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Apple Unveils New iPods, Launches WiFi Music Store

Hot off the heels of the recent iPhone touch-screen frenzy the mock turtled one unveiled the next generation of iPods yesterday. The star of the show was iPod touch—basically an iPhone minus the phone. Both iPod touch and iPhone will now (FINALLY) have WiFi access to the iTunes Music Store—which is sure to up the number of hit song impulse shoppers—and the ability to use iTunes purchased songs as ringtones. iPod touch includes most of iPhone's OS X package, including Safari, for a reasonable $299 (8GB) and $399 (16GB) pricetag. The 8GB iPhone also had its priced slashed to $399 and Apple has done away with the 4GB model.

Other developments included the introduction of iPod classic which comes in whopping 80GB and 160GB versions and a new iPod nano that supports video... cause Steve Jobs knows how we've been holding out on finally seeing Pirates of the Caribbean for the theater feel of a 2-inch screen. Magnifying glass not included.

Find out more at Apple.com.

Posted on 09/06/2007 | Comments(28) | Permalink

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It's Official: iPhone Available June 29th

Get your sleeping bags ready iFreaks! The iPhone lands in the hands of the economically able ($500 for 4GB, $600 for 8GB) on June 29th. No pre-orders, bro... so line up. With the announcement comes a batch of commercials not nearly as snarky as Mac vs. PC.

Video: iPhone commercials

Posted on 06/04/2007 | Comments(15) | Permalink

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Apple and EMI Make DRM Deal

The Good, The Bad, and The DRM-free

EMI Music has become the first major to offer digital rights management (DRM) free downloads via iTunes. The catch? Thirty cents more per track (via Billboard).

EMI's new "higher quality" DRM-free music will first be available on Apple's iTunes Music Store for $1.29 a track. At this morning's (April 2) press conference in London, EMI Group CEO Eric Nicoli and Apple CEO Steve Jobs were joined by Parlophone/EMI act the Good, the Bad & the Queen, who performed two songs.

The new premium versions of EMI's digital songs will complement the existing DRM-protected songs that iTunes is already selling. Other online music retailers are expected to come on board soon. Apple paid a $5 million advance to EMI for the right to sell music with DRM, sources familiar with the situation say. Apple and EMI declined comment.

Posted on 04/02/2007 | Comments(8) | Permalink

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