Archive for the ‘Music’ Category

Apple and BridgeCo Bring iTunes to Every Stereo in Your House

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

One of the new features that Apple announced at its music event last week was AirPlay, a feature that lets users wirelessly stream their music to different stereo systems all over their house. An evolution of AirTunes, a feature that first premiered with the AirPort Express in 2004, AirPlay lets users stream their iTunes library from and to multiple locations, including the forthcoming Apple TV. It also offers the ability to control playback and manage playlists from an iPhone or iPod touch

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Hands-On with iOS 4.1: HDR, Game Center and Ping for Mobile [PICS]

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

Apple has officially released iOS 4.1 to iTunes.

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TuneCore: Apple Does Not Hate Indie Bands, It Just Digs Quality Control

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

Attention all indie bands who are hot to get on Ping : Your golden ticket to Apple’s new music social network is on its way. We spoke with Jeff Price, founder of music distributor TuneCore (which hosts bands both big and small), about the process of scoring a Ping artist page, which is turning out to be quite meticulous and laborious on Apple’s part.

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Willow Smith Makes Music Debut With ‘Whip My Hair’

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

Will and Jada Pinkett’s fashion-forward 9-year-old is earning Rihanna comparisons. By Daniela Capistrano Willow Smith (file) Photo: Jun Sato/WireImage/Getty Images If the early enthusiasm is to be believed, Rihanna may have a threat in 9-year-old Willow Smith. On Tuesday, the pint-size daughter of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith leaked her first single, “Whip My Hair,” setting music blogs abuzz with comparisons to the Barbadian R&B star.

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Disturbed Knock Katy Perry From Billboard #1 Slot

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

Eminem’s Recovery holds at #3.

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