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iTunes goes DRM-free, 7digital responds

Tue, 01/06/2009 - 11:35
  In the final Macworld Expo keynote Apple today introduced new computing and software products, and also confirmed long-standing claims that songs sold through iTunes from all four major labels are now to be made available DRM-free. The company also announced that iTunes users can now download songs directly onto their iPhone 3G using their carrier’s 3G [...]

Danny Wallace on Regent Street

Tue, 01/06/2009 - 06:14
  Danny Wallace will appear at this week’s iTunes Meet the Author event this Thursday evening at the Regent Street Apple Store. Wallace will talk about his work and do readings from his latest book ‘Friends Like These’, which charts Danny’s attempts to track down his twelve best mates from childhood to find out what has become [...]

Majors go DRM-free with iTunes Plus

Tue, 01/06/2009 - 02:04
  Given the extent of repeated rumours in the run-up to Christmas, it’s no great surprise that fresh reports this morning claim Apple could announce a fully DRM-free iTunes Store as soon as today. The report claims Apple has also given agreement to flexible pricing on music, so labels will be able to charge slightly more for [...]

Apple’s Jobs admits poor health

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 06:33
“Apple chief executive Steve Jobs is being treated for a “hormone imbalance” but is staying on as the firms CEO. “I have been losing weight throughout 2008…doctors think they have found the cause: a hormone imbalance that has been robbing me of the proteins my body needs to be healthy,” said Jobs. Complete statements from Jobs and [...]