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App developers could face US privacy investigation

by Dana Franklin (Apr 6th, 2011)

Hey app, did you just send my personal data or my phone's unique electronic identification number over the internet without my permission? Federal prosecutors in New Jersey are trying to answer this question in an ongoing investigation, the Wall Street Journal reports. The federal probe aims to ...

Pandora says grand jury looking into Apple and Android apps

by Mel Martin (Apr 4th, 2011)

One of the most popular music services, Pandora, has revealed that a federal grand jury is examining information sharing by mobile apps. According to the Wall Street Journal, Pandora was served with a subpoena to produce documents relating to "information sharing processes of certain ...

How to go music hunting for Shazam and Pandora

by Mike Schramm (Feb 15th, 2011)

The New York Times has an interesting writeup of a growing new trade built around services commonly used as smartphone apps: music-tracking, or music-identifying services. You've probably played with Pandora or Shazam on your iPhone already, and the article profiles just how all of that music gets ...

Ford's AppLink to support iPhone voice control of apps

by David Quilty (Dec 24th, 2010)

My, how far we have come since Ford offered a "standard" iPod jack in its 2008 Ford Escape. Starting this month (and next depending on the model), SYNC-equipped Ford Fiesta owners with iPhone, Android or BlackBerry smartphones will be able to use free software from Ford called AppLink, which gives ...

Apple spotlights apps ready for iOS 4.0

by Mike Schramm (Jun 26th, 2010)

We already spotlighted a few big apps that have made the jump to iOS 4 (and I'm sure we'll have more coming up soon), but Apple has gone ahead and put a few of its favorites on a page in iTunes for you to browse through as well. There are some excellent games on the list (PopCap didn't waste any ...

Pandora for iOS 4 hits the streets

by Mel Martin (Jun 21st, 2010)

Not a minute too soon! As expected, Pandora has updated the much-loved music app for the iPhone to version 3.1. This build will (drumroll) allow you to keep playing music when you move on to something else. Of course this will only work on devices that support multitasking on iOS 4, which means ...

Is the Apple TV on life support?

by Mel Martin (May 13th, 2010)

It seems so. The Apple TV was announced with some fanfare in 2006, and it's been pretty much downhill since then. Sales have been sluggish and new features are coming out very slowly. As it is, the US$229.00 Apple TV allows you to buy Movies and TV shows through the iTunes Store, look at ...

Enjoy background audio with MLB's At Bat

by Dave Caolo (Mar 4th, 2010)

As if I weren't excited enough to buy Major League Baseball's (MLB) iPhone app At Bat (here's an example of my previous gushing), they've added a new feature that makes it easy to listen to games while using other apps. While Apple doesn't allow 3rd party apps to run in the background on the ...

Shazam adds Last.FM integration to iPhone apps

by Mike Schramm (Feb 16th, 2010)

Shazam is one of my favorite iPhone apps, and it was one of the first I downloaded from the App Store. Every time I'm in a store or listening to the radio and hear a song I like but don't know, I let Shazam listen. The free version is still in the store, but just recently they've also released ...

Report: iPhone, Android, Blackberry users use the same apps

by Mike Schramm (Jan 13th, 2010)

I'm not sure if this is a fascinating peek at the way we're wired or an obvious conclusion based on reason, but I'll let you decide. Despite the fact that they seem to be polar opposites on Internet forums and comment sections, Android, Blackberry, and iPhone users all end up using mostly the same ...

Boxee box specs revealed

by Mike Schramm (Jan 5th, 2010)

This is probably the last time we'll post about the Boxee box, as it's not really an Apple product, but given that it's based on software that lots of Apple TV and Mac mini owners use, and that we've been following its release, I figure we can update you one more time. Over at CES, Boxee has ...

5 apps for the radio lover

by Sang Tang (Sep 25th, 2009)

Radio just isn't the way it used to be. It's not that "this ain't your father's radio." This isn't even the radio you knew five years ago. A loosening of media ownership rules (via the 1996 Telecommunications Act) has transformed what was once a local medium into more of a national one, one that put ...

SweetFM brings tasty Last.fm integration to your Mac

by Christina Warren (Jun 16th, 2009)

I'm a big music fan, and I spend a good portion of my day listening to an iPod or iTunes because music helps me concentrate and stay motivated. I have a pretty extensive music collection, but I also enjoy streaming music services like Last.fm and Pandora to find new music, listen to a mix of ...

Computerworld: Will Apple kill satellite radio?

by Mel Martin (Apr 7th, 2009)

ComputerWorld has an interesting item this morning by Mike Elgan. It speculates about new features in the anticipated iPhone coming this summer, including an FM transmitter to send iPhone audio to a car radio. It's also thought that the new 3.0 software will enable stereo bluetooth streaming to a ...

Boxee alpha boasts API, Hulu-stomping browser and Pandora

by Christina Warren (Mar 24th, 2009)

Boxee is having a massive meet-up in NYC tonight and is unveiling a new version of the alpha that brings more features, some Hulu manageability, and a new API. Fire up the update function in your Apple TV or OS X copies of boxee and get in on the fun! Tonight's new release brings in some new ...