http://dir.salon.com/topics/blogosphere/?source=rss&aim=blogosphere en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:08:00 PDT Andrew Leonard Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/20/itunes_china_and_tibet/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/20/itunes_china_and_tibet/index.html?source=rss The iTunes Music Store suddenly doesn't work in China. Angry downloaders say the Olympic popularity of "Songs for Tibet" is to blame Farhad Manjoo Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/06/19/apple_5_billion/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/06/19/apple_5_billion/index.html?source=rss Meanwhile, Microsoft keeps its DRM servers alive. Farhad Manjoo Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/04/04/apple_sales_charts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/04/04/apple_sales_charts/index.html?source=rss CD sales slip, digital sales skyrocket. By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/01/17/apple_hack/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/01/17/apple_hack/index.html?source=rss Mess with your computer's clock, get unlimited time to watch your movies. By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/10/17/itunes_drm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/10/17/itunes_drm/index.html?source=rss Yet another sign that copy-restricted songs aren't long for this world. By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/09/26/amazon_store/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/09/26/amazon_store/index.html?source=rss For the first time, there's real competition to Apple's online music shop. By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/09/21/tv_shows/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/09/21/tv_shows/index.html?source=rss There are more options than ever to download TV shows. Too bad none quite works very well. By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/08/31/apple_nbc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/08/31/apple_nbc/index.html?source=rss After NBC's decision not to renew its iTunes contract, Apple pulls the plug on the network's shows effective almost immediately. By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/08/10/universal_drm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/08/10/universal_drm/index.html?source=rss The world's largest music company will launch an experiment to sell digital music without copy-protection software By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/31/apple_milestone/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/31/apple_milestone/index.html?source=rss If you needed any proof that Steve Jobs is the master of the music business, this is it. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/07/itunes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/07/itunes/index.html?source=rss Apple offers higher-quality, DRM-free music. What's the catch? By Paul F. Roberts Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/20/copyright_royalty_board/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/20/copyright_royalty_board/index.html?source=rss Just as Uncle Sam has finally cracked down on payola in corporate radio, the government has dealt a blow to Internet radio, the only promising home to music beyond the top 40. Andrew Leonard Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/02/06/steve_jobs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/02/06/steve_jobs/index.html?source=rss Digital rights management is a joke. A manifesto from Apple's CEO. By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/10/23/levy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/10/23/levy/index.html?source=rss Apple's ingenious music player is 5 years old -- gorgeous, exciting, tempting. So why do I often wish it had never been invented? By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2005/01/31/mac_is_the_future/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2005/01/31/mac_is_the_future/index.html?source=rss Weary of spyware, tired of virus attacks, a nation turns its lonely eyes to ... Apple? By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/09/03/ms_music_store/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/09/03/ms_music_store/index.html?source=rss Microsoft's answer to iTunes isn't pretty, doesn't have that great a selection, and won't sell songs that play on an iPod. But it'll still probably take over the world of online music. By Andrew Leonard Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2004/07/01/music/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2004/07/01/music/index.html?source=rss Having all your tunes at your fingertips isn't just fun -- it makes you a more avid consumer of music. So why are the recording companies fighting the future? By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/01/15/filesharing_tide_turned/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/01/15/filesharing_tide_turned/index.html?source=rss The music biz is declaring success, citing lawsuits and Apple's iTunes. But to music fans who recall the glory days of Napster, the fight goes on. By Farhad Manjoo and Katharine Mieszkowski Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/12/24/year_in_review_2003/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/12/24/year_in_review_2003/index.html?source=rss In 2003, Howard Dean scored big with the Web, while India took advantage of online communications to grab thousands of white-collar jobs from the West. The Net, it turns out, still matters. By Eric Boehlert Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/11/06/cd_sales/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/11/06/cd_sales/index.html?source=rss CD sales have rebounded ever since the music biz started suing file-sharers. The industry is convinced there's a connection. By Andrew Leonard Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2003/10/28/itunes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2003/10/28/itunes/index.html?source=rss Is Apple's iTunes service nirvana for music fans -- or just the start of a file-format nightmare that will drive us all nuts? By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/10/17/itunes_for_windows/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/10/17/itunes_for_windows/index.html?source=rss The iTunes music store is open for business on Windows. Let the rejoicing begin. By Sahar Akhtar Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/06/18/itunes_innovation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/06/18/itunes_innovation/index.html?source=rss As songs are increasingly sold one by one online, the musical creativity and risk-taking associated with the album format will decline. By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/04/29/itunes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/04/29/itunes/index.html?source=rss Apple's new online music-buying system is everything Napster promised to be -- cheap, easy and, best of all, legal.