According to the Financial Times, Apple Inc. is talking with major record labels about offering unlimited access to the iTunes music collection for a flat fee paid when purchasing a new iPod or as a monthly subscription fee. In the former, Apple could add as much as $100 to the price of its iPod and iPhone devices in exchange for unlimited access to iTunes for the life of the hardware, sources told the newspaper. The company is also talking with record companies about subscription plans that would run $7 to $8 per month.

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Yes, this is a technology-related post. It has been a long time since the last time I posted an entry on the latest technology news. Although MacBook Air was announced by Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, in Macworld Expo more than one month ago, I believe that some of us still have not heard of it [or it is really just me?]. Anyway, MacBook Air is the thinnest notebook in the world, so thin that you can fit it in a mailing envelope. Its minimum thickness is 0.16 inches while its maximum thickness is 0.76 inches which is still less than other notebooks!

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