Rock legend Neil Young has always been something of a maverick, and his latest comments surrounding the music industry are unlikely to win him many fans in the boardrooms of record labels. Young told the Dive Into Media conference this week that music piracy was “acceptable” and “the new radio… that’s how music gets around.”
Eletroboutique, a new art instillation at the Science Museum, looks to twist your perceptions of technology in the modern world with some striking imagery, but there’s none weirded than this barmy swirled iPhone sculpture… Read more
Apple’s flash storage options look set to improve massively, thanks to inking a contract to buy Israel-based tech company Anobit. It’s a deal that could transform all of the company’s offerings, from iPhones to iMacs…
It was billed as a “breakthrough digital device”, but a gadget widely derided as a second-rate MP3 player that wouldn’t cut it. Yet, the iPod changed everything in the world of music. Yes, media players existed before it, but none were as easy to use or as brilliantly designed. Ten years to the day after it was first unveiled by Steve Jobs, its influence is still seen in tablets and smartphones, even if dedicated PMPs, the iPod included, are failing to set the world alight.
In fact, that’s being polite. Sales of iPods slipped by a colossal 27 per cent year-on-year between June and September this year. The device which defined a generation is struggling to keep up with growing smartphone sales. But write it off at your peril. The iPod is still, and can still be, a relevant piece of kit.
Apple’s quarterly sales figures are out. And as expected, Cupertino has had another record breaking three months. The period from July to September saw Apple smash their previous Mac and iPad sales records, while the iPhone managed to shift huge numbers, despite the fact the iPhone 4S hadn’t even been announced at that point. Read on for the full breakdown of Apple’s results.
The new iPod nano has just been announced, and well, it’s not changed a great deal from the little touchscreen watch we got last year. There have been software tweaks however, including larger icons a new Nike+ feature which requires no external gadgets, and Apple’s pushing the whole nano as watch thing hard with 16 new clock faces.
It’s out today, available in seven colours and two capacities, 8GB and 16GB. We’ll update with UK prices as soon as we get them.
Clear your schedule. In just under two weeks’ time, on Tuesday, October 4, Apple will officially unveil the iPhone 5.
That’s according to respected Tech Blog All Things Digital, which says Apple will hold a media event to showcase its new mobile, citing “sources close to the situation.”
