Regardless of whether Android is bigger than the iPhone, Google’s OS is clearly a mobile platform to be reckoned with. At Google I/O in San Francisco on Thursday, Google CEO Eric Schmidt noted that 100,000 Android phones are getting activated daily, up from 60,000 in April. Suddenly, the race for the music cloud is getting a bit more more interesting. (more…)
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Apple + Lala, Meet Google + Simplify Media…
Monday, May 24th, 2010McCartney: EMI Is Why the Beatles Are Missing on iTunes…
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010EMI executives sometimes struggle against an avalanche of negative media, and Paul McCartney is the latest source of pain. McCartney recently shifted his entire solo catalog away from EMI, and now, he’s blaming the label for a still iTunes-less Beatles. “It’s been business hassles,” McCartney recently told BBC Radio. “Not with us, or iTunes. It’s the people in the middle, the record label. There have been all sorts of reasons why they don’t want to do it.” (more…)
Bronfman: Apple Conversations “Not Happening Today”…
Monday, May 10th, 2010So, what do labels like Warner Music Group think about the prospects of a cloud-enabled iTunes? Early information suggests that label groups want more compensation for a system that would offer multiple access points. Warner could be a party to that demand, though WMG chief Edgar Bronfman, unexpectedly candid on Spotify last quarter, offered little on this one. (more…)
Those Curiously Strong Music Retail Stocks…
Friday, April 23rd, 2010Wall Street was flat overall on Wednesday, despite a nice bump from Apple and other overachievers. After posting stellar earnings, AAPL bumped 5.98 percent to $259.22, a once-unthinkable high. (more…)
50 Million Strong, Pandora Makes the iPad Leap…
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010As the iPhone inherits a super-sized sibling, it’s only a matter of time before apps cross the chasm. In the case of Pandora, the leap happened right at launch. The Pandora iPad app comes complete with all the trimmings found on the iPhone and iPod touch, with bigger album artwork and more room for bios and related information. (more…)
Initial iPad Sales? One Projection Tops 600,000…
Monday, April 5th, 2010Who has $500-plus to throw around on a tablet these days? Well, more than 600,000 people, according to one first-weekend estimate of iPad sales. The figure – of between 600,000 and 700,000 – comes from Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, who bumped an initial projection of 300,000 after witnessing huge lines at Apple Stores. (more…)
Apple Third Largest on Wall Street, Again…
Thursday, April 1st, 2010Apple (AAPL) is once again the third-largest company on Wall Street, as measured by market capitalization. Earlier this month, the company pushed past Walmart (WMT) as iPad anticipation bubbled. Positions then reverted, though Apple is third once again, thanks to rumors of an iPhone expansion beyond AT&T. (more…)
Report: Apple Urging Labels to Reject Amazon MP3 “Daily Deals”
Thursday, March 4th, 2010Apple has begun urging record labels not to participate in a discounted MP3 promotion offered by rival Amazon.com and withdrawing iTunes Store marketing support for some releases featured as Amazon “Daily Deals,” Billboard reported, citing sources. (more…)
iTunes Approaching 10 Billion Song Downloads…
Friday, February 12th, 2010The iTunes Store is now approaching 10 billion song downloads, and the fanfare starts immediately. The streamers are already adorning the ‘Countdown to 10 Billion Songs’ celebration, and Apple is awarding a $10,000 iTunes gift certificate to the fan who hits the magic number. That is certainly a monster gift certificate, appropriate for the threshold on hand. (more…)
