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Is It Time To Dump Apple ?

The $239 billion loss in market value is a vote of no confidence in Apple’s future

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The $239 billion loss in market value is a vote of no confidence in Apple’s future

Apple stock dropped from a high of $705 per share in September 2012 to $450 yesterday, a loss of $239 billion in market value in just 4 months.

Apple-aholics and shareholders hope this is an aberration but historically high-flying stocks generally have nowhere to go but down.

In the stock market, there are stars and dogs. Apple is now a dog, something I predicted in August 2012.

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Apple’s first problem is they are selling old technology after leading the market in touch phones and tablets. Samsung Galaxy is the hot new brand.

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Oh what a night at 12 12 12 The Concert for Sandy

Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones called it the largest collection ever of aging English rockers to raise money for Hurricane Sandy victims

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Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi sing “Born to Run” at 12 12 12 Concert for Sandy

Wow! The 12 12 12 Concert for Sandy Relief was one great rock concert. It was televised around the world, streamed online and shown in theaters as well.

Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys, Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl, The Rolling Stones, Sir Paul McCartney, Bon Jovi, Billy Joel, The Who, Roger Waters – even Adam Sandler murdering “Hallelujah.” Continue reading →

Xbox Music launches free streaming music on Windows 8 and RT

Look out iTunes – Xbox Music brings comprehensive music service to Xbox consoles and Windows 8 and RT

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With so much happening pre-launch for Windows 8, I missed the official launch of Xbox Music on October 16th, Microsoft’s new all-in-one music service for Windows 8. You will be able to stream and match more than 30 million songs for a reasonable annual fee, across multiple hardware devices.   Continue reading →

The Agony of iPhone iOS 6 Update

One more nail in the coffin of my iPhone – Apple lost all my music again

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iOS 6 Update Fail (illustration Apple)

I should have known better than updating to iOS 6 on my iPhone.

It’s easy to update to iOS 6 says Apple. That’s not true.

Now thousands of songs and videos are gone.

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There were plenty of stories yesterday reporting the loss of Google Maps  in iOS 6 as Apple tried to stick it to Google with their own mapping application. Continue reading →

Stream the whole CD of Bob Dylan’s Tempest

iTunes is offering a free stream of the new CD this week

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Hoping you will pre-order Bob Dylan’s new CD Tempest from their site, iTunes is offering a week-long stream of the complete album.

This surprisingly open for Dylan who is known to chase after anyone who posts his music for streaming.

Here’s the link and enjoy – Bob Dylan Tempest iTunes.

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You can also pre-order “Tempest” from Amazon.com as either a download, CD or vinyl.

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Apple developing new audio file format to offer adaptive streaming

Format will provide high- or low-quality files to iCloud users

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Neil Young, who has claimed that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs wanted to develop high-resolution audio options (photo Neil Young LeNoise)

Guardian.co.uk – Apple is working on a new audio file format that will offer “adaptive streaming” to provide high- or low-quality files to users of its iCloud service.

The new format could mean that users can get “high-definition” audio by downloading to an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Alternatively, it could offer a streaming service – like that of Lala.com, the music streaming and online storage company, which Apple acquired late in 2009.
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