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Though it is not official, those in the “know” say Apple is just hours away from announcing a new WiFi iPod designed to receive digital streaming audio content with an option to buy media from the iTunes Store. It is not known whether the same functions will be included in the iPhone. WiFi iPod Rumors Other …
The News Corp./NBC Universal video portal finally has a name and a URL. The venture’s new CEO Jason Kilar writes they picked the moniker Hulu because it is “short, easy to spell, easy to pronounce and it rhymes with itself.” (Hulu means “feather/plumage” or “choice and precious” in Hawaiian, so perhaps it’s also a sly …
UPDATE: YouTube has reworked their site in response to this article. If you get an error when trying to download a YouTube video, please try some of the plug-ins and scripts listed in step #3. YouTube.com is a great resource. Not many sites allows users to freely upload, view, and share video clips like YouTube …
After checking our referral traffic today we noticed a boost in visitors coming from Davis Freeberg’s “Digital Connection” blog. Apparently Freeberg liked our article about Apple rejecting iPod engravings. Although Davis said MethodShop wasn’t a “useful site” but he at least he still thought we were “entertaining.” Thanks Davis, we’ll take that as a compliment. Special …
The presidential election is 14 months away and with as many as 17 candidates now running, U.S. television and radio broadcasters are elated at the prospect of billions more in advertising dollars. Many states have set their 2008 nominating contests for earlier than ever, forcing candidates to spend millions on ads sooner as they fight …
Recorded music bootlegging denies the U.S. economy more than $12 billion in revenues and 71,000 new jobs each year, according to a new report.“The True Cost of Sound Recording Piracy to the U.S. Economy,” released Tuesday by the Institute for Policy Innovation, is an estimate of income and employment not realized as a direct result …
YouTube did not claim to invent the video overlay ad concept. They obviously just liked it enough to steal it from VideoEgg. I guess Google's strategy is, if you can't out-innovate your competitors, then steal from them.
Wish you could free your iTunes Library from your computer and take it with you in your pocket? GetUSB.info put together an excellent tutorial on how to run a mobile iTunes Library from a USB stick or hard drive. This method will run the entire iTunes application from the storage device, making it easy to …
Through a partnership with Pulse 360, MSNBC.com has created a unique online ad network for independent publishers.
Did Microsoft steal Apple’s Universal logo? Now, granted it’s just a yin yang symbol, but M$ just flipped the image horizontally. They even used the exact same colors. WTF?! Via methodshop | digg story
Hearst-Argyle Television Inc. today announced that its second quarter 2007 total revenue of $193 million was essentially flat compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2006, and up 2.4% compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2005. A 3% decline in net advertising revenues was offset by a 48% increase in net digital media revenues, …
Linux users are so creative... and cheap. Sometimes their love for free open source software takes hold in other ways. For example, check out this picture of a cheap Linux box we found on afrotechmods.com.
Alexa, a subsidiary of Amazon, has been providing information on web traffic since 1996. Once you install the Alexa Toolbar, you can then view traffic trends, reach and rank, of any site you visit on the Internet.
A lot of work has gone into the next generation Fender amp. Say hello to the new Fender G-DEC guitar amplifier.
The iPhone may be Apple’s first “official” phone, but apparently they toyed with the idea 25 years ago. Way back in 1983, designer Hartmut Esslinger, the same guy who made the Apple IIc computer, came up with this phone/tablet prototype. Writing an electronic check with the 1983 iPhone. The 1983 version of the iPhone obviously …
Apple’s iPhone has enjoyed favorable reviews since its recent debut, but it got some criticism on Capitol Hill in Washington this week. AT&T’s iPhone termination tee is in particular making everyone upset. The Apple phones, which(Amazon link) cost between $500 and $600—are usable only on AT&T Inc.’s wireless network and will remain that way until …
Want to create your own iPhone apps? Apple just released their first iOS developer guide.
