I purchased a new black iPod shuffle on the Friday after the announcement. The package arrived the following Tuesday after a short 21-hour trip from China. I put it to work the following day in the gym and have been using it regularly since. I have some firsthand thoughts, both good and bad.
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(Via AppleInsider.)
In what could be a significant victory for its online music store, Apple is believed to have landed agreements not only to remove copy protection from the music of all major labels but to also allow direct music downloads to iPhones over cellular networks.
(Via Insanely Great Mac.)
A sure sign of the apocalypseApple’s giving something away
(Via iLounge.)
Apple has released iPod Reset Utility 1.0.3, which allows users of first- and second-generation iPod shuffle models to completely erase all music and data and restore the units back to factory settings when iTunes is unable to do so. On first-generation shuffles, the utility will reinstall iPod Software version 1.1.5, while second-generation shuffles are restored to iPod Software version 1.0.4. iPod Reset Utility 1.0.3 for Mac is a 3.6MB download.
“The CEO of Sony BMG Music Entertainment says that the company is developing an online music subscription service that would give users unlimited access to its music and be compatible with a host of digital music players,” Matt Moore reports for The Associated Press.
(Via iLounge.)
Apple has released software version 1.0.4 for the second-generation iPod shuffle. According to Apple, the update offers enhanced support for 2GB models, contains bug fixes, and supersedes all previous versions. iPod shuffle software version 1.0.4 is available now through the update feature in iTunes.
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(Via The Unofficial Apple Weblog.)
iPods are great. They allow you to take your complete music library on-the-go, along with some iPod games, and movies. But what if you are in the middle of reading, say, your favorite blog (you know, us), and you want to go somewhere? Well, you certainly don’t have to stop reading! I am going to show you how to use Automator to create a workflow that gets the current text from Safari and syncs it to your iPod as a new note.
Continue reading Mac Automation: Save websites to iPod for later
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by Slash Lane, AppleInsider
Shares of Apple Inc. slumped further south on Wednesday amid a weakening macroeconomic outlook and reports of additional production cuts affecting not only the company’s handhelds, but also its red-hot notebook business.
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