Nokia up, Apple down

Nokia have announced the launch of their Nokia Music service. This is a iTunes rival they've been developing across the road for about a year now (and my mate has been ranting about as part of the test team). The service, for those not in the know, is free music for a year when buying a Nokia phone (although the deal is only exclusive to the carphone warehouse which I consider a mistake). Presumably you then pay after that year. I believe there are certain advantages above iTunes; such as the DRM is different, I believe you're able to transfer the track to any device you want, i.e. your PC, PDA, MP3 Player, even your iPlayer or god forbid your Iphone (though as you already have a Nokia I'm not sure you'd do this). Read more here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7649060.stm

Interesting stat I've been bouncing around, although this is second hand information so I can't gaurantee it's validity, but apparently last year in Europe nokia accounted for 45% of the top 100 phones sold. The iPhone (surprisingly I'm sure to us niche techie market folk) did not come into this top 100.


Also, as if the fates were conspiring, the BBC has also reported that iTunes may shut down. The evil music companies are trying to charge poor sweet innocent single mum... I mean multi-national empire of evil Apple more money for the songs distrubted via iTunes. As such Apple is suggesting iTunes may shut-down. Read more here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7645537.stm

My first blog

Well this is it,

My first blog. I've finally committed to keeping a blog. At least I'll give it a go.

So my first entry concerns my flat. I thought I would share the interesting experience of looking outside my window at torrential showers and then having those showers come join me in my bedroom. Yes, a leak! My landlord has told me it's something to do with sand coming off the tiles. I think he can shove his sand... well somewhere and fix the roof. He assures me it's new, but I don't call 10 years old new.

So that sets a precident, my first ever blog and it begins with a moan. Perhaps I shall keep one of those deep and dark blogs which amounts to nothing more than a bitch fest about life. Nah, I'll just rant a lot about all sorts.

Here goes, now where's the publish button