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Rhapsody has finally introduced their much-anticipated mobile app! It enables existing Rhapsody subscribers to access 8+ million songs via their iPhone and iPod Touch devices. Many people were wondering if this app would pass the big brother test that Apple gives to so many of its apps that compete directly with its existing services in this case - iTunes, but apparently Rhapsody sailed right through within a month or so of submitting the app for review.
The app is free to download from the Apple App Store. For those who do not yet have a subscription to Rhapsody $14.99/month you can sample the service free for seven days on your iPhone before being required to purchase.
Subscribers can create playlists, add new tracks to their music libraries and purchase MP3 music files directly from their devices with the Rhapsody app. They also can buy subscriptions to Rhapsody via the devices, which are made by Apple.
Rhapsody is the first on-demand streaming music application available through the Apple App Store in the U.S., Lunsford says. RealNetworks is planning to make Rhapsody available on more platforms later this year, he adds. | |
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Combining a data card and a music gadget is what many of you would have wanted. Yes, it is possible that your iPod can be used as a hard drive or flash drive to store and transfer data files. Conveniently carry your files and music on one device. Combine work and play.
For transferring music files to iPod use iTunes but you will not be able to see the songs iTunes copies to your iPod.
Follow these steps to use iPod as a hard drive. Connect your iPod to your computer, open iTunes and select iPod icon in the source pane. Click on the summary tab and select “enable disk use” or “manually manage songs and videos”. For automatically updating your iPod with the iTunes library select “Enable disk use”.
If you have the iPod shuffle, click on “enable disk use” checkbox and set the Storage Allocation slider to show the amount you require for audio files and the amount you want to be used for data files.
The iPod disk icon appears on desktop and in Finder window and My Computer/Computer in Windows. Double click on icon and drag files to or from iPod window to copy them. Be careful to eject iPod first before disconnecting it from your computer. | |
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Apple iTunes has gotten a face lift with version 9 just a few days back. So, how’s the response been? What are people thinking about it so far? What features are standing out?
iTunes LP, Home Sharing, and Genius Mixes with better syncing have all gotten rave reviews. You can now find, buy, and make the most of good music, movies, TV shows, and of course apps, for your iPhone and iPod Touch.
With Home Sharing you can transfer songs, movies, and TV shows to other computers at home. Artists get to share their creations with fans who would be interested in everything a music album has to offer such as art, lyrics, liner notes, photos, and videos. Definitely very cool.
Plus, you can now enjoy visual features like live performance videos and interviews too. iTunes LP opened with Bob Dylan’s and Norah Jones numbers besides others. iTunes Extras offers movies with documentaries, deleted scenes, interviews, and interactive galleries. Noted movies now on the list include The Da Vinci Code, Batman Begins and such others which are sure to excite you.
As a family you get to watch five iTunes libraries on the home network and add new purchases to their library. Enjoy having your own DJ which can generate up to 12 mixes of songs from the iTunes library with the Genius feature.
You can also organize your iPhone apps in iTunes and can get the same layout on your phone. Get precut ringtone downloads with more than 20,000 ringtones from the store for $ 1.29.
So, if you still haven’t gotten around to downloading iTunes 9 go and get it. What are you waiting for?
Apple iTunes has gotten a face lift with version 9 just a few days back. So, how’s the response been? What are people thinking about it so far? What features are standing out?
iTunes LP, Home Sharing, and Genius Mixes with better syncing have all gotten rave reviews. You can now find, buy, and make the most of good music, movies, TV shows, and of course apps, for your iPhone and iPod Touch.
With Home Sharing you can transfer songs, movies, and TV shows to other computers at home. Artists get to share their creations with fans who would be interested in everything a music album has to offer such as art, lyrics, liner notes, photos, and videos. Definitely very cool.
Plus, you can now enjoy visual features like live performance videos and interviews too. iTunes LP opened with Bob Dylan’s and Norah Jones numbers besides others. iTunes Extras offers movies with documentaries, deleted scenes, interviews, and interactive galleries. Noted movies now on the list include The Da Vinci Code, Batman Begins, and other blockbusters.
As a family you get to watch five iTunes libraries on the home network and add new purchases to their library. Enjoy having your own DJ which can generate up to 12 mixes of songs from the iTunes library with the Genius feature.
You can also organize your iPhone apps in iTunes and can get the same layout on your phone. Get precut ringtone downloads with more than 20,000 ringtones from the store for $ 1.29.
So, if you still haven’t gotten around to downloading iTunes 9 go and get it. What are you waiting for? | |
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If you want to transform your iPhone or iPod touch into true cloud storage devices then get the ServersMan@iPhone 3.0 from the Apple App Store. A free app from Japanese company FreeBit it is available in 77 countries and the language support extends to French and German besides the already existing support for Japanese, English and Chinese.
ServersMan makes an iPhone a cloud storage device in 5 minutes. It lets you import, view and export all types of files like Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Keynote, Pages, PDF, mp3, jpg etc. from an online device to the iPhone or iPod over any network.
The software also allows Web Server Service for mobile phones which allow you to publish data in the iPhone as Web pages. You can actually have true cloud storage in your palms.
You can control your own cloud storage via We browser/WebDAV, publish your Web page from your iPhone with mash up. You can easily record voices, videos and take pictures and publish them with ServersMan directly to the Internet without an upload.
You can also enjoy easy access to 3G, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth networks. File transfers are possible between 2 iPhones or 2 iPod touches via Bluetooth.
If you want to transform your iPhone or iPod touch into true cloud storage devices then get the ServersMan@iPhone 3.0 from the Apple App Store. A free app from Japanese company FreeBit it is available in 77 countries and the language support extends to French and German besides the already existing support for Japanese, English and Chinese.
ServersMan makes an iPhone a cloud storage device in 5 minutes. It lets you import, view and export all types of files like Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Keynote, Pages, PDF, mp3, jpg etc. from an online device to the iPhone or iPod over any network.
The software also allows Web Server Service for mobile phones which allow you to publish data in the iPhone as Web pages. You can actually have true cloud storage in your palms.
You can control your own cloud storage via We browser/WebDAV, publish your Web page from your iPhone with mash up. You can easily record voices, videos and take pictures and publish them with ServersMan directly to the Internet without an upload.
You can also enjoy easy access to 3G, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth networks. File transfers are possible between 2 iPhones or 2 iPod touches via Bluetooth.
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Well, its come and gone. The anticipated 9/9/09 event from Apple did not reveal an Apple Tablet nor any new “designs” in any of the iPods, but there are some lower prices and new features. No camera for the iPod Touch nor any WiFi but the slim and sleek new iPod Nano gets a video/camera. Steve Jobs knows that people love to shoot video and the Flip Mino was starting to see some good sales out of their pocketable video recording device. So, Apple wanted in on the action and thought that the Nano was the best way to go about getting this done.
Lots of people are indeed upset that the iPod Touch did not get any such upgrades, but let me remind you that right now they are treading thin ice. If they put a camera/video recorder on the Touch then they will have to put a speaker/mic and that means that Google Voice, Skype, and the likes will be usable on the Touch, bypassing wireless carriers and the need for any type of conventional wireless plan. We cant have that can we? It would open up a whole new can of worms for Apple and AT&T.
Anyway, getting back to the event, heres the highlights of the new pricing and structure oh, and it was good to see Steve Jobs back on stage!:
iPod Nano comes in 9 colors polished anodized aluminum and will have camera/video recording capability. There are two models. 8GB for $149 and 16GB for $179. They’re available today. Oh yea, and FM radio finally comes to iPod too with this new device.
iPod Shuffle, the worlds smallest MP3 player now is priced at $59 for 2GB and $79 for 4GB and comes in 4 colors. Also, a special edition for $99 made of polished steel.
iPod Classic. Before today, there was a 120GB version for $249. They’re going to raise the size to 160GB for the same $249 so you have room for more songs and content.
iPod Touch. The price for entry level 8GB has been lowered to $199 with the 32GB coming in at $299 and a 64GB at $399. | |
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Yet another iPhone app which helps you locate nearby places. This location-based technology will help you look up clubs, local events, bars, restaurants and movies in 37 markets in the US.
Metromix’s “What’s Nearby” lets iPhone users know about local attractions. Consumers can avoid long journeys to factory outlets and other fun filled areas when some thing interesting or a grand sale could be happening just a walking distance away. It seems to be a green option too.
If you’re on-the-go and wish for a quick bite, then this app lets you find the nearest eating joint from your GPS position details. Don’t feel like going home? Then just search for nearby entertainment options. You can even post reviews and pictures to Metromix.com from your iPhone besides sharing them on Facebook and Facebook Connect.
Metromix’s "What’s Nearby” iPhone application can be downloaded to your iPhone and iPod Touch from the Apple App Store. Detailed reviews, photos and opinions are offered to you through OpenTable which provides the restaurant reservation facility and GrubHub provides takeout ordering kind of restaurants details. Movie ticket purchasing is brought to you by Fandago and Maps by none other than Google.
No more gas guzzling drives in search of a McDonalds or KFC. | |
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You are not dreaming if you hear news like “ Vonage stock prices rise after Apple approves its mobile app”, because that is exactly what happened when Vonage announced that it was developing a voice app for the iPhone. The app has been approved by Apple for its iPhone and iPod Touch.
However you will not get to use it as it is still in beta and the release is scheduled for later. Apple has been under the FCC scanner after the famous rejection of Google Voice app for the iPhone and iPod Touch, although Apple said that the Google app was not rejected but is still under review.
Vonage now joins names like Skype and Trufone which have apps listed in the Apple app store. The Vonage app may not work on the AT&T’s 3G network it seems. Apple has approved several VoIP apps before for distribution on the App Store but lets them connect via Wi-Fi only and not via the AT&T 3G network.
The actual capabilities of the Vonage app have not been revealed, so you will have to wait for its availability. Vonage already provides voicemail transcription services through which it emails audio recordings of voice mails to email addresses. Maybe the new app will include this plus allow users to make calls. | |
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A new iPhone app especially for recording industry professionals who are registered to receive pre-release music is on the way from Destiny Media. The Play MPE system allows distribution of new pre-release music to trusted recipients like radio, music reviewers, VIP’s, DJ’s, buyers, and others.
The music will be available for download securely via the Internet even before it is ready for sale. The system allows labels to encode their own releases and manage their own recipient lists also. The security feature allows the music to play only on authorized computers. So much for secrecy.
Copies are watermarked enabling tracing back leaks to original recipient. Content owners can now get there music content reviewed without the fear of loosing their tracks to professional music copy cats.
Play MPE network encompasses several thousand industry professionals registered to receive content from more than 1000 record labels. Destiny Media brings latest tracks even before their release to your iPhone or iPod.
If you are an authorized user with an iPhone or iPod Touch then you can receive downloads of HD audio, broadcast quality music videos, album cover artwork, promotional info and other data which are seamlessly exported into radio automation systems. iPhone and iPod users can seamlessly export them into their iTunes library. | |
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If you love reading so much that you carry books where ever you travel to, then it is time to leave your books behind. TomeRaider brings ebooks to your iPhone and iPod touch. You can satiate your love for books with iBooks as the app is called.
Developed by Yadabyte Ltd. iBooks includes 4,000 eBooks. The app is a cross platform viewer which delivers large books like the Bible, the entire IMDB and Wikipedia collection and literary classics like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer to your Apple device.
TomeRaider offers the facility of browsing large reference books like encyclopedias, dictionaries and guidebooks in a jiffy and on your palm top. You need not leaf through pages to arrive at your answer.
Get your TomeRaider for $0.99 as intro price and download any number of the available iBooks. The iBook features super fast searching, indexing and text compression enabling access to words, meanings and details wherever you want it, may be in between a discussion when can get the relevant info and show off your knowledge level.
The TomeRaider eBook reader application was a finalist at Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine’s Best Software Awards last year and also won the Handango Champion Award for Best Education Solution.
TomeRaider is an open reference, multiple language content available readily, and is most suited to become the primary source of reference data for casual and education users | |
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The rumor mill has been hard at work again, and the folks at Apple havent been stepping up to clear the air. Leaked pictures have surfaced of both the new iPod nano and the iPod Touch. There are believers and naysayers aplenty but according to a few sources the  new iPod nano is real. Based on a lot of the pictures Ive stumbled upon show the new nano as a very sleek streamline design with an added screen. I believe if this the new iPod the added screen is a welcome addition.
The rumored iPod touch is said to be not only an all touch devise but also to have a camera which is video enabled. This could be hazardous to the iPhone if the iPod has a mic. Because calls could be made via Google talk or Skype. I dont believe that the folks at Apple would stand for that but the rumor has been circulating. There are many different versions of the supposed iPod Touch Im partial to the full screen model but I think it would be cool to have a camera on a new version. Either way Apple has yet to come out with an official statement, which has helped to create a buzz for any new apple product they may release soon. So sorry for all who may want to know before hand, but it looks like well all be holding our breathes in anticipation.  | |
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