Microsoft has revealed in a Security and Exchange Commission filing that the company’s Zune revenue in the 4th quarter of 2008 was less than half of what it was the previous year.
via Zune Death Watch: Microsoft Zune Revenues Plummet – Podcasting News.
Posts Tagged ‘Apple’
Zune Death Watch: Microsoft Zune revenues plummet
January 24, 2009Apple on netbooks: Mostly garbage, but we have some ideas (AAPL)
January 22, 2009On Apple’s conference call today, COO Tim Cook said the company is “watching that space,” but it’s not too impressed with what it’s seen so far.
via Apple On Netbooks: Mostly Garbage, But We Have Some Ideas (AAPL).
Apple bests downturn, but faces SEC probe
January 22, 2009Apple Inc. defied the recession and tech slump by posting strong sales and profit for the holiday quarter. But it gave a cautious outlook for the current period amid news that the government is examining how the company disclosed Chief Executive Steve Jobs’s health issues.
via Apple Bests Downturn, But Faces SEC Probe – WSJ.com.
Apple iPhone apps: Now you can have your own iGirl
January 20, 2009The iGirl is a female avatar trapped in your iPhone. You can make her dance or shake, change her clothes, ethnicity, and even what language she speaks. (No, she doesn’t take her clothes off—this is Apple).
via Descent Into Dumb iPhone Apps: Now You Can Have Your Own iGirl.
Obama thinks he can hang on to his BlackBerry (RIMM)
January 20, 2009“I think we’re going to be able to beat this back,” Obama told CNN. “….I think we’re going to be able to hang onto one of these. Now, my working assumption, and this is not new, is that everything I write on e-mail could end up being on CNN. So I make sure that — [...]
After Jobs discloses illness, questions for reporters
January 19, 2009Daniel Lyons, the Newsweek tech columnist who once wrote a satirical blog under the name Fake Steve Jobs, said there were two types of reporters who cover Apple: those who “realize a lot of what they are being told is not true. And the other kind who suck up in order to get access and [...]
Music industry imitates digital pirates to turn a profit
January 19, 2009Online and mobile services offering listeners unlimited “free” access to millions of songs are set to proliferate in the coming months, according to music industry executives.
via Music Industry Imitates Digital Pirates to Turn a Profit – NYTimes.com.
ITunes to change strategy
January 6, 2009Starting Tuesday, Apple said iPhone 3G owners will also be able to download songs from the iTunes Store via their cellular networks instead of having to connect to a wireless Internet network. The company said the price, selection and quality of the songs would be the same as they are online.
via ITunes to Change Pricing [...]
Apple cuts copy protection and prices on iTunes
January 6, 2009Apple Inc. is cutting the price of some songs in its market-leading iTunes online music store to 69 cents and plans to begin selling all tracks without copy protection.
via Apple cuts copy protection and prices on iTunes – Yahoo! Finance.
Watch cable TV from your iPhone
January 6, 2009Sling Media, the company behind the popular (and very cool) settop boxes that allow you to stream cable from your house to your computer, looks like it has outdone itself.
via Coming Soon From Sling Media: Watch Cable TV From Your iPhone.
