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iTunes overtakes RealPlayer
Even though Apple’s stock prices are in the slumps, iTunes usage is certainly not! Website Optimization posted that iTunes has surpassed RealPlayer usage in terms of online streaming — for the first time in history. They cite that iTunes was the only online streaming player that had a positive growth over year 2007. Here’s how the online players break down as of December 2007:
- iTunes - 35,664
- QuickTime - 12,787
- RealPlayer - 27,565
- Windows Media Player - 75,865
iTunes is now the second most popular streaming player behind Windows Media Player. Web Optimization also stated that iTunes has an annual growth of about 26.8%. There’s no doubt that we will hear about this more when Steve takes the stage at a future music-related event.
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February 7th, 2008
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Quick Tip of the Week: Selecting multiple email messages Ever receive multiple, related email messages that you?d like to file in the same folder or delete? You could delete or drag them into a folder one message at a time. But in Mail, you can save time by deleting or filing all the messages at once. Find out how by watching the latest Quick Tip of the Week.
App Store pioneering ?a new kind of business? ?The new status symbol,? report Matt Richtel and Laura M. Holson (nytimes.com) ?is what your phone can do ? count calories, teach Spanish, simulate a flute, or fling a monkey from a tree.? While some ?programs can genuinely help productivity,? others are simply ?jaw-dropping? fun. The apps, say the authors, ?have become a form of social currency? that is driving ?a new kind of business.?
Smashing Research at CERN ?The 17-inch MacBook Pro is my main computer,? says Brian Cox. A particle physicist, Cox works at the CERN Large Hadron Collider, which scientists will soon use to try to recreate the ?Big Bang.? Cox uses the Mac because it can run both UNIX for research and productivity apps for everything else. And he?s not alone. ?When you look around a physics conference now,? he says, ?you see more Macs than anything else.?
App Store Pick of the Week: The Weather Channel If you?re traveling this holiday season, be sure to take the Weather Channel with you. Yes, everyone?s favorite source for weather now takes to the road on iPhone and iPod touch. The Weather Channel app offers location-based weather, customizable weather maps, and severe weather alerts. You can even share a weather alert or forecast by emailing it from your iPhone or iPod touch.
