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New Web Series Comedy Features Entrepreneurs, Startups
Monday, June 6, 2011 - 12:02pm | 161Read More...Leap Year, a new scripted comedy series chronicling the trials and successes of startups and entrepreneurs, launches today on Hulu, YouTube and iTunes. The ten-episode series was commissioned by specialist small business insurer Hiscox (HCXLF). "We wanted to talk to our target audience—...
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YouTube Vs. iTunes: Who Will Earn Moviegoers' Support? (GOOG, AAPL)
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 9:31am | 99Read More...If an exclusive report by The Wrap is to be believed, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is slated to announce a deal that will bring new movies to YouTube the same day they arrive on iTunes. While Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) provides movie downloads (either as a permanent file or a brief rental), YouTube would offer...
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Could Better Sound Quality Save The Music Industry? (AAPL)
Monday, March 7, 2011 - 3:19pm | 445Read More...Since the advent of digital music in the early millennium, record labels, as well as online music services, have continually struggled to decide the quality of audio that should be offered to its users. Most, including Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iTunes software, carry 16-bit audio files that are...
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App Store: 9.7 Billion Downloads And Counting
Friday, January 14, 2011 - 2:08pm | 75Read More...The App Store is on the cusp of another milestone: with more than 9.7 billion apps already downloaded, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will soon be able to exclaim, “We've sold 10 billion apps!” According to Apple's own download counter, the person who downloads the 10 billionth app could win a $10,000 iTunes...
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Comcast-NBC Merger: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly (CMCSA)
Thursday, December 30, 2010 - 2:30pm | 703Read More...In just a few short weeks, Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and NBC could be united as one. Whether you like or loathe this idea, there's little doubt that the merger will result in massive changes for both companies. Let's take a look at what some of those changes might be, from the good and the bad to the...
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Apple's Secret Weapon?
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 4:42pm | 477Read More...Yesterday, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster revealed the possibility of an Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) service that would allow consumers to sidestep the hefty package pricing of standard cable services with an a la carte offering. “It sounds like an oxymoron, but for you to pick and choose which...
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Eminem's Recovery Tops iTunes Charts
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 10:15am | 79Read More...It may be a new decade, but Eminem is still producing enormous sales. In its Rewind 2010 roundup, iTunes (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced that Recovery (Aftermath/Interscope/Shady) is the best-selling album of the year. iTunes Rewind 2010, which focuses on the year's biggest-selling music, movies, TV, apps...
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Gene Munster On The Potential Of The iTunes TV Pass (AAPL)
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 4:05pm | 276Read More...iTunes TV Pass does not exist…yet. But if Gene Munster's prediction is accurate, we could one day have access to a new Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) service that would have the potential to do for television what the standard iTunes did for music. “[The] one thing that doesn't get talked about is North...
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Apple's Big Reveal: The Beatles Are Now On iTunes (AAPL)
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 11:09am | 116Read More...Yesterday, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) told the world that today would be “just another day” that we'd “never forget.” As it turns out, those words had nothing to do with a revolutionary new product or feature for iTunes, but were instead used to tease the confirmation that The Beatles catalog of music...
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Apple: “Tomorrow Is Just Another Day. That You'll Never Forget.”
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 12:09pm | 88Read More...Visitors to Apple.com (NASDAQ: AAPL) are being greeted by the following message: “Tomorrow is just another day. That you'll never forget. Check back here tomorrow for an exciting announcement from iTunes.” Four clocks (California, New York, London, Tokyo) represent the presumed time of the...
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Google And Microsoft Can't Seem To Find The Innovation
Friday, October 22, 2010 - 3:35pm | 708Read More...When I wrote about Apple, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) perennial upgrades earlier this week, I anticipated a few complaints from Apple fans who are content with the company's current strategy. What I did not expect was that people would assume my comments stemmed from my love for Google, Inc. (NASDAQ:...
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The Apple Revolution (AAPL)
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 9:17pm | 471Read More...In economics, "disintermediation" refers to "the removal of intermediaries in the supply chain." Today, Apple Computer (NASDAQ: AAPL) released their quarterly earnings numbers, absolutely blowing away Wall Street estimates. The company reported EPS of $3.33 compared to consensus estimates of $2.45...
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Apple Inc. (Public, NASDAQ:AAPL)Quarterly Revenue Exceeds Estimates
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 12:48am | 88Read More...As major indices trade at fresh highs for 2009, Earning announcements have picked up today with Apple Inc. (Public, NASDAQ: AAPL), which manufactures and markets personal computers, portable digital music players, beating Wall Street Estimates for the fourth quarter earnings. With a 9.9 Billion in...
