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A First Look at Apple's New Ipad and What It Doesn't Mean for Music ...Yet

Source: HypeBot
January 29, 2010

Yesterday's iPad announcement provided a boost for beleagured book publishers, but it offered nothing new for the music sector beyond a slightly better set of speakers. That doesn't mean, however, that things won't change.

A core tenant for Apple is interoperability between its devices as well as with iTunes. The iPad is part of that same ecosystem into which late last year Apple added the iTunes LP to feature ...

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Apps Are Like Babies

Source: HypeBot
January 29, 2010

My favorite line from Midem came in a tweet from @amandapalmer:

“apps are like babies... easy to conceive and hard to deliver".

Apps were the talk of MidemNet and Midem. Music discovery and delivery apps, streaming apps, artist apps and more. But Palmer is right, apps are easy to conceive and hard to deliver - particularly artist apps. Good app programmers are in short supply and overworked. But more than that, do you have the ability to consistently deliver great ...

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3 More Rumors from Midem

Source: HypeBot
January 29, 2010

Several strong sources point to the release of a Zune phone. This article from ars has evidence seems to confirm it. Subscription music service MOG's goal of licensing via ISP's and mobile company's is getting closer to reality. Nothing is firm yet, but both sides see promise. Then again, a growing number of competitors are fighting MOG in the same space... Will Spotify ever come to the U.S.? The major labels are increasingly skeptical that as supported Spotify ...

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From the Archives: A Revealing Interview with Steve Jobs

Source: All About Jazz
January 28, 2010

In 1994, Apple's kingpin sat down for a free-ranging session with Rolling Stone reporter Jeff Goodell. As he introduces his latest revolutionary product, a rare glimpse into the mind of a true visionary

So Steve Jobs is rocking the world again with the introduction of the iPad, a device that takes another step closer to Jobs' long-held dream of creating “a bicycle for the mind." Will the iPad succeed? Who knows. Apple is at top of its game, the richest ...

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Ten Things Missing from the iPad

Source: All About Jazz
January 28, 2010

The iPad was supposed to change the face of computing, to be a completely new form of digital experience. But what Steve Jobs showed us yesterday was in fact little more than a giant iPhone.

A giant iPhone that doesnt even make calls. Many were expecting cameras, kickstands and some crazy new form of text input. The iPad, though, is better defined by what isnt there.

Flash

Many people will bemoan the lack of support for Adobes interactive software, Flash. ...

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Topspin Ups Game with Partnerships, UK Expansion

Source: HypeBot
January 27, 2010

(Cannes) #Midem #Topspin - At MIDEM this week, direct artist to fan platform Topspin announced a major expansion to its growing list of content partners. Topspin will showcase its first annual Topspin Content Partner Day on February 25th in Santa Monica. The company has also opened an office in the United Kingdom which will be led by Topspin co-founder Shamal Ranasinghe.

Topspin has recently partnered with labels ranging from Universal, EMI, Atlantic, ATO, Real World, Dangerbird, Nacional, Thirty Tigers, and ...

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Interview: Jeff Gomez of Print is Dead: Books in Our Digital Age (PT. 1)

Source: HypeBot
January 27, 2010

Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor

Recently, I spoke with Jeff Gomez, who is the author of Print Is Dead: Books in Our Digital Age and currently the director of online consumer sales and marketing for Penguin Group USA. In this interview, Jeff shares his thoughts on the role of publishers in the digital age, the emergence of a middle class of authors, and the future of print. In what ways has the digital age forced us ...

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Spotify Starts to Look Serious

Source: HypeBot
January 27, 2010

(Cannes) #Midem -- We7 To Launch Paid Premium Service Feb 1st

For more than a year streaming music service Spotify has been the darling of the music press and it appears that fans agree. Some tidbits dropped from various company sources at Cannes point to a good year for the company:

250,000 paid subscribers At very roughly 10 euros each that $40-50,000 million That's before revenue from ads, downloads, etc. 6 million free subscribers - a drain on the balance ...

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