Apple Also Negotiating with Music Publishers for Cloud Service
Following last night’s report on Apple signing a deal with the third music label, Sony, over the launch of the rumored iTunes cloud service after inking similar agreements with EMI and Warner Music Group, Peter Kafka at All Things Digital reports negotiations won’t be over once Apple also signs Universal, the biggest music label in...
Apple has signed up Sony Music, according to Bloomberg
3 of the big 4 music labels have reportedly agreed to plant their content on Apple's server farms On Wednesday, CNET's Greg Sandoval reported that Apple (AAPL) had persuaded EMI and Warner Music (WMG) to be part of its widely anticipated -- but as yet unannounced -- streaming music service (see here). Now, in an...
Sony joins EMI and Warner in Apple cloud music service
Three down, one to go. Just a day after CNET suggested that EMI joined Warner Music Group in allowing Apple to distribute their music over a cloud-based service, now Bloomberg is claiming that Apple has also officially inked a deal with Sony Music...
Report: Sony Onboard With Apple Cloud Music Service, Too
Apple is very close indeed to locking up every major music label in advance of launching its own cloud music service, according to Bloomberg. Sony Music is reportedly on board, leaving just Universal Music Group to join up before a service can be unveiled.
Apple Reaches Deal with Sony Over Cloud Music
As work on the rumored cloud music service nears finalization for an official WWDC announcement, Bloomberg reported last night Apple has reached a deal with Sony Music Entertainment, following reports that the company managed to sign the Warner Music Group and EMI. This leaves Universal, the biggest label of all four in the United States,...
iCloud Almost Here As Apple Bumps Fists with Third Major Record Label
Apple’s plans to bring music streaming to the upcoming iCloud service are coming together swiftly this week as the company signs up a third major record label. Bloomberg reports that negotiations between Apple & Sony Music Entertainment have now been wrapped up, with the two...RIAA v. the cloud: Box.net faces subpoena over prerelease music
Watch out, Box.net users—if the RIAA suspects you of mixing in music files with those boring Word and Excel documents that you use for work, you may be in for a legal battle. The RIAA has apparently turned its...
Apple’s cloud music service could address buffering with local files
A patent has emerged that shows how Apple could address the buffering lag time that is a frequent bane to streaming media users. In the patent, Apple describes storing just small segments of media files locally on a user's device. These segments w...
Tuned for iPhone Hits All the Right Notes – A Must-Have for Music Quiz Fans [Review]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=97NRmtw1G6U Tuned is an innovative new game for the iPhone that offers music lovers an endless number of entertaining music quizzes from just about every genre there is. The unique thing about this game is that it takes its music from the song previews in...Apple’s Cloud Music Service Could Use Local Storage, Patent Reveals
A new patent published earlier this week describes a system of partial local storage of music for cloud-based streaming for use with Apple devices. It could foreshadow what Apple's cloud music service will look like when it launches, something rumored to be happening soon.
Apple has two licenses down, two to go for cloud music service
Apple is reportedly poised to finish signing licensing deals with all of the Big Four music labels in the near future, setting the stage for the introduction of a cloud music service at WWDC in June.
Music industry sources...
Patent Reveals How Apple’s New Music Service Could Work
A new patent application published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office this week and discovered by AppleInsider today seems to provide some details about Apple’s rumored cloud-based music service, and how iTunes on the desktop and mobile devices like an iPhone could manage to improve streaming quality and speed by locally syncing snippets of songs....
