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iPod stories: 93 news summaries

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 Dell Looks to Muscle In on iPod

New player, music service could debut by September

Jul 30, 08 9:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dell has decided it’s time for a rematch with Apple’s iconic iPod, and the company is planning to introduce a new digital music player and online download service as early at September, the Wall Street Journal reports. Dell failed in its bid to gain a seat at the... More »

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iTunes • Apple • iPod • Michael Dell • Dell Inc

Kid Rock Endorses Grand Theft Everything

Pro-larceny YouTube video was just a joke, performer insists

Jun 27, 08 11:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Perhaps worried that he provides too wholesome a role model for America's youth, Kid Rock has posted a PSA on YouTube encouraging his fans not to stop at stealing music online. In the video, the rocker-rapper suggests people "level the playing field" by boosting iPods, computers, and cars. He... More »

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YouTube • Microsoft • Toyota • theft • iPod • Kid Rock

 Barack Rocks
 Stevie, Dylan on iPod 

Pals Jay-Z, Springsteen also on shuffle

Jun 26, 08 3:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ever wonder what Barack's bumpin' when he's not stumpin'? In a sit-down with Rolling Stone's Jann Wenner, Obama reveals the artists on his iPod, including supporters like Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, and Jay-Z. Dylan's "Maggie's Farm" drowns out the rhetoric on the campaign trail, but Stevie Wonder gets... More »

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Barack Obama • music • Bob Dylan • iPod • Rolling Stone • Bruce Springsteen • Stevie Wonder • Jay-Z

 Can Your Bra Power Your iPod? 

Writer wants to put her breasts to work

Jun 25, 08 9:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - For all the embarrassing bouncing and awkward jiggling they do, there must be a way to capture the power of breast motion, Adrienne So writes in Slate. “Human-powered devices are showing up everywhere. … Could someone design an iPod-powering bra for me?” she asks. A sports bra design consultant... More »

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energy • alternative energy • iPod • clean energy • breasts • bra

 'Cheaper, Smaller' iPhone to
 Be Unveiled Today 

Company future could rest on public response

Jun 9, 08 4:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apple chief Steve Jobs will unveil the second generation iPhone today, ending the frantic guessing game about the company's new key product. The future of Apple and its ability to regenerate sales of its computers may depend on how the public responds to the new iPhone, reports the Los Angeles ... More »

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iPhone • Apple • iPod • Macintosh • iPod Touch • iPhone applications

 Apple Eyes
 Solar-Powered
 Gadgets 

iPods and iPhones could soon harness sun's power with new patent

May 27, 08 12:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple is seeking a different kind of moment in the sun, reports Forbes, as the behemoth has filed a patent that would integrate solar cells with its iPods and iPhones. The technology would boost the amount of area available for cells, paving the way for truly mobile gadgets free totally... More »

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cell phones • iPhone • Apple • iPod • solar energy • solar power • solar cells • patent

 GameStop Axes Zune;
 Microsoft Shrugs 

Video game retailer will no longer sell Microsoft's feeble mp3 player

May 23, 08 7:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - GameStop, a national chain of video game stores, has announced it will no longer carry Microsoft’s floundering Zune digital media player, TheStreet.com reports. "We have decided to exit the Zune category because it just did not have the appeal we had anticipated," a spokesman said of... More »

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Microsoft • Apple • iPod • mp3 • Zune • retail sales • portable media players • GameStop

 Apple Snaps Up Chip Design Company

iPhones and iPods could get efficient next-generation chips

Apr 24, 08 6:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apple has acquired a designer of sophisticated, low-power computer chips, Forbes reports. Analysts say the move will likely lead to a new kind of chip powering future iPhones and iPods, as well as new Apple designs, helping the company differentiate itself from competition scrambling to keep up. The news comes... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Intel • Apple • iPod • computer chip • PA Semi

EARNINGS REPORT

Apple's Profit Rises 36%
on Strong Mac Sales

Company clears $1.05B, helped by 'sex appeal' of Air

Apr 23, 08 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple's profit surged 36% in its second quarter, beating analysts' estimates thanks to strong sales of laptops, Bloomberg reports. The company earned $1.05 billion, or $1.16 a share; analysts expected $1.06 a share. Revenue grew 43%, to $7.5 billion, despite the sluggish economy. The company sold... More »

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Steve Jobs • Apple • iPod • Macintosh • MacBook Air

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 Cracking the Steve Jobs Code 

Author peers into the brain of Apple's elusive guiding force

Apr 21, 08 6:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Though it’s near impossible to get an interview with Steve Jobs, author Leander Kahney’s book Inside Steve’s Brain gives a “fresh, noble perspective” on the Apple icon’s impenetrable mind, Jon Swartz writes in USA Today. Like most who try, Kahney couldn’t score facetime, but... More »

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Steve Jobs • Apple • iPod • Pixar • biography • book reviews • book

 MySpace Music Takes On iTunes

Joint venture with record companies aims to create competition

Apr 3, 08 2:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - The world of online music buying looks set for a shakeup with the launch of MySpace Music, announced today. The joint venture between MySpace and three of the big four record labels aims to compete head-to-head with iTunes, CNET News reports. Music industry bigwigs are said to have long felt... More »

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MySpace • iTunes • Apple • iPod • Universal Music Group • EMI Music • Warner Music • music sales • online music • Sony BMG • MySpace Music

Analysis

Apple Is Unlikely to Offer Unlimited Music, But If It Did...

Competitors cry monopoly, but consumers seem enthusiastic

Mar 24, 08 10:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Don’t expect a subscription music service bundled with iPods anytime soon: that’s the consensus emerging from the news flurry since last week’s report Apple was considering such a move. Still, the flurry made two things clear, declares Nate Anderson in Ars Technica: Apple would need to tread... More »

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music downloads • iPhone • Apple • iPod • digital music • portable media players • subscription music

Audio Books Lose Copy Protection

Major publishers' downloads can be played on all devices

Mar 3, 08 12:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Some major book publishers are planning to remove anticopying protections from digital audio books, allowing customers who download them to transfer the files between their computers and portable players. The world’s biggest publisher, Random House, will offer all its audio books as unrestricted MP3s this month, reports the More »

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online retailers • DRM free music • iPod • copyright • digital downloads • DRM • iTunes Store • portable media players • MP3s • Random House • Penguin Group • Simon & Schuster • audio books

iPods OK for Pacemaker Patients, Study Says

Contradicts two reports from last year

Feb 1, 08 11:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Heart patients who have both pacemakers and iPods can rest easy: The music devices don't affect the cardiac ones, reports Reuters. Two studies published last year suggested that iPods created electrical interference, but a new report by a team of FDA researchers concludes, “No interference effects can occur in... More »

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Apple • iPod • product safety • portable media players • heart health • pacemakers

Gotta Have My (Barbie) MP3

Ever more kids use digital music players—and advertisers catch on

Jan 21, 08 2:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Digital music players are hot—even with the lunchbox set: A recent study shows 31% of 6 to 10-year-olds use them. This means a whole new market for kid-themed players, accessories, music and video, reports Advertising Age. Indeed, players aimed at children have proliferated in the past two years. “... More »

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marketing • children • iPod • MP3 • portable media players

OPINION

New Tech Sinks or Swims Based on Whims

Users react to devices in surprising ways,
NYT scribe says

Jan 20, 08 8:09 PM CST
(Newser) - Innovations like the iPod and Prius usually require new user skills, and acceptance can depend on one's willingness to adapt, writes G. Pascal Zachary in the New York Times. “You throw technologies into the market and see what sticks,” he quotes one analyst as saying. Revolutionary stuff... More »

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technology • business • iPod • innovation • Prius • product development • gadget

NetFlix Tries to Pre-Empt Apple

New rental rivals prepare for Internet movie showdown

Jan 13, 08 10:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Netflix and Apple are preparing to go head-to-head in the burgeoning business of delivering movies over the Internet . AP reports Netflix is expanding its fledgling movie streaming service,  Watch Instantly, to give most subscribers unlimited access to 6,000 titles. The move comes just as Apple is about to... More »

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iPhone • iTunes • Apple • iPod • Netflix • streaming movies • LG Electronics • movies

Online Music Sales Surge in Britain

Holiday bounce credited with rare good note for music industry

Jan 3, 08 3:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Online music downloads in Britain surged during the last week of 2007, more than doubling the corresponding week of 2006, Reuters reports. With physical album sales still down and digital piracy continuing, analysts saw a high note: "The news should help induce optimism that the recorded music industry may... More »

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Apple • iPod • piracy • digital music • online music • eMusic

Apple Seals Online DVD Rental Deal With Fox

New releases to be offered on iTunes

Dec 27, 07 5:40 AM CST
(Newser) - In a groundbreaking deal 20th Century Fox will offer its new DVD releases as downloadable rentals on Apple's iTunes Store, the Financial Times reports. New Fox DVD releases will also come with special iTunes-compatible versions of the film that can be easily ripped from the disc. Fox will join Disney... More »

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iTunes • Apple • iPod • Fox

Apple Shares Smash $200 Barrier

Hot gadgets help company muscle past IBM, Dell, Intel in value

Dec 26, 07 3:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Apple's shares hit a record high today, climbing $1.80 to $200.60 before retreating to close at $198.95. Strong sales of the Macintosh computer, iPod, and iPhone fueled the rally, reports Bloomberg, and Apple says sales this holiday season will be the highest in its 31-year history. The... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • stocks • iPod • Macintosh

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