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Amazon optimizes MP3 store for iPad, iPhone

by Michael Grothaus (Jan 17th, 2013)

Amazon has just announced the launch of an iOS-optimized MP3 web store via mobile Safari. The HTML-5 mobile store allows an easy access point for Amazon to sell its songs to iOS users while skirting Apple's 30 percent cut of sales of items sold through iOS apps. The move is a clear sign that ...

Amazon announces AutoRip, gives users free MP3s of CDs they've bought

by Michael Grothaus (Jan 10th, 2013)

The battle for digital music -- and cloud-based music solutions -- continues. Amazon has announced Amazon AutoRip, a service that gives anyone who has purchased eligible CDs from them since 1998 a free digital copy of that CD. From Amazon's press release announcing the new service: AutoRip ...

Messages compacts MP3 audio

by Erica Sadun (Nov 12th, 2012)

TUAW reader Ryan B wrote us over the weekend, asking if we could confirm a behavior he'd observed when transferring files over iMessage. "A friend and I noticed today that when you send .mp3 files through iMessage on Mac, the quality of the MP3 is downgraded." He adds, "This appears to only ...

Powerful, fast audio editor Fission updated to version 2, available on Mac App Store

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Sep 17th, 2012)

Rogue Amoeba does magical things with audio on the Mac. I've long been a fan of their software, and one of their best applications just got a big update with Fission 2. If you've ever wanted to split, edit, join or otherwise mangle audio clips regardless of format, Fission is a great tool. Not ...

iPad brand four times stronger than competing tablets

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 20th, 2011)

A new Bernstein Research survey suggests Apple will dominate the tablet market in the same way its iPods dominate the MP3 market. According to the survey, 50% of respondents in the US and the UK prefer the iPad over competing tablets. Surprisingly, even tablets from successful smartphone ...

Are The Beatles responsible for music's digital growth in 2011?

by Michael Grothaus (May 12th, 2011)

Nielsen announced yesterday that music sales in the US are up 1.6 percent in 2011. That might not seem like a lot, but for the embattled music industry, any growth is good news. Interestingly, Nielsen seems to ascribe the growth of music sales to The Beatles' deal with Apple. As Nielsen says in ...

Amazon offering top-selling MP3 tracks for $0.69

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 30th, 2011)

Amazon has dropped the price of its top-selling MP3 tracks to $0.69, according to The Los Angeles Times. That's a 20-cent drop from its previous $0.89 price. The move by the internet retail giant is seen as an attempt to knock Apple from its perch as the top distributor of music in the world. ...

Radiohead releasing new downloadable album, MC Hammer releases new iPad single

by Mike Schramm (Feb 14th, 2011)

You may remember, about four years ago, Radiohead raising a stink over the digital release of its album In Rainbows. The band decided to "sell" the album on its website, asking fans to pay whatever they wanted, while at the same time shunning Apple's iTunes service, claiming they wanted to sell the ...

iPod classic still the 5th most popular US MP3 player

by Mike Schramm (Feb 9th, 2011)

Speculation has been poking around lately that the iPod classic's time is not long for this world, but before you start etching out the gravestone, take a look at these recent sales rankings from the NPD Group. According to the numbers, the iPod classic is still the fifth most popular MP3 player in ...

12 people charged in iTunes royalty fraud

by Mike Schramm (Aug 24th, 2010)

I guess with all of the money flowing around iTunes, sooner or later someone would have to try to steal some of it. Twelve people have been charged in the UK with basically laundering money through iTunes -- they were allegedly uploading their own tracks onto the music sales service, then buying ...

Ask TUAW: File ownership and permissions, converting FLV and OGG, extra displays, and more

by Mat Lu (Mar 5th, 2010)

Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we have questions about changing file ownership and permissions, adding two external displays to a MacBook Pro, converting OGG and FLV files on an older Mac, transferring a Time Machine backup to a new disk, and more. ...

"Preview All" added to albums in iTunes

by Ken Ray (Dec 7th, 2009)

Apple has made iTunes a bit more useful for surveying entire albums. A TUAW reader directed our attention to the addition of a 'Preview All' button for albums on the iTunes Store. The store has always given prospective buyers the ability to preview individual tracks. While 30 seconds of sound may ...

A car stereo built for the King (of phones)

by Kevin Harter (Dec 3rd, 2009)

No, you didn't click on the wrong link. We haven't changed our name to The Unofficial Audio Weblog. "Why, then, is my beloved Apple-centric site doing a review of a car stereo?!" you're no doubt asking yourself. 'Cause this thing rocks your iPhone like you've never heard before! Sony was nice ...

Concept: the iPod shuffle bracelet

by Mike Schramm (Nov 30th, 2008)

This seems pointless and yet brilliant at the same time, somehow -- iPhone Savior has concept pictures of the iPod shuffle extended out into a bracelet. You can already find lots of straps and wristbands for the shuffle, and with that clip on it, it's designed to be jewelry anyway, so why not ...

7digital launches MP3 store with all 4 major labels

by Robert Palmer (Sep 16th, 2008)

7digital launched an all-MP3 digital music store featuring songs from all four major labels: Sony BMG, Universal, Warner, and EMI. The tracks are DRM-free and encoded at 320kbps. Currently, the store is available to users in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, France, Spain, Italy and Portugal. ...