Neil Young to pull out from streaming services because of ‘bad quality’

Canadian singer-songwriter/high-fidelity music advocate/Pono Player creator, Neil Young, doesn’t want anything to do with streaming services. He’s announced that he plans to pull out of the likes of Apple Music, Spotify, and Tidal. His reason: the sound quality is so bad that’s it’s doing a disservice to his fans. But that doesn’t mean he isn’t griping about the payment structure of these services either.

According to Young, “Streaming has ended for me. I hope this is ok for my fans. It’s not because of the money, although my share (like all the other artists) was dramatically reduced by bad deals made without my consent. It’s about sound quality. I don’t need my music to be devalued by the worst quality in the history of broadcasting or any other form of distribution. I don’t feel right allowing this to be sold to my fans. It’s bad for my music.”

Source: Pitchfork | Via: Cult of Mac

Apple updates iPod Touch line with new camera, processor and 128 GB variant

Apple just updated the iPod Touch which has been long considered 'the iPhone without a phone' and has been a popular iOS introductory product for younger users and teenagers who can't get a phone. Now featuring an updated Apple 8X 64-bit processor, a new 8 megapixel camera as well as new 128 GB capacity for users who want to carry their entire music and video collection with them in their pocket.

"iPod touch gives customers around the world access to Apple Music, the App Store and iOS, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, starting at just $249,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of iPhone, iPod and iOS Product Marketing. The new iPod Touch is available in a variety of new colours including Space Grey, Gold, Silver, Pink and Blue.

The new iPod touch starts at $249 (CAD) for the 16GB model, $299 (CAD) for 32GB and $369 (CAD) for 64GB, and the entire iPod family in its five new colours is available starting today through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.ca), Apple’s retail stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers. For the first time, iPod touch is available in a 128GB model for $499 (CAD) through Apple Retail Stores and the Apple Online Store

HTC Desire 626s is coming to Canada as a budget smartphone option

 

The new  HTC Desire 626s brings many of the same features found in its flagship HTC One M9 to a more affordable yet still premium and modern design. Featuring HTC Sense 7, the new HTC Desire 626s smartphone can be customized with HTC Themes, HTC BlinkFeed and HTC Sense Home applications. 

 “At HTC, we don’t think you should have to sacrifice or settle if you are looking for an affordable smartphone. That is why we are bringing the absolute best affordable smartphone to market with the HTC Desire,” said Jason Mackenzie, president of HTC America. “Our Desire 626s smartphone brings the premium experiences, performance and style of our flagship smartphone at an incredible price.” 

This smartphone features LTE capability and a quad-core processor, a 5-inch, HD 720 pixel screen and a 2000 mAh battery and expandable memory.

The Desire 626s will be available in Canada on Bell, Videotron, Virgin and WIND Mobile. Carriers will announce pricing and availability in the coming weeks.

TLight launches “Made for iPod, iPhone and iPad” LED desk light charging docks

TLight Ltd. launched the tLight S3 and S3x LED desk lights with powerful true-color light output and charging dock for recharging all iPhone and iPods with Lightning connector. With the additional USB port the tLights can also recharge other tablets and most smartphones.

The new tLights feature the very latest LED technology with a CRI (Color Redding Index) of 90, which is close to the perfect light – sunlight with a CRI of 100. This means great color authenticity and a stable and bright light providing a great reading experience without getting tired eyes. Both tLights feature dimmers to perfectly adjust light output (20-100%) to a maximum of 600 lumens (7W) for the S3x and 700 (10W) lumens for the S3.

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