March 15, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Rhapsody has announced that offline listening will be coming to their iPhone application soon.

One thing is clear. You want to hear your music everywhere, whether you’re on a plane, in the subway, with a mouse, in a house, in a box or with a fox. Well, you get the idea. No bars? No problem. Strong signal, weak signal or no signal — soon your Rhapsody music will be able to go ANYWHERE your iPhone or iPod touch goes. Read more…

February 14, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

There’s lot of things we can do for our pets these days. We can pamper them endlessly, spoil them rotten, and even get them better health insurance than we have for ourselves. And thanks to a new product from Pet Acoustics, our pooches can now enjoy music from our iPods courtesy of My Pet Speaker.

Why is this news? Because a lot of animal lovers (and there are a lot of them) will buy this. I’ve run the idea past a number of friends this weekend, and some are truly jazzed about it. So why is this speaker system better for our pets Read more…

December 08, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Apple this week revealed the most critically acclaimed and best selling content of the year in the iTunes Store, the world’s most popular online music seller and mobile application destination.

iTunes Rewind 2009 is a feature on the iTunes Store that gives a glimpse into trends for the duration of the year. Content is presented as an editorially chosen “Best of 2009,” along with a list of the year’s “Top Sellers.”

But while Apple numbered individual songs in terms of sales rank for the year, App Store software for the iPhone and iPod touch is not as clearly defined.

Instead, the “Top Sellers” for 2009 in the App Store are divided into two sections: Games and Apps. Featured games among the top sellers are The Sims 3, The Oregon Trail, Madden NFL 10 and Flight Control. Among the top selling apps are MLB.com at Bat, Textfree Unlimited, ColorSplash and The Moron Test. None of the software listed are free downloads. Read more…

December 08, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Apple’s surprise purchase of music streaming service Lala last week has been given an unconfirmed price tag of about $80 million, placing a premium on the company.

Citing multiple sources, Peter Kafka of MediaMemo reported Monday that Apple’s acquisition price was less than half of what investors agreed to pay in 2008. However, it is more than the $35 million the company had raised, meaning some — but not all — could see a return on their investment in the company.
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October 15, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Sony and the estate of Michael Jackson reportedly will allow the artist’s new album to be sold on the iTunes Music Store, dispelling a rumor to the contrary that surfaced early Wednesday.

“Michael Jackson’s ‘This Is It’ album will indeed be available for sale on iTunes on Oct. 27,” Epic Records Senior Vice President of Publicity Lois Najarian told Wired. “I don’t have much more information to impart other than that right now, but suffice to say fans will be able to purchase it there.”

However, Najarian went on to add that the two sides are “working on” an issue over the sale of individual tracks. The question remains as to whether Sony and the Jackson estate will allow individual tracks to be sold on iTunes, or if Apple will require the sale of the full album. Read more…