http://apple.corante.com/ news + developments: iPod, Mac and more en-us readme@mac.com 2005-12-07T17:11:26-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/12/07/more_nbc_shows_coming_to_itunes.php NBC President Jeff Zucker says more NBC shows will soon be available via iTunes.The NBC deal expands Apple's TV offering to 300 episodes of 16 different series and Zucker said that number will expand quickly as NBC Uni fills the... 39815@http://apple.corante.com/ Headlines 2005-12-07T17:11:26-05:00 http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/12/02/ipod_sales_up_400.php Some iPod sales numbers from Apple's annual 10-k:Apple said that net sales of iPods rose $3.2 billion, or 248 percent, during 2005 compared to 2004. The company said it sold 22.5 million iPods in fiscal 2005, an increase of 409... 39268@http://apple.corante.com/ Recommended Reading 2005-12-02T03:43:39-05:00 http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/11/18/price_sends_a_signal.php Yes, this is another post about iTunes pricing. This time, the trigger was this post by Joel Spolsky, who notes that prices send a signal to potential buyers. The very act of establishing "premium" songs (or "discount" songs) communicates the... 38169@http://apple.corante.com/ Recommended Reading 2005-11-18T16:47:12-05:00 http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/11/17/sony_cds_have_mac_malware_too.php Although Mac systems are not affected by the Windows-specific Sony rootkit threat, there may be Mac-specific DRM on some recent Sony CDs. Larry Loeb at SecurityITHub provides the details:Imogen Heap's new CD, "Speak for Yourself," on RCA Victor (a BMG... 38134@http://apple.corante.com/ Headlines 2005-11-17T20:43:06-05:00 http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/11/17/more_public_negotiations.php Forbes: EMI Says Apple's Jobs Will Change ITunes Pricing Today EMI Group boss Alain Levy said at press conference today that he believed Jobs would introduce multiple price points for iTunes music within the next year.The Forbes story doesn't add... 38103@http://apple.corante.com/ Recommended Reading 2005-11-17T11:14:50-05:00 http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/11/16/buying_rights_versus_songs.php Has the success of the iPod given Apple too much control of the music business? I'm not sure how many consumers feel that way, but it certainly seems to be a problem for the recording industry. Who will rescue the... 38075@http://apple.corante.com/ Recommended Reading 2005-11-16T16:09:56-05:00 http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/11/08/tv_extras_and_the_long_tail.php Sunday night's special live episode of The West Wing on NBC was produced twice -- once for the east coast and again for the west coast. Each version was slightly different. I watched both versions -- I wanted to see... 37742@http://apple.corante.com/ Music 2005-11-08T11:30:56-05:00 http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/09/28/pandora_subscription.php The free ride ended yesterday for beta testers of the Pandora music service. A friendly e-mail from the founder, Tim Westergren, encouraged me to subscribe. I did. Pandora is really great. I can't remember when I've been so excited by... 36603@http://apple.corante.com/ Music 2005-09-28T01:28:20-05:00 http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/09/14/on_renting_music.php 7355@http://apple.corante.com/ Music 2005-09-14T17:35:41-05:00 http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/09/08/ipod_nano_first_impressions.php "The iPod nano is small. You just won't believe how precisely, minutely, mind-bogglingly small it is. I mean, you may think the iPod mini was small, but that's just peanuts compared to the nano. Listen..." And so on. (with apologies... 7341@http://apple.corante.com/ Analysis 2005-09-08T02:35:56-05:00 http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/08/25/personal_radio.php I spent some time playing with the Pandora music service this week, and was very impressed. It's one of the most fun and useful Web services I've seen. Pandora starts with the name of a song or artist you provide... 7324@http://apple.corante.com/ Music 2005-08-25T09:08:27-05:00