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Amazon Update
March 12, 2008 
Amazon cuts the price of MacBooks with $75-$100 rebates, which apply to other Core 2 iMacs, too, and another rebate chops $200 off the cost of a Mac Pro Quad... Read More
 
Facebook Steps Up to the Digital Music Plate
February 29, 2008 
The social networking website, Facebook, has launched two new media channels in an effort to compete with the likes of MySpace. The new music and film page... Read More
 
Music Downloads to Overtake CD Sales by 2012
February 26, 2008 
According to a new report by Forrester Research, digital music downloads will eclipse CD sales within the next five years. The report, which was conducted in the US and Canada, surveyed over 5,000 people. It found that the average MP3 player is only 57 percent full and households that have more than... Read More
 
Audials One Software Released
February 20, 2008 
RapidSolution Software AG, the company behind products such as Tunebite 5, has released details of its latest product. Audials One is a software package that combines three previously released products and adds extra integrated ... Read More
 
Cops Mistake MP3 Player for Gun
February 15, 2008 
According to a BBC News report, a man in the UK was mistakenly arrested by police on suspicion of carrying a gun. A surprised Darren Nixon, 28, who works as a mechanic stepped off a bus while listening to music on his MP3 pla... Read More
 
SeeqPod Suit Thoughts
February 11, 2008 

Back at the beginning of the decade, when the major music labels were suing the original Napster into oblivion, I found it curious that the big record companies thought the elimination of Napster would make file sharing go away. That's because Napster's concept of users sharing files... Read More

 
Rhapsody to Gain Yahoo Music Unlimited Customers
February 06, 2008 
With the recent news of Microsoft's $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo, it comes as no surprise to learn that the Yahoo Music Unlimited service is to cease. For its subscribers though, there is light at the end of the tunnel. User... Read More
 
Pirate Bay Admins Indicted
February 04, 2008 

The four leaders of the Pirate Bay, the Internet's top BitTorrent destination, were officially indicted by Swedish authorities. Hans Fredrik Neij, Per Svartholm Warg, Peter Kolmisoppi and Carl Lundstroem were all charged with breaking Sweden's copyright laws. According to senior publ... Read More

 
Yahoo Folds Music Unlimited
February 04, 2008 

Real Networks, whose Rhapsody service has shown good growth lately, has taken over another competitor. Yahoo announced that it will fold its Yahoo Music Unlimited service into Rhapsody America, a digital music subscription platform that is itself a product of Real Network's Rhapsody ... Read More

 
IPod Sells 22 Million
January 22, 2008 

Apple sold 22 million iPods during the holiday quarter. The company also sold 2.3 millions iPhones for the quarter. Overall, Apple's portable line brought in about 38% of total revenue.

 

As usual, CFO Peter Oppenheimer didn't break down the iPod line b... Read More

 
ITunes Video Rental Review
January 20, 2008 

Will consumers embrace video rentals from iTunes in large numbers or will they be somewhat indifferent to it as they have been with the idea of renting music, a concept the major record labels have been trying to foist on digital music distribution these past several years to middlin... Read More

 
IPhone Sell 4 Million. Gets SDK
January 15, 2008 

Apple has sold 4 million iPhones to date, Steve Jobs told the Keynote audience at MacWorld today. Averaging about 20,000 iPhones a day since its introduction the iPhone will also see the release of an SDK for it.

 

"iPhone in its first 90 days of s... Read More

 
IPod touch Gets 5 New Apps
January 15, 2008 

Beginning today all iPod touch units sold will include five new applications to Apple's top of the line digital audio player. The iPod touch will now get Mail, Maps with Wi-Fi location, Stocks, Notes, and Weather. Current iPod touch owners can also receive the update, but they will h... Read More

 
Apple Ships Time Capsule Drive with 1TB
January 15, 2008 

Apple annouceat Macworld today that as a mate to its Time Machine backup application on the new leopard OS they have released a hard drive. Dubbed Time Capsule the drive comes in a 500GB version for $299 and a 1TB version for $499. Time Capsule ships in February.... Read More

 
IPhone to get SlingPlayer?
January 11, 2008 

Any type of iPhone or iPod rumor always has to be taken with a grain of salt, but enough have been accurate that it is reasonable to entertain the best ones as at least a possibility. The latest juicy rumor says that a version of SlingPlayer is in the works for both the iPhone and iP... Read More

 
IPod Tax Killed in Canada
January 10, 2008 

I was passing through Michael Geist's site and learned that a proposed iPod tax was killed today in the Canadian courts. Geist learned it from Howard Knopf who announced that the iPod levy proffered by that country's copyright board was quashed by the The Federal Court of Appeal. Read More

 
IRiver B20
January 09, 2008 

CES makes for good times for those who want a good splurge of the latest greatest electro-toys. iRiver is next on our list with the introduction of the B20.

 

The iRiver B20 seems to be an updated Clix with DMB (hence the antenna). Unfortunately for us ... Read More

 
Warner Music Group Strike Deal With Amazon
December 27, 2007 
Warner Music Group (WMG), who are one of the big four record labels, have finally jumped on the increasingly popular DRM-free bandwagon and signed a deal with Amazon to provide their music catalog in Read More
 
Microsoft’s New 80 GB Zune Still In Short Supply
December 19, 2007 

Microsoft's challenger to the highly successful iPod continues to be thin on the ground this holiday season. According to the research group, iSuppli Corp., the reason for this could be either a problem of high demand or Microsoft initially being... Read More

 
RIAA: CD Ripping And P2P Just Don’t Mix
December 12, 2007 

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), acting as vigilante for the music industry, has filed a supplemental brief to the Arizona US District Court regarding the Read More

 
Nokia To Offer Unlimited Music Downloads
December 05, 2007 

In a recent press release, Nokia has revealed that it has struck a deal with Universal Music Group to provide unlimited digital music to purchasers of certain Nokia devices. Their Comes With Music service, which will... Read More

 
Classical Record Label Launches New Music Service
November 28, 2007 

Deutsche Grammophon, part of the Universal Music Group, has announced that its large catalog of classical music is now available for download from their DG Web Shop. Deutsche Grammophon, the winn... Read More

 
Digital Download Experiment – Name Your Price!
November 21, 2007 
Radiohead, an English rock band who completed their contract with EMI in 2004, is offering its new In Rainbows album for digital download with a twist - pay what you want for it. The new album is available from their web site as a Zip file which cont... Read More
 
Eat Your Way to a Free Music Download
November 14, 2007 

Wendy's, the third largest fast food retailer in the United States, has teamed up with RealNetworks to give away free digital music. Starting November 12th, if you buy a medium o... Read More

 
Napster Reports Smaller Q2 Loss
November 07, 2007 
The digital music service, Napster, has reported its Q2 figures which show a narrowing deficit compared with the same quarter from last year. Although Napster has seen a drop in its subscribers, its revenue is actually up 24% to $31.6m USD. Its net loss, quarter... Read More
 
Bang & Olufsen BeoSound 3
November 03, 2007 
When we first saw photos of the Bang & Olufsen BeoSound 3 there was nothing in them that might identify scale so we thought that it was a pendant digital portable about the size of the iPod Shuffle. That's true if the iPod Shuffle were designed for King Kong.

 

Take a look at th... Read More

 
Has Amazon Forced Apple Into a Price Drop
October 30, 2007 
Amazon, who recently launched their digital music service, might just have forced Apple to drop the price of their DRM-free music. Apple's iTunes Plus service now offers... Read More
 
MP3 – The Spammers New Weapon
October 23, 2007 
Spammers are now utilizing MP3 files in a bid to defeat e-mail filters. If you receive digital music files, either from an unsolicited e-mail or via a P2P network, then you run the risk of audio spam. This new tactic, which started... Read More
 
Microsoft Announces Zune 2
October 16, 2007 
Microsoft has announced that it will be launching a new range of Zune digital music players in November. The updated MP3 players will have storage capacities of 4GB, 8GB, 80GB and will be priced as follows: * $149 (4GB) *$199 (8GB) *$249 (8... Read More
 
RIAA Wins File Sharing Case
October 07, 2007 
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has won a significant court case involving a woman from Minnesota who allegedly shared copyrighted material via a peer-to-peer network. This is the first case of file sharing that has been in a U.S court and signifies a landmark victory for the re... Read More
 
Amazon Digital Music Store Now Open
September 30, 2007 
Amazon.com Inc. have finally launched their highly anticipated new digital music store, Amazon MP3. It continues the current trend in the digital music industry by offering DRM-free music in the form of Read More
 
Sony to ‘Pull Plug’ on its Connect Music Service
September 23, 2007 
In a statement sent to its Connect Music Service users, Sony announced that it will be shutting down its music service; no exact date was given but it will be happening sometime after March 2008. Its ailing music service has been struggling to attract consumers since its launch in 2004; this is main... Read More
 
Samsung P2 and T10 Bluetooth PMP Units
September 01, 2007 
This fall Bluetooth is the big feature for the latest players jockying for some of those iPod customers come December - assuming Apple doesn't add it to the new players they will unveil next week. In the spirit of the season Samsung is introducing a pair of bluetooth portables of their own.

T... Read More

 
Sony Intros MP3 Player, Kills Connect
September 01, 2007 
Back in1999 Sony introduced its first DAP, the Sony Music Clip. Yes Virginia, Sony beat Apple to this space by a couple of years - and they failed, even without the iPod as a competitior. That's because Sony's players did not play the MP... Read More
 
Toshiba Gigabeat T401 Player With Wi-Fi
August 29, 2007 
As summer comes to a close and the school bell tolls in the minds of kiddies all over this nation it is time for the new flock of digital portables to appear. Creative has already introduced two new 16GB flash units to entice buyers away from the iPod legions and now Toshiba is launching its newest ... Read More
 
Creative 16GB Zen PMP
August 29, 2007 
Creative won the race to ship the first 16GB flash unit a few weeks back. As we wait for Sept 5th for Apple to unveil it's next gen iPods, which we assume will match Creative on the GBs, Creative unveiled its latest 16GB player.

 

The new Creative Zen PMP is available 4GB, 8GB, and 16G... Read More

 
San Disk Sansa Clip MP3 Player
August 26, 2007 

The iPod Shuffle has been such a good little volume play for Apple that it has draw quite a few back to the really tiny portable market. San Disk is the latest announcing the Sansa Clip, a not-so-basic unit that throws in an OLED display and an FM tuner for the price. A dollar figure... Read More

 
Venzero’s New Media Player Goes Wi-Fi
August 26, 2007 

Venzero announced on Thursday, August 23, 2007 that their forthcoming LINQ portable media player will sport an integrated Wi-Fi receiver. This super-cool feature will enable users to receive streaming audio from Internet radio stations, public WLAN ... Read More

 
SwiMP3 Review
August 26, 2007 
One of the early fulfilled promises of digital music players were how they catered so well to the athletic market. Prior to the introduction of MP3 devices music lovers used to jog with their walkman cassette players, bulky and heavy devices when compared with today's portable electronics. Despite t... Read More
 
Binaries, source outed for first 3rd party iPhone app
July 29, 2007 
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds It's still a little way off from meaning anything to the average user, but the enterprising folks over at iPhone Dev Wiki have finally turned out binaries and source code for their very first compiled iPhone app...... Read More
 
TubeTV 0.9.2
July 29, 2007 
download web video & convert for Apple TV & iPod... Read More
 
Logitech AudioStation Express iPod Speaker System for $50 shipped
July 29, 2007 
newegg.com offers the Logitech AudioStation Express iPod Speaker System, model no... Read More
 
A-Z iPod Video Converter 4.42
July 29, 2007 
video converter... Read More
 
Sony S2 Sports Walkman 2GB MP3 Player / Pedometer for $60
July 29, 2007 
The Sony S2 Sports Walkman 2GB MP3 Player in Black, model no... Read More
 
iHome iH52 Bookshelf System for iPods for $112 shipped
July 29, 2007 
 Linens 'n Things offers the iHome iH52 Bookshelf System for iPods in Black or White for $149.99... Read More
 
iZAP Battery Charging System for Apple iPhone
July 29, 2007 
Ever find yourself in a situation where your iPhone is running out of battery and you've forgotten your charger and dock at home? Yes? Then the new iZAP battery may be just the thing for you. I find the need to charge the Read More
 
Update: PulpMotion 1.2.5
July 29, 2007 
The multimedia theme tool adds video export for iPhone, support for multiple iTunes libraries in the media manager, extended compatibility with Final Cut, and other changes... Read More
 
Update: Mactracker 4.3
July 29, 2007 
The comprehensive database of Apple and Mac hardware adds the latest MacBook Pros and MacBook, the iPhone, Geekbench 2 performance scores for recent models, entries to indicate support for memory interleaving, and other updates.... Read More
 
Security: iPhone Vulnerability
July 29, 2007 
the site injected a bit of code into the iPhone that then took over the phone... Read More
 
Review: iPhone
July 29, 2007 
We have a detailed review of the iPhone from Robert Mohns, covering its revolutionary user interface, design, capabilities, limitations and shortcomings... Read More
 
iPhone v. Q ? War in the backwoods of Mississippi
July 28, 2007 
Apple convinces us to wait for Gen 2 Review Register Hardware reader Brett Brennan recently joined good friend Pat Coggins, the CTO of CATs Communications ? a company that specializes in using wireless networks and GPS for real-time tracking applications - for a hunting trip of sorts... Read More
 
Vista Nightmare: The? Oww!?Starts Now
July 28, 2007 
 You´ve really done it this time... Read More
 
Bang & Olufsen BeoSound 6 MP3 Player
June 13, 2007 
What disappoints me most about B&O's lastest digital audio portable is that from the initial specs it looks like something I would have expected them to release in 2004. For $625 - or slightly above the price of a 4GB iPhone - I expect the Bang and Olufsen BeoSound 6 to be the first 16GB flash u... Read More
 
Taiwan's HTC to launch iPhone rival
June 12, 2007 
 TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan smartphone maker High Tech Computer Corp... Read More
 
iTunes Store: Movies to Rent?
June 12, 2007 
 Source : http://www.bloomberg.com/. According to the Financial Times, Apple would be negotiating with one of the Hollywood majors to introduce a renting offer on iTunes Store... Read More
 
iPhone Addicts Are Getting Ready
June 12, 2007 
 Source : http://news.com.comSome users seem to be ready to all maneuvers to get an iPhone, a Californian will be camping in front of a shop to be sure to get one... Read More
 
News: Analysis: Safari move driven by iPhone, market share
June 12, 2007 
 Analysts says that extending Safari's reach to Windows allows Apple to let developers on that platform familiarize themselves with Apple technologies so that they can develop for the forthcoming iPhone... Read More
 
No Adobe Flash Support on the iPhone
June 12, 2007 
 Coming out of WWDC are reports that Apple has officially admitted that the Apple iPhone will not support Adobe's Flash plug-in in Safari... Read More
 
Foxconn: We're not Apple's iPhone manufacturer
June 12, 2007 
 Foxconn International Holdings Ltd., the Hong Kong-listed arm of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., said this week it is not Apple Inc.'s manufacturing partner for iPhone... Read More
 
Developers Buzz on Leopard and Safari, Bum Out About IPhone
June 12, 2007 
Hopes of a full-fledged software developers kit for the wonder gadget fade even as Core Animation and a browser that does Windows delight some coders... Read More
 
Fast And Furious: No iPhone SDK Means No Killer iPhone Apps
June 12, 2007 
 According to Apple, "no software developer kit is required for the iPhone... Read More
 
JVC Digital Music Speaker System for iPod for $119 shipped
June 12, 2007 
 Buy.com offers the JVC Digital Music Speaker System for iPod, model no... Read More
 
Podcasting Featured In Apple Mac OS X Leopard Server Update
June 12, 2007 
While updates to Apple's OS X, iPhone app development and Safari for Windows may be the most talked-about introductions from Steve Jobs? WWDC keynote address, updates to Mac OS X Leopard Server include significant features for podcasters... Read More
 
Eleksen intros FM Radio, iPod, and Bluetooth smart fabric modules
June 12, 2007 
Filed under: Portable Audio, Wireless Eleksen's newest "Common Interface" technology doesn't do you much good without modules to interact with it, so the company has introduced a bevy of accessories that play nice with the next-generation embeddable ElekTex sensor... Read More
 
"Dead bug" iPod charger
June 12, 2007 
 Here's a "dead bug" version of the Mintyboost (iPod, cell phone, USB gadgets)... Read More
 
Editors' Notes: iPhone and the other shoe
June 12, 2007 
We know when the iPhone's going to ship and how developers will be able to build apps for it... Read More
 
Apple to launch iPhone at 6 p.m. on June 29
June 12, 2007 
 Closing out his keynote address at Apple's annual developers conference on Monday, chief executive Steve Jobs announced that iPhone will not go on sale until the early evening of June 29th... Read More
 
Safari on Windows, Leopard Debut at WWDC
June 12, 2007 
 comm2k writes to mention that Apple has announced a Windows version of Safari along with Leopard, the new version of Mac OS X at this years World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco... Read More
 
iPhone APB: Walt already has one
June 11, 2007 
Filed under: CellphonesCatching a collective "Ugh!" from tech media everywhere (except maybe David Pogue), the inimitable Walt Mossberg already has his review iPhone as of this morning, which he apparently wasn't under embargo to discuss since he blurted as much out during The Chronicle's ... Read More
 
Reality Check: Rumor Battered: Hollywood Poo-Poos on Apple's Movie Rental Plan
June 11, 2007 
The briefly ballyhooed iTunes movie rental store did sound a bit too good to be true... Read More
 
iPhone to Support Third-Party ?Web 2.0? Applications
June 11, 2007 
Apple today announced that the iPhone will run applications created with ?Web 2.0″ Internet standards when it begins shipping on June 29... Read More
 
Apple Introduces Safari for Windows
June 11, 2007 
 Completely out of left field, Apple today introduced Safari 3 for Windows PCs and Macs... Read More
 
iPhone to support third-party Web 2.0 applications
June 11, 2007 
 Presenting at its annual developers conference on Monday, Apple announced that its forthcoming iPhone device will run applications created with Web 2.0 Internet standards when it begins shipping on June 29... Read More
 
Apple: WWDC News
June 11, 2007 
 Leopard is due in October at $129 with a whole new Finder and other exciting features... Read More
 
New iTunes steals your ability to turn Apple music into iPod-friendly MP3s
May 31, 2007 
Cory Doctorow: If you're thinking of downgrading to the new iTunes, stop! The new iTunes breaks the ability to convert the music you've bought -- even "DRM-free" songs sold at a 30 percent premium -- into MP3s that will play on your iPod... Read More
 
Music Listeners Test 128kbps vs. 256kbps AAC
May 31, 2007 
notthatwillsmith writes "Maximum PC did double-blind testing with ten listeners in order to determine whether or not normal people could discern the quality difference between the new 256kbps iTunes Plus files and the old, DRM-laden 128kbps tracks... Read More
 
Will Apple Rat On You To The RIAA?
May 31, 2007 
Buzz about Apple?s introduction of iTunes Plus, which offers DRM-free music tracks for $1.29 each, has turned into concern for some... Read More
 
YouTube, iPhone, Flash and H.264 Issues Unresolved [UPDATED]
May 31, 2007 
Now that Apple has announced YouTube content on Apple TV, the question arises as to whether another Mac OS X-based system, the iPhone, will also be able to view that content... Read More
 
Altec Lansing iMmini Portable Speakers for iPod mini for $20 shipped
May 31, 2007 
Buy.com still offers the Altec Lansing inMotion iMmini Portable Audio Speakers for the iPod mini for $19.99... Read More
 
Razer Pro Solutions ProType Multimedia Keyboard with iPod dock for $114 shipped
May 31, 2007 
Buy.com offers the Razer Pro Solutions ProType Multimedia Keyboard, model no... Read More
 
The iPod Blog: iTunes 7.2 and the MP3 gotcha
May 31, 2007 
iTunes 7.2 imposes a new restriction on importing certain MP3 tracks to an iPod... Read More
 
PandoraJam streams internet radio to iPods
May 31, 2007 
Bitcartel Software today released PandoraJam 1.0, an application that enables listeners of the Pando... Read More
 
See all your iTunes Plus Tracks
May 31, 2007 
To see all of your purchased iTunes Plus tracks, create a new smart playlist and set the rule to: Kind - contains - Purchased AAC The other iTunes Store tracks ar Protected AAC, so you'll be able to segregate them, if you want to create different backups or for any other reason... Read More
 
Recover space on an iPod
May 31, 2007 
I was recently wondering why there are so many "other" files on my iPod: you know, when you connect the iPod, you see a graphic at the bottom of the iPod Summary window in iTunes showing what kinds of files you have: music, video, photos, other... Read More
 
iTunes Plus - plus user details that is
May 31, 2007 
DRM-free tracks can be traced to original owner Apple's much touted DRM-free music download service launched yesterday under the moniker iTunes Plus.?... Read More
 
USBFever.com ships iPod USB FM Transmitter
May 31, 2007 
USBFever.com has begun shipping its iPod USB FM Transmitter, enabling users to transmit iPod music o... Read More
 
iPod shuffle USB 2.0 Keychain Charger for $3
May 31, 2007 
Ending today, HandHeldItems.com offers the iPod shuffle USB 2.0 Keychain Charger in six assorted colors for $4.75... Read More
 
Review: Capdase Protective Case Set for iPod shuffle 2nd Generation
May 31, 2007 
Capdase has recently introduced two new sets of cases for the second-generation shuffle... Read More
 
News: Apple launches online Apple Outlet
May 31, 2007 
Apple has re-branded the area of its online store reserved for refurbished products and closeouts... Read More
 
Jobs waves iPhone, talks applications
May 31, 2007 
June launch still go Steve Jobs revealed a little more about Apple's iPhone at the All Things Digital conference, promising the much-awaited device will hit its June deadline, and talking up the possibility of third-party applications.?... Read More
 
Other News: Personal Info in iTunes
May 31, 2007 
Apple apparently encodes your name and email/account information in iTunes you purchase - both DRM-locked and DRM-free... Read More
 
News: Urgent: Contest Entrants, Check Your Email
May 31, 2007 
If you entered and were about to win iLounge?s iPod Fashion Contest, your iPhone or iTunes cash prize might be at risk... Read More
 
Apple Tries to Save the Apple TV
May 31, 2007 
Source : AppleIn France, the large piles of unsold Apple TV standing in the middle of some consumer electronics shops (such as the FNAC) is the proof of the poor success of this devcce in France, and also in Europe (from our sources)... Read More
 
New AACS processing key leaks onto the net
May 30, 2007 
Cory Doctorow: Doom9, the forum that made headlines last year by extracting and publishing a "processing key" used to lock HD-DVD discs, has published a new key... Read More
 
iPhone to get third party apps
May 30, 2007 
Filed under: CellphonesJust in case you missed Walt Mossberg's sitdown with Steve Jobs earlier today, but in the open Q&A his Jobsness was asked point blank about the openness of the iPhone, and whether users can expect their $600 cellphone to be able to add on third party apps... Read More
 
Jobs sheds new light on Apple iPhone at D conference
May 30, 2007 
Apple Inc.'s iconic leader was cautious but still insightful during an interview at the Wall Street Journal event, explaining how the company is tackling Internet access, video, and the sensitive question of third-party software for the iPhone... Read More
 
iPhone May Allow 3rd Party Applications?
May 30, 2007 
Another comment by Apple's CEO Steve Jobs today indicated that Apple is still putting serious thought into allowing 3rd party application development for the Apple iPhone... Read More
 
Toshiba Gigabeat V801
May 28, 2007 

It came a little late for our summer rundown of digital portables, but Toshiba's updated Gigabeat V series makes for an interesting device. It might be mentioned that the 80GB V801 and its sibling the 4... Read More

 
Samsung YP-U3 MP3 Player
May 08, 2007 
The Samsung YP-U3 is the successor to the company's YP-U2, their 1GB flash unit. Like the YP-U2 the YP-U3 offers a 1" OLED display, but capacity has increased. The unit is available with 1GB, 2GB and 4GB of storage, handles Ogg tracks as well as MP3, WMA and ASF and comes with a voice recorder ... Read More
 
Creative Zen Stone MP3 Player
May 03, 2007 
The finish on Creative's Zen Stone reminds one of the polished black rocks they sell kids at various museums and tourist traps. This screenless little wonder is just a little larger than the iPod Shuffle, but Creative will offer the 1GB player for about half the price. Selling for $39.99, the Zen... Read More
 
Why Steve Jobs Will Never Offer Music Subscriptions
May 01, 2007 
Don´t hold your breath for music subscriptions from Apple's iTunes music store -- Steve Jobs will never offer them... Read More
 
macally mTune Cordless iPod nano Headset for $10
April 30, 2007 
newegg.com offers the macally mTune Cordless iPod nano Headset for $9.99... Read More
 
Apple To Grant All Labels DRM-Free Distribution
April 30, 2007 
SexCaptain writes "MacRumors.com reveals a letter circulated by Apple to all producers of content for the iTunes Store, announcing that from May onward they can sell their music at higher quality and free of DRM... Read More
 
Review: Power Support Illusion Case for iPod nano (2nd Gen)
April 30, 2007 
Power Support has gone from great to golden with the latest addition to its line of Illusion Cases... Read More
 
Ballmer on iPhone Marketshare
April 30, 2007 
USA Today interviewed Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer about his thoughts on the iPhone... Read More
 
Briefly: Apple Expo, Apple TV at Costco, Ballmer on iPhone
April 30, 2007 
The dates are set and pre-registration has opened for the annual Paris-based Apple Expo and conference... Read More
 
Home Secretary Requests Fingerprint-Activated iPods
April 30, 2007 
John Reid, Home Secretary, has called upon tech manufacturers to improve the security on their gadgets to help with his recent push to frustrate criminals... Read More
 
iriver T60 MP3 player hits Korea
April 30, 2007 
Filed under: Portable Audio iriver parent company ReignCom was showing off its T60 MP3 player all the way back at CES, but it looks like it's just now gotten around to actually releasing it, with the player first rolling out in the company's home country... Read More
 
News: Nike updates Nike+ Sport Armband
April 30, 2007 
In line with complaints iLounge voiced in its review of the original version, Nike has quietly released an updated Nike+ Sport Armband for iPod nano featuring a clear window for the screen... Read More
 
News: Microsoft CEO: No chance iPhone will gain significant market share
April 30, 2007 
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer continued his anti-Apple press campaign in a recent interview published by USA Today... Read More
 
Enable iTunes and iPhoto sharing on newer Linksys routers
April 30, 2007 
Background: A while back, I had to replace my old Linksys router with a newer one -- the old one maxed out well below my FIOS connections 15Mbps limit (Verizon supplied an ActionTEC router, which worked quite well, but whose admin interface I hated)...