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Five ways to grow your podcast audience

In a crowded field you have to find sustainable ways to stand out from other offerings

New wave: Emo Kid is an IT geek from KwaZulu-Natal who is problematising the move towards a mainstream sound in gqom. Photo: Tommaso Cassinis x Crudo Volta

The muted thump of Gqom Nation

The genre is morphing from its roots in house into a mash-up, as artists try new ways to get released

Apple chief executive Tim Cook with rock band U2 as he speaks during an Apple event announcing the iPhone 6 and the Apple Watch in California.

Apple releases tool to remove free U2 album

Apple has released a special tool that lets users remove U2’s new album, ‘Songs of Innocence’ from their collections.

iTunes U takes content to iPad

A new update to iTunes U now includes tools that lets teachers and students build and experience educational content on iPads.

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Daft Punk’s new album leaks

The French duo’s album has leaked on social media before the release date next Monday, giving fans the best platform to react – Twitter.

Australia will force Google and Facebook to pay media outlets for their content, the government announced Monday, vowing to lead the world in making the tech giants share lucrative advertising revenues with traditional media.

Google music streaming could boost industry, says Universal executive

Google is understood to be in negotiations with major music labels over launching a streaming service, similar to Spotify, later this year.

The new BlackBerry World storefront

BlackBerry’s App World set to compete with iTunes

BlackBerry’s App World has been replaced by BlackBerry World, a new multimedia storefront that appears to go head to head against iTunes.

At last we get another bite of the apple

At last we get another bite of the apple

Apple’s iTunes music service finally arrived on South African shores, nine years after it debuted in the United States.

At last we get another bite of the apple

iTunes launches in South Africa

South Africans can now purchase music and music videos in local currency from Apple’s iTunes store, and use the popular Match service.

Cloud wars: Google Music to take on iTunes in November

Google is close to unveiling its first music service, a cloud-based venture set to rival Apple’s iTunes, after sewing up deals with key record labels.

Spotify launches syncing with Apple’s iPod

Spotify on Wednesday launched an application enabling users to synchronise playlists and songs purchased through its service with Apple’s iPod.

Digital ways to donate to Japan disaster relief

Technology giants Apple, Google, Facebook and Twitter are offering digital ways to donate to Japan’s recovery efforts after their massive earthquake.

Beatles ‘coming to Apple’s iTunes’

The Beatles on Apple’s iTunes? Let it be. The Fab Four’s music is expected, finally, to be available for sale at Apple’s online music store.

Apple’s weakest link is at its core

As Britain discovered with the Suez Canal in the 1950s, being unduly dependent on a single strategic asset can also have serious downsides.

Apple unveils new iPods

Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the wraps off a revamped line of iPods this week and trumpeted a truce with NBC Universal.