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Sam's iPhone / iPod Blog April 2008 Archive

By Sam Costello, About.com Guide to iPhone / iPod

Free at iTunes This Week

Wednesday April 30, 2008
An extra Discovery Download this week rounds out another solid complement of free downloads. Music Great DJ, by The Ting Tings (single of the week) L.E.S. Artistes, by Santogold (discovery download) Akai 47, by ... Read More

Canada Gets iPhone This Year

Tuesday April 29, 2008
After almost a year of speculation, Apple and Rogers, a leading Canadian telecom, made it official yesterday: the iPhone is coming to Canada this year. Details about the deal were ... Read More

Apple Sells 10M iPods, 1.7M iPhones in Q2

Friday April 25, 2008
Apple sold 10,644,000 iPods and 1,703,000 iPhones in the second fiscal quarter of 2008, the company said this week. As has been forecast for a while, the iPod sales figure represents ... Read More

iPhone Price Cuts Spurs Sales, More Coming?

Thursday April 24, 2008
The recently announced price cuts on the 8GB iPhone in the UK have boosted sales by as much as 100% in some locations. The sale is temporary - thought by ... Read More

Free at iTunes This Week

Wednesday April 23, 2008
Another video-heavy week at iTunes for your viewing pleasure. Music Worrisome Heart, by Melody Gardot (single of the week) Mon vieux Lucien, by Jil Aigrot (discovery download) Ella Menea, by NG3 (latin single of ... Read More

Big Changes On Tap for iPhone?

Tuesday April 22, 2008
As we approach the widely expected release of the second-generation iPhone this summer, rumors are swirling that the next iPhone is going to be very different. From its design and ... Read More

iTunes Store Video: New Movies, NBC Coming Back?

Saturday April 19, 2008
Two pieces of news for those of you who love getting your movies and TV shows from iTunes: NBC, who left the iTunes Store after a public spat with Apple last ... Read More

iEphemera: iPhone Around the World

Friday April 18, 2008
While the iPhone isn't much of a story in the U.S. right now - people are using a lot of them and loving them, of course, but nothing really exciting ... Read More

Free at iTunes This Week

Thursday April 17, 2008
Where did the Discovery Download go? Free weekly iTunes downloads used to have three songs every time. Lately, it's been more like two. It's a mystery! Music Madly, by Tristan Prettyman (song ... Read More

iTunes Movie Rentals Still Miss Mark

Wednesday April 16, 2008
When he unveiled the iTunes Movie Rental service, Steve Jobs promised 1,000 rental titles available by the end of February, with 100 HD rentals available in roughly the same time ... Read More

Teens Drive iPhone Sales

Tuesday April 15, 2008
Despite iPod and iTunes sales flattening out, iPhone sales are growing among teens, according to a survey from Piper Jaffray. In the most recent survey, 6% of teens owned iPhones, double ... Read More

Nike+ Coming to iPhone

Monday April 14, 2008
The Nike+ iPod-integrated exercise system is coming to the iPhone. The device, an oler version of which includes a wireless transmitter that integrates with Nike shoes and the iPod nano, ... Read More

iEphemera: iPod Lederhosen, NYPL on iTunes

Sunday April 13, 2008
A few short notes and some not-so-short pants that control iPods for your weekend/ OK, this is absurd. Content from the New York Public Library is now available for download at iTunes ... Read More

iTunes Widens Lead in Digital Music

Saturday April 12, 2008
ITunes has widened its lead in the digital music marketplace, according to a new study by research firm Ipsos. 82% of people who download digital music are aware of iTunes ... Read More

Design an iPod Skin, Win an iPod

Friday April 11, 2008
Who wouldn't like to win a free iPod? And to do so, all you need to do is express yourself creatively! Dawn Stacey, About.com's Guide to Contraception, points us to a ... Read More

Free at iTunes Store This Week

Thursday April 10, 2008
It's a video-heavy week at the iTunes Store for your free downloading enjoyment. Music Run and Hide, by Algebra (single of the week) Time on Your Side, by Emily Jane White (discovery download) Vengo ... Read More

Interesting Findings from iPhone Survey

Wednesday April 9, 2008
A survey of 460 iPhone users by Rubicon Group has turned up some interesting findings (link is a PDF) (actually, a lot of them, but I'm just going to highlight ... Read More

MySpace to Launch Music Download Store

Tuesday April 8, 2008
Social networking titan MySpace will launch a music download store with the participation of three of the four major music labels. The store, which is expected to launch later this year, ... Read More

iEphmera: iTunes 7.6.2, 99 Euro iPhone

Monday April 7, 2008
A few small iTunes/iPhone notes for your weekend: Apple has released iTunes 7.6.2, which fixes bugs, according to Apple. To download it, run the Software Update program that comes with iTunes ... Read More

AT&T Mobility CEO: 3G iPhone Coming in "Months"

Sunday April 6, 2008
It's widely expected and no real surprise, but the CEO of AT&T Mobility has said that the 3G iPhone, which will offer much faster data download speeds than the current ... Read More

iTunes Becomes #1 Music Retailer

Saturday April 5, 2008
The iTunes Store became the U.S.' top music retailer in January, according to a press release from Apple. Note that that's not the top online music retailer, that's the top ... Read More

iEphemera: Amazon is #2 Music Retailer, New iPhone SDK Beta

Friday April 4, 2008
This latest round up of miscellaneous Apple news takes us from the world of online music retail to the gym to software development. Enjoy the trip. New market research shows that ... Read More

New iPods Expected in Fall

Thursday April 3, 2008
New iPod models will be hitting U.S. shelves this September or October, according to a long-time supplier of parts to Apple. The supplier, Wolfson Microelectronics, has apparently lost out on ... Read More

Updated iPhone Coming in June?

Wednesday April 2, 2008
Gadget lovers are ever chasing the latest and greatest new devices. When it comes to the iPhone, rumors have it that they'll only need to wait until this June to ... Read More

Free at iTunes This Week - April Fool's Edition

Tuesday April 1, 2008
It may be April Fools' Day, but this is no joke folks: the iTunes Store has got your regular weekly helping of free downloads. To wit: Music Lights & Music, by Cut ... Read More

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