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  • Neil Young: Steve Jobs and I discussed higher-quality digital downloads

    By Jason Snell | 01 February, 2012 08:07

    Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Neil Young says that he talked to former Apple CEO Steve Jobs about offering higher-quality digital music downloads, but that since Jobs’s death, discussion with Apple on the matter has ceased.

  • Opinion: The future of albums

    By Kirk McElhearn | 18 January, 2012 01:44

    With the increase in the amount of music sold digitally, more people are buying songs, and fewer people are buying albums. While some have suggested that the days of the album are numbered, I don’t think this is the case. Buying individual songs is nothing new, and while many buyers are eschewing complete albums to get just the hits they want, this is only a minor shift in the way music is sold. So what is the future of albums?

  • See ya, CDs: digital music sales overtake physical media

    By Jared Newman | 08 January, 2012 02:22

    Downloading music online is finally more popular than purchasing a CD in the US. And yes, it really took this long.

  • 2011 in review: The year in entertainment

    By Jonathan Seff | 27 December, 2011 01:23

    2011 was a big year for digital entertainment. It brought us expanded content options for the Apple TV, the tenth anniversary of the iPod, iTunes Match, AirPlay to the masses, and more.

  • Guide: How to give iTunes Store credit or items

    By Jonathan Seff | 29 November, 2011 01:31

    If you’re in a giving mood, there’s no better place to shop for the Apple-device-users on your list than the iTunes Store.

  • Google Music Store: Strengths and weaknesses in catalogue

    By Ginny Mies | 18 November, 2011 05:19

    Google wants the world to know that it's serious about music. Alongside the Google Music cloud service, the company has rolled out its music store, complete with a live in-house band, celebrity guest stars, and a hip Hollywood venue. But can its catalog compete with iTunes and Amazon MP3?

  • Check your music's iCloud status

    By Jason Snell | 15 November, 2011 09:01

    iTunes Match is new (it arrived Monday) and exciting (all your music everywhere! your old CD rips upgraded to iTunes Plus quality!), but it's also confusing. What songs went where? Did iTunes Match find a track or did your copy of iTunes have to upload it to Apple's servers?

  • Imagine 2011: IT is moving towards business technology, says Cisco

    By Hafizah Osman | 09 November, 2011 11:48

    Cisco is focusing on moving its IT towards business technology – and other businesses should do the same, according to its chief technology officer, Kevin Bloch.

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