iTunes Hits Two Billion Sold Milestone

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Get Apple iPod at zZounds! Apple today announced that more than two billion songs, 50 million television episodes and over 1.3 million feature-length films have been purchased and downloaded from the iTunes Store. The iTunes Store features the world’s largest catalog, with over four million songs, 250 feature films, 350 television shows and over 100,000 podcasts. Submitted by: nufcfan | Visited 9 times | Comments 0

♦ iTunes' new milestone: 5 billion isn't the loneliest number

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Since 2003, Apple has reached some pretty impressive milestones in regards to the iTunes Store. In the last two years alone, Apple has sold its one-billionth song, three-billionth song, and become the most popular music retailer in the US, surpassing Wal-Mart, with 19 percent of the market. Today, Apple has announced another milestone: five billion songs sold since the store's inception. Submitted by: Stax_Daniel - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Apple's iTunes hits 5 billion mark

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The path to world domination is paved in round numbers, especially big ones like this: 5 billion. The face of the iTunes store. That's the number of songs that have been purchased and downloaded from the iTunes Store, Apple said Thursday. (Actually, for the record, the press release says "over 5 billion. That shouldn't be surprising, of course. Submitted by: iowadawg - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ EA Expected to Extend Take-Two Offer Again

1 vote	The June 16 deadline for EA’s $2 billion tender offer for the Grand Theft Auto publisher passed without response from the majority of Take-Two shareholders, and EA is now expected to extend its offer.   However... Submitted by: Evilboy - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Crytek's CryENGINE 2 Heads to China

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Crytek officials said that it will be the first time that the studio will exhibit CryENGINE 2 in China, a region poised for explosive gaming growth. A May 2008 report from Niko Partners said that China's 46 million gamers spent $1.7 billion on online games in 2007, up 71 percent from 2006. Online revenue is expected to hit $2.5 billion this year, and $6 billion in 2012. In China... Submitted by: zelv - Visited 14 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ iTunes K-12 launches with resources for students, parents

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Since its launch a little over a year ago, iTunes U has grown into a large collection of educational material and resources from over 70 colleges and universities worldwide. Yesterday, at the National Education Computing Conference in San Antonio, Texas, iTunes K-12 was announced as a service on the iTunes Store, similar to that of iTunes U, but aimed at primary and secondary education. Submitted by: catanha - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Apple sold 1 million 3G iPhones in two days

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It looks like Apple managed to overcome the activation problems it faced throughout Friday and reported that it sold its 1 millionth 3G iPhone on Sunday. When the first version of the iPhone was launched last year in June, Apple only sold 270,000 units in the first two days, taking the 74 days to reach the 1 million mark. New features of the 3G iPhone include Assisted-GPS... Submitted by: iatbm - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Westlife shows off due to illness

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Westlife have been forced to postpone two shows on their tour after two members of the boy band fell ill. The group apologised after calling off Monday evening's concert at the Nottingham Arena and Tuesday's show at Cardiff International Arena. They said doctors had advised Shane Filan and Nicky Byrne to rest after they became ill. Submitted by: osmanrulz - Visited 13 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Kid Rock now a devil with a cause: P2P instead of iTunes

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The iTunes Store has been around for a while now and is clearly popular enough to have sold more than 5 billion songs. There are still a few big artists that don't have much of a presence on the Store, though. Radiohead recently added a substantial amount of content, but tracks from The Beatles and AC/DC are nowhere to be found. You can add Kid Rock to that list now, too. Submitted by: kakarotoni - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ EA Extends Take-Two Offer

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Electronic Arts has extended its tender offer for Take-Two by another month following the passing of Friday’s deal deadline.The offer for all of the currently outstanding shares of Take-Two common stock, valued at around $2 billion, has been extended from its previous May 16 deadline to 11:59 pm, New York City time, on Monday, June 16, 2008, “unless further extended”, EA has announced. Submitted by: ninjashoes - Visited 12 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Hundreds remember 9/11 flight crews with sculpture

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The 18-foot-high bronze sculpture depicts two pilots, two flight attendants and a young passenger. GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — On a pedestal in a Texas intersection hundreds of miles from where terrorists crashed planes seven years ago, two flight attendants and two pilots, rendered in bronze, now care for a traveling child. The sculpture was dedicated Friday, the Fourth of July... Submitted by: technolarity - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ EA Delays Take-Two Deal as FTC Investigates

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A regulatory filing stated that EA agreed to comply with the FTC's requests on Monday. As part of the agreement with the FTC, EA said that it will not acquire Take-Two prior to August 21, or prior to a written notice from the FTC upon closing of the investigation. EA's current hostile bid for Take-Two stands at $25.74 per share, or over $2.1 billion. In June... Submitted by: janneke - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Ex-policeman in sex slave probe

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A former British policeman has been arrested in Thailand over claims he sold women into slavery. Ian Shuttleworth is accused of luring Thai women to London under false promises of a job in a restaurant. Thai police believe the women were then sold to brothel owners who forced them into sex slavery. Mr Shuttleworth, 45, who runs a security services agency in Bangkok... Submitted by: jgold454 - Visited 14 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ NBC cozies up to iTunes UK and Zune, but not iTunes US

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Diva network NBC has solidified its throne as the queen of negotiating tactics by licensing its content to web-based video stores once again. This time around, Microsoft has scored some shows, and even iTunes UK has gotten some love from NBC. iTunes Store US, however, has been left as the odd man out. Reported earlier today on the Ars front page... Submitted by: Brian1970 - Visited 0 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Photos: Let there be light off the grid

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Photos: Laptop repair by UPS? Photos: World's most efficient solar dish? Like this family in Ghana, some 1.6 billion people rely on kerosene to see at night, which leads to an untold number of fires and pollutes indoor air. People spend close to $40 billion worldwide on kerosene each year, which costs up to one-third of the income of some people in developing regions. Submitted by: mirturk - Visited 136 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ UAL to record $2.6B to $2.7B in 2Q charges

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NEW YORK (AP) — United Airlines parent UAL said it will record $2.6 billion to $2.7 billion in accounting charges in the second quarter, according to a regulatory filing Friday. The largest chunk is a noncash impairment charge of between $2.2 billion and $2.3 billion. UAL said in the filing it is writing off the "entire value of goodwill on its books... Submitted by: mosa - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Insiders point to video on French iTunes Store soon

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When Apple began adding video content to the German iTunes Store in early April, the country became just the third non-US iTunes Store to get TV shows. But there are more than just three countries where the iTunes music is available (21 by my count), so of course, there is continuing speculation over which country might be the next to get video. That speculation has now centered upon France... Submitted by: PHPGator - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Militants die in Pakistan clash

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At least two militants have been killed by security forces in Swat district in north-west Pakistan, officials say. The clash is the first since the militants signed a peace deal with the government of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in May. Elsewhere, a security operation in South Waziristan tribal region has been halted after elders intervened in a clash between two militant groups. Submitted by: guelph - Visited 9 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Four killed in Kashmir violence

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Four people, including two civilians, have been killed in two separate attacks in Indian-administered Kashmir. The two civilians a tourist and a local boy died in a grenade attack by suspected separatist militants, at the hill resort of Gulmarg on Sunday. Police said four others were injured when a tourist vehicle was targeted at the resort, 50km west of Srinagar. Two security personnel... Submitted by: richos - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Researchers Witness Assembly Of Molecules Critical To Protein Function

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ScienceDaily (Jun. 16, 2008) — A Virginia Tech research group lead by two biochemistry graduate students has isolated proteins responsible for the iron-sulfur cluster assembly process and witnessed the necessary protein interactions in vivo -within a cell. They have captured pathway intermediates and observed protein interactions between the two major players in iron-sulfur cluster assembly. Submitted by: mcdon - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment