Sam's iPod Blog May 2008 Archive

A few tidbits of iPod, iPhone, and iTunes news as we head into the weekend and start counting down to less than a week before the big announcements expected at ... Read More

Lots of video again this week, along with a full complement of songs. Music Blind, by Hercules and Love Affair (single of the week) Bossa J.C., by James Carter (discovery download) Despertar, by Valeria ... Read More

The march of the iPhone around the world continues. Phone carrier TeliaSonera has announced that it's secured rights to carry the phone in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, and ... Read More

Readers of the French technology website PCInpact are claiming that those among them who own iPhones have been called by Orange, the official iPhone carrier in the country, and informed ... Read More

The field of music stores offering DRM-free MP3s is getting crowded. Of course there's iTunes and eMusic, then AmazonMP3 debuted and MySpace promised a store. Now Napster has launched its ... Read More

Or maybe not - no insurance here, folks. Come June 2, any of you with a penchant for dropping your iPhone will have a low-cost way to protect your phone from ... Read More

Music and videos, this week. A little light, but still free, so who's complaining? Music My Hallelujah Song, by Julianne Hough (single of the week) Tarde O Temprano, by Tommy Torres (latin single ... Read More

Ahead of next month's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), at which Apple will unveil the final version of the iPhone 2.0 software that allows third-party programs, and where it is rumored ... Read More

The spread of the iPhone across the world continues. A bit more than a week after a deal was announced to debut the phone in 11 countries, Orange, Apple's iPhone ... Read More

This week's set of free iTunes downloads includes two audiobooks - an unusual number in a single week. Enjoy the listening! Music Dangerous, by Akon & Kardinall Offshall (single of the week) Liegara ... Read More

HBO has brought its original series - including the hits The Sopranos, Sex and the City, The Wire, and Deadwood - to iTunes. Episodes from the series are available for ... Read More

Speculation has long been that the new version of the iPhone - one with more storage, fast 3G Internet connection, and other new features - would be released this summer, ... Read More

In all current arrangements, Apple selects a particular carrier for the iPhone in a given country and then makes that carrier the country's exclusive iPhone partner. In the U.S., AT&T ... Read More

ITEM: A class-action suit in Canada affecting Canadians who bought 1st, 2nd, or 3rd generation iPods before June 24, 2004, has been settled. These customers get a $45 credit. Think ... Read More

The International roll-out of the iPhone is picking up substantial speed. In just the last few weeks, 11 new countries have come on board with the device. Now, America Movil ... Read More

An unusual event this week: the single of the week and latin single of the week are the same song - one is in English, the other in Spanish. Music Losing Me, ... Read More

Kensington has announced a pair of extended life batteries for the iPod and iPhone. Both work with any iPod with a dock connector and the iPhone. The larger device costs ... Read More

The international spread of the iPhone continues. Vodafone, one of Apple's overseas carrier partners, has announced that the iPhone will be making its debut in the following 10 countries in ... Read More

There's been a lot of movement on the movie purchase and rental front at iTunes and on the AppleTV this week. All signs point to progress on that front, a ... Read More

AT&T is reportedly planning to discount the price of the new iPhone by as much as US$200, according to reports. Carriers subsidizing the cost of handsets is a common practice ... Read More