iTunes Users Reporting “Network Connection Timed Out” Error Message

Apple may be having service difficulties with iTunes Sunday with some users reporting the popular music player is offering a "iTunes network connection timed out" error message. According to previous instances of the error message, it usually occurs ... continue

iPod Feature Request: Intelligent Listening Transference

Over the last few months, I’ve become a fan and supporter of NPR, a not-for-profit organization in America dedicated to the production and distribution of “noncommercial news, talk and entertainment programming”, distributed nationally via public radio member ... continue

AVG decides iTunes is the Small.BOG virus

Users of popular free Windows anti-virus software AVG have been in for a surprise in the last 24 hours after the software started identifying iTunes files as a virus. According to warning messages received by AVG users, iTunes.dll ... continue

iTunes Goes DRM-Free, Changes Pricing System

Apple has finally decided to heed the calls and pull all Digital Rights Management (DRM) protection from its iTunes tracks. The decision, announced at the Macworld Expo today, will be fully in effect by the end of March. ... continue

An Apple product you won’t see in 2009 – The iCondom

Words fail me. [courtesy of manicho] No related posts. continue

Yahoo! Music tops most visited music site in Japan

A study by comScore revealed that nearly 40 percent of the Japanese online population visited an entertainment site in August. Yahoo! Music led as favorite with 7.3 million visitors, followed by Sony Connect with 3 million ... continue

Consumers Convince Wal-Mart to Keep DRM Servers

Wal-Mart has changed course and decided to keep its DRM servers up and running, according to an e-mail posted at Engadget. The company had announced late last month that it would shut the servers down, meaning anyone who ... continue

Weird Al Embraces Modern Music Model

Leave it to Weird Al to figure out how to embrace the immediacy of the digital age. The parody-happy singer has announced he's going to start releasing his new songs online track-by-track, as they're completed, rather ... continue

Apple not going to close iTunes store [obvious]

The Copyright Royalty Board has voted to maintain the existing rate of the royalty payments paid to music publishers and songwriters. The National Music Publishers Association had asked the board to increase the royalty payment to 15c per ... continue

Blu-ray down, DVD sales flat: a crisis in consumption?

New figures released show sales of Blu-ray movies are declining at a time where DVD sales figures are at best flat or worse in trouble after years of huge growth and massive profits. No one is calling ... continue

iTunes 8 = EPIC FAIL

I've been an Apple fan boy for nearly two years. In that time we've acquired 3 Macs (a Mac Pro, Macbook Pro and Macbook) two iPhones and an Apple TV. I purchased and love iWork, I use ... continue

Everyone needs to calm down about Internet Caps

Comcast's decision to implement a 250gb data cap on users continues to drive a ton of angst among American early adopters who believe the sky is falling. The latest round comes from Roku, makers of the Netflix ... continue