U2 sees iPod TV spots as synergy, not sellout
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Uno, dos, tres, CATORCE! The TV quakes as a euphoric punk holler, stabbing guitar and muscle-bound rhythms roar over convulsive images of rock stars in silhouette. The iPod ad touting U2's Vertigo  isn't your father's Oldsmobile commercial, but it is a commercial, and that's stirring debate among rock 'n' roll old-schoolers and within the band's vigilant following.
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Apple and U2 will reportedly team up to sell a special edition iPod promoting the band&#39;s forthcoming album. The publication cites sources close to U2 and says &quot;the digital music player will come preloaded
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Apple today introduced the iPod U2 Special Edition as part of a partnership between Apple, U2 and Universal Music Group (UMG) to create innovative new products together for the new digital music era.
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U2 frontman Bono has  signed on as the first guest on musician/producer David A.  Stewart's upcoming music-themed interview show for HBO.
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U2 and Apple have teamed up to offer a special-edition black-and-red U2 iPod. In addition, Apple will soon make available the 400-song Complete U2 digital box set on iTunes. "iPod and iTunes look like the future to me and it's good for everybody...
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Apple was expected to bring out a special edition iPod music player Tuesday in conjunction with the band U2. But the company surprised analysts by also announcing a device with a color screen for displaying photos.
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The links between Apple and U2 grow stronger, with Apple&#39;s announcement that it will hold a special music event next week on October 26.
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Although Apple's combo of iTunes and iPod has proved popular, Microsoft is betting that people want to do more with their music and that they want to be able to move video and pictures around as well.
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MacCentral - As soon as Apple announced its iPod U2 Special Edition model, clad in black and with a red Click Wheel, peripheral maker Griffin Technology Inc. announced its matching iTrip-Black FM Transmitter, a device that enables the iPod to play its music over a nearby FM receiver. On Tuesday Griffin announced it's shipping the new iTrip-Black. The iTrip-Black costs US&#36;35.
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U2 lead singer Bono, who appeared in a previous Apple TV ad, will join CEO Steve Jobs onstage Oct. 26.
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The majority of fans of the rock group U2 are happy and excited with its expected announcement of a deal with Apple Computer to launch a special-edition U2
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The Internet rumor mill had it right several weeks ago when whispers circulated that Apple was readying a retooled iPod music player and had entered into a special promotional deal with the mega-famous rock band U2.  Yesterday brought confirmation of both, with most of the media focusing in on the official news that the quirky computer-company-turned-digital-entertainment-pacesetter has given its portable music player the ability to store digital images.
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Don't play the innocent with me Midem There's another kind of pigopolist, U2's manager Paul McGuinness said today: the giant network operator who profits from music, but doesn't give anything back. McGuinness used a keynote slot at the world's biggest music festival in Cannes today to call for network operators to pay musicians a slice of the pie.â¦
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NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Irish rock band U2 is set to  explode on the road at the end of March, just in time for a  beleaguered concert industry desperate for a major  buzz-generating tour.
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Apple's music player now has a color screen--and shows photos. Also: U2 edition comes in basic black.
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Bono and The Edge joined Apple boss Steve Jobs at the launch of Apple&#39;s iPod U2 Special Edition in California yesterday. The black and red model holds up to 5,000 songs and with one click U2 fans will be able
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Despite its recycled  title, HBO's new late-night series feels reasonably fresh.  "Bono and the Edge: Off the Record" is a preview of the  interview show hosted by producer and Eurythmics mainstay Dave  Stewart.