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Make the Apple App Store backward compatible

Chris
Posted by Chris May 13, 2009
Categories: Apple, Featured, Software

Apple App Store

When Apple release the new iPhone Operating System (3.0) they will remove applications which are not compatible with the update from the App Store. Is it time to make the App Store backward compatible?

iPhone App developers encouraged yet warned

Apple have been encouraging iPhone App developers to create new apps for iPhone OS 3.0 for some time. In addition to developing new apps developers are also encouraged to test old apps to make sure that they are also compatible with the impending iPhone OS release (if not make them so). This encouragement from Apple seems reasonable and logical, yet it has been tainted with the warning that compatibility issues could lead to some applications being removed from Apple’s App Store.

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CRB Freezes Royalty Rate — iTunes Store Safe!

Chris
Posted by Chris October 02, 2008
Categories: Apple

The Copyright Royalties Board have decided to keep the royalty rate for music downloads at 9 cents. An spokesman for Apple said, “we’re pleased with the CRB’s decision to keep royalty rates stable.”

The three-member board that sets statutory copyright licenses e-mailed the Digital Media Association (DiMA), the National Music Publishers’ Association, Apple, and other download stores with its decision to keep the royalty rate 9.1 cents. The board also set the same rate for CDs and mandated established a 24-cents rate for ringtones. The decision is the first time the Board has established mechanical royalty rates for digital downloads.

It is thought that the iTunes Vice President’s, Eddy Cue, testimony influenced the CRB’s decision.

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Increased Royalty Rate Could Kill Apple iTunes

Chris
Posted by Chris October 02, 2008
Categories: Apple, Featured, Opinion

iTunes Vice President Eddy CueLater today the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) meet to discuss and decide whether royalty rates for digital downloads should increase from 9 cents to 15 cents per track — a rise requested by National Music Publishers’ Association.

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Apple to Make iTunes 8 and iPod Accessible to the Blind

Chris
Posted by Chris September 29, 2008
Categories: Apple, Dugg

2008 Apple iPod family [Courtesy of Apple]

Once again Apple are striving to make their products accessible.

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Your Music Anywhere Via The Web With blueTunes

Chris
Posted by Chris September 26, 2008
Categories: Apple, Featured, Web

blueTunes logo [take your tunes to the cloud]A new web service for listening to your own music, not sharing it, has been launched today. Called, blueTunes, it allows users to upload their music collection and listen to it via the web. Going on holiday? Take a laptop and your music will follow. At a party that lacks decent music? (We’ve all been in that situation I’m sure!) Login and blast a few of your favorites favourites!

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