Apple is having problems with content from independent UK artists, according to a report by The Guardian. “Thousands of tracks by independent artists, including the single certain to top the charts tomorrow and all the songs by the Mercury prize winners Franz Ferdinand, are still unavailable on iTunes, three months after its UK launch.
Read MoreMacMinute’s Executive Briefing for September 18, 2004–a recap of all the news we have posted over the past week–is now available. If you think you may have missed something, here is your chance to catch up.
Read MoreShares of Apple rose 79 cents, or 2.17 percent, to close at a 52-week high of $37.14 Friday. The previous one-year high for the company was $36.35, which was established yesterday.
Read MoreDiscount retailer Costco will begin selling a US$269.99 iPod mini bundle on October 1. The bundle includes either a silver, blue or pink iPod mini (no green or gold offered) along with an Apple iPod Armband ($29 value) and an iTunes Music Store gift certificate for 15 free downloads.
Read MoreWal-Mart has begun selling the HP-branded iPod on its online store. The world’s largest retailer is currently offering the 20GB model along with a slew of iPod accessories. Wal-Mart is pricing the HP iPod from Apple below retail at US$290.86–a little less than $10 off. Wal-Mart makes it clear that the HP iPod is an online exclusive (not available in brick and mortar stores) and that the player is not compatible with the Wal-Mart online music store.
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