Apple 10298 Published by Bob 0

For five days this week, my son and I were fixated on making his second-generation iPod play through the car stereo system of his 2002 Pontiac. He researched the question online and bought a gizmo. Despite an hour spent talking to the help desk while lying in the car trunk, two trips to dealerships and a visit to a car stereo place, he couldn't make it work.

The Generation Gap and the Disposable iPod

Apple 10298 Published by Bob 0

The last time Apple chief executive Steve Jobs took on major recording companies, he refused to budge on his 99 cent price for a song on iTunes. As a new round of talks ramp up this month, however, Jobs has opened the door to higher prices -- as long as music companies let Apple sell their songs without technology designed to stop unauthorized copying.

iTunes, EMI and the Future of Online Music