Sunday, September 9, 2012

Apple Work On Internet Radio


United States - Apple touted working on music service. The pembesut iPhone is reportedly preparing to launch a service similar to Pandora internet radio.

The service will be integrated with all existing Apple products, through the application pre-installed and can connect to the user's iTunes account as a reference estimate their musical tastes.

Reported by the Wall Street Journal, Friday (07/09/2012), such as Pandora, the Internet radio Apple lets users select their favorite musicians and radio stations will play songs from artists that stream music similar to your favorite musicians have been.

Other information that Apple is currently trying to negotiate a licensing deal with the record company. Most likely, the new service will be introduced at Apple event September 12.

By offering a streaming service that can be tailored to the tastes and needs of users, Apple can compete with internet radio services like Pandora, Slacker and iHeartRadio.

Meanwhile, Cheap & High Specification, Kindle Fire Threatens iPad HD ..

Amazon Kindle Fire first generation was considered as a potential threat Apple's iPad, with cheap prices and a wealth of content. Now, with the presence of Kindle Fire HD, it could be a greater chance to prey on iPad market share is still dominant.

While the new version of the Kindle Fire HD with high enough specs like dual core processors next screen HD can be purchased for just $ 199. In comparison, the new iPad on sale from $ 499 in the United States.

Kindle Fire original and enhanced specifications, prices fall and can now be purchased from USD 159 in the United States. Although the screen is still the same, Kindle Fire comes with dual core processors and higher RAM.

"Kindle Fire first they were not strong enough. Now, they are really ready to show line up is as good as the line-up services. They try to combine it with the price difficult to surpass. This will suppress all parties, including Apple." said James McQuivey, an analyst at Forrester Research.

Amazon's aggressive pricing makes little to reap the benefits, even some analysts call them sell the Kindle Fire at a price loss. Amazon hopes reap the profits from the sale of online content, from games, books and video. Apple on the other hand, gain profit from the sales of the iPad with a high price.

"Amazon is able to sell these products is almost equal to the cost of production, while Apple had a profit margin of 40% to 50% and always be careful with margin. Due Amazon has upgraded its products and competitive hardware, this might be worried about Apple," said Scott Tilghman of Caris & Company.

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