EU investigates iTunes pricing only

The European Commission has said it is probing Apple due to the pricing of music sold by the iTunes Music Store, not the interoperability with other online music software. "We are only investigating price divergences concerning iTunes," European competition spokesman Jonathan Todd said. The Commission said it would investigate whether Apple is overcharging U.K. customers for iTunes songs in February of 2005, according to a report from Marketwatch. Apple charges 79 pence per song downloaded from the iTunes Music Store in the U.K., and €.99 elsewhere, resulting in U.K. customers paying 20 percent more than other European consumers. Additionally, U.K. residents are unable to download songs from the non-U.K. iTunes stores. Todd said that "the investigation is in the early stages."

College notifies applicants via podcast

Fitchburg State College is distributing emails with a link to a podcast to all accepted applicants for the fall semester, in an attempt to ease the school into using podcasts for classroom activities. The school president, Robert Antonucci, sent out the messages and the podcast, which includes audio and video to break the good news to students, according to a report from the Associated Press. The school will still send out traditional envelopes with notification of acceptance or rejection, alongside the email notice.

Wrappers unveils iPod slip covers

Wrappers today unveiled a range of iPod slip covers at the Geneva Motor Show. The cases feature six different colors which include "sunset," "midnight blue," "cranberry," "oatmeal," "otter grey," and "smokey black." The cases fit both 30GB and 60GB fifth-generation iPods, as well as all iPod nano models. Wrappers iPod slip covers are priced at £15 each, and feature a square cloth pattern.