Apple’s iCloud music locker will not require users to laboriously upload all the music in their iTunes libraries, but will instead rely on “scan and match.” We all know iCloud is coming at next week’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) — Apple itself pre-announced it. And...iCloud: More Details Leaked
Apple’s iCloud music locker will not require users to laboriously upload all the music in their iTunes libraries, but will instead rely on “scan and match.” We all know iCloud is coming at next week’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) — Apple itself pre-announced it. And...Work on PlayStation 4 underway, may include fewer custom parts
We've been living with the current generation of systems for years now, and while Nintendo is showing off its next big thing at E3, there has been very little news about upcoming home consoles from Sony or Microsoft. That...
With PSN store down, Dirt 3 owners locked out of multiplayer
While the multiplayer section of the PlayStation Network may be operational, the store is still down, and Sony has been hesitant about sharing details about when it could be back up and running. This is bad news for racing...
MacBooks Get a Lot of Love From Consumer Reports
You’ll find a notebook to suit everyone within Apple’s family of notebooks: the entry-level MacBook is perfect for students and casual computer users, the MacBook Air is a blessing to the travelling businessman, and there’s a MacBook Pro fitting for just about everyone. And I’m...Consumer Reports [hearts] Apple’s MacBooks
Apple's notebooks sweep every category in the latest report, despite middling reliability scores Consumer Reports doesn't always love Apple's (AAPL) products. It still doesn't recommend the iPhone 4 because of problems its testing lab had with the external antenna. But in its survey of the current crop of notebook computers released Tuesday, the magazine gave...
Apple’s Streaming iCloud Music Locker Might Not Launch At WWDC
Cupertino now has three out of the four big music labels signed, but even so, could Apple’s iCloud music locker and streaming service be delayed even later than its rumored WWDC launch? The music business is a tricky one, and although Apple’s got most of...Sony hacked again, used to host phishing site
With Anonymous Denial of Service attacks and then the twin hacks of PlayStation Network and Sony Online Entertainment, Sony's online infrastructure has been taking a battering over the last few weeks—and it's not over yet. ...
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...
Intel: It’s Cool, Apple Gave Us The Trademark To Thunderbolt
Intel was quick to clarify reports yesterday that Apple had secretly filed for the Thunderbolt trademark in Jamaica a year before the chipmaker unveiled their next-gen technology, and in doing so, have put some fears to ease: Thunderbolt is not another FireWire. In a statement...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...Apple inks deals with 2 music labels, 2 more set to sign
Google and Amazon suffer a setback as the music industry, once again, puts its trust in Steve Jobs CNET's Greg Sandoval, who reported last month that Warner Music (WMG) had signed a deal with Apple (AAPL) to make its content library available on a new music streaming service, broke the news late Thursday that EMI...
