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- Podcast: gadgets for Christmas, iPod lovin' and the Blu-ray war
- Zack Whittaker has taken a few days off to "get his head together", but last week took half an hour out to record a podcast with his best friend, Elliot Harrison, who has stepped up to the firing squad to cover this week. Some notes for...
- Tags: Apple iPod, Web Site, Blu-ray, Zack Whittaker, Podcasts, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Digital Music, Digital Media, Internet, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Why Amazon needs Kindle 2.0
- Kindle-mania has arrived this holiday season -- but will it stay for good? In a recent article on Forbes.com, Andy Greenberg writes that Amazon's next e-reader won't be a game-changer, but it will keep killing the competition -- and that's why Amazon needn't upgrade its fabled gadget....
- Tags: Sony Corp., Apple iPod, Amazon.com Inc., Kindle-mania, Greenberg, Kindle, Digital Music, Digital Media, Wireless, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Apple Confuses Speech with a DMCA Violation
- Apple recently sent a "cease and desist" email to bluwiki demanding the removal of postings by users who are trying to figure out how to write software that can sync media to the latest versions of the iPhone and iPod touch. According to the EFF: Apple doesn't...
- Tags: Apple iPod, DMCA, Apple Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Compare prices with the iPhone
- Here's a cool iPhone trick: Download the free Snappr application for the iPhone and iPod touch iTunes. Scan the 2D Codes and (the first of it's kind) 1D Barcodes found on books and movies and stuff and get all kinds of price and shopping...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, 2D Codes, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- Did the iPhone kill satellite radio?
- A Slashdot post notes the sad state of affairs at satellite radio's Sirius XM and that it's starting to look like a "failed" company. why would anyone want to pay for proprietary hardware and a limited selection of a few hundred stations all controlled by one company? Since...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Satellite, Sirius, Satellite Radio, Digital Music, Advertising & Promotion, Network Technology, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Networking, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-11-30
- Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Best Apple iPhone, iPod touch apps
- Just about everyone seems to have either an iPhone or iPod touch these days and the companion App Store is chock full of over 5,000 great gift ideas. From powerful databases to file storage to music, this list has something for you. Can't decide? Give your special someone...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Database, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Apple iTunes, US$5, BeatMaker iPhone, Intua, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-11-26
- No Beatles iPod for Christmas
- It looks like you won't be able to buy The Beatles music on iTunes this holiday season, which threatens to take a bite out of Apple revenue for the all important holiday quarter. Talks between Apple and The Beatles' record label Apple Corps Ltd. have "stalled" according...
- Tags: EMI Group Plc., Apple Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-11-25
- Fastest Apple handheld? iPod touch 2G
- A surprising piece of information came out of a TouchArcade interview with Handheld Games Corp's CEO Thomas Fessle. Fessle noted that performance of their 3D TouchSports Tennis game (iTunes, US$5) is noticeably different across models and that it runs best on the new iPod touch second generation: The most...
- Tags: Apple iPod, Handheld, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, 2G, TUAW, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-11-25
- Has Apple finally got Safari for the iPhone right?
- Is it me or has Apple finally managed to get Safari for the iPhone/iPod touch right? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Safari, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-11-25
- Hands-on with the Zune Pass subscription music service
- This week, Microsoft announced a major change to its all-you-can-eat music download service. The new Zune Pass costs $14.95 a month and gives subscribers the right to download anything in the Zune marketplace. In addition, the monthly fee includes 10 song credits, which can be used for DRM-free MP3. Here's...
- Tags: Microsoft Zune, Digital Music, Personal Technology, zune, mp3, drm, Ed Bott
- Image galleries 2008-11-24
- 10 Linux replacements for iTunes
- Linux offers a variety of options for those who want an alternative to iTunes. Jack Wallen looks at the available choices and the features included in each one.This download is also available as an entry in our 10 Things blog.
- Tags: Apple iTunes, Jack Wallen, Linux, Digital Music, Digital Media, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Download resources 2008-11-24
- Holiday Gift Guide 2008: MP3 players
- I rarely see people carrying portable CD players anymore as it is much more convenient (size of players, amount of music, battery life) to burn your music to digital format or simply buy it online and download it to your PC/Mac. Many MP3 players support video too, but I'll focus...
- Tags: Device, Apple iPod, Page, MP3 Player, Microsoft Zune, Apple Inc., Video, Apple iPod Touch, MP3, Music, Zune Device, E-series Walkman, SanDisk Fuze, Zen X-Fi, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-11-22
- Why Apple and Google need to get into the Netbook business
- This crappy photo-edit of a fairly standard netbook design illustrates the power of Apple branding. ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan recently picked up a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Ubuntu Netbook and pinged me for tech support questions regarding his new toy --...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Apple iPod, Operating System, Apple Inc., Wireless, Android, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-11-22
- Why the new Zune Pass should be irresistible
- The music industry has been stumbling and bumbling with subscription-based music services for years. This week, Microsoft announced a sweeping change to its Zune Pass music servicewhich gives you the right to download any album from the Zune Marketplace and convert 10 tracks to purchases each month. That effectively lowers...
- Tags: Microsoft Zune, Service, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- iPhone 2.2 firmware released
- As expected, Apple released iPhone firmware 2.2 today. The 246MB update includes the following published features: Enhancements to Maps Google Street View Public transit and walking directions Display address of dropped pins Share location via email ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Safari, Firmware, Apple iTunes, E-mail, Digital Music, Digital Media, Online Communications, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- iTunes 8.0.2 out the door
- iTunes 8.0.2 is out and waiting in your software update. The incremental update to Apple's venerable jukebox application "improves stability and performance" and provides a number of important bug fixes, including: Addresses a quality issue creating MP3s on some computers. Fixes a...
- Tags: Jukebox, Apple iTunes, iTunes 8.0.2, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Bargain Apples
- Apple is undoubtedly one of the hottest tech and consumer brands in the world and they should easily sell more than 2 million Macs and 20 million iPods in the upcoming holiday quarter. With all the Mac gear out there it's sometimes hard to choose. Here are...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, Battery, Richard Solo 1800 mAh Battery, Inserts, NewerTech Voyager, Engineering, 3G, Digital Music, Digital Media, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- Can a price cut, TV ad give Zune a lift?
- This holiday season, if you can't afford an iPod, will you consider a Zune? Microsoft is announcing a price cut today to its flash-based Zune models: $99 for the 4GB model, $139 for the 8GB version and $179 for the 16GB player. That prices the devices less...
- Tags: Software, Advertisement, Microsoft Zune, TV, Tools & Techniques, Digital Music, Digital Media, Management, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- ZDNet Holiday Gift Guide 2008
- Dozens of product recommendations by the ZDNet Reviews experts you trust, including cameras and camcorders, cell phones and smartphones, laptops and desktops, MP3 players, GPS navigation, networking devices and HDTVs and home theater systems.
- Tags: Network, Smart Phones, Home Entertainment, GPS, Tv & Home Theater, Media Players, Digital Music, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Holiday Gift Guide, reviews, product photos, lists
- Articles 2008-11-19
- Review: New REDFLY C8N Smartphone Terminal serves as a media player too
- The REDFLY Mobile Companion now marketed as the REDFLY Smartphone Terminal has served me well for a few months as I have stated in my first and second impressions. In October the price on the original C8 model was dropped to US$199 and then extended until mid-November. With today's announcement...
- Tags: Smartphone, Media Player, Media Players, Corporate Communications, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Hardware, Matthew Miller, Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Battery, Video, C8, C8N, C7, Media Cable, Celio, N, Touchpad, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
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