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Apple and the National Federation of the Blind reach a consensus

Apple will make iTunes U, an area of the iTunes music store with content provided by colleges and universities, fully accessible to the blind by Dec. 31 and will contribute $250,000 to the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind.

Posted 10/01/2008Bill BriggsPost a comment

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Apple offers movie downloads via iTunes

Apple Inc. is offering iTunes rentals of movies from all major film studios, for viewing on Macs or PCs, all current generation iPods, iPhone and Apple TV.

Posted 01/17/2008Don DavisPost a comment

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Mac users more likely to purchase digital music than PC owners

A new report says 50% of Macintosh owners in the third quarter purchased and downloaded music compared with just 16% of consumers that have a Windows PC.

Posted 12/28/2007Bill BriggsPost a comment

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Increased traffic at 8 of top 10 hardware manufacturer sites in July

Traffic increased at eight of the top 10 online hardware manufacturer sites in July, with five experiencing double-digit increases, according to Nielsen/NetRatings.

Posted 08/25/2006Kurt PetersPost a comment

PR exec who helped launch Yahoo named CEO of Fluid Inc.

Ed Niehaus, a public relations veteran who help launched the Yahoo! brand, has been named CEO of Fluid Inc., a provider of online merchandising tools. Fluid’s customers include Timberland, Reebok, JanSport and The North Face.

Posted 08/21/2006Paul DemeryPost a comment

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Sun Microsystems has the sharpest gain in visits to hardware sites

Sun Microsystems posted the sharpest year-to-year gain in traffic to hardware manufacturers’ sites in June, with visits increasing 82% to 3.1 million from 1.7 million, according to Nielsen/NetRatings.

Posted 07/21/2006Paul DemeryPost a comment

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Court rejects Ecometry’s request for restraining order against PCS

A federal court in Florida has denied Ecometry Corp.’s requests for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction against rival ProfitCenter Software in a copyright infringement suit.

Posted 07/06/2006Paul DemeryPost a comment

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iPods continue their strong upward trajectory

Apple Computer shipped 5.3 million iPods during its fiscal second quarter, up 558% over a year ago, the company reported today. Analysts note that the continued strong demand for digital music devices bodes well for the future of online music downloads.

Posted 04/14/2005Kurt PetersPost a comment