit more memory on the graphics card. That wasn’t really what you’d call exciting. continue
The skinniest part is the feature list
on 29 February 2008
Is the MacBook Air thin because we really need it to be thin, or just to show off? Discuss.
Patently ridiculous
on 15 September 2006
So Apple has paid $100m to Creative, its rival in the music player market, to license patented technology used in the iPod. continue
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Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words are intellectual property
on 1 September 2006
So Apple has started suing people for using the word ‘pod’ in the context of digital media. Very selectively, though: continue
Video’s killed already, o Tsar
on 8 February 2004
So Steve Jobs has no plans to make a video iPod. At least, that’s what he told the New York Times… continue
Would you like cranberry sauce with that?
on 12 December 2003
Windows Media Player (the latest version of which is now shipping for Mac) includes a most bizarre feature. When you rip a track from a CD, you can optionally ‘obtain a licence’ from its copyright holder continue
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