Tag: UNIVERSAL

Earlier this week we got wind of a major blow to Apple and iTunes: the potential loss of Universal Music Group. The rift was unconfirmed but seemed genuine given its source, 'The New York Times.' Now, Apple is issuing a bit of denial according to Engadget, stating that negotiations with Universal are still ongoing and any talk of the publisher leaving the service are premature at best. It's ...

Universal Music Group has pulled out of iTunes. That's according to The New York Times, which, citing anonymous sources close to the negotiations, is reporting that the world's biggest music company has opted not to renew its contract with Apple to carry its artists on iTunes -- artists that include U2, Akon and Amy Winehouse. The move by Universal is an attempt to coax Apple chief Steve Jobs ...

AOpen Pandora Whenever a cool new Adidas sneaker comes out, it's immediately given a fourth stripe by some hack out there and sold under a different brand name. Well, Apple is kind of like the Adidas of the tech-world. But it's not just Apple's phone and music players that get the Payless treatment. The Mac Mini, for example, found a fan in Taiwanese computer maker AOpen, who in 2005 released ...