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Apple Cell Phone on Its Way?
Why is this man smiling, you ask?Don't suppose it's in response to all of the recent chatter about Apple's September 12 special meeting/announcement and, separately, Apple's cell phone plans. Great article on AppleInsider lays out the intrigue about product development of this mysterious...
Universal's Making Music Free (With a Catch ...)
Looks like today's blogging is all about more and more. Now we have Universal Music, home to artists such as U2, planning to make its catalog of recordings and music videos available for free on an ad-supported Web site that will launch later...
More Hazards To Consider!
First Dell, then Apple and now Black & Decker! (The woes of manufacturers continue!) Just received an email from Amazon (where I bought the thing) that my Black & Decker Cordless Electric Lawn Mower "has an electrical component in it that...
Sony Takes a Hit on Battery Problems
Not surprising to see Sony taking a stock hit on its 10 days of woe (Dell battery problems, Apple battery problems -- is there more coming?). (Actually wondered why Dell got raked through the fire -- no pun intended --...
How About a New Battery Standard?
With all of the noise about Dell's exploding batteries and increasing in-flight security precautions, isn't it about time that battery manufacturers got their act together to make better batteries?Well, it doesn't take along ... According to the always interesting AppleInsider, leading...
Mac vs. Windows: Considering a Switch?
With all of the excitement around Apple and little (or at least not so much) around Microsoft computer products and gadgets, many may be thinking of switching from a PC to a Mac. (Not too many going the other...
Nokia Gets Loud in Mobile Music via Loudeye Buy
Another titanic struggle is in the making -- this time in the digital convergence of music and the cell phone. While we all wait for Apple's mobile phone announcement, the established mobile phone companies are staking out their ground in...
Apple iMovies: Why Not?
In the "Why not?" category comes the iTunes/movies linkup. Although Apple's iTunes Music Store has sold more than 15 million digitized TV shows and videos (who would have guessed?), it has yet to begin selling feature-length movies. Is this due technical...
Mac users finally get Skype video feature
It's official! Skype has released a new version (1.5.0.47) of Skype for the Mac. Finally, video is available to Mac users, which up till now must have felt like 2nd class citizens since the Windows version has had video for...
MS Goes iPod? Apple Goes Phone?
Much excitement today about Microsoft's announcement that it is planning on developing an iPod competitor to take on Apple directly. What's funny is that Microsoft goes one way, Apple goes another (so what else is new?). Seems Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer...
Microsoft Zune takes on iPod
As several news sites have reported, Microsoft plans to release a new music and entertainment player and accompanying software under the "Zune" brand this year to challenge the Apple iPod media player. The latest Apple iPod plays both music and videos...
MovieLink offers DVD downloads
Movie download service Movielink announced that it has licensed technology from Sonic Solutions to allow consumers to download a movie and burn it onto a DVD for use in standard DVD players. This is a huge move since before MovieLink...
Video rentals on the Apple iPod - iVideo
ThinkSecret, the guys sued for revealing Apple secrets, is at it again with a rumored Apple video rental service in the works that will allow you to rent videos for download to a video iPod. Apple CEO Steve Jobs is...
Apple Delays; Too Much Secrecy?
Can't be too much joy in the land of Apple Computer with recent reports from PC Magazine and the Wall Street Journal. Apparently, following a shift in suppliers, updated versions of Apple's iPod nano will ship in the fourth quarter instead...
Microsoft iPod/iTune Killer Under Development?
All kind of noise yesterday about Microsoft developing a MP3 player to compete with Apple's iPod as well as a music download service to rival iTunes ... Hard to imagine this is any kind of "iPod/iTunes slayer" -- anybody think...
Creative Technology Sues Apple Over iPod
Who would ever think that the Wall Street Journal is must reading for real gadget guys and gals? (let's not use "gadget gurus" please)? Well, today's edition has a very interesting article about how Creative Technology (best known for...
Apple To Open New Store in Big Apple
With the opening of Apple's new store in New York City just a little over a day away (T minus ... and counting), I wanted to give you all a chance to see a little bit of the the type...
EQO Mobile for Skype available for Mac operating system
EQO Communications today announced EQO Mobile for Skype for Mac users. EQO Mobile lets users make and receive Skype calls, exchange Instant Messages, and view presence information about their buddies over the Skype network from more than 45 different phone...
Dual boot Mac and Windows
Apple fans can now dual-boot into either Microsft Windows XP or the Macintosh operating system (Mac OS X). Today, Apple announced the beta release of Bootcamp, a boot-time utility that lets you create a 2nd partition to hold the Windows...
Jobs & Apple Hear the Music (and Let You Make It Lower)
Didn't take Steve Jobs and Apple long to respond to my blog entry on "How to Prevent Hearing Loss" from a week ago.Seems Apple just announced a software update for the iPod that would let users set a maximum volume...
Microsoft Vista; Horizon Now Stretches Further ...
Much hubbub late yesterday and today about Microsoft delaying its upcoming Vista OS, called "perhaps the biggest technology transition since the Windows operating system arrived more than 10 years ago" in today's Wall Street Journal.Seems it won't be here until...
iPod Blues: Where Have All the Colors Gone?
Is it just me, or do you miss iPods that came in different colors other than black or white?It wasn't that long ago that the iPod mini (alas, no longer with us as a new product) came in a choice...
iPod nanoTune launches
Digital Lifestyle Outfitters (DLO), today introduced the DLO nanoTune for iPod nano. It combines an FM Transmitter, FM Radio and Headphone Amplifier into one unit. The nanoTune’s FM Transmitter allows owners to play their iPod nano’s music in the car,...
Apple's iPod Hi-Fi: Why?
Will anybody buy Apple's new iPod Hi-Fi at $349 when there are other well-established docking stations/home stereo like the ones from Bose and Altec Lansing (among others)?If you do, please let me know why ......
Steve Jobs unveils new Apple products
At today's special Apple Event, Apple made several product announcements that can finally silence the "hype" that has been surrounding this news event for the past several days. As I predicted, Apple did not launch an Apple iPod VoIP...
