Music

The Faith No More Reunion Tour Is Really Happening!? (2009)

J. Frank Wilson on Jun 16, 2009 (Updated: Mar 26, 2020)

Are you Cuckoo for Caca and Digging the Grave in an Epic the Land of Sunshine? If so, then you’ll probably remember a popular alternative metal band called Faith No More that broke up on April 20, 1998. Faith No More: The Second Coming Tour Last February, Faith No More announced that they’d be reforming …

iPhone 3GS Feature Roundup

J. Frank Wilson on Jun 11, 2009 (Updated: Feb 3, 2019)

In case you were hiding under a rock all week, Apple announced a new iPhone Monday at WWDC. It's called the iPhone 3GS and according to Phil Schiller, Apple CIO, the "S" stands for speed. "It's the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet. What's inside is entirely new. It's a REALLY fast iPhone. Everything you do will have incredible speedups." Besides being fast, what else does both the new iPhone 3Gs and its 3.0 operating system have to offer?

iPhone 3.0 to Get Direct Video Downloads

J. Frank Wilson on Jun 3, 2009 (Updated: Feb 3, 2019)

According to Apple Insider, the new Apple iPhone 3.0 operating system will include the ability to directly download movies and TV shows from the iTunes Store. Users would be able to skip the step of downloading and syncing an iPhone or iPod Touch with their Mac or PC. Apple already supports the direct downloading of …

Napster Relaunches Under Best Buy

J. Frank Wilson on May 19, 2009 (Updated: Dec 7, 2011)

If you go to Napster.com, you might recognize the same old Napster logo from the Shawn Fanning days (Napster’s founder circa 1999), but now there’s a tiny Best Buy tag in the bottom of the homepage. Last year right before the American economy tanked, Best Buy bought Napster for a $121 million. All has been …

Pearl Jam To Perform On Conan O’Brien’s Debut Tonight Show Debut Episode (2009)

Pete Richards on May 19, 2009 (Updated: Jun 15, 2020)

A just-announced Pearl Jam Conan O'Brien performance is booked for Conan's first episode as host of the Tonight Show on NBC.

Apogee Duet Review – Advanced Audio Interface Adapter For Macintosh

Wayne Karrfall on May 4, 2009 (Updated: Sep 28, 2019)

One of the biggest design flaws of the Macintosh is the audio input/output jacks. These 1/8" stereo mini-plugs where we connect our speakers, headphones and microphones for everything from iTunes and Safari to Garageband and Logic.

U2 Blames Apple for Switch to Blackberry (2009)

J. Frank Wilson on Apr 9, 2009 (Updated: Oct 16, 2020)

Apparently Bono and Steve Jobs just broke up. It seems like just yesterday, Bono was on stage with Jobs announcing the special edition U2 iPod. But U2 has decided to move away from Apple and lend their name to Research in Motion‘s BlackBerry phone. In a recent conversation with Toronto radio DJ Alan Cross, Bono revealed that U2 …

Apple Ends Uniform iTunes Pricing

J. Frank Wilson on Apr 8, 2009

Used to paying $0.99 for a song on iTunes? Brace yourself… Apple put an end to uniform pricing in the iTunes Store this week. But don’t worry, the change in price could be in your favor. Apple now offers 3 pricing tiers for music sold in the iTunes Store ($0.69, $0.99, $1.29). The change in …

Apple Releases iTunes 8.1 Update

J. Frank Wilson on Mar 12, 2009 (Updated: Aug 11, 2011)

Last night Apple released iTunes 8.1. The new version of Apple's popular digital media player application features performance enhancements, support for CD imports to iTunes Plus, a smarter Genius function and iTunes DJ.

Video Of The Bruce Springsteen Super Bowl Halftime Show (2009)

J. Frank Wilson on Feb 2, 2009 (Updated: Jan 9, 2020)

Step away from the guacamole and put your chicken fingers and fry sauce down. Here's a breakdown of the 2009 Bruce Springsteen Super Bowl halftime show.

Easy Walkthrough on How to Change Your iPod Language Settings

J. Frank Wilson on Jan 26, 2009 (Updated: May 17, 2023)

Oops! Did you accidentally change you iPod's language to Chinese, Japanese or Icelandic? Want to switch it back to English or another language you understand? Here's how...

Fox News Thinks This Heidi Klum Guitar Hero Commercial Is Too Sexy For TV

J. Frank Wilson on Nov 23, 2008 (Updated: Nov 29, 2022)

Bill O'Reilly from Fox News thinks that the Heidi Klum Guitar Hero commercial is too sexy for TV because she is dancing around in her underwear.

iTunes 8.0.2 Fixes Internet Proxy Issues

J. Frank Wilson on Nov 21, 2008

If you’ve been using iTunes from behind a corporate proxy, then get ready to do a swivel chair dance in your cubicle. The latest iTunes update, iTunes 8.0.2, fixes a proxy connectivity issue when communicating with the iTunes Store. Until now, corprorate users behind a proxy server were unable to install iPod / iPhone firmware …