Posts from March 19, 2008

David Card | March 19, 2008, 10:33 PM
Fuzzy Logic on Potential iPod Music "Subscriptions"
Much to my consternation, Silicon Alley Insider has become a must-read for me, but its analysis of a potential Apple digital music subscription service is a bit off the mark. ...But if that's really the only thing keeping this from happening, then this is a done deal. Right now Apple...( more )

Mark Mulligan | March 19, 2008, 10:01 PM
Comes With EMI
Nokia’s Comes With Music looks to be gaining some much needed momentum, with EMI announcing they are in negotiations to license to the offering. With Omnifone’s MusicStation Max and rumours of Apple deploying a similar approach for iPods Nokia are at risk of being beaten to the punch in their...( more )

Michael Gartenberg | March 19, 2008, 04:29 PM
HTC Shift CDMA Version - First Take
The somewhat delayed HTC has finally landed on US shores with a CDMA version (sadly, legal issues over chipsets prevent HTC from selling the GSM version here for now). I've been using one for a few weeks and it's nice twist on the ultra mobile space. Lisa Gade has a...( more )

Mark Mulligan | March 19, 2008, 09:10 AM
Labels Sue Eircom
More on the enforcing piracy debate: the four majors have sued Ireland’s leading ISP Eircom, demanding that filtering technology be deployed to combat illegal downloading of music. Eircom unsurprisingly protest and ask how they will be able to tell whether traffic is copyrighted or not without first of all looking...( more )

Michael Gartenberg | March 19, 2008, 08:40 AM
When real world conflicts go online
Interesting AP article on how Facebook is now embroiled in the Middle East conflict......( more )

Michael Gartenberg | March 19, 2008, 08:29 AM
Apple To Do Subscription Service?
Rumors of Apple doing a subscription music service are as old as... well as old as the iPod itself. But a new report from the Financial Times suggests that Apple will be doing exactly that. It appears there are two models under discussion, a traditional rental service with a monthly...( more )