Apple’s iCloud aims to ‘demote the PC’
The service will let Apple users access their files, email and media from anywhere, on multiple devices. ‘We are going to move the … center of your digital life into the cloud,’ Steve Jobs says. Steve Jobs, still gaunt from his battle with a rare form of cancer, interrupted his medical leave to unveil Apple Inc.’s new venture in the cloud.
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You Can’t Always Get What You Want: Apple’s Disappointing Music Announcements at WWDC
There was a lot of buzz prior to today’s announcements at WWDC about the deals that Apple had reportedly struck with the major record labels. Even before any Apple executives took the stage, many industry observers had crowned Apple the heir apparent to music in the cloud, decreeing that its offerings would surely trump those recently announced by Google and Amazon . But now that the dust has …
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NYC social media startup launches SoundStation, the world’s first Facebook powered music network.
With the help of social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and SoundCloud, SoundStation introduces the world to a whole new way of discovering music. The intuitive social music experience provided by SoundStation allows Facebook users to see and interact with music that has been downloaded or “liked” by their friends. All songs available on SoundStation can be streamed or downloaded for free to …
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Apple’s Jobs unveils iCloud, ‘the center of your digital life’
SAN FRANCISCO – Apple CEO Steve Jobs ushered his company – and, by extension, the global computing industry – into the “cloud” era on Monday.
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Capitol/EMI Celebrates Black Music Month With the Digital Release of ‘The Soul Of Capitol Records: Rare & Well-Done …
In honor of Black Music Month, Capitol/EMI has released a new digital compilation, The Soul Of Capitol Records: Rare & Well-Done . The collection, available now for download purchase from all major digital service providers, features 20 songs that are noteworthy not only for their quality, but also for their rarity.
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