http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/Aug 4th 2010 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/Very slick indeed. ]]>Aug 4th 2010 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/
We are turning into an entertainment based economy. You know, first it was agricultural, then industrial, now services, it's going to be entertainment based pretty soon. Is that good or bad? I don't know .. maybe it's good .. produce entertainment for the rest of the world and they manufacture stuff.]]>Aug 4th 2010 4:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/Aug 4th 2010 4:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/Aug 4th 2010 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/
Hate to burst everyone's bubble but it's really not that amazing or sneaky. The iOS 4.0 SDK pretty much has a drop down menu where you choose whether you want fast app switching or some other form of backgrounding. As most any developer writing an that plays audio should, Apple choose the "app plays background audio" option. Voila. The option is there, you're intended to make use of it. I'm actually surprised it's taken Apple so long to get their apps updated like this.]]>Aug 4th 2010 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/
its because apple look after all their favorite gadget blogs - you know, free retreats in the dominican republic, free iphones, free black jeans and turtlenecks for anyone who wants them ;)]]>Aug 4th 2010 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/Aug 4th 2010 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/And you only get 20GB of total storage for $99. Apples site says you can upgrade a standalone account to 40GB, but doesn't mention how much that is.]]>Aug 4th 2010 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/
Gee, thanks Apple. Now watch, They'll remove Jukefly from the app store.


]]>Aug 4th 2010 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/Aug 4th 2010 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/Aug 4th 2010 6:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/
I reckon it's one of those features that's better to have than not at all but ultimately doesn't have much practical use and certainly not compelling enough to pay for iDisk.]]>Aug 4th 2010 7:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/
hmm intresting, gonna check that out]]>Aug 4th 2010 9:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/Aug 4th 2010 10:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/
I agree, it is as if the court jester has become the king.]]>Aug 5th 2010 7:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/I'm like not for long my iPhone will have cloud music soon too!

]]>Aug 4th 2010 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/Aug 4th 2010 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/Aug 4th 2010 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/
Right, because you don't get anything else for that $99?

Oh wait yes you do. You're stupid.]]>Aug 4th 2010 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/Aug 4th 2010 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/
There ya go......]]>Aug 4th 2010 4:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/
"my iPhone will have cloud music soon too"

You mean like the various services ALREADY available for both the iPhone and Android already?

Spotify, mSpot, HomePipe, Orb, Imeem, MP3tunes etc...]]>Aug 4th 2010 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/
Damn you redundant "already", I shall have my vengeance!]]>Aug 4th 2010 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/Aug 4th 2010 5:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/
Wow, your logic is impeccable. If streaming music was the only thing you get for $99 you might have a point, but since it's not, you don't. Was that not clear? Maybe I should try putting it another way, since you seem to be kind of dense: You're not paying $99 for streaming music. You're paying for a whole lot of other features.

If you're ignorant as to what those features are, maybe you could stop being lazy and go look it up yourself.]]>Aug 4th 2010 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/
Nice job being a prick from the first reply, dickhead.]]>Aug 5th 2010 3:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/Aug 4th 2010 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/Aug 4th 2010 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/Aug 4th 2010 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/Aug 4th 2010 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/Agreed, this needs to happen asap.]]>Aug 4th 2010 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/As soon as they make Xbox Live Gold free, my friend.]]>Aug 4th 2010 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/Aug 4th 2010 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/Aug 4th 2010 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/What does the fact that you don't want to pay $99/y for MobileMe (hint: more than jus iDisk) have to do with anything? Go whine elsewhere.]]>Aug 4th 2010 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/Aug 4th 2010 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/
Second, if you just want to stream music, you are still paying $99/yr.

kthxbai]]>Aug 4th 2010 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/Yeah but if the find my iPhone feature pays off even once I think it was well worth the $99.... ]]>Aug 4th 2010 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/Aug 4th 2010 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/Aug 4th 2010 7:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/
Ah, if only that was a) true and b) acceptable. Right now it costs GBP 37.29 on Amazon (so that's about $60) over here. However, I fail to see the justification for charging for a service that is worse than what you can get elsewhere for free. I wouldn't mind if MobileMe delivered a good service for the price (hey, I bought an overpriced Mac so I'm OK with paying for a better experience) but it is just rubbish in comparison to the best-of-breed free solutions. The iDisk is probably the worst part of the service simply because it is so slow.

Saying that MobileMe should be free isn't so much whining but rather stating a fact that is obvious to pretty much everyone. ]]>Aug 5th 2010 4:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/Aug 4th 2010 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/
Type in "floating tree" on google image search, and it should be the 2nd and 3rd photo.]]>Aug 4th 2010 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/FloatingTree. It's at vladstudio.com. Highy recommend checking out his other wallpapers.]]>Aug 4th 2010 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/Aug 4th 2010 5:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/Aug 4th 2010 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/
Do Apple give hacks spending money during publicity tours... no really?]]>Aug 4th 2010 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/Aug 4th 2010 4:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/
yes... *rubs hands together*... of course they did]]>Aug 4th 2010 4:30PM