Apple adds cheaper iPod nano, cuts iPod shuffle prices
Congratulations! You've won a lower price on a new iPod. Apple Computer has introduced a new version of its svelte iPod nano that sells for $50 less than the least expensive nano previously available.
A 1-gigabyte nano capable of holding as many as 240 songs will cost you $149, compared with a 2-gigabyte, 500-song model priced at $199. Apple also cut the price on both versions of its screen-less iPod shuffle. The 1-gigabyte model, formerly $129, now costs $99, and the 512-megabyte shuffle, which used to cost $99, is now priced at $69.
Apple also said Showtime programming including ``Weeds'' and ``Fat Actress'' will be available for downloading on its iTunes store (which is great, because I've been wanting to check out both shows, but not so much that I'm willing to give Comcast even more money every month). Our Apple writer, John Boudreau, has details on both announcements.
In a move that would have been unthinkable in the days when Microsoft ruled the personal-computer world, PC maker Dell confirmed that it's testing software from Mountain View Internet giant Google and may pre-install the software on its computers. Dell spokesman Jess Blackburn told Bloomberg News that the test includes the Google Toolbar, Google desktop search and a Google-powered Dell home page.
The news was first disclosed this morning in the Wall Street Journal, which reported that Google may pay Dell as much as $1 billion in the next three years, apparently in an effort to attract even more traffic and online advertising dollars.
``Google is desperate for new revenue streams,'' Matt Rosoff, an analyst at Directions on Microsoft, told Bloomberg. ``It's definitely something Microsoft is concerned about and is worried about.''
A 1-gigabyte nano capable of holding as many as 240 songs will cost you $149, compared with a 2-gigabyte, 500-song model priced at $199. Apple also cut the price on both versions of its screen-less iPod shuffle. The 1-gigabyte model, formerly $129, now costs $99, and the 512-megabyte shuffle, which used to cost $99, is now priced at $69.
Apple also said Showtime programming including ``Weeds'' and ``Fat Actress'' will be available for downloading on its iTunes store (which is great, because I've been wanting to check out both shows, but not so much that I'm willing to give Comcast even more money every month). Our Apple writer, John Boudreau, has details on both announcements.
In a move that would have been unthinkable in the days when Microsoft ruled the personal-computer world, PC maker Dell confirmed that it's testing software from Mountain View Internet giant Google and may pre-install the software on its computers. Dell spokesman Jess Blackburn told Bloomberg News that the test includes the Google Toolbar, Google desktop search and a Google-powered Dell home page.
The news was first disclosed this morning in the Wall Street Journal, which reported that Google may pay Dell as much as $1 billion in the next three years, apparently in an effort to attract even more traffic and online advertising dollars.
``Google is desperate for new revenue streams,'' Matt Rosoff, an analyst at Directions on Microsoft, told Bloomberg. ``It's definitely something Microsoft is concerned about and is worried about.''
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