On Tuesday of last week, Amazon.com announced that it would be providing instant streaming services at no additional to all Amazon Prime members. At first blush, this seemed like a pretty awesome benefit, but if you examine the catalog closely, Amazon’s streaming offerings are much the same as what Netflix offers to its members. Still,…
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What’s Happening on 09-09-09? The Beatles Reissues, The Beatles: Rock Band, Apple Music Event, and a Beatles Lithograph Giveaway
The Beatles Lithograph Giveaway Send an email to contests@bumpershine.com to win this lithograph! Number 9, Number 9, Number 9? Today is an auspicious day for music fans and gamers alike. The entire Beatles discography has been given a complete and long overdue digital overhaul and will be lovingly reissued (in both mono and stereo) on…
Apple Confirms Music Event for September 9, New iPods and “Cocktail” To Be Unveiled + My Prescription for Saving the Recorded Music Industry
So apparently, the music labels don’t really like it when you just buy singles. I’m not sure whether Apple actually cares that much as I was always under the impression that they just keep the iTunes store around as a means to sell iPods. Be that as it may, Apple is about to make a…
Apple Keynote Today | New Rumors and Predictions
The “Jobs-less” Apple keynote from the MacWorld expo will take place today (January 6, 2009) at 12 PM EST. Good places to “watch it” include Engadget, GDGT, Gizmodo, TUAW, and TechCrunch. The hottest topics on the rumor mill include: an entirely DRM free iTunes library, variable song pricing on iTunes, direct song downloads to iPhones…
Apple Event Confirmed for September 9th
Photo: Ars Technica Like they do pretty much every year, Apple is making a big product announcement in San Francisco on September 9th, 2008. Rumors abound about what will be announced, (like they do every year), but the smart money is betting on a revamp of the iPod lineup. Personally, I like this idea: iPod…
iPhone 3G Announced
iPhone 3G In what came as a surprise to almost no one, Steve Jobs announced the new iPhone 3G today (06/09) during his keynote speech at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. Here’s a concise list of what new features the 3G iPhone offers: Slimmer Available in white/black No more recessed headphone jack…