Google® has announced that it’s joining the (already saturated) music industry. According to the Wall Street Journal, Google Music will use Google’s online social network, Google+, to allow users to recommend songs to their friends. The friends can then listen to a song one time for free before being asked to purchase the song for further use.
Seeing that Google+ is not doing as well as expected, why would Google venture into another industry where it’s destined to flounder? Between iTunes and Spotify, the online music industry has satisfied the needs of most potential consumers. We know Google is aiming for the Android™ niche market, but success still might be out of their reach in this area since Spotify is already catering to the mobile arena.
Mashable estimates that Google Music will be released within the next two weeks.
Although it’s nifty that music will now be available in the cloud through Google, it will be interesting to see how long Google Music can last with such fierce, knowledgeable competitors. Maybe Google should stick to what they’re good at: search.
How many wheezing, grimy nerds utilize the internet? According to the United Nations, about 2 billion. That’s a lot of angry Youtube commenters.
In the last five years, the number of netizens has doubled, but the percentage of the connected population in developing countries is still much lower than in other parts of the world. Only 21-percent of the population in areas deemed “developing” are online, as compared with 71-percent in developed nations. Africa, for example, only represents 9.6-percent of the networked global population.
It seems like geek are indeed taking over the world. Of course, technology seems to be playing an important role in improving developing countries: more information on Switched.com.
“Bernstein Research retail analyst Colin McGranahan created a bit of a stir Monday when he told CNBC John Malloy that the iPad’s adoption rate out of the starting gate was the “fastest ever” — having surpassed both the original iPhone in 2007 and the DVD player in 1997.
McGranahan’s claim is based on his estimate that Apple sold 4.5 million iPads in the quarter that just ended — an estimate that might seem high but is actually below average for the analysts who track Apple (AAPL).
So how many iPads has Apple sold so far? The consensus is roughly 8.25 million units.”
Just to put it in perspective, imagine every single person within the city limits of New York City using an iPad, and you’ll have an idea of how many iPads that is. That’s a lot of Angry Birds.
Here we go again. The title says it all; Apple’s string of leaks continues with the latest gadget being an iPod touch which with a built in camera. Tinhte, the Vietnamese company familiar with Apple leaks, has the first pictures of the newest device. As explained by Engadget, the “DVT-1″ stamp on the shows that this is an early design verification test unit used during product testing. This means that it may not be the final design. The serial number identifies the iPod as a late 2009 third generation iPod touch. Potentially, this device was one of those that never made it to production.
The most notable features are the 64GB hard drive inside and of course, the 2 megapixel camera on the back. Also, it does not appear to be taking the shape of the leaked iPhone 4g. The new iPod looks intriguing but it remains to be seen if it is fake or not, and with all the buzz and recent history of Apple leaks we wouldn’t be too surprised. Note to Apple: it may be time for a security overhaul.
From the same minds that brought you the “soft-stylus,” comes a new concept aimed at allowing you to rotate your screen using an actual knob. With this simple DIY knob project, you’re able to rotate objects and images on the screen of your iPhone. Although it may not be the flashiest of tech breakthroughs, its functionality proves the iPhone knob useful as a gadget.
