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The Webmaster at iPodStudio.com posted a great summary about the aftermath of the iPod Nano Scratch Scandal. Here he is, in his own words: “You know, it’s funny how certain companies, often when they pass a certain financial size, seem to repeat the same mistakes over and over, as if their judgment becomes fatally impaired …
Sony announced a new combo pack for their Sony PSP gaming system called the PSP Giga Pack.
“What if you could command an entire world of music, photos, movies and DVDs — all from your sofa? Now you can share the good life with friends and family on a 17- or 20-inch new iMac G5 featuring Front Row software and Apple Remote.” Source: apple.com Built in iSight and Wireless Remote Highlight new …
After her disastrous lip-sync incident on SNL, music fans online have organized a Stop Ashlee Simpson petition to end her music career.
Taking a closer look at the World Clock feature in the new iPod Nano MP3 player by Apple.
Unless you are a crazed video game nut or live in the U.K., you probably haven’t even heard of the controversial gadget called the Gizmondo. It’s a lima bean-shaped competitor to the Sony PSP handheld except it has more features and is currently only available in the United Kingdom. The Gizmondo is an all-in-one gadget. …
According to website THINKSECRET, a new version of the popular iPod Mini will be revealed at the Apple Expo in Paris on September 20. Apparently Apple has tried to add several new enhancements to the iPod Mini as well as reduce its overall physical size. In addition to being smaller, the new iPod Mini will …
The gang over at iPodStudio found an interesting anti-iPod video at ANTI-IPOD.CO.UK. Here’s a description of the movie: “Children of the Pod is a short 5-minute film based around the cult of the iPod which contains a good message.” The Anti-iPod website is even more critical of the iPod and its cult of fans: The …
More Video iPod rumor/news!? Yep, here we go again… Apple has sent invitations to press organizations for a “Special Event” on Wednesday, September 7 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The invitation reads: “1,000 songs in your pocket changed everything,” alluding to the release of the first 5GB iPod nearly four years ago. “Here …
"The integrated Cell processor will be able to support a variety of operating systems (such as Linux or Apple's Tiger)."
According to an article posted at AppleInsider, there are some juicy tidbits in the latest financial filings of PortalPlayer, maker of the chip that Apple uses in the iPod. PortalPlayer expects revenue to increase from flash-based memory chips, which is interesting because the iPod shuffle uses flash memory from SigmaTel. Does this mean that an …
Henrico County Public Schools have announced that its used Apple iBooks it has been using in a four-year laptop program will be sold off in a one-day sale, Tuesday, August 9. That’s right, they are having a giant iBook sale. iBook Sale: Get an iBook for the price of a video game?! Henrico County, in …
According to "unnamed entertainment industry executives," a Video iPod could be announced as soon as this September.
It's official, Howard is off the air... or is he? Was the new Infinity Broadcasting "morning man" former Van Halen singer David Lee Roth?
Hackers have a new way to hack wirelessly your mobile phone via your Bluetooth connection. The technique is called "Bluetooth sniping" and only requires a custom Bluetooth antenna to gain access to your data.
Apple just released a new version of iTunes yesterday and savvy coders have already discovered some clues about Apple's rumored phone product.
Look out NASA! Fresh off the heels of NASA’s successful attempt to fly a space probe called Deep Impact into the Tempel 1 comet, China is announcing some major new goals for their space program. China announced yesterday in a press release that they are planning their own version of NASA’s Deep Impact probe, and one …
