figure 1: now is that free as in “free” or free as in “beer”?
Sorry for the spam font, but an enterprising user using the alias Cleverboy has discovered the easiest and cheapest way to get ringtones on the iPhone — to rename files. Simply duplicate the file, add an ‘m4r’ extension to it, and add your new file to iTunes. You can then sync the file over, and presto! You’re done. This method works with both protected AAC files and normal AAC files. If you need more instructions, head over to MacRumors to get them.
Looks
like
the
Apple
&
NBC
iTunes
spat
is
heating
up. It was reported that NBC wasn’t going to renew their contract, due to expire in December. I reported this in the rejected story links thread in the forums. NBC released a press statement on Saturday to say that it wasn’t the bad guy to respond to the Apple press statement on Friday that said that NBC was the bad guy. I’m starting to think that this is just business as usual when dealing with the content providers.
Engadget has an update to yesterday’s market cap loss, explaining the ins and outs of why they posted the memo.
I’ve posted short blurbs, little slices, really, about Apple and Greenpeace previously, but it seems that we now have enough green apple slices to bake a pie (I’m sorry about that, really, but I can’t help it).
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