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Rumor: Apple looking at buying Spotify... to incorporate it or close it?

by Sam Abuelsamid (Oct 26th, 2010)

Fans of streaming music service Spotify might not want to read this story. The last time Apple bought such a company, it lived on for about six months before being unceremoniously shuttered. Hopefully if a rumored buyout of Spotify does go through, the service will face a happier outcome than Lala ...

Apple's North Carolina data center nears completion

by Keith M (Oct 5th, 2010)

It seems we've been discussing Apple's upcoming, massive North Carolina datacenter for a long, long time -- since around May 2009, actually. Word is that the $1 billion facility is nearing completion, meaning we'll hopefully see the fruits of Apple's labor very soon. Here's one interesting item ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Burn baby burn

by Erica Sadun (Sep 16th, 2010)

Dear Aunt TUAW, Is iTunes slowly encouraging the death of CDs? The burn icon at the bottom of the interface has disappeared as you can see in this screen shot. Concerned, Your nephew Sean ...

Pocket Tunes plays sweet music

by Mel Martin (Dec 23rd, 2008)

What! Another internet radio player for the iPhone? Yes, Pocket Tunes [App store link] does play internet radio in a pretty crowded field of similar iPhone/touch apps, but this little player has some unique attributes. Pocket Tunes, which is also available for Windows Mobile and Palm phones, has ...

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