With Music Piracy On The Rise, Should We Revisit DRM?

DRM or Digital Rights Management is the bogey man of the digital age. Proponents push the agenda then fall over themselves tracking back; opponents view it as the equivalent of an Internet nuclear winter. But with piracy on the rise and “hactivism” moving the piracy agenda forward, how do companies and individuals that invest in creating digital media get a return on their investment? Is DRM, by any stretch of the imagination, something that can help in this challenge? Let’s start by looking at a brief summary of DRM.

iPad app transforms boring into entertaining

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The iPad comes with several applications, including Safari, Mail, Photos, Video, YouTube, iPod, iTunes, App Store, iBooks, Maps, Notes, Calendar, and Contacts. Several are improved versions of applications developed for the iPhone or Mac. 

The iPad syncs with iTunes on a Mac or Windows PC. Apple ported its iWork suite from the Mac to the iPad, and sells pared down versions of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote apps in the App Store. Although the iPad is not designed to replace a mobile phone, a user can use a wired headset or the built-in speaker and microphone and place phone calls over Wi-Fi or 3G using a VoIP application. As of June, 2011, there were about 90,000 iPad specific apps on the App Store. The iPad cannot run the Xcode development suite since it uses iOS.

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App Mobile vs Website Mobile

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A mobile application (or mobile app) is a software application designed to run on smartphones, tablet computers and other mobile devices. They are available through application distribution platforms, which are typically operated by the owner of the mobile operating system, such as the Apple App Store, Google Play, Windows Phone Marketplace and BlackBerry App World. Some apps are free, while others have a price. Usually, they are downloaded from the platform to a target device, such as an iPhone, BlackBerry, Android phone or Windows Phone 7, but sometimes they can be downloaded to less mobile computers, such as laptops or desktops. For apps with a price, generally a percentage, 20-30%, goes to the distribution provider (such as iTunes), and the rest goes to the producer of the app. 

The term "app" has become popular, and in 2010 was listed as "Word of the Year" by the American Dialect Society. Technologist Michael Saylor has referred to the newer mobile app enabled smartphones as "app-phones" for their distinction from the earlier smartphone models. He states that these app-phones can support many applications and programming languages and should be considered computers first and phones second.

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Benefits of Unlocking Your iPhone

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It's a terrible misery to feel unable of downloading user-friendly applications on your beloved iPhone due to restrict business model of Apple that's bound completely whereas you love living and enjoying your freedom. If you own an iPhone, and urge to use it with your preference and independence, you can have it unlocked to make it to accept and work with third-party applications, software(s), and games. 

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 Here are some noticeable benefits of unlocking your iPhone: 

You become your own boss holding the complete control of your device in your hand; you are not liable to ask Apple every time you need a software installed to be used for personal or business purpose. You can do anything at any given time without taking written permission from the company. However, unlocking your phone will make you ineligible from acquiring the company's music library, services, and protocol. If this does not matter to you; there are literally thousand of benefits that you can avail by unlocking your iPhone. If you are a geek, bored of ordinary trim-down version of MAC OSX (Unix Core), you can install any sort of server on your iPhone including HTTP, and SSH daemon to connect it for transferring the files and data. If you are afraid that you can't use iTunes anymore after unlocking the phone, you'd not be, because with SSH you can transfer unlimited ringtones from the internet within matter of minutes.

With your jail-broken Apple iPhone you are free to do anything you want; you can install third party applications and software(s) and have full time fun with the device. You can synchronize your iPhone calendar with Google Calendar and mark up special dates and days. Connect your phone with the laptop to use internet facility using your iPhone as the modem, and download videos from the YouTube. In addition to it, you can play arcade games without any restrictions and boundaries.

iPhone 4 redefines what a mobile phone can do, with fast 3G wireless technology, GPS mapping, support features like Multitasking, Video conference, Voice Control, iBooks and the App Store, iPhone 4 puts even more features at your fingertips. And like the original iPhone, the new generation of iPhone it combines three products in one - a revolutionary phone, a widescreen iPod, and a breakthrough Internet device with rich HTML email and a desktop-class web browser. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Unlocking your iPhone means getting rid of the current phone carrier: Three UK, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile. You might be tired of paying thousand dollar bill to the company every month you can go for pay as go phone services and insert a prepaid simcard in the phone to save money on the communication. Good news is that you can still continue taking services from AT&T since unlocking doesn't disturb your network and the way your device actually works. It enables your iPhone to accept any simcard that you enter inside, and for getting the most of it, you can use several local simcard to avail cheap roaming services. Once unlocked, your device can be used internationally; when you travel outside, international roaming gets activated itself on the device, and handset features dual, tri, and even quad band functionality.  To add more, you can take advantage of Cydia services after Jail-breaking, and satisfy your quest on enjoying the best features of your device. So you must enjoy latest technology with smart gadgets in your hand and by applying the ways to maximize their performance and efficiency.

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The Apple iPod and its video Capability

The IPod has been here with us for quite some time now. Ever since its in November 10, 2001 release it has been a wonderful device to work with and play with it also. The iPod video became famous due to its huge memory and the capacity of playing video, due to its slim design and longer life battery. Still, there are voices that point out some disadvantages and highlight different negative aspects.

Discontinued models of the line include the iPod mini and the iPod photo, the former being replaced by the iPod nano, and the latter reintegrated into the main iPod line. In iOS versions prior to iOS 5, the iPod branding is also used for the media player applications included with the iPhone and iPod; the iPhone version is essentially a combination of the Music and Videos apps on the iPod touch.

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As of iOS 5, separate apps named 'Music' and 'Video' is standardized across all iOS-powered products. While the iPhone and iPod have essentially the same media-player capabilities as the iPod line, they are generally treated as separate products.

    

Taking into account that there are few perfect things made by the human hand, these aspects may be used by the iPod video creators for further improvements. Therefore, the customer’s reviews are very important and the suggestions may be really taken into account.

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The fact that the screen is bigger is great, but the surface is easy to scratch, aspect that is more in the cons category. Although the image is excellent and the clarity screen may be easily compared with the TV set’s screen quality, there are still some problems with freezing video images. There is a great achievement the fact that the light, sun or other previous obstacles are annihilated, but another important problem is the unresponsiveness in some cases.

    

The dimensions of the iPod video are great, but there is no way you may watch it with more than several persons. Anyway, it was designed for personal not collective needs and you may still share your photo album and music or video music preferences with one person. The flat screen is large enough to enjoy your favorite videos.

    

Although the life battery is longer, the complaints concern the short battery life for video. And this complaint may be balanced by the fact that the video is played with no flaw. The pros of the new iPod video are considered the cool look, the impressive number of features, the great organization of the music menu so that you may even rank your favorite songs. The cons of the new iPod video are considered the absence of FM option, the fact that no cradle is included, the impossibility of connecting the iPod video to the computer and the cost.

     

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The amazing features concern the sound quality – it is clearer and stronger with a bass that is stronger articulated, the sound is also louder than that of the previous generations. The other good features are the easy control, the video feature is classified with “great”, but the flaws regard the interruption of the sound between the tracks, being blanked out. There are still other suggestions regarding the battery life, taking into account the amount of music that the iPod video has.

    

The pros may be gathered together pointing out the thin and attractive enclosure with a great display, the best sound, 15-20 hours of music, new clock and the time in other parts of the world. The cons highlight the incompleteness of the video integration that suggests the experimental project aspect, absence of the new games, no changes in the interface, the smaller screen than expected especially for video features edition. Another disadvantage concerns the slow transfer of photos direct from the camera.

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Some critics point out the fact that the design and the features of the iPod video may be seen from different perspectives. Therefore, the complaints and the satisfaction may be contradictory. These aspects may be seen from a movie lover perspective, an audiophile or photographer or even from a simple consumer with no great expectations. That is why you may find musician’s reviews or video addicted reviews that are in contradiction. You may decide in which category you may be situated for deciding if the iPod video is worth the money or not.

     

From the same point of view, you may say that as a music player the iPod video has superior quality of sound. As a screen for the photo album, the clarity of the screen may win the competition with any TV set’s screen. As a movie player, the iPod video is below the expectations, but it may be considered a great step in the video technology.

YouTube to mp3 converter

If you enjoy listening to music on YouTube, you probably find yourself wishing there was an easy way to turn these songs into mp3's.  There is, with YouTube to mp3 conversion programs found on the internet.  With these types of free services you can convert your favorite music to mp3's from YouTube quickly and easily.  Not only is it a great converter, it's free to use and easily integrated into your favorite browser with plugins and extensions available.

Converting Your Music

  

A easy way to convert your music from YouTube to an mp3 is to copy the YouTube URL from your favorite video, Find a YouTube to mp3 conversion website using Google, and paste the URL into the text box and click on the "Convert Video" button.  Then just wait while the site converts it into an mp3 for you.  Once the video is converted into an mp3, click the "download" link. Then it can be downloaded and stored on your computer, tablet, phone or mp3 player.  Unlike some converters, YouTube to mp3 offers quicker conversion and faster download speed. Conversion takes only 1 to 5 minutes, and broadband users can download their mp3 in 1 to 2 minutes. The best thing is its done all online which means you don't have to download and install any software.

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The converter tool works right on the main website page, so there is no time wasted trying to figure out where to paste the URL.  And it offers unlimited use: you can convert as many YouTube videos as you want with it.  Now you can turn your favorite remixes, mash-ups and live concert songs into mp3's.  Whether you want a new song by a band you just heard about or are trying to complete a collection by your favorite artist, this converter will do the job.  There is no program to download and install no need to worry about hidden spyware or viruses.  Everything works right from the website to give you smooth, quality mp3's with no worries. Don’t trust your favorite songs to a converter that doesn't deliver.  Go to www.youtube-to-mp3.com.au and try out this excellent converter today.

Putting Music onto Your Apple Device

Once you have converted and downloaded your music simply drag and drop your music into iTunes. This will add the newly downloaded music into your iTunes library. Connect your device to the computer. If you manually manage your music you will have to drag and drop from your iTunes library or you can drag and drop straight to your Apple device.

For those who have syncing enabled automatically you don’t have to do a thing as your device will automatically update its music library when you attach your apple device with iTunes running.

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IPad Accessories Getting it Right

The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. The iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010 by Apple's then-CEO Steve Jobs. Its size and weight fall between those of contemporary smartphones and laptop computers. The iPad runs the same operating system as the iPod Touch and iPhone and can run its own applications as well as iPhone applications. Without modification, the iPad will only run programs approved by Apple and distributed via the Apple App Store

The iPad is one of the most successful launches in recent history and there are many apps and accessories for it. Depending on your interests, you can probably find a few good accessories that will protect your iPad or allow you to perform more tasks with it. The following iPad accessories are worth considering.

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For those who enjoy taking pictures the ipad camera connection kit, which enables you to synch photos and videos back and forth between your camera and ipad is a necessity. This kit also works with other iPhone, iPod touch and iPod Nanos too. The connector uses USB port connection to interact with your camera. You’ll also get an SD card reader with the kit. If sharp photos are something you enjoy this is definitely not an accessory you want to bypass. An Apple Composite AV cable is a must if you want to watch video via your home theater system or large format TV. When you have an iPad, you have access to the iTunes library, where you can download movies as well as music (for a price, of course). You can also get a free YouTube app that allows you to watch any YouTube video on your iPad and, if you have the AV Cable, on a larger screen. This is one of the most versatile accessories for your iPad.

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Some iPad accessories like screen protectors are practical but others are just for fun or to add color. You can find skins or removable decals for your iPad that come in various patterns and colors. Smirkabout is one of the companies that offers these skins.

iPad cases can also be as decorative as they are practical. The Incipio Feather Ultra Light Case is one example; it is a very soft cover offered in bright neon colors but still protects your iPad. And there are other options; these are just two examples of how you can dress up your iPad.

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More accessories will become available as the iPad grows in popularity. Lower prices will be available on items when this happens. However, there are some accessories, such as a screen protector and an iPad case that you should really get right away to make sure your unit is protected. The accessories we’ve discussed above allow you to do more with your iPad, though you may want to research this topic further and see what other accessories are being sold.

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