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Band Gives Away Everything (Sort of) for $3 Via App Store

Written on February 19, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and No one has commented

The headline in this case is slightly misleading. The Presidents of The United States of America (remember Lump, anyone?) are giving you access to four Presidents’ albums (all the ones the band owns the rights too), plus rarities and b-sides. The key word there is “access,” because while you can listen to the songs as [...]

Rockstar Switching Horses, From Amazon to iTunes

Written on February 12, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 3 people have commented

Rockstar Games, makers of the extremely popular Grand Theft Auto franchise, are picking up and moving a very lucrative music partnership from Amazon to iTunes, which offers players of GTA IV the opportunity to purchase tracks used in the game’s soundtrack.
The reason for the switch? Apple’s (a AAPL) decision to finally go DRM-free. Rockstar had [...]

Books-As-Apps: Cutting Out the Clutter

Written on December 31, 2008 by Darrell Etherington and No one has commented

Over the holidays, I ended up reading an awful lot using my iPhone/iPod touch. I started with The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, just to determine whether or not I wanted to cough up ten bucks to go see the Brad Pitt movie, and then, since I enjoyed it, I downloaded and read a [...]

Wal-Mart to Sell iPhones

Written on December 08, 2008 by Josh Pigford and 4 people have commented

News broke yesterday that Wal-Mart will indeed be selling Apple’s iPhone, most likely by the end of December. The source of the information is employee training materials, and employees of the U.S.-based retail giant themselves. Wal-Mart is still keeping mum about the news, having made no official statement as of yet.
Early speculation held that the [...]