http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/28/google.music.search.uses.ilike.lala/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/googleaudio-leak.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Google at a Los Angeles event tonight unveiled its widely expected advanced music search feature. The addition (a video of which is available below) automatically parses regular searches for music from all four major labels and automatically filters it by artist, album or track; users can then either sample or buy the tracks through Lala or MySpace's iLike. Those who use recommendation-based Int... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/28/google.music.search.uses.ilike.lala/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/06/spotify.for.iphone.and.android/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/spotifyiphone-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Spotify tonight quietly saw the release of both the iPhone (1.7MB) and Android versions of its promised mobile app. On both platforms, the free app lets those with a Spotify Premium subscription (roughly $14 per month) stream the service's entire catalog, including music from all the major labels. They also have access to an offline mode that caches whole playlists for use when Internet access o... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/06/spotify.for.iphone.and.android/ Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/27/spotify.iphone.app/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/spotifyiphone.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple today said it has approved Spotify's iPhone app. A spokesperson for the company made the rare statement ahead of the app's appearance for paidContent in what's seen as a bid to prevent accusations of anti-competitive behavior regarding the app, which will need a 10 Euro (roughly $14) monthly premium subscription but which will give unlimited streaming of music over both Wi-Fi and on iPhones... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/27/spotify.iphone.app/ Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/24/revo.ikon.radio.dock/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/revoikon.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Revo this morning claimed the high ground in radio docks through the unveiling of the IKON. The system aims to be a center for all digital audio with DAB+ radio (for the UK), Internet radio through many sources that include Last.fm, Pandora, Rhapsody and Sirius, an iPhone/iPod dock and media sharing from Macs and PCs on the local Ethernet or Wi-Fi network. A unique advantage in the field is a 3.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/24/revo.ikon.radio.dock/ Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/24/real.rhapsody.for.iphone/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/realrhapsodyiphone.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Real this morning branched out to Apple devices in earnest by revealing a port of its Rhapsody service to the iPhone and iPod touch. Normally only offered through rival players like those from SanDisk, the service gives subscribers access to the full song catalog and lets them queue up any of the 8 million songs from Rhapsody on request. It also provides access to playlists, Rhapsody Radio and e... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/24/real.rhapsody.for.iphone/ Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/18/wd.tv.mini.media.hub/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/wdtvmini.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Western Digital shrunk its media hub today and produced the WD TV Mini, a new extra-small version of its earlier media sharing device. The set-top box omits HDMI output but now measures just 3.6 inches square and 0.8 inches deep while still capable of playing 1080i video depending on the codec. RealVideo format support is equally new and complements the existing MPEG-1/2/4, VOB and XviD formats.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/18/wd.tv.mini.media.hub/ Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/11/realdvd.injuction.stays/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/realdvd.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A US court on Tuesday maintained (reg. required) a preliminary injunction that prevents RealNetworks from selling its RealDVD software pending the results of a lawsuit against the company. The decision is characterized by Judge Marilyn Patel as a safeguard given the legal ramifications of the technology. While she agrees individual DVD copying is legal given fair use principles, she warns that s... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/11/realdvd.injuction.stays/ Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/14/real.sues.mpaa/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/realdvd.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />RealNetworks today fought back against Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) claims that it was aiding piracy by filing counterclaims against both six studios in the MPAA and the DVD Copy Control Association. Sent through a Northern District of California court, the complaints accuse both groups of violating antitrust law by colluding together on trying to block legal alternatives to fair ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/14/real.sues.mpaa/ Thu, 14 May 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/28/realdvd.vs.mpaa.trial/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/realdvd.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />In the ongoing legal battle between the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and RealNetworks over the latter's RealDVD computer program that lets users violate copyright laws, the MPAA argued removing the software's restrictions on how many computers can access the ripped files is easily done. Robert Shumann, an expert on securing DVDs, took the stand on Tuesday at the request of the MPAA... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/28/realdvd.vs.mpaa.trial/ Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/24/real.facet.prototype/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/realdvd.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />RealNetworks is developing a digital media hub reference design that would let users store protected rips of their own DVD movies, the company's project lead Jeff Albertson revealed late yesterday. Nicknamed Facet, the Linux-based device mentioned to the New York Times would use the same technology as Real's RealDVD software and would let users store copies of DVDs on a hard drive, letting them p... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/24/real.facet.prototype/ Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:15:00 GMT