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iPhone 4 + Glitchy Launch = Huge Demand Anyway

Source: All About Jazz
June 18, 2010

Apple has taken orders for more than half a million next-gen iPhones despite numerous website errors and two AT&T security glitches exposing customers personal data.

Now that's impressive.

Many customers itching for an iPhone 4 this week reported server failures when they attempted to pre-order the handset. In some instances, customers were even erroneously logged into other peoples accounts through AT&Ts website. Acknowledging the security glitch, AT&T temporarily suspended iPhone 4 preorders to resolve the problem. The AT&T website error ...

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Why Didn't Apple Anticipate the iPhone 4 Frenzy?

Source: All About Jazz
June 18, 2010

When Apple (AAPL) and AT&T (T) began accepting early orders for the new iPhone on Tuesday, Jon Rifenburg was on his computer at 6 a.m. to be among the first to reserve a phone.

He was one of the lucky ones. So many folks jammed Apple and AT&T websites and customer service phone lines that by Wednesday, AT&T said it was suspending early ordering for now. So did Best Buy (BBY), the nation's largest electronics retailer. “I stood on line ...

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MCG Jazz Launches New Rhiza Folio Website About Jazz

Source: Michael Ricci
June 17, 2010

From the filing cabinet to the web: Nation's jazz archives go online

By Maryl Curran Widdows

Imagine easy online access to everything you wanted to know about live jazz performances in America. What was the top tune played last year? How many people attended live jazz shows? How did the set lists differ for the same artist on different nights? What did it sound like when two artists played together for the first time?

Next month, MCG Jazz will launch ...

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The Internet Makes Us Smarter -- And I Love It

Source: PC Magazine
June 17, 2010

Some worry about the Web making us dumber or lazier, but not me. I'd be lost without it. Lately, I've been reading reports about things the Web has ruined and whether or not this or that part of the Web is making us dumber. One report targeted Google, but, thankfully, it assessed that the massive search engine is not, in fact, shaving off our IQ points. Wow. What an “aha!" moment. Of course the Web isn't making us stupid, any ...

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AT&T iPhone Orders 'Temporarily Suspended' After 600K Meltdown

Source: All About Jazz
June 17, 2010

If you were wondering why both Apple and AT&T melted down when taking orders for the iPhone 4 on Tuesday, we have the answer.

Apple sold 600,000 of the things.

According to Apples press release, “It was the largest number of pre-orders Apple has ever taken in a single day and was far higher than we anticipated, resulting in many order and approval system malfunctions."

It wasn't helped by AT&Ts new ordering system which, according to an AT&T insider was ...

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FCC Takes First Step Toward Broadband Regulation

Source: Michael Ricci
June 17, 2010

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission took a first step toward imposing limited regulations on broadband providers by voting Thursday to launch a notice of inquiry exploring the change.

Network World's Cisco Subnet-The Independent Voice of Cisco Customers The commission voted 3-2 to launch the notice of inquiry, or NOI, with its two Republicans voting against the proceeding. The NOI asks for public comment on a proposal by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski to reclassify broadband as a common-carrier regulated service. Genachowki's ...

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Zimbalam Upgrades Player and Widget, Adds Data

Source: HypeBot
June 17, 2010

Digital music distributor Zimbalam has announced that theirreal-timeBackStage CRM system, integrated player, and Facebook Widget are now live for all users. Their integrated distribution and marketing systemhas the potential to help artists sell their music byincorporating personalized purchase links in the player. Also,their Backstage CRM system provides data into what is working best for streaming and purchase referrals in real-time.

So too, artists can also customize the Zimbalam player to create an album like experience with the entire discography ...

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Google Music Store or iTunes in the Cloud by Fall?

Source: HypeBot
June 17, 2010

Michael Robertson Predicts No Cloud Based iTunes In 2010

It's no secret that Google is getting progressively more involved with music. TechCrunch recently even found a Google Music url and logo. Now CNET is reporting that, according to multiple industry sources, Google could launch a music service with downloads and streaming as early as this fall.

Google's purchase of Simplify Media, which enabled users to stream songs from their computer to other web enabled devices helped set the stage. ...

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