iTunes 9 – Social Media, Genius, Home Sharing, LP Albums, iPhone

iTunes 9

The release of iTunes 9 has included some social media additions, an iTunes store revamp, Genius features and some great extras for the iPhone. However, some rumored additions were left out, such as Last.fm integration and blu-ray playback.

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Remember Kazaa? Now They Offer Legal Downloads

kazaa_logoRemember Kazaa? That program many of us used to download music illegally (not me of course). Well they’re making a comeback, but this time it’s legal. Kazaa have moved away from a P2P platform and moved to an online music store where users are able to purchase their music legally.

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Facebook iPhone App | MJ Memorial | Hulu UK | Coke & Pepsi | IE8 OMGIGP – Week in Review #5

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Facebook iPhone App
An update to the popular Facebook iPhone application is immenent. Looks like some nice additions will be made including Events, Like comments, Pages and an updated home screen. Finally some of the items you can view on the mobile Facebook site (and much more) have been added to the application, and I have to say, it’s looking quite nice.
> Details On The Upcoming New Facebook iPhone App. Now With Events!
> Facebook | iPhone

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The Day the Music Died… and Almost Took the Internet With It

michael_jackson25th June 2009 (26th in Australia), a day that won’t soon be forgotten. The death of Michael Jackson, the undisputed King of Pop, sent hundreds of thousands of people around the world to the internet to try and find out the truth… was the superstar really dead.

I was on my way to work when I read the news on my iPhone that he had been rushed to hospital after suffering cardiac arrest. As usual my first move was to post the news on Twitter and see what others were saying. People were claiming Michael Jackson had died, but I tried not to believe it until I had seen it confirmed on one of the major news outlets. It wasn’t long before confirmation was made and I had friends and family calling to share the news and their empathy. I had purchased tickets to see Michael Jackson’s concert in London.

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Music industry update and The Pirate Bay verdict fallout

pirate-bay-falloutQuite a lot has happened in the music industry since The Pirate Bay verdict was announced last week. (No, this blog won’t just be about The Pirate Bay!)

Fallout
The music industry fell victim to verdict fallout with the IFPI site (the source of a lot of the stats I discussed in my previous post) falling victim to a DDoS attack, making the site slow and inaccessible at times.

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The Pirate Bay verdict and the entertainment industry

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As most of you may have already heard, the verdict for The Pirate Bay trial was announced yesterday. GUILTY. The 4 men involved were sentenced to 1 year in prison each and have to split a total fine of just under $5 million AUD. Of course The Pirate Bay legal team will appeal the decision with more questions being answered in a press conference on their website.

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