Apple announced on Tuesday that company CEO Steve Jobs will return to the stage, along with a team of company executives, to present Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and iOS 5 as well as introduce its new iCloud service. Per AppleInsider, The Worldwide Developers Conference keynote will begin Monday, June 6 at 10 a.m. Pacific […]
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: the rumor mill keeps technology interesting. Per Bloomberg BusinessWeek, according to people briefed on talks between Apple and the music labels, Apple has obtained new licenses for its so-called iCloud service that will allow the company to mirror individual iTunes music collections on its servers. Additionally, […]
It’s when Apple starts coming to licensing terms with large music conglomerates that this whole cloud thing becomes interesting… Per Bloomberg, Apple has reportedly inked a licensing deal with Sony Corp.’s music division to begin offering the label’s catalog in the cloud, leaving Universal Music Group as the last holdout among the major record labels. […]
Competition’s a bit weird sometimes. Amazon has silently added support for browser-based playback of music in its new cloud streaming service on iOS-powered devices. Per TechCrunch, Amazon quietly added support for iOS devices through its built-in Safari browser. Users can log into their account on Amazon and access the Cloud Player, which now allows streaming […]
Moving away from the white iPhone 4 for a moment, Apple is said to have indeed bought the iCloud.com domain for its forthcoming cloud-based iTunes music streaming service, though the rumored US$4.5 million purchase price remains unconfirmed. Citing his own sources, John Paczkowski of Digital Daily reported Friday that Apple did purchase the iCloud.com domain […]